Scrap Metal Recycling Industry

ERP Software for Scrap Metal and Waste Materials Operations

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Scrap ERP

Why Scrap Recyclers Choose a Purpose-Built ERP

Scrap and waste materials businesses run on speed and margin. When your scale tickets, material grading, inventory, and invoicing live in separate systems — or worse, spreadsheets — every delay costs money. Loop ERP brings it all into one NetSuite-powered system, so your team spends less time reconciling data and more time moving material.

Loop ERP is NetSuite-native ERP software for scrap metal recycling and waste management companies that need to centralize scale tickets, material grading, inventory, dispatch, and settlements in one system.

Read about how Sortera Technologies went from bottlenecks to driving growth with Loop ERP.

What is Scrap Recycling ERP?

Scrap recycling ERP is enterprise resource planning software built specifically for the workflows that run a recycling operation: inbound ticketing, material grading, scale integration, settlement calculations, compliance tracking, and financial reconciliation. Unlike general-purpose ERP systems, scrap recycling ERP is designed around the fact that your inventory changes grade, weight, and value at every step of the process. A load comes in as mixed ferrous, gets sorted and graded, moves through the yard, and goes out priced against a market index with deductions for contamination and freight. General ERP wasn't built to handle that. Scrap recycling ERP was.

The Only All-in-One System You Need

Scrap ERP Modules: Scale, Grading, Inventory, and Settlements in One System

Loop ERP integrates your entire operation, from truck scale and QA to logistics and ledger.

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Built on Oracle NetSuite with embedded accounting and CRM

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Support for scrap yards, shredders, foundries, and material brokers

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No integrations required—just seamless data, workflows, and compliance

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Built for Scrap & Waste Processors, by Industry Experts

Material-Specific Workflows

Loop ERP supports ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, fiber, paper, e-waste, and general industrial waste—all with configurable workflows.

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Inbound & Outbound Ticketing

  • Log scrap loads by material type, grade, origin, and contamination
  • Create outbound sales tickets linked to grade, packaging, and freight terms
  • Track rejected or downgraded material with full audit trail
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Scale Integration

  • Capture certified weights from truck or platform scales
  • Auto-calculate gross, tare, and net weights per ticket
  • Sync directly with inventory and financial modules
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Camera Integration

  • Take load photos at inbound, outbound, and grading checkpoints
  • Tag images to tickets for dispute resolution and regulatory records
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Grading & Quality Assurance

  • Record grades by ISRI code, alloy content, appearance, or contamination
  • Enforce inspection protocols for radioactive, restricted, or off-spec material
  • Attach QA notes and images to sales documentation
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Mobile Applications

  • Enable inspectors and drivers to log load details, images, and location
  • Scan scale tickets, tag inventory, and record QA actions on the go
  • Support onsite purchasing, vendor check-in, and dock receipt
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Track & Trace

  • Trace material from supplier to shred line to mill or foundry
  • Maintain chain-of-custody by lot, weight, grade, and site
  • Support downstream audit, regulatory, or ESG documentation
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Quality Control

  • Auto-quarantine out-of-spec loads or radiation-flagged shipments
  • Grade incoming materials and reclassify based on buyer specs
  • Link condition notes and grade outcomes to pricing and settlements
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Netting

  • Net vendor payments with freight, contamination deductions, and broker margins
  • Manage multi-party deals, joint ventures, and consignment sales
  • Streamline supplier payouts and customer billing in one workflow
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Extremely Flexible Pricing Module

  • Price by grade, alloy, weight, market index, contamination rate, or packaging type
  • Adjust pricing automatically based on supplier, location, or deal terms
  • Eliminate spreadsheets with built-in logic and dynamic pricing grids
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AI-Driven Insights & Automation

AI for Scrap Metal Pricing and Inventory Decisions

  • Detect pricing anomalies or weight variances by vendor or grade
  • Recommend regrades, route shifts, or blend optimizations
  • Forecast margins and material movement based on history and market data

Real-Time Dashboards

Scrap Yard Dashboards and KPIs

  • View KPIs for volume by grade, margin by deal, and QA pass rates
  • Track yard throughput, contamination trends, and rejected loads
  • ESG dashboards: tons recycled, carbon saved, landfill diversion
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Empower

Your Entire Operation

Inventory & Regrading

  • Manage inventory by material, grade, form, or packaging (bales, bins, pallets)
  • Reclassify or split lots after QA or customer spec matching
  • Track aging, hold status, and shipment readiness

Finance & Settlements

  • Automate supplier payments by ticket, grade, and net weight
  • Invoice buyers with surcharge, alloy, and transport breakdowns
  • Track profitability by material stream, deal, or partner

Dispatch & Driver Management

  • Schedule hauls for supplier pickups and customer deliveries
  • Log BOLs, scale results, contamination incidents, and photo records
  • Enable mobile driver tracking and dispatch coordination

Scrap the Spreadsheets. Upgrade to Loop ERP.

Modernize your scrap and waste operation with traceability, automation, and real-time business control, purpose-built for recyclers.

