Recycling Today articles from April 2005

Recycling Today archives from April 2005

Not a waste of effort.(Editorial)
April 1, 2005... Several years ago, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) and other groups embarked on an effort to rinse the word "waste" out of the vocabulary of recyclers, or at least urge that it should not be used when referring to a...

Sims Group opens new dock in U.K.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Sims Group has opened a new dock facility in Hull, U.K., to boost the amount of scrap material the company can export all over the world. The new facility is capable of loading vessels with up to 30,000 metric tons of capacity. The new...

Ohio legislator introduces ASR bill.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(automotive shredder residue )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... A bill has been introduced by the Ohio State legislature that aims to authorize waste management districts to exempt automotive shredder residue (ASR) from the district's waste generation fee. House Rep. Mary Taylor introduced HB 100 in...

Cohen Brothers adds Springfield yard.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Cohen Brothers Inc purchases Alloys Inc)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Cohen Brothers Inc., Middletown, Ohio, has purchased the former Staker Alloys Inc. in nearby Springfield, Ohio. According to Cohen Brothers President Ken Cohen, the Springfield location will continue to operate under the Staker Alloys name...

Arkansas takes step toward mercury recycling law.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Arkansas House of Representatives has passed Senate Bill 323, which aims to boost the collection and recycling of mercury from automobile switches. The bill was authored by Sen. Steve Bryles, D-Blytheville. It has passed the Arkansas...

URG announces salvage disposal solution.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(United Recyclers Group LLO)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... United Recyclers Group LLO (URG), based in Aurora, Colo., has announced the unveiling of its Premium Salvage program for the insurance industry to dispose of total loss vehicles. With a network of nearly 300 auto recyclers across the...

Indiana eyes slag recycling.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Indiana's Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman has announced the approval of a $50,000 Innovations Grant to Highland's Multiserv Corp., Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). The grant, administered through the Indiana...

Alter Trading to buy Yaffe.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Alter Trading Co.)(The Yaffe Companies Inc)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Alter Trading Co. has signed a Letter of Intent with The Yaffe Companies Inc. to purchase its operating assets. Alter Trading, based in St. Louis, is a privately owned, fourth-generation scrap metal processor with 16 processing facilities...

Kobe supplying DRI to Qatar Steel.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Kobe Steel Ltd.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Kobe Steel Ltd. of Japan has been awarded a contract by Qatar Steel Co. to supply a Midrex Direct Reduction Plant with an annual capacity of 1.5 million metric tons. The $267.4-million project should be completed within 30 months. Kobe...

DOJ announces settlement with scrap dealers.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Department of Justice)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Two Cleveland scrap metal companies, their owner and an employee pleaded guilty March 2 to conspiring to allocate suppliers and rig bids for scrap metal, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced. All of the defendants had been indicted...

Tenenbaum reaches milestone.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The A. Tenenbaum Co. Inc., North Little Rock, Ark., is celebrating its 115th year in business, according to Harold Tenenbaum, company president. The Tenenbaum family began the company in Little Rock in 1890. From the 1940s until 1976, the...

Tennessee awards grants.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has announced that 18 waste reduction grants totaling nearly $2,300,000 and 26 recycling equipment grants totaling approximately $519,000 have been awarded for projects across the state....

PA. issues recycling development, implementation grants.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(Pennsylvania )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty has announced 162 grants totaling $20 million to help finance municipal recycling programs that contribute significantly to the state's continued economic...

Mass. dep announces grant recipients.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has announced that 114 cities, towns and regional recycling groups will receive a total of more than $583,000 in municipal recycling, education and equipment grants to promote waste...

Michigan dems propose out-of-state-waste restrictions.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Michigan House Democrats have announced a plan to reduce the flow of trash surging into the state from Canada and elsewhere. The proposed plan would hit waste companies with the nation's highest dumping charge, revoke certification for a...

