Rise of the Urbanminers

By Adam Chisick | Published: October 20, 2015

“Adam Chisick has adopted the wisdom of his grandfather’s time and retooled it for his socially conscious generation. With his father and grandfather behind him, he’s turned the family junk business of the 1900s, founded in north end Winnipeg, into “urbanmining” today, with a metal recycling warehouse, in the south end of Winnipeg. Today, urbanmine clients range from backlane ‘urbanminers’; …to ‘lean’ manufacturers who are looking to be efficient in their operations.”

—RECYCLING PRODUCT NEWS, OCTOBER 2009
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By Adam Chisick
October 20, 2015

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