GEORGE ADAMS JR.
CEO/PRESIDENT
SA RECYCLING
WHY: His father started a scrap metal recycling company in the 1970s that eventually became SA Recycling. Grew SA Recycling from a company with an annual revenue of $10M to a multibillion-dollar earner when he was honored by the Business Journal with the Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award in 2023.
IN THE NEWS: SA Recycling paid $18.2M for an office building at Tustin Executive Center in an off-market deal.
NOTABLE: SA Recycling bought the building at an 11% discount, compared to its previous sale. The company will be an owner-user of the building, occupying more than 25K square feet of the second floor.
QUOTABLE: “SA Recycling has made the strategic decision to purchase 17542 E. 17th Street in the city of Tustin. They saw the writing on the wall as we are seeing millions of square feet of office being demolished and hundreds of tenants being displaced. The office market is changing overnight.” — CBRE broker Taylor Friend
