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NEW YORK CITY — Groundbreaking has occurred for the new $44 million Sims Municipal Recycling Facility in New York City. The 100,000-square-foot facility will be located at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood. Upon completion, which is expected in December 2011, the project will consist of processing and storage buildings as well as a visitor education center. It will also contain green roofs, renewable energy production and on-site stormwater treatment. Selldorf Architects is designing the project, and Skanska USA is the general contractor. Sims already operates recycling facilities in the Bronx and Queens.