Metro Site Fabricators Wins $31M Settlement After SK Battery Fire

After a 16-month litigation process, Scott Ledford, owner of Commerce, Georgia, waste and recycling company Metro Site Fabricators, has announced his company received a $31 million settlement from SK Battery America Inc., an electric vehicle battery manufacturer that operates a north Georgia factory, after the improper disposal of batteries sparked a devastating fire in his material recovery facility.

Ledford shared his story at C&D World in January and Waste Today reported on the fire in its March issue. Metro Site lost its entire facility after a fire sparked by lithium-ion batteries. 

Read more at Waste Today Magazine.