Newell Recycling to Open Savannah Shredder

Tag : Non-ferrous Metal

Newell Recycling is opening an auto shredding facility in theSavannah, Ga., area by the end of this year. The company has beengranted final approval and received all necessary permits to openits Garden City plant, slated for a December 2008 opening.
Newell Recycling of Savannah, LLC will initially employ 75 peoplein Garden City, with plans for about 100 employees once all aspectsof the plant are fully operational in early 2009.
The Savannah operation, the companys third shredder plant andeleventh location overall, will feature a 6000-horsepower NewellMegaShredder.
The company held a groundbreaking ceremony at the 40-acre site onMay 14th, and has made an initial investment of $17 million, andhas asked for no tax abatements. In building the shredding plant, Newell Recycling is preserving many specimen trees on the site,while planting nearly 100 new trees on the property.
Founded in San Antonio, Texas in 1935 by Mr. Alton Scott Newell,Newell Recycling is recognized as a leader in ferrous andnon-ferrous metal recycling, research, and technology.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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