Ferrous Scrap

Metal recycler SMI acquires two new Kansas locations

Written by Ethan Bernard

June 17, 2025

Scrap Management Industries (SMI) has purchased two recycling facilities in Kansas.

The Kansas City-based metal recycler has acquired 12th & Haskell Recycle Center in Lawrence, Kan., and East Wilson Recycle in Ottawa, Kan. Financial terms of the deal were not released.

The facilities will operate under the new name Scrap Management Industries – Lawrence and Scrap Management Industries – Ottawa.

The buys mark SMI’s eighth and ninth locations overall, with other facilities located in Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.

SMI said the new Kansas locations will continue to offer metal recycling services for both ferrous and nonferrous materials.

“By adding the Lawrence and Ottawa locations, we are well-positioned to better serve our industrial partners, small businesses, and individual recyclers while expanding our presence and impact in the region,” Jerrit Burgess, SMI president and CEO, said in a statement on June 10.  

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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