Tri-Miss Services, a Vicksburg, MS, scrap metal recycling facility, had its proposed plan to relocate to a larger facility denied by the city of Vicksburg, Miss., Zoning Board of Appeals. The company, which operates at a site slightly less than one acre, was looking to move to a larger, five acre facility, which previously was a scrap yard. However, opposition from residents in the area resulted in the board denying the request at a hearing May 2.
While both the existing scrap yard and the new location are both located in areas zoned for industry, according to city ordinances scrap recycling operation would need a special permit to operate at the facility.
The company has ten days in which to appeal the decision either to the Mayor’s office or the City Council member.
Latest from Recycling Today
- Cascades invests $3.5M in Kingsey Falls, Quebec, tissue plant
- 3form closing the loop in style
- Mount Vernon, Ohio, city council tightens waste hauling regulations
- Retail associations sign MOU to form producer responsibility organization for textiles in California
- WM opens 12 recycling facilities in 2024
- Redwood Materials, GM aim to repurpose EV batteries for energy storage systems
- Talk of US tariff on copper imports contributes to COMEX volatility
- Plastics recyclers report difficult conditions
