Rubber Berm Trap Cleaning & Lead Removal for Gun Ranges
Gun ranges need a dependable partner for rubber berm trap maintenance, so our experienced crews provide full-service cleaning and recycling with no hidden fees, helping you focus on your customers.
Overnight service · Every trap brand · LME-based lead pricing
What's included
Your reclaimed lead value can offset, or fully cover, the cleaning cost.
Lead Buyback Credit
Non-Disruptive Service
Experienced Crews
Close at nine. Open at nine. Mined in between.
Your rubber berm trap is mined overnight, so business operations are never disrupted.
Your last shooter leaves. Our crew arrives, contains the work area, and sets up.
Rubber media pulled and staged.
Media is sifted and the lead, jackets, and fragments are separated out.
Clean rubber returned and graded. Lead drummed in DOT-approved packaging.
You open on time. The lead ships out, gets weighed, and credited to you at LME value.
Is your berm overdue?
Rubber berm traps typically need mining every 80,000 rounds per lane, and that’s roughly 2,000 lbs of recoverable lead sitting in your trap. Past that, lead compaction stresses your media, fire risk climbs, and splatter increases.
When lead and debris build up, it creates safety risks, increases wear on equipment, and leads to costly downtime. Our crews handle berm cleaning, lead recycling, and waste disposal with straightforward, LME-based pricing, so you always know what you’re earning.
- Healthy, keep shooting
- Schedule mining soon
- Overdue, fire risk & media wear climbing
Why berm cleaning is essential
Regular maintenance protects your investment, your clients, and your compliance record.
Extends Trap Lifespan
Removing heavy lead loads reduces compaction and stress, significantly prolonging the life of your expensive rubber media.
Mitigates Fire Risk
Accumulated bullet friction and contamination increase fire risk. Our process removes the volatile materials for a safer range.
Cost-Effective Maintenance
The value of the reclaimed lead offsets or fully covers the cleaning cost, making it a sustainable, sensible practice.
Real berms, real reclamation
Actual sites and material we service, not stock photography.
Indoor berms serviced nationwide.
What range owners say
“Range Environmental Solutions made it simple for us to stay on top of EPA requirements. Their team handles everything from pickup to disposal—zero headaches for our staff.”
“We operate ranges in multiple states, and RES provides consistent, dependable service every time. They understand the industry and know exactly what we need.”
“From their packaging methods to their documentation, everything is top-notch. I never have to worry about whether we’re compliant—they’ve got it covered.”
Rubber berm trap cleaning, answered
How often does a rubber berm trap actually need to be cleaned?
The widely cited industry benchmark is roughly every 80,000 rounds per lane, though busier ranges will hit that mark faster. Waiting too long increases the odds of a bullet striking one already embedded in the rubber, which raises both ricochet risk and airborne lead exposure.
Will cleaning shut our range down for days?
Not with RES. A full trap clean can take a specialized crew the better part of a week using traditional methods, since the process involves removing the top 8-12 inches of rubber and separating out the embedded lead. RES mines the berm overnight instead, so lanes are back open before your next business day.
Is a dirty rubber berm actually a fire risk?
Yes. Unused gunpowder residue and rubber fragments both burn, and the more lead and debris that builds up in a trap, the more fuel is sitting there. Regular mining and cleaning removes that material before it becomes a hazard, which is also why most manufacturers treat cleaning as a maintenance requirement rather than an optional upgrade.
Does the recovered lead offset what cleaning costs?
Yes — payouts are tied to London Metals Exchange pricing, so what you recover moves with the market instead of a flat rate. And when your berm is genuinely full, RES’s basic cleaning is free, since the lead reclaimed from that job covers it.
What does the actual cleaning process look like?
Trained crews mine the top layer of rubber, separate out the embedded lead and fragments, and return the cleaned rubber media to the trap. It requires PPE and experience — an untrained employee mining a berm without the right equipment is an OSHA exposure risk waiting to happen, not a DIY weekend project.
What happens to the lead and waste once it's removed?
RES handles it end-to-end. The recovered lead goes through our metals recycling process for payout, and any hazardous waste generated during the clean — contaminated debris, filters, PPE — gets disposed of through our compliance process, so you’re not coordinating multiple vendors for one job.
Also from RES: Hazardous Waste Disposal · Sell Your Brass & Lead · Range Supplies · Range Cleaning
Stop worrying about what's piling up in the berm.
Whether you run a commercial range or a law-enforcement facility, we’ll build a reliable, fully managed berm-cleaning solution tailored to you.
Call now: (713) 637-4022
Prefer email? info@reswaste.net