The Lorain Morning Journal, the local newspaper, reported the plastics recycling firm posted a sign on its door notifying workers the third shift on April 23 had been canceled and the plant was closed.

APR Elyria, a member of the Association of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers, recycled PET bottles from curbside and deposit collections, according to the association’s website.

Messages sent to the business were not immediately returned. Phone calls to the plant during business hours went to an answering machine.

Contact Waste & Recycling News reporter Amanda Smith-Teutsch at 330-865-6166 or asmith-teutsch@crain.com