BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – ABC Recycling has withdrawn its permit application to build a metal shredding facility on Marine Dr. in Bellingham.

The proposed facility has received strong opposition from Bellingham residents, with a coalition called Save the Waterfront spearheading the campaign.

The facility would shred large metal items like cars and appliances for recycling.

The announcement comes just over a month after the Port of Bellingham voted to terminate ABC’s tenancy at the Port’s shipping terminal.

The Canadian company had been shipping shredded metal from the terminal to smelting facilities overseas until that point. MyBellinghamNow previously reported on ABC’s time on the Bellingham waterfront and the company’s violations of Department of Ecology regulations.

ABC Recycling spokesperson Riley Sweeney does not have any immediate comment on the application withdrawal.

They also own the site of the proposed facility near Locust Beach and submitted their application to build there in late 2023.