Metal Recycler To Close, Manager Says

Deimler said he plans to auction large pieces of equipment, including roll-off containers, skid loaders and scales, on April 20.

"It will be different. I won't say it is going to be gone but probably it will not any longer be open to the public. There will be a lot of changes," Deimler said.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection last month ordered Perry County Metal Inc. to stop accepting waste and recyclables, citing the Carroll Twp. company with processing demolition waste without a permit, storing waste on site for more than a year, operating a transfer station without a permit, dumping solid waste on the ground and storing solid waste without a permit.

The state gave Perry County Metal, which is owned by Deimler's wife, Kathy, a series of deadlines to meet to clean up the property, including disposing of tires, construction waste, carpet and wood scraps.

"As far as I know and as far as our staff knows, Deimler is current with all the requirements of the order. He is taking care of it," said Sandy Roderick, a spokeswoman for DEP.

Deimler is the hauler for Perry County's voluntary recycling program. He is continuing to provide those services but said he will notify the county to begin searching for another hauler.

The county offers a voluntary program at eight locations where recyclables are collected monthly by volunteers.

Residents can recycle glass, plastic, newspapers, cardboard, aluminum and tin. Patriot News (Pennsylvania)