Cycle Systems, one of the region's largest recyclers, has opened a new facility in Covington, its ninth location in Virginia. The expansion will enable Cycle Systems to collect additional scrap metal to feed its metal shredding and shearing operations in Roanoke and Lynchburg while boosting production of processed scrap metal. The company sells that metal to steel mills and other customers in the region.
The Cycle Systems location at 9306 Winterberry Ave. will initially employ three people. "Our new Covington facility will enable businesses and the public throughout the Alleghany Highlands to drop off scrap metal at a convenient location for an environmentally friendly way to turn scrap into high-quality steel," says Jay Brenner, president of Cycle Systems.
Some of the metal collected in Covington will be taken to Cycle Systems in Lynchburg, where a shredder that runs in part on biodiesel can crush old cars and refrigerators into fist-size pieces at a rate of 60 tons per hour.
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