LinkUp boosts sales, awareness.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Increased sales and heightened customer and product awareness are results cited in recent surveys of businesses participating in the King County, Washington, LinkUp program. LinkUp, which is sponsored by the county's Solid Waste Division,...

Wrap launches recycling fund.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Waste & Resources Action Program (WRAP) has launched a competitive call for capital projects to increase regional recycling capacity. WRAP's regional market development fund (RMDF) has up to 2 million [pounds sterling] to allocate to...

California's CRV collection grows.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(California Refund Value)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... According to figures from the California Department of Conservation (DOC), Californians recycled 5.8 billion California Refund Value (CRV) bottles and cans from January to July 2004, the highest six-month figure ever. Numbers for the first...

Standing orders.(FERROUS)
April 1, 2005... Pricing momentum seems to have swung back to scrap dealers as March has progressed, as overseas buyers and domestic mills have been dueling to snap up available supply. Many dealers were claiming in early March that their supply was...

China's Anshan Iron merging with Benxi Steel Group.(FERROUS)(Anshan Iron and Steel Co.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Anshan Iron & Steel Group, the second largest steel producer in China, has announced plans to merge with Benxi Iron & Steel Group. The combined production of the two companies will bring it close to the level of Baosteel Group, the largest...

Ukraine cuts scrap exports.(FERROUS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Ukraine reduced its ferrous scrap exports by more than 20 percent for the first month of the year, compared to the previous month. For January, the country exported 162,900 metric tons, compared to the previous month's figure of 175,700 metric...

Bayou Steel reports Q1 financials.(FERROUS)
April 1, 2005... Bayou Steel Corp., LaPlace, La., has reported its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2005. The company emerged from bankruptcy pursuant to a reorganization plan that became effective Feb. 18, 2004. The company reported...

Smorgon upbeat on markets.(FERROUS)(Smorgon Steel Group)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Australia-based Smorgon Steel Group says its outlook for 2005 remains positive despite continued pressure from the high cost of raw materials. Smorgon Managing Director Ray Horsburgh says the company has achieved higher prices for its...

Wheeling-Pitt announces 2004 results.(FERROUS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp., the holding company of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., has reported its financial results for the year and quarter ended Dec. 31, 2004. For 2004, the company has reported net income of $62.5 million. Net income...

Nonferrous holds its own.(NONFERROUS)
April 1, 2005... The nonferrous market continues to show some mixed signals, with scrap copper showing good movement and higher prices. Meanwhile, the aluminum scrap market, while still in a fairly decent position, is seeing some issues that are creating a...

Kentucky lands aluminum plant.(NONFERROUS)(Kentucky Smelting Technology Inc)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Kentucky Smelting Technology Inc. (KST), a joint venture between Toyota Tsusho America Inc. and its parent company Toyota Tsusho Corp., headquartered in Nagoya, Japan, is locating a new 50,000-square-foot aluminum smelting facility in Bourbon...

Wise Metals Group LLC announces financials.(NONFERROUS)
April 1, 2005... Shipments of Wise Metals Group's aluminum beverage can stock, other rolled aluminum products and scrap in the fourth quarter of 2004 totaled 166 million pounds, compared to 146.3 million for the same period in 2003, according to an announcement...

A positive outlook.(PAPER)
April 1, 2005... The scrap paper market witnessed another stable month in March, helping create a positive outlook for the beginning of the second quarter of 2005. While most grades have had a relatively strong month, office paper may be showing some signs...

Besicorp-Empire partners with Weyerhaeuser.(PAPER)(Besicorp-Empire Newsprint LLC)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Besicorp-Empire Newsprint LLC has engaged Weyerhaeuser Corp. to supply its proposed recycled newsprint mill with 100 percent of the fiber required to operate the facility. Plans call for the mill to be built in Rensselaer, N.Y. According...

