▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁We its man ▁acquired ▁an ▁ 1 1 - acre ▁scra py ard ▁in ▁Sol v ay , ▁NY ▁from ▁Peter ▁Mat low ▁for ▁$ 2 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Up state ▁Sh red ding ▁won ▁Ti oga ▁County ’ s ▁Business ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁We its man ▁acquired ▁a ▁bank rupt ▁sc rap ▁yard ▁in ▁New ▁Castle , ▁PA , ▁a ▁port ▁facility ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁and ▁Empire ▁Rec y cling ▁in ▁Wat ert own , ▁NY . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁they ▁were ▁collect ively ▁known ▁as ▁Up state ▁Sh red ding ▁- ▁We its man ▁Rec y cling . ▁ ▁That ▁year , ▁We its man ▁won ▁the ▁Pl att s ▁Indust ry ▁Le ad ership ▁Award ▁and ▁the ▁A MM ▁Sc rap ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Judge ▁found ▁a ▁former ▁Up state ▁Sh red ding ▁- ▁We its man ▁Rec y cling ▁employee ▁guilty ▁of ▁def am ation . ▁▁ ▁The ▁former ▁employee ▁had ▁spread ▁well - known ▁claims ▁about ▁We its man ▁online ▁and ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁stop . ▁We its man ' s ▁legal ▁team ▁refused ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁with ▁a ▁trial ▁by