Metal Recycling Site in Watts Closing Permanently After Years-Long Fight by Neighbors and Students

Metal recycling site in Watts closing permanently after years-long fight by neighbors and students

After a years-long battle, Atlas Iron and Metal in Watts pleaded no contest to five felony counts of hazardous waste, and it must close permanently.

Controversial metal recycler in Watts permanently shut down

The controversial S&W Atlas Iron & Metal Co. in Watts has been shut down for good. Atlas Iron's owners pleaded no contest to five felony counts of hazardous waste disposal at an unpermitted site on Tuesday, "resulting in the immediate and permanent closure of all operations on its premises," the L.A. County District Attorney's Office announced. Atlas Metals was temporarily closed earlier this year. The company's father-son ownership team, 78-yea…

Plea deal shutters Watts recycling plant accused of spewing toxins into school

S&W Atlas Iron & Metal agreed to close and pleaded guilty Tuesday to multiple counts of failing to properly dispose of hazardous waste, charges that stemmed from allegations the recycling plant belched metal projectiles and toxins onto a nearby high school for years.

Watts metal company to shut down after felony toxic waste plea

S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Co. pleaded no contest Tuesday to five felony counts of disposal of hazardous waste without a permit, while the company's owners each pleaded no contest to three misdemeanors.

Atlas metal recycling company in Watts to shut down permanently, DA says

Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. in Watts will shut down permanently after pleading no contest to hazardous waste violations.

Recycling plant owners agree to $2M plea deal in Watts toxic waste case

LOS ANGELES – A metal salvage and recycling yard adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts pleaded no contest Tuesday to five felony counts of disposal of hazardous waste without a permit, while the company’s owners each pleaded no contest to three misdemeanors in a deal authorities say will permanently close the site for use as a recycling facility. S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Co. Inc. will be ordered to pay $1 million in restitution to the Los Ange…