Sonoco Expanding Columbia, S.C., Facility

Sonoco announced plans to expand and renovate its Columbia Sonoco Recycling Center in Columbia, S.C.
Marcy Thompson, division VP and GM, Sonoco Recycling, said the company is investing about $2.5 million to expand its facility by 14,700 square-feet to include new sorting and conveyor equipment, as well as a new high-speed baler to increase single-stream waste volumes. The upgrade is expected to be complete by the end of the first quarter of next year.

“This project will allow us to increase—on a significant scale—the amount of materials being processed at the facility, and this will help us meet the growing recycling needs of the community and the many customers that count on us,” Thompson said.

Sonoco Recycling’s Columbia facility accepts and processes corrugated boxes and other grades of paper as well as metals, plastics and bottle-form glass. The facility accepts curbside material delivered by the public and offers flatbed pick up of baled material, van service for loose, palletized or baled material and roll-off service for 30- and 40-yard open and closed top containers.