DS Smith signs agreement with BPB.(PAPER)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... London-based DS Smith PLC has announced that its St. Regis Paper division in Berkshire, England, has entered into a long-term agreement with BPB PLC, a producer of plasterboard, to supply plasterboard liner paper. Under the agreement,...

Association announces Paper Recycling Industry Day.(PAPER)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Georgia Recycling Coalition's Paper Council and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs is holding a Paper Recycling Industry Day April 20th in Dublin, Ga. Attendees can chose from the morning or afternoon session. The purpose of...

Georgia Pacific applies for permit changes.(PAPER)(Georgia-Pacific Corp. air emissions permit)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Georgia-Pacific Corp., headquartered in Atlanta, has applied for changes to its air emissions permit. The changes would allow the company to burn construction and demolition debris for fuel using a new biomass boiler at its Old Town, Maine,...

Neenah paper to close pulp mill.(PAPER)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Neenah Paper, based in Alpharetta, Ga., has announced its intention to close the smaller of its two pulp mills at its Terrace Bay, Ontario, pulp operation in the second quarter of 2005. The No. 1 mill, originally built in 1948, has an...

IFC invests in MBA Polymers' plant.(PLASTICS)(International Finance Corp.)
April 1, 2005... The International Finance Corp., as administrator of the Environmental Opportunities Facility, has invested $1.2 million equity in MBA Polymers Inc. to develop and operate a joint venture plastics recycling facility in Guangzhou, China. ...

AERT adds warehouse facility.(NONMETALLICS)(Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. (AERT), Springdale, Ark., a leader in composite building materials technology, has announced the opening of a new warehouse and reload facility adjacent to its Lowell, Ark., plastics recycling...

RPM completes Illinois plant.(NONMETALLICS)(RPM Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... RPM Technologies Inc., based in Plainfield, Ill., has announced the completion of its new grinding and processing plant in Park Forest, Ill. RPM provides subcontractors with molds and resins for the manufacture of plastic pallets. RPM's...

LME to host plastics seminar.(NONMETALLICS)
April 1, 2005... The London Metal Exchange will stage its inaugural plastics industry seminar called "A Perspective on Plastics," May 24, 2005, in London. The event marks the LME launch of futures contracts for polypropylene and linear low-density...

Wrap tests commerical uses for recycled plastic.(Waste and Resources Action Program)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... U.K.-based Waste & Resources Action Program (WRAP) is conducting a series of commercial trials to assess the use of recycled PET (R-PET) plastic in retail packaging. Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd., Marks & Spencer and Boots are among the...

Safety-Kleen Canada launches program in Quebec.(recycling motor and lubricating oils)
April 1, 2005... Safety-Kleen Canada has launched a used oil recovery program in Quebec. The company says it guarantees to recycle used motor and lubricating oils it collects in the province to prevent them from being burned in facilities and polluting the air....

Ohio EPA orders cleanup.(Environmental Protection Agency says Ray's Wrecking violates law)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the owner of Ray's Wrecking, based in Toledo, Ohio, to clean up an estimated 15,000 scrap tires illegally disposed of on the property. The business has been given 120 days to remove all...

Greenman makes its intentions known.(NONMETALLICS)(GreenMan Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... GreenMan Technologies Inc., Lynnfield, Mass., has executed a letter of intent containing an exclusive option to acquire certain operating assets of Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Tires Into Recycled Energy and Supplies Inc. (TIRES Inc.). TIRES...

Premier helps hospitals manage computer assets.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(computers and electronics in healthcare web site)
April 1, 2005... Premier Inc., based in Charlotte, N.C., has launched a comprehensive Web-based resource to assist healthcare organizations in the selection, recycling and disposal of computers and electronics. Premier's new Computers and Electronics in...

U.S. Senate considers e-scrap legislation.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)
April 1, 2005... Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Jim Talent (R-Mo.) have introduced legislation that would give consumers and industry tax incentives to safely dispose of old or outdated personal or office electronics. The Electronic Waste Recycling and...

