Metalico Schedules July 31 Call for Second Quarter Results

CRANFORD, NJ–(EMWNews – July 17, 2008) – Metalico, Inc. (AMEX: MEA), a scrap metal

recycler and lead products fabricator, will host a conference call on

Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss Second

Quarter 2008 earnings results, which are scheduled for release earlier that

day, and to provide an update on business developments.

The conference call can be accessed by dialing (866) 213-8494, Conference

Identification Number 56225490. Callers should identify the Metalico

results call.

A transcript of the call will be posted on the Company’s website,

www.metalico.com, when available after the call. An audio replay of the

call will also be available at (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 for the

first forty-eight hours after the call’s conclusion. Callers will be

required to enter the Conference Identification Number to access the

recording.

Metalico, Inc. is a rapidly growing holding company with operations in two

principal business segments: ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling,

and fabrication of lead-based products. The Company operates twenty

recycling facilities in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Texas,

Mississippi, and West Virginia and five lead fabrication plants in Alabama,

Illinois, Nevada, and California. Metalico’s common stock is traded on the

American Stock Exchange under the symbol MEA.

This announcement and the July 31 conference call may contain, in addition

to historical information, certain forward-looking statements that involve

risks and uncertainties. Such statements reflect management’s current

views and are based on certain assumptions. Actual results could differ

materially from the assumptions currently anticipated.