Upstate Shredding-Weitsman buys Watertown scrap metal recycling business

ALBANY (Scrap Monster): The Owego-based Upstate Shredding-Weitsman Recycling has announced that it has purchased Watertown, NY-based Empire Recycling. The purchase will help the East Coast metal recycler to expand its Jefferson County operations.

According to the company, the transaction is expected to close in during next week. As part of the purchase agreement, the facility will be renamed as Ben Weitsman of Watertown. All the Empire Recycling staff will be retained. The working hours of the facility will be extended to make it operational seven-day-a week. Consequently, five more new staff will be hired in addition to the existing employees of Empire Recycling.

The Empire Recycling Corporation website claims it to be a leader in New York’s recycling industry since 1916. The company recycles non-ferrous metals (copper, brass, aluminum, zinc and alloys), ferrous metals (iron, steel and stainless steel) and scrap paper. It serves major manufacturers, municipalities, individuals, small and large businesses and other organizations. Additional customers include independent businesspeople, tradespeople and smaller recycling companies.

Upstate Shredding-Weitsman Recycling is the largest privately held scrap metal processor on the East Coast, operating 17 locations throughout New York and Pennsylvania.