Metal pickup frees up scrap space at junkyard

An arrangement made between the city and a Juneau contractor has freed up a considerable amount of waste storage space.

Working between June 27 and July 2, Channel Construction loaded one of its barges high with scrap metal – everything from automobiles and industrial waste to white goods and spent equipment. Due to a combination of transportation costs and low commodities prices, the borough has been accumulating such materials for some time without a means to remove them. It has since been working with the company since last year to schedule an exchange, where it would barge out the waste fo...

 
 

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