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...

Lots of sunshine helped fill Graceada Park on Saturday for Modesto's annual Earth Day celebration.

Modesto Junk Co, Inc. Recyling Center was featured on some recent local news segments, in the summer and fall of 2009.

When metal prices dropped precipitously a year ago, recyclers such as Modesto Junk Co. took it on the chin. In August 2008, shipment of metal overseas slowed and some buyers refused to pay for orders they’d placed. “We lost a lot of money,” said Keith Highiet, who, along with his...

We're in a recession and money's tight, but some companies continue to invest in new equipment. The Modesto Junk Co., one of the region's oldest family-owned businesses, just installed a new $350,000 baler. The 2009 Badger two-ram baler, manufactured in Georgia by the Harris company, was put to work this...