Mid America Recycling Buys Vista Fibers

Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

May 12, 2005

1 Min Read
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Des Moines, Iowa — Mid America Recycling Co., Des Moines, Iowa, has purchased Vista Fibers, Dallas, which has paper recycling plants in Texas and Louisiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Vista Fibers will retain its name. Mid America Recycling is a multi-material recycling company.

“Vista Fibers is a very fine, well-operated company that will add significant value to our customers and shareholders,” said Brian Meng, president of Mid America Recycling, in a statement. “The addition of their locations to our existing geographic plant structure offers our customers even greater flexibility in marketing recycled materials.”

About the Author

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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