A study of how recycling collection programs operate and generate a supply of discarded material for scrap-based manufacturers. Will be of interest to people in many sectors: recycling coordinators can identify potential markets for their recovered materials; manufacturers will see improved feedstock quality from better educated suppliers; entrepreneurs can gain insight into successful operations; and economic developers can weigh the benefits a community might reap from such facilities. The 24 case studies contained here represent a sample of state-of-the-art scrap-based manufacturers. Tables.