The troublesome Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. was forced to close its Watts recycling plant after a no-contest plea for ...

The Atlas metal company has been ordered to stop operating at its Watts facility as the owners face felony charges.

S&W Atlas Iron and Metal Co. pleaded no contest Tuesday to five felony counts of disposal of hazardous waste without a permit, while the company's owners each pleaded no contest to three misdemeanors.