Dell Canada introduces free recycling program.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Dell Canada has announced that Canadian customers can now recycle any used computer, monitor or printer through the Dell Web site at no charge. These services expand on the computer donation program the company began a year ago. "Dell has...

Orders swamp export group.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The World Reuse, Repair and Recycling Association (WR3A), a non-profit trade association of recycling professionals, has announced that it is unable to meet worldwide purchase orders for quality used electronics equipment. In its first...

Sims, Collex to boost e-recycling in Australia.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(Sims Group Ltd.)(Collex Pty Ltd.)(computer and electronics recycling)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Sims Group Ltd. and environmental services business Collex Pty Ltd. will introduce what they are calling the first computer and electronics recycling initiative in Australia. The program will establish an escrap recycling network throughout...

Alberta collects environmental fee.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(surcharges with the purchase of electronic goods for recycling programmes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Electronics retailers in Alberta, Canada, have started collecting Environmental Fees, also called Advanced Disposal Surcharges, with the purchase of new televisions or computers (and related equipment). The fees--ranging from $5 for laptops to...

Demand for flat panel, CRT material to grow.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(cathode-ray-tube)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... World demand for material used in flat-panel and cathode-ray-tube (CRT) displays is expected to grow 12 percent per year through 2008, reaching nearly $22 billion, according to a recent survey by Cleveland-based research firm the Freedonia...

eBAY launches PC recycling initiative.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(e-scrap)(www.ebay.com/rethink)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Internet auction site eBay has launched an initiative that brings leading technology companies, government agencies, environmental groups and millions of eBay users together to confront the problem of e-scrap. With Intel Corp. as its...

Recyclers wary in Washington.(C & D NEWS)(record keeping of transporters of commercial recyclables)
April 1, 2005... Proposed Washington State Senate Bill S-5788 looks to increase record keeping for transporters of commercial recyclables and requires all recycling facilities to register with the state and to pay a fee for the registration. The Washington...

ConExpo attendance tops 120,000.(C & D NEWS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... More than 124,220 industry professionals from around the world attended the ConExpo-Con/Agg show in Las Vegas in mid-March. The show, which was co-located with the IFPE (International Exposition for Power Transmission) and several trade...

Demolition firm hopes to open plant in Mass.(C & D NEWS)
April 1, 2005... W.K. Macnamara, a demolition company headquartered in Waltham, Mass., is working with a Massachusetts town to build a construction and demolition recycling facility. If the company receives all the permits needed, it will be the first C&D...

City looks to C&D to increase recycling rates.(C & D NEWS)(construction and demolition)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... City officials in Piedmont, Calif., are in the process of drafting a construction and demolition recycling ordinance to help boost the city's recycling rates, according to a report in the Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.). ...

New regulations for scrap shippers to China.(BIR REPORT)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... According to the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), Brussels, a new Commission Regulation affecting European scrap exporters to China came into effect Feb. 11. The regulation concerns exports of certain types of Annex II Green List...

EU customs duties lifted.(BIR REPORT)
April 1, 2005... The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has informed its members that EU customs duties on imports of certain products (including iron and steel scrap, aluminum scrap, recycled textiles and rags) from the United States have been suspended...

BIR members look toward Spain.(BIR REPORT)(Bureau of International Recycling)
April 1, 2005... Barcelona is serving as the host city for the 2005 World Recycling Convention & Exhibition hosted by the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). The event is May 22-25 in Spain's second largest city. The Princesa Sofia Hotel is in the...

Lollini premiers scrap balers.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Lollini R&M)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Equipment maker Lollini R&M, based in Romania, has introduced what it is calling its "new and improved" scrap balers and shear balers, which offer a full two-year warranty. According to Lollini, the new design features a large chamber that...

