About Manhari Recycling — Victoria's Complete Metal Recyclers Since 2007
Manhari Recycling is one of Australia's largest and most trusted scrap metal recycling companies, built from the ground up in Victoria since 2007. What began as a single bin collection operation in Melbourne's western suburbs has grown into a multi-site industrial recycling business processing over 250,000 metric tonnes of metal annually, employing more than 120 people, and exporting to more than 26 countries across the globe.
We are not simply a scrap dealer. Manhari is a complete metals recycling business — from the household garage clean-out in Reservoir to a full factory decommissioning in Bendigo, from a single copper pipe in Sunshine to a container of premium-grade steel bound for a steel mill in India. Every tonne of metal that passes through our yards is a tonne diverted from landfill and returned to the global manufacturing economy.
Our Story — From a Single Bin to Victoria's Largest Exporter
Manhari was founded in 2007 by Maddy Gupta, who had graduated from Monash University and was searching for a business opportunity that could grow with hard work and community trust. Starting with a small collection of metal bins in Melbourne's western suburbs, Maddy recognised early that the scrap metal industry was not just a waste management business — it was a resource recovery business with global scale.
"From bins, it expanded into actual recycling and setting up plants, and today we have become a major player in the industry in Victoria." — Maddy Gupta, Founder and CEO
In 2009, Manhari expanded into country Victoria, bringing collection and recycling services to regional businesses, councils and farmers who had limited access to responsible metal disposal. This regional commitment remains a defining part of Manhari's identity today, with active collection routes servicing Shepparton, Bendigo, Ballarat, Horsham, Ararat and the broader Goulburn Valley and Mallee regions.
From supplying local foundries and domestic steel mills, Manhari has grown to become one of Victoria's largest metal exporters, shipping processed scrap to manufacturing giants in India, China, and markets across South-East Asia, the Far East, and parts of Europe. The business has reached annual revenues of US$101 million — a reflection of the scale, discipline and reliability that have defined Manhari's growth.
Our Operations — Three Sites Across Victoria
Today, Manhari operates across three Victorian sites spanning nearly five hectares of purpose-built recycling infrastructure:
Tottenham, VIC 3012 — Headquarters and Primary Processing Facility
Our main yard at 414 Somerville Road, Tottenham is Melbourne's largest Manhari facility and the heart of our operations. Equipped to process 180,000 metric tonnes of in-feed materials per year, the Tottenham yard handles automotive vehicles, white goods, industrial scrap, ferrous and non-ferrous metals from across metropolitan Melbourne. Our certified weighbridge, sorting equipment, shredding lines, and container loading facilities sit here, connected to the Port of Melbourne for direct export logistics.
Horsham, VIC — Regional Processing
Our Horsham facility services the Wimmera and Mallee regions of Victoria, accepting scrap materials, construction and demolition products, and agricultural waste from the region's farming and rural industrial sector. This site is a critical touchpoint for regional Victoria's metal recycling needs, bringing Manhari-quality service to communities far beyond the metropolitan corridor.
Ararat, VIC — Central Victorian Operations
The Ararat facility completes Manhari's regional footprint, processing scrap materials from Central and Western Victoria, including construction demolition products and agricultural scrap from the region. Together, our three sites give Manhari coverage across a geographical footprint that no other Victorian scrap metal recycler can match.
What We Recycle — A Complete Metal Recycling Business
Manhari accepts and processes every category of ferrous and non-ferrous metal, across every industry and at every scale:
- Ferrous metals: Heavy Melting Steel (HMS 1 & 2), Light Melting Steel (LMS), structural steel, cast iron, reinforcing bar, steel pipe, sheet metal
- Aluminium: CANDY (clean segregated aluminium), TROMA (auto parts), TAINT TABOR (mixed alloys), TOUGH TABOR (durable alloys), UBC (used beverage cans)
- Copper: DRUID (insulated wire), BIRCH (recycled wiring), bare bright copper, copper pipe, bus bars
- Brass: HONEY grade (mixed brass), valves, fittings, industrial brass
- Premium shredded steel: BERRY grade for steelmaking
- Electric motors and transformers: ELMO grade
- Stainless steel: food processing, medical and industrial grades
- Car bodies and vehicles: CAR BUNDLES for bulk metal recovery
- Rubber: TREAD — reclaimed rubber for industry
- White goods, e-waste, and industrial equipment
Our Export Network — 26+ Countries, Global Reach
Manhari's growth has always been rooted in community. Maddy Gupta built the business on the principle that a company's success is measured not only by financial performance but by its contribution to the people and places it serves.
Manhari is a proud platinum partner of the Western Bulldogs AFL Club — with particular support for the AFLW program — reflecting a shared commitment to community, women in sport, and local Victorian pride. The partnership is especially fitting given Manhari's Tottenham facility sits just kilometres from the Bulldogs' home base.
In cricket, Manhari has partnered with Cricket Victoria as a naming rights sponsor of the Victorian Women's cricket team, backing grassroots women's cricket across the state. Manhari also sponsors the Manhari Country Cup, supporting regional cricket communities and giving young players in country Victoria pathways and exposure they might not otherwise have.
Manhari's sponsorships extend to horse racing and broader AFL partnerships, reflecting a deliberate strategy to be visible, supportive and invested in Victorian communities at every level — not just in the industrial precincts where the business operates.
Community, Sport, and Sustainability
The Ararat facility completes Manhari's regional footprint, processing scrap materials from Central and Western Victoria, including construction demolition products and agricultural scrap from the region. Together, our three sites give Manhari coverage across a geographical footprint that no other Victorian scrap metal recycler can match.
Our Commitment to a Circular Economy
Manhari's vision extends beyond recycling as it is traditionally understood. Maddy Gupta has been explicit about the company's next chapter: growing from a metals recycling business into a fully integrated circular economy business. This means not just collecting and processing scrap, but investing in new plants and processes that keep materials in the economy longer, reduce the need for virgin resource extraction, and help Victoria meet its own circular economy policy targets.
An integrated management system now oversees quality across all three Manhari sites — a foundation for the operational rigour that a circular economy model demands. Manhari is also recognised as a global green leader in the recycling and sustainability industries, having received recognition for its environmental commitment alongside its commercial scale.
Every tonne of steel recycled through Manhari saves approximately 1.5 tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions compared to virgin steel production. Aluminium recycled through our yards uses 95% less energy than producing new aluminium from bauxite. These are not marketing claims — they are the measurable environmental returns of an industry that Manhari has made its life's work.
Licences, Credentials and Contact
Manhari Recycling operates as Manhari International, fully licensed and regulated under Victorian state law.
Second Hand Dealer Licence: SHD-12872
LMCT Licence: MCT-0011933
EPA Victoria compliant — all sites licensed for industrial waste collection and processing
Member: SEMMA (Scrap and Elemental Metal Merchants of Australia)
Headquarters: 414 Somerville Road, Tottenham VIC 3012
Phone: 1300 397 678 | Fax: 03 9310 7430 | Email: info@manhari.com.au
Open: Monday - Friday = 7:30 am–4 pm
Saturday = 7:30 am–12 pm
Sunday = Closed
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