CRE is the largest purchaser and recycler of X-Ray and scrap graphic arts silver bearing film in the Western United States. We process and recycle more than ten million pounds of film per year.

Common questions about film purchasing and HIPAA Compliance

We Also Buy Scrap Aluminum Printing Plates
CRE will purchase your clean aluminum scrap plates in the 50 cents – 60 cents range, per net pound. The pricing range is based on the weight you have available(100 – 5000 pounds) and is based on the current aluminum trading market.

CRE… “Your Business Resource in Environmentally Safe Silver Recovery”.

C – Creative systems to manage your photo waste streams for maximum efficiency at minimum costs.
R – Recovery and refining of silver to help your business off-set the cost of photo waste management.
E – Environmentally sound and licensed hauling and treatment of your photo-waste residues & solutions.

CRE was founded in 1980 as a full service silver recovery/silver refining company serving the Southern California imaging community. Our primary customers include hospitals, medical centers, and doctors offices as well as other clinics performing radiology services (X-Rays). CRE offers refining services to these facilities for the extraction of silver from their scrap file X-Rays. Following recovery, the client is paid for the resultant net silver content, after refining charges. CRE refines over 10,000,000 pounds of scrap X-Rays for silver recovery, annually. CRE’s principle location is in Burbank CA, which serves as the Company headquarters and local service arm for Southern, CA. CRE also maintains sales/service offices in Phoenix, AZ and San Jose, CA. Our silver refinery is spread over 5 acres located in Mojave, CA.

Future Expansion:
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act(HIPAA) requires that CRE provide document security and destruction for the X-Rays themselves as well as the associated protective file envelopes and reports. These requirements has led to CRE to enter the paper shredding and baling system. In the spring of 2010 CRE will be expaning our services into the records document destruction arena (beginning with medical records since we currently service the medical field in our silver recovery capacity).

Commodity Resource & Environmental, Inc. (CRE), is one of the country’s leading specialists in recovery and recycling silver by-products. In just 30 years, we’ve become the largest such operation in the Western U.S., processing over six million pounds of silver each year.
We’re one of the industry’s most respected full-service refiners. And now, our full service just got even fuller!
The recent uptick and strong demand in the silver market inspired us to begin minting our very own rounds and bullion.
So, starting now, CRE offers:

• Elegant 1 ounce pure silver rounds
• 100 ounce silver bars
• Pure Silver Grain
• Prestigious bullion from Johnson-Matthey and A-Mark