New Name Reflects the Core Focus of Wausau Scrap and Recycling Corporation

-- Company maximizes return on metal value for manufacturers --

WAUSAU, Wis., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The recycling division of Wausau Steel Corporation announces its name change to Wausau Scrap and Recycling Corporation. 

The change reflects the core business operations that remain after Wausau Steel Corporation, a privately held company, closed the sale of its steel division to O'Brien Steel Service Company of Peoria, Ill.

"We've come full circle from our beginnings as a scrap company in 1951," says President Peter Wallach, whose family continues to own the newly named entity.  "The steel division sale allows us to focus on our core recycling business to improve and expand services to our industrial and consumer customers with a continued commitment to green best practices."

Wausau Scrap and Recycling serves metal fabricators, manufacturers, scrap metal dealers, the general public, and scrap metal buyers.  It supports the efficient flow of raw materials from the production floor to scrap containers for maximizing return on metal value for manufacturers.  The company processes all major ferrous and non-ferrous materials.

Wausau Scrap and Recycling is a member of the Cooperative Compliance Program, Inc. (CCP) for scrap recyclers in Wisconsin.  This voluntary program partners with the DNR to ensure that storm water discharge does not result in contamination of surface water, soil or groundwater.

"We meet or exceed all state and federal guidelines for environmental compliance," says Wallach.

The company's 30 employees continue to work in the same location at 2900 West Sherman Street in Wausau.  Recycling services are open to the public, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Wausau Scrap and Recycling is a family owned company serving the Wausau area for more than 60 years.  It offers a complete line of specialized material handling equipment for efficient and cost-effective processing of scrap metal.  Equipment includes a fleet of trucks, trailers and lugger boxes, along with hydraulic cranes with magnet/grapples and a 1100-ton hydraulic mobile shear for ferrous processing and a HRB baler for non-ferrous processing.  The company is committed to high-level service, competitive pricing and long-term relationships with its business partners.  For more information, visit www.wausauscrapandrecycling.com.

SOURCE Wausau Scrap and Recycling Corporation