Viva Recycling Of South Carolina, LLC To Establish Anderson County Operations

$6.9 Million Investment Expected To Create 14 Jobs

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Viva Recycling of South Carolina, a tire recycler and rubber manufacturer, announced today its decision to establish a new facility in Anderson County. The $6.9 million investment is expected to create 14 new jobs in the area over the next five years.

Established in 2011 and headquartered in Moncks Corner, Viva Recycling of South Carolina processes scrap tires to produce environmentally responsible recycled rubber products for home, business and recreation. These tires are collected from a variety of sources throughout the Southeast, including cars, light and heavy trucks, landfills, municipalities and tire retailers.

Utilizing state-of-the-art recycling processes, the company separates the scrap tires and other selected industrial rubber scrap into their component parts – rubber, steel and fiber. While the steel and fiber are recycled, the rubber is sized, shaped, colored and molded into a wide range of sustainable products for various industrial, commercial and residential applications.

Viva Recycling of South Carolina’s products include landscape mulch, playground safety flooring, artificial field in-fill, rubber sidewalks, rubber pavers, equestrian flooring, rubberized asphalt and many more items.

The company’s new facility, located at 3520 Abbeville Highway in Anderson, is expected to be operational by December 2014 and will implement the same recycling model used at the Moncks Corner operation, where it has recycled over four million tires per year.

Viva Recycling of South Carolina will start hiring for new positions in September 2014. Those interested in applying should contact Toni Everett at 843-761-7955.

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“We are proud to build Viva’s second South Carolina facility in Anderson, providing the Upstate with a true recycling option for scrap tire recycling, as we have successfully done in Berkeley County, where we already turn over four million scrap tires into useful consumer and other valuable products.” – Marty Sergi, president and CEO of Viva Recycling of South Carolina, LLC

“We celebrate Viva Recycling of South Carolina’s decision to invest $6.9 million and add 14 new jobs in Anderson County. It’s always a great day when one of our existing companies chooses to expand and continues to find success within our borders.” – Gov. Nikki Haley

Frequently touted as ‘America’s tire town,’ South Carolina is known for our remarkable manufacturing ability. Today’s announcement by Viva Recycling of South Carolina proves that not only can we make the tires, but we can manage the full product life cycle. Understanding the importance of sustainability in our economy, we are excited for the continued growth of our state’s recycling industry. – Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt

“It is with great pleasure that we welcome Viva Recycling to Anderson County. I am beyond excited to have this company’s investment, new jobs and environmentally sustainable products in Anderson County.” – Anderson County Council Chairman Tommy Dunn

FIVE FAST FACTS
•           Viva Recycling of South Carolina will establish a new facility in Anderson County.
•           $6.9 million investment to create 14 jobs.
•           The company processes scrap tires to produce environmentally responsible recycled rubber products for home, business and recreation.
•           Viva Recycling of South Carolina products include landscape mulch, playground safety flooring, artificial field in-fill, rubber sidewalks, rubber pavers, equestrian flooring, rubberized asphalt and many more items.
•           Operations are expected to begin in December 2014 with hiring for the new positions starting in September 2014.
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I have traveled a great deal over the past month for my business, and still paid attention to the mainstream news. One headline that really caught my attention said that Attorney General Alan Wilson will continue to defend South Carolina’s constitutional ban on gay marriage. I know Alan is a great guy and takes his office seriously, so immediately I wasn’t surprised and didn’t give it anymore thought. However, back at the hotel that evening, catching up on some work, I began to think about that headline.

My thought was that South Carolina doesn’t have a ban on gay marriage. What South Carolina has is a Constitution that defines what marriage is, what God intended it to be, a holy union between a man and a woman. I knew the history in my head, but I did a little bit of research just to get the correct numbers. In 2006 South Carolina amended its Constitution to define marriage in this manner. This amendment was passed by a two thirds (super majority) vote in both the SC House of Representatives and in the SC Senate. It then was placed on the General Election ballot in November and passed by 78% of the voters. Pretty strong, if you ask me.

All lawmakers, Senators (like me), Representatives, and Constitutional Officers (including the Attorney General and Governor) all swear an oath after elected to public office. We place our hand on God’s word, The Bible, and swear to protect and defend the Constitution of the State of South Carolina and the Constitution of the United States of America. Even if there are parts of the Constitution that some elected officials don’t like, they are still required by their oath to protect and defend the whole Constitution.

I believe the media has missed the point of this debate. Our Attorney General, Alan Wilson, is defending the Constitution of our great state. Since we truly aren’t banning anything, I wish the media would change the headlines to honestly state just that.

Maybe some of the gubernatorial candidates running against Nikki Haley should introduce their plan to change the Constitution of our State to define marriage in a different way. I would wish them the best, but as long as I am elected I will continue to defend the entire Constitution as I swore by my oath on the Bible. Please take the time to thank Alan Wilson for not cowering to the media or political pressure. There is a process, and those people who want marriage to be a free-for-all should try to change the Constitution, and they should stop stunts like a petition asking Alan Wilson to violate his oath! I know that he will not do that, and I won’t either.

Sen. Shane Martin (R-Pauline)

REMINDER:  1st Monday Club of Anderson will not meet in August.

Please see this important notice below.  Our members are encouraged to consider running for these important nonpartisan boards and commissions.

IMPORTANT NOTICE*  The candidate-filing period will open at noon on Aug. 1 for a dozen nonpartisan boards and commissions with members from Anderson County.

Candidates can file to run for the district 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 seats on theAnderson County Board of Education.

Candidates also can file for seats on the following Anderson County school trustees boards:

District 1: Areas 1, 4, 5 and 7

District 2: Areas 1 (two seats), 3, 4 and at-large

District 3: Areas 1, 4 and at-large

District 4: Areas 2, 4 and 5

District 5: Areas 2, 5, 6 and at-large

Candidates can file to run for three seats on the Homeland Park Water & Sewer Commission, as well three seats on the Piedmont Public Service District.

Candidates can file for three seats on the Big Creek Watershed District and two seats on the Broadmouth Creek Watershed District.

Candidates who want to run for three seats on the Brushy Creek Watershed District and two seats on Three & Twenty Watershed District must file their paperwork with the state election commission in Columbia. These districts cover portions of both Anderson and Pickens counties.

All other candidates running for nonpartisan board and commission seats in Anderson County must file a statement of intention of candidacy at the Voter Registration and Elections Office in Room 101 at 107 S. Main Street, which is behind the county’s historic courthouse.

The filing period will continue until noon on Aug. 15.

Anyone with questions can call the voter registration and elections office at864-260-4035.

*information via Anderson Independent