New Scrap Yard Looks to Enter NW Arkansas

A new company geared towarding handling scrap metals is looking to receive a conditional use permit by the city of Rogers, Ark. The company,  called Central Iron and Metal Corp., LLC, is expected to go before the Rogers City Council, Jan. 6^th and ask for the permit. If all goes according to plan, the facility hopes to be running on a limited business schedule by the end of next month, says Tom Smith, a spokesman for CIMCO LLC. According to local press reports Smith is the owner and CEO of Roll Off Service Inc., a Springdale, Ark., recycling and waste management concern.

The company already has broken ground on the facility, and will include a rail siding on a short line, and be located close to major highways. The plan is to focus primarily on industrial ferrous and nonferrous metals. The company also is looking to handle scrap electronic equipment at the site, as well as a host of other recyclable material.

To do that the company already has purchased a 700-ton shear from Sierra International Machinery, as well as a baler and other equipment. The proposed product is for 13 acres, and includes the construction of a 39,000 square-foot warehouse.