As part of Sims Metal Management's long-term contract with New York City, the company will build a new, state-of-the-art materials recovery facility at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Sunset Park, Brooklyn (see metal, glass, plastic & carton recyclables). The facility is expected to be operational by June of 2013. See early construction photos below.
| Construction of an artificial reef in the Gowanus Bay to promote marine life and control erosion. | Posts and reinforcement steel beams being set into the water as part of the waterfront dock development. |
| Outer steel posts being set into the water, and trap rock spread out as the dock frame begins to take shape. | Concrete slabs with rebar are fitted over the posts. |
| The dock is continued along the length of the Gowanus Bay inlet. | More rebar is laid down in advance of the concrete along the dock. |
| An alternate view of the dock's development; from across the inlet. | Foundation of the storage building for processed & baled materials. |
| Construction of the storage building for processed & baled materials. | Development of the visitor education center and administration building. |
| Railroad track is installed within the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal up to the Sims fence line. | Pile caps line the dock. At this stage, all in-water pile driving is complete. |
| The storage building wall is outfitted with eight loading docks for outbound shipments of sorted and baled recyclables. | The storage building structure; as seen from inside. |
| An aerial view of the construction site. | An alternate aerial view of the construction site. |
| The southern wall of the processing building is installed. | An alternate view of the processing building's southern wall. |
| Aluminum composite panels are attached to the outer frame of the bale building. | The northern wall of the processing building is installed. |
| An aerial view of the site from the southwest. | An aerial view showing the completion of the bale building's roof. |
| An aerial view showing structural columns installed on the processing building. | The processing building's structural columns go up. |
| An aerial view of the construction site. | An alternate aerial view of the construction site. |
| The processing building, as seen from inside. | An alternate view of the processing building, as seen from inside. |
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| Construction of the processing building. | Construction continues on the processing building. |
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| Completed finger pier. | Construction of glass and metal storage bunker. |
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| Aerial photo, May 26, 2012. | Aerial photo, May 26, 2012. |
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A Material Recovery Facility Grows in Brooklyn
