Concern about auto shredder emissions is not a new issue, but it is a growing one. Shredding automobiles creates very fine particles of dirt and dust that can become airborne. European countries have ...

It’s been seven years since brothers Andrew and Paul Gallo took over leadership at DMS Metals Ltd., formerly Don Mills Steel and Metal (1974) Ltd., their family’s metal recycling facility in ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A huge machine that shreds autos into small pieces is a big issue for some neighbors in South Omaha. The city put brakes on the auto shredder after discovering U-Pull-It didn’t ...

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that two firefighters were injured in the fire at the scrapyard. Those firefighters were injured in an unrelated house fire. There ...

THE EIGHTH RIGHT NOW. WELL, SOME MAJOR PUSHBACK FOR A SOUTH OMAHA U-PULL-IT SITE. OMAHA CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HEAR A LONG LIST OF OPPOSITION TO THE BUSINESS, REQUESTING THE COUNCIL ALLOW THEM TO ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha attorney claims that a drone video shows a new, giant shredder that turns old cars into metal dust. “This stuff, in the industry, is known to catch fire,” Tom White, ...

SACRAMENTO — At a recycling plant in San Pedro and five other similar operations around California, giant shredding machines annually reduce 1.3 million junk cars, refrigerators and other appliances ...

NEW CARLISLE — After a large scrap pile caught fire at its site in June 2017, an auto shredder company in this area said it would take steps to make its operation safe. The fire, after all, was among ...