SDI taps into SAI know-how.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Steel Dynamics Inc.)(Systems Alternatives International LLC)
April 1, 2005... Systems Alternatives International LLC (SAI), Maumee, Ohio, has been retained by Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), Fort Wayne, Ind., to provide raw material procurement and management systems at all three of SDI's steel mills. SDI will purchase...

Lubo USA installs TiTech optical sorting units.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Lubo USA, based in Stamford, Conn, has announced the purchase of three of its TiTech PolySort optical sorters. According to Lubo, TiTech PolySort uses a fast, high-precision infrared analysis combined with a computer discharging system to...

Tri-State installing Harris Shredder.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Tri-State Iron and Metal Co.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Tri-State Iron and Metal Co., Texarkana, Ark., has purchased a Harris 80/115 Shredding Plant, according to a release from Harris Waste Management Group Inc., Peachtree City, Ga. Initial installation steps are already underway, and the...

ISRI forum draws record crowd.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... More than 340 attendees gathered in San Antonio in late January for an Operations Forum held by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI). Organizers say the 2005 event drew 120 more attendees than the 2004 event--an...

Stanley LaBounty adds N.Y. dealer.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Tracey Road Equipment )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Stanley Labounty, Two Harbors, Minn., has named Tracey Road Equipment of Syracuse, N.Y., as a distributor, according to a release from Stanley LaBounty. Tracey Road Equipment was established in 1976 and has branch locations throughout...

ACS Group relocates.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... ACS Group, a supplier of equipment to the plastic processing industry, has announced that it is relocating and expanding into New Berlin, Wis., a Milwaukee suburb. Several business functions, including marketing, finance, engineering and...

Innov-X Systems offers Micro XRF analyzers.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Innov-X Systems, Woburn, Mass., has introduced a range of bench-top QXi Micro XRF analyzers, which the company says delivers fast and precise identification. The QXi analyzers use a collimated beam of 13mm to 0.1mm diameter with laser-beam...

UltraShred teams up with Rahco.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(UltraShred LLC)(Rahco International Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Rahco International Inc., an equipment manufacturer based in Spokane, has signed an agreement with mobile shredding truck manufacturer UltraShred LLC, also of Spokane. According to the agreement signed in March, UltraShred will relocate...

Sennebogen honors Gibson Machinery.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Gibson Machinery LLC)(Sennebogen North America LLC)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Cleveland-area heavy equipment dealer Gibson Machinery LLC has been presented with a 2003-2004 Dealer of the Year Award by Sennebogen North America LLC, based in Charlotte, N.C. "It is a privilege for us to have Lee Gibson represent the...

Top 20 nonferrous scrap processors: shipping aluminum and copper scrap is a vital activity for some of the nation's largest recycling companies.(Cover Story)
April 1, 2005... Measured by volume, scrap iron and steel remain the kings of the mountain for metals recyclers. But measured by profits, there are times when the nonferrous business is the segment that alert scrap recyclers pay close attention to when managing...

Clear sailing: paper markets remain buoyant thanks to China's demand.(COMMODITY FOCUS)(demand of recycled paper products)
April 1, 2005... The strong rebound in paper stock markets throughout the past 18 months should continue to hold up fairly well through the next several months. The strength of recovered fiber markets, however, is not spreading to many of the materials' end...

Getting in touch online.(COMMODITY FOCUS)(Paper Recycling Markets Directory now available online)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Finding buyers and sellers of recovered fiber has been one of the biggest challenges to the industry. To make this operation easier, the Recycling Today Media Group now has its Paper Recycling Markets Directory available online. This new...

The growing green line.(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... Thanks to you, our business is growing. Our machine population continues to grow as scrap yards and steel mills throughout the continent experience the simplicity, reliability and productivity of SENNEBOGEN material handlers. As we've...

Leading through innovation: Sennebogen has a rich history and, in just over half a century, it has developed into a world-class manufacturer.
April 1, 2005... SENNEBOGEN began offering the benefits of its manufacturing and design expertise to the North American market at the beginning of this decade with the establishment of its SENNEBOGEN LLC subsidiary in Charlotte, N.C. That office is now managed...

