Padno's Metal Shredder In Howell.

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Padno's Metal Shredder In Howell.

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https://www.whmi.com/news/article/lccc- ... s-shredder


The new Padnos Metal Shredder in Howell that has been under construction for nearly two years already should be operational by spring as it now nears completion. This is at the former Regal Scrap facility yard off Lucy Road near the CSX rail crossing and GLC right of way. The acreage it covers and the facility is HUGE, as it only gets bigger and bigger as it progresses. Near by residences and businesses have been fighting this since its inception but apparently in vain. (see link above) I have been following this project along since its inception.

A massive amount of conveyors will transport larger scrap up to the top of the shredder and be dumped into it and after shredding will transport all of the smaller pieces out toward the GLC right of way and dumped into containers that form a half circle around the east end so it can moved and loaded into multiple containers before being trucked away. Many were hoping for a rail siding along GLC to be transported by rail but apparently this will not happen at least for now. Currently you could throw a stone from the tracks and easily make it on to Padnos property where the scrap will be loaded into containers, it is that close.

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