Hartsville, S.C.-based Sonoco Recycling Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco, has completed the acquisition of American Recycling of South Carolina’s Greenville, S.C., location. Sonoco Recycling says the material recovery facility (MRF) will allow it to meet rising demand in the state.
“With this acquisition, Sonoco Recycling has significantly expanded its single-stream recycling capabilities in the Upstate (region of South Carolina),” says Jim Brown, vice president, Sonoco Recycling. “The Greenville MRF will help accelerate Sonoco Recycling’s current goal of doubling the volume of tons collected by 2014.”
The Greenville MRF joins three other Sonoco Recycling MRFs in South Carolina. The company has operations in Charleston, Columbia and Spartanburg.
American Recycling of South Carolina LLC, founded in 2003, is owned and operated by Ron Moore. The company focuses on processing a range of recycling, with a focus on plastics and various grades of paper
Sonoco Recycling annually collects more than 3 million tons of old corrugated containers, paper, metals and plastics.
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