Sennebogen photo gallery.(equipment reports)
April 1, 2005... The SENNEBOGEN green line offers a range of capacities and configurations to meet your specialized scrap handling requirements. This photo gallery shows a selection of our machines at work moving scrap. Left page, top photos: A SENNEBOGEN...

Upgrading the force: Annaco Inc. is no longer working on the railroad.(wheeled scrap handlers)
April 1, 2005... According to John Biro, Operations Manager at Annaco's recycling yard in Akron, Ohio, the switch to SENNEBOGEN "green machines" from its old rail cranes was simply a matter of economics. "Those old cranes were just costing too much to...

A look back to move on: SENNEBOGEN 850 M meets John Zubick Ltd.'s needs for simplicity, user-friendly operation.
April 1, 2005... For George and Bruce Zubick, the arrival of their new SENNEBOGEN 850 M material handler was a welcome step backward for their equipment fleet. The Zubicks are coowners and managers of John Zubick Ltd., Scrap Metals, a recycling yard that...

Reaching for the top: SENNEBOGEN 835 R Special's height and mobility make a perfect fit for B&B Metals.
April 1, 2005... Eric Burrows, Vice President of B&B Metals, relied on the reputation of his first SENNEBOGEN purchase when he was in the market for a new material handler. The performance of the 835 M "C" Series crane he'd bought for his Newton, Wis.,...

Carrying the load: 870 M material handler impresses Arkansas cargo hauler with power and versatility.
April 1, 2005... Last year, Rick Ellis, General Manager of Marine Terminals Inc., Armorel, Ark., looked to the SENNEBOGEN green line to fill his company's material handling needs, and he hasn't looked back since. The model 870 M material handler has been...

Sennebogen.(Illustration)
April 1, 2005... SENNEBOGEN green line[R] SENNEBOGEN offers a range of capabilities to meet your special material handling and processing application needs. MODEL PLATFORM WEIGHT REACH (MAX) HORSEPOWER 821 M ...

Cascades uses nonrecyclable material for energy.(COMMODITY FOCUS)(Cascades Fine Papers Group)(Gaz Metro)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Cascades Fine Papers Group, Rolland Division, has executed a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in partnership with Intersan and Gaz Metro. Through the program, Intersan captures biogas generated from the decomposition of waste buried...

Sweetening the deal: the recycling community in the Southeast has successfully tied recycling programs to economic development, making them easier for legislators to stomach.(REGIONAL RECYCLING REPORT)
April 1, 2005... Southerners like their iced tea sweet. They also are finding ways to sweeten lawmakers' views of recycling programs. The secret, it seems, is in presenting the recycling industry and related municipal programs as a contributor to the economy...

Seeing the light: after struggling along with other manufacturers during the first part of this decade, foundries are seeing an improved environment. However, challenges still loom.(FERROUS FOUNDRIES)
April 1, 2005... After a brutal period, ferrous foundries are seeing a rejuvenated market. However, smart operators realize that to thrive over the long term will require investments to ensure that they remain viable when the next a downturn hits. During...

India's turn? Plans are being laid to unleash the Indian economy as the next major growth market for steel.(INTERNATIONAL MARKET REPORT)(NatSteel Asia)
April 1, 2005... The Indian steel industry is headed for some excellent times ahead. Expansion is likely to come from a revival of domestic demand, with greater acceptance of Indian steel by the domestic automobile, components and consumer goods industries. ...

California dreaming: Norcal's Recycle Central at Pier 96 helps San Francisco achieve its recycling goals.(MRF SERIES)(services of SF Recycling & Disposal Inc.)
April 1, 2005... The Golden State may have a laid-back reputation, but make no mistake--recycling is serious business in California. The state boasts one of the strongