Allan Gerlat, News Editor

January 16, 2014

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Upstate Shredding Completes Buy of Scrap Metal Firm Hornell Waste

Upstate Shredding - Ben Weitsman has completed its purchase of the assets of scrap metal firm Hornell Waste Material Co., continuing its expansion through the Northeast.

The Owego-based Upstate Shredding bought the Hornell, N.Y.-based Hornell Waste for an undisclosed amount, according to a news release. The deal was originally announced last September.

The company is located in a region under-served by recycling infrastructure, Upstate Shredding said.

The purchase gives Upstate Shredding’s 15  locations.

About the Author(s)

Allan Gerlat

News Editor, Waste360

Allan Gerlat joined the Waste360 staff in September 2011 as news editor. He was the editor of Waste & Recycling News for the first 16 years of its history, and under his guidance the publication won 27 national and regional awards.

Before Waste & Recycling News, Allan worked at another Crain Communications publication, Rubber & Plastics News, which covers rubber product manufacturing. He began with the publication as associate editor and eventually became managing editor, a position he held for nine years.

Allan is a graduate of Ohio University, where he earned a BS in journalism. He is based in Sagamore Hills, in northeast Ohio.

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