Pickup, sorting and recycling logistics for EV batteries, across 14 states.
4,812,340 kg
Kilograms of battery material recycled
Live from our Hatfield Street facility
as of October 8, 2026
How it works
One operator handles the whole chain: scheduling, certified transport, grading and downstream placement. You get paperwork at every step.
Tell us what you have and where. Dispatch confirms your pickup window within two business days, and we handle the hazmat paperwork before the truck arrives.
DOT-trained crews arrive with rated crates, fire-suppression blankets and full chain-of-custody documentation for every load.
At our Hatfield Street facility, modules are weighed, voltage-tested and graded on a bench built for second-life decisions.
Reusable modules ship to storage and second-life buyers. The rest go to audited smelters for lithium, nickel, cobalt and copper recovery.
Who we serve
Dealers, fleets and repair shops all end up with hazardous material they cannot just keep. We take it off their hands, legally and on schedule.
Trade-in packs sitting in the lot
A dealer group in Monroeville holds damaged packs from trade-ins and lease returns that cannot legally sit on the lot indefinitely. We clear them on a monthly route, with documentation their OEM rep accepts.
Cleared on a monthly route, with paperwork your OEM rep accepts
End-of-life packs from delivery vans and shuttles
Electric delivery fleets retire batteries in batches, not one at a time. We schedule around depot downtime, crate the packs on site and return per-vehicle recovery reports your ESG team can use directly.
Up to 90 modules per depot visit
Salvaged modules from collision and battery repair work
Independent EV repair shops generate salvaged modules weekly. Our shared-route pickups mean a two-module shop pays nothing near what a dedicated haul would cost, and stays RCRA-compliant without extra staff.
Shared routes across 14 states, from $0 for qualifying volumes
Testimonials
Dealerships, fleets and repair shops on active routes, in their own words.
“We had six damaged packs sitting behind the service bay for months. Ferrous cleared them in one visit, and the paperwork was what our OEM rep wanted to see.”
“They schedule around our depot downtime and send per-vehicle recovery reports our ESG team drops straight into the quarterly filing.”
“We are a four-bay shop. Shared-route pickup means we stay RCRA-compliant without paying for a dedicated haul.”
Coverage
14 states, one chain of custody. Every route runs out of Pittsburgh, with a second driver base in Columbus, Ohio.
Traction
Numbers from the Hatfield Street facility and our active routes, updated monthly.
4.81M kg
Battery material processed since 2024
212
Partner sites on active pickup routes
14
States served from Pittsburgh
98.2%
Material recovery rate across all lots
| Quarter | Kilograms processed |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 48,000 |
| Q4 2024 | 126,000 |
| Q1 2025 | 214,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 331,000 |
| Q3 2025 | 452,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 578,000 |
| Q1 2026 | 701,000 |
| Q2 2026 | 1,064,000 |
| Q3 2026 | 1,298,000 |
Backers
Our $3.4M seed was led regionally, by people who know metals, logistics and batteries.
4,812,340 kg
Kilograms of battery material recycled
Live from our Hatfield Street facility
as of October 8, 2026
Seed lead
Led our $3.4M seed in March 2025. Climate and industrial logistics fund based in Pittsburgh.
Seed participant
Regional circular-economy fund. Joined the seed round and sits as an observer.
Angel syndicate
Fourteen operators from logistics, metals and battery manufacturing, syndicated in 2025.
Angel investor
Former battery materials research lead; advises our test-engineering roadmap.
Angel investor
Retired plant manager, 31 years in metals processing. Reviews our facility safety program quarterly.
Angel investor
Builds reverse-logistics networks for consumer electronics; helps shape our shared-route model.
Team
Founded in 2024 by Lena Park and Marcus Bell. Sixteen people across the facility, the fleet and the bench.
Co-founder & CEO
Former battery systems engineer. Spent six years designing pack validation lines before starting Ferrous in 2024. Sets the compliance bar and still signs off on every new route.
Co-founder & COO
Industrial engineer who spent eleven years designing and running regional freight networks, and still holds his CDL. Built the Hatfield Street facility, the crew training program and the shared-route model.
Head of Compliance
Fifteen years in hazardous-materials regulation across state and federal programs. Owns our DOT, RCRA and state-level permits across all 14 states.
Careers
Pay ranges posted for every role. Hazmat and CDL training covered where required.
Pittsburgh, PA — Hatfield Street facility
$52,000 – $64,000
Receive, weigh, scan and crate battery modules. Train toward hazmat handling certification on us. Forklift experience a plus, not required.
Apply by emailPittsburgh, PA — hybrid
$95,000 – $120,000
Run and improve the grading bench: capacity, internal resistance and thermal profiling. Write test plans and publish recovery data per lot.
Apply by emailPittsburgh, PA and Columbus, OH
$58,000 – $70,000
Run certified pickup routes across the 14-state footprint. Home most nights. We cover endorsement renewals and DOT medicals.
Apply by emailRemote within service footprint
$70,000 – $88,000
Maintain manifests, state permits and audit files. Work directly with Dana Kowalski on multi-state regulatory tracking.
Apply by emailPress
Coverage from trade and regional outlets following the second-life battery economy.
“We are not a software company pretending to do logistics. We have trucks, crates and a bench, and we can show you every kilogram.” — Lena Park
FAQ
The questions dispatch hears most. The full list lives on the How it works page.
Yes. Damaged, swollen or thermally compromised modules travel in UN-rated crates with fire-suppression blankets, on a separate manifest. Tell us when you book so the crew brings the right packaging.
Shared routes cost less, and qualifying repair-shop volumes ride free. Dedicated trucks are quoted per pickup. Price depends on weight, chemistry, condition and distance from our route network.
A signed bill of lading at pickup, then a per-lot chain-of-custody report with module weights, grades and final outcome. See a sample report.
Dispatch confirms your pickup window within two business days. Most shared-route pickups happen within 3–8 business days; dedicated trucks can go in 2.
Tell us what you have and where it is sitting. Dispatch confirms your pickup window within two business days.