Spectro Alloys announces $100K in donations to 20 Minnesota nonprofits

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Rosemount-based recycling company’s “Giving Together” program supports charities that strengthen the community 

Rosemount, Minn. – December 16, 2021 – Spectro Alloys, the leading Midwest-based recycler of aluminum, today announced it is donating $100,000 to 20 Minnesota nonprofits this holiday season as part of its annual “Giving Together” program. Nonprofit recipients were selected by Spectro Alloys team members and range from smaller charities that serve Dakota County to larger ones that serve the entire state. Many Spectro employees are also making personal donations or volunteering with these organizations this holiday season.

“We’ve proudly done business in Rosemount for nearly 50 years. It is our responsibility to be a good neighbor,” said Spectro Alloys President Luke Palen. “We love closing out the year with the ‘Giving Together’ program because it reminds us of the many organizations that work hard each day to make our community stronger and helps us support the causes our team members care about.”

Here are the 20 nonprofits receiving donations from Spectro Alloys this holiday season:

Nonprofit

  1. Feed My Starving Children

  2. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

  3. Second Harvest Heartland

  4. 360 Communities

  5. Wishes and More

  6. Adult & Teen Challenge Minnesota

  7. Hastings Family Service

  8. Stewardship Ways

  9. United Heroes League

  10. United Way of Hastings

  11. Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities

  12. Minnesota Community Care

  13. Toys for Tots

  14. DAV of Minnesota

  15. Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

  16. Goodwill Easter Seals Father Project

  17. ALS Wiffleball Tournament

  18. Minnesota Off-Road Cyclists

  19. Northside Economic Opportunity Network

  20. Bountiful Basket Food Shelf

About Spectro Alloys

Spectro Alloys operates one of the highest efficiency aluminum recycling plants in the United States.  Since 1973, Spectro Alloys has been providing high-quality recycled aluminum alloys to regional die casters and foundries, where they are made into new products for the automotive, power sports, home, turf and snow maintenance, and other industries.  Recycling at Spectro Alloys involves shredding, sorting and processing aluminum with the most advanced technology used in the industry today. Aluminum recycling at Spectro generates more than 90% in CO2 and energy savings compared to creating new aluminum. Spectro’s direct CO2 savings is equivalent to removing more than 80,000 cars from the road, and Spectro’s direct energy savings could power more than 200,000 homes. Learn more at spectroalloys.com/.

Introducing The Cast: A newsletter from Spectro Alloys

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Welcome to the first edition of the “The Cast,” a new community newsletter about the people and products behind Spectro Alloys. We have a big year ahead, so we hope you will enjoy learning more about our operation and our plans for the future.

Spectro Alloys has been operating in Rosemount for nearly 50 years, but many people don’t know that we play a key role in the sustainable economy. With this new newsletter, we hope to broaden our community’s understanding of aluminum recycling to show how integral aluminum is to our daily lives and emphasize the benefits that come from repurposing it at Spectro Alloys.