Local – Crime and Courts Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 By Sue Nowicki snowicki@modbee.com MODESTO — A thief stole 38 bronze plaques late Saturday or early Sunday from a memorial garden at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Modesto. Each 3-by-8-inch rectangle gave the name of one or two people and the...

Agriculture Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 By John Holland jholland@modbee.com MODESTO — A scrap metal company made sure that a tractor would never, ever pollute the air again. Modesto Junk Co. demolished the tractor Friday as part of a program that aims to reduce air pollution from farm equipment. Farmers...

A countywide campaign to add 1,000 jobs in six months has met its goal early. The Stanislaus County Alliance Worknet’s StanTogether project celebrated its success Thursday afternoon with a party at Modesto Centre Plaza for participating employers. More than 200 businesses, large and small, have come together to hire...

Recyclers processing light metals, such as aluminum used beverage containers (UBCs) or tin-plated steel cans, learn to value flexibility. It is a quality they say also is useful in the baling equipment they employ. This often means selecting a baler that is capable of processing more than one type...

The Modesto Junk Co.’s rotating shear was hard at work on Monday afternoon, efficiently cutting the steel from the recently removed water tower at Tower Park in Modesto. See video and the photos below. Video: Cutting into a Piece of History in Modesto (The Modesto Bee)

Officials are hoping to offer incentives for Stanislaus County businesses to create new jobs within the next six jobs. Modesto Junk Company was one of the first to commit to participate in the hiring initiative. The feature story was aired on CBS Local/Channel 13 News.

Modesto Junk Company is poised to raise the scrap metal recycling industry to new heights in Modesto with against-the-trend growth, essential partnerships and a new heavy-duty rotating shear unlike any seen before on the West Coast.

Downtown Modesto recycler Modesto Junk Co. understands some of the big issues facing the ag community today. The company closely supported California State Senator Tom Berryhill on his 2008 metal theft bill, AB 844, and most recently, has been selected as one of just a few sites in the...

Modesto Junk Co. Inc., Modesto, Calif., has added a CAT 365C hydraulic rotating shear to its equipment fleet and has been approved as a recycler for a regional farm tractor trade-in program.

Stroll through an Earth Day gathering and you're bound to find some devoted savers of the planet. People such as Karen and Chuck Shoup of Riverbank, who helped staff a bicycling booth Saturday at the Earth Day in the Park Festival in Modesto. They recycle. They watch the thermostat. They grow...