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Vaughn Recycle to open metal recycling operation in Monett, not a public recycling center
Summary
Council members said Vaughn Recycle (distinct from Vaughn Excavation) will open a facility in Monett to process ferrous and nonferrous metal (swarf) and ship it by rail to smelters; officials emphasized it is not a public curbside recycling site.
Council members announced that Vaughn Recycle, a company distinct from Vaughn Excavation and Dirtwork, will open a facility in Monett to handle ferrous and nonferrous metal.
A speaker who described the operation said, "It's gonna be ferrous and non ferrous metal... What they call swarf. So they'll just be recycling that material and, putting it on freight cars and sending it off to smelters and, rolling those." The council clarified the operation is minimal in expected building changes and is not the city's public recycling center for plastics, glass or curbside materials.
Officials framed the arrival of Vaughn Recycle as part of broader industrial and development interest in the city; specific permits, timelines and environmental reviews were not detailed in the meeting record.
