Pacific Steel and Recycling (PS&R) has been in Idaho for decades and has several locations across the state. The company and its employee owners are dedicated to steel and recycling service needs.
Each year, more than 130 million metric tons of scrap metal, paper, plastic, glass, textiles, rubber, and electronics are manufactured into various grades of repurposed steel with the support of the scrap recycling and shredding industry. Without this, the unwanted items would be discarded. Recycling saves energy, natural resources and reduces greenhouse emissions.
PS&R owns and operates 2 of nearly 300 auto shredder facilities in the United States. At its facility outside of Mayfield, the company recovers almost 80 percent of the material generated while shredding items like appliances and automobiles. The portion of non-recoverable materials is referred to as ASR, which consists of fine metallics, plastics and glass, sorted-out during the recycling process.
PS&R is dedicated to developing and licensing a monofil Recycling Storage Facility to store ASR. This allows for the possibility of maximum recovery of recyclable material in the future – instead of forever disposal in a landfill. New technology shows industry may be within a few years of enhancing the opportunity. At this time, the material is sent to the landfills and can never be reclaimed.
The portion of non-recoverable materials collected during the shredding process is referred to as auto shredding residue
(ASR).
It consists of fine metallics, plastics and glass, sorted-out during the recycling process.
It is not. It is classified by the state of Idaho as non-hazardous. It is in the same classification as residential waste.
Technology is advancing. The Recycling Storage Facility allows for maximum recovery of recyclable material (i.e.,
environmental sustainability) instead of forever disposal in a landfill. It enables the company to have complete oversight of
the process and immediate access to the material.
The site was selected due to its proximity with PS&R recycling facilities. The site’s geology meets the requirements for
constructing a Recycling Storage Facility.
The application includes several years of site research and planning to determine the viability of the project. Before the
Recycling Storage Facility design work began, the team at Great West Engineering carried out on-site testing to define the
appropriate specifications for the project. This included site borings to know the exact characteristics of the soil and rock
formations at various levels below the surface. Additionally, drilling was conducted in various areas of the site to learn the
depth at which moisture and/or water could be detected. Details from the borings and drilling were used to complete the
application for the facility and includes measures to ensure groundwater protection. Additional studies were carried out to
define overall protective measures for the project. This includes traffic and road safety, daily operations of the facility,
methods to manage aesthetics and surface water that comes onto the site.
This work was conducted by Great West Engineering. Led by a team of experts in this field, Great West has more than 35 years
of experience in designing and constructing similar facilities.
Idaho DEQ , Elmore County Land Use and Building Department is the primary agency involved. DEQ included multiple agencies
and special interest groups in its license review and environmental assessment process.
The facility will be lined with a state of-the-art composite liner system and leachate collection system to prevent
contamination to groundwater. It will be equipped with a groundwater monitoring network which will be regularly tested to
ensure groundwater is not contaminated. Also, it will meet all federal, state, and local stormwater control requirements
including no discharge for a 100 year, 24-hour storm event criteria.
The site routine will operate 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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For the small-scale project, the facility will have three equipment on-site: a loader, a compactor and an excavator.
The facility will be constructed and maintained aesthetically to blend in with the local landscape.
A trailer will unload material to the ground, a compactor will spread and compact material into the Recycling Storage Facility,
and a loader will provide daily cover.
Pacific Steel & Recycling has committed to controlling dust on site by watering on-site roads and applying dust suppression.
Pacific Steel and Recycling has committed to stopping operations during high-wind events.
It will be a muffled diesel engine when the compactor is operating, and an idling or backup indicator when the hauler is at the
site. The facility will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday. During the construction period, which is anticipated to be
approximately 90 days, more equipment will be on the site during daylight hours.
The only lighting will be a security light for the building.
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