Mervis Industries to Open New Scrap Yard

The recycling company Mervis Industries, headquartered in Danville, Ill., has announced plans to build and operate a recycling facility on 25 acres in Montgomery County, Ind. The new plant also will be used as a transportation hub for the company.

“We looked at a number of properties in the area, and this was the best site to expand our business and serve existing industrial customers in Montgomery County,” says Michael Mervis, director of Mervis Industries. “This property has excellent highway access and meets our standards for a recycling facility.”

The new facility will operate under Mervis’ Advantage Recycling name. It will include a community drop-off operation as well as a site for the transfer of both ferrous and nonferrous metals. The plant will include a small fleet of trucks, a scale and an administrative office. “The Advantage Recycling site will be a community recycling center, as well as a base for our Indiana transportation fleet; we do not anticipate processing recyclable materials at this location,” says Mervis.

“Because of the proximity to the highway, our site plans will meet the requirements of the Highway Beautification Act of 1965,” Mervis adds. “An eight-foot fence with screening on top of a ten-foot berm around the property will minimize the visual impact from the two highways and any intrusive impact to the neighborhood.” According to a Mervis release, Montgomery County, where the new plant will be built, will apply for funding from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) for safety and efficiency improvements to the two highways.