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A metal recycling company with a history of air pollution violations is suing one of its competitors and state environmental regulators, saying Minnesota needs to subject all operations to the same ...

This the third of seven posts I'm calling--for organizational purposes--Wasted 7/7. Previous in the series: 1/7, 2/7. Below, a photo of test cars being deposited into a 2000-horsepower metal shredder ...

Recycling doesn't look like the green bin you put out on the side walk in front your house. Instead, it looks like the monster shredder now up and running at 2424 W. Clarke St., near the Illinois ...

BECKER, Minn. — Northern Metal Recycling, a massive metal shredder, settled in this town between the Twin Cities and St. Cloud after being chased out of Minneapolis by the state. Despite its history, ...

SB 404 seeks to repeal a decades-old exemption for hazardous metal shredder waste. Environmental groups warn the bill weakens oversight and risks public health. Small recyclers argue uniform rules ...