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Sims Metal runs junked cars and other items through a large shredding operation, creating fumes and noise. Residents worry ...

Almost three years after the city denied a controversial scrap metal operation’s bid to open on the Southeast Side, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration gave the OK to a similar polluting business, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fire that started in a pile of scrap at a Sims Metal Management plant in the Pilsen neighborhood last weekend underscores ...

Sims’ strategy positions the company for growth in an increasingly circular economy, where waste of resources is being progressively minimised. The strategy will see the company retain metals ...

Community groups are urging the city to hold off on giving an operating permit to a Pilsen scrap metal business until the owner proves the operation will reduce harmful air emissions. Ahead of a ...

With the transaction, the global recycling firm will add 17 facilities, including four shredders, to its U.S. portfolio. The Baltimore Scrap assets being acquired by Sims include 17 facilities in five ...

A fire on the east side of Sims Metal in Redwood City on Wednesday began while employees at the recycling facility were loading a shredder with burning pieces of metal, according to Redwood City Fire ...

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A fire that started in a pile of scrap at a Sims Metal Management plant in the Pilsen neighborhood last weekend underscores residents’ concerns about the facility as Sims seeks a new operating permit ...