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Key Features & Benefits

Loop ERP Feature Summary for Scrap Recyclers

Feature

✅ All-in-One Platform

⚖️ Scale & Camera Integration

🧠 AI Assistance

💵 Built-in Finance

📊 Role-Based Dashboards

♻️ Material Workflows

📱 Mobile Applications

🔄 Track & Trace

✅ Quality Control

🔗 Netting

💲 Flexible Pricing Module

Benefit

No third-party tools required

Verified loads and traceable condition data

Optimize pricing, routing, and QA decisions

Vendor settlements, customer billing, and profitability tracking

Real-time insight for yard, QA, sales, and finance teams

Metals, plastics, e-waste, paper, fiber, and more

Field, yard, and dock tools in one platform

Lot-level traceability from receipt to resale

Integrated grading and non-conformance workflows

Settle deductions and rebates across multi-party deals

Dynamic pricing by index, grade, and spec

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything You Need to Know About Loop ERP

How does Loop ERP handle supplier settlements and vendor payments?

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Loop ERP automates supplier payments based on ticket data, net weight, and grade. It supports deductions, freight netting, multi-party deals, consignment sales, and joint ventures. Buyers receive invoices that break out surcharges, alloy adjustments, and transport costs — all generated from the same ticket data that drives operations.

What platform is Loop ERP built on?

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Loop is built on Oracle NetSuite, which means you get enterprise-grade accounting, CRM, and financial reporting built in. There is no separate accounting system to sync with, and no additional middleware between your operations and your books.

What material types does Loop ERP support?

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Loop handles ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, fiber, paper, e-waste, and general industrial waste. If your operation processes a mix of material streams, Loop tracks each one separately through the same unified system.

How does Loop ERP manage compliance and ESG documentation?

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Loop ERP maintains a full chain-of-custody for every load, by lot, weight, grade, and site. For ESG reporting, real-time dashboards track tons recycled, carbon saved, and landfill diversion. That documentation is available for audits without any manual assembly.

Can Loop handle variable pricing tied to commodity indices?

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Yes. The pricing module supports dynamic pricing by grade, alloy, weight, market index, contamination rate, and packaging type. Pricing adjusts automatically based on supplier agreements, deal terms, and location. You set the rules once, and the system applies them consistently.

How does Loop handle grading and ISRI codes?

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Loop lets you record grades by ISRI code, alloy content, and appearance at inbound, outbound, and QA checkpoints. Inspectors can attach notes and photos to each ticket. If a load is flagged for reclassification or contains restricted material, the system enforces the appropriate inspection workflow before it moves forward.

Does Loop ERP integrate directly with scale hardware?

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Yes. Loop ERP captures certified weights from connected scales and automatically calculates gross, tare, and net weights. Those figures flow directly into your inventory records and financial modules: no manual re-entry, no reconciliation headaches.

Is Loop ERP built specifically for scrap and recycling operations, or is it a generic ERP?

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Loop ERP is purpose-built for materials-based businesses, including scrap metal, industrial recycling, and waste processing operations. General ERP systems treat inventory as static. Loop is designed for inventory that changes grade, weight, and value at every stage, from inbound ticketing and grading to settlement and final sale.

How secure is Loop ERP?

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Loop ERP runs on Oracle NetSuite, so your data lives inside enterprise cloud infrastructure with encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access, and audit logging on every transaction. Ticket edits, grade changes, and settlement adjustments all carry a user stamp and timestamp. If a record is overridden or reclassified, you can see who did it and when, which matters for disputes, audits, and internal controls.

How does Loop ERP help with sustainability reporting?

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Loop ERP pulls data straight from the same ticket and inventory records that run the yard, so sustainability reports reflect what actually moved, not a separate data set. Real-time dashboards track tons recycled by material, carbon saved, and landfill diversion by facility or customer. When a buyer or regulator asks for proof, you can produce a traceable record tied to specific loads, grades, and destinations instead of rebuilding it from spreadsheets.

Can Loop ERP handle large-scale operations?

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Yes. Loop ERP is built on NetSuite, the same platform used by enterprise recyclers, multi-yard operators, and shredder networks. It handles multi-entity accounting, consolidated reporting across locations, high daily ticket volumes, and complex settlement structures without slowing down. If you are running one yard today and five next year, you do not need to replatform to keep up.

How long does it take to implement Loop ERP?

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Implementation time varies, depending on the number of locations, material streams, and integrations involved (scales, cameras, payment processors, third-party logistics). The Loop ERP team handles data migration, workflow configuration, scale integration, and training in parallel, and we work directly with your operations leads, not just IT, so the system matches how your yard actually runs on day one.

What makes Loop ERP different from other ERP systems?

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Most ERP systems treat inventory as static boxes on a shelf. Loop ERP is built for inventory that changes grade, weight, and value at every step, which is how scrap, recycling, aggregate, brokerage, and similar materials-based businesses actually work. It is also NetSuite-native, so you do not need a separate accounting package, a middleware layer, or a patchwork of integrations to get from inbound ticket to closed financials. One login, one system, one source of truth for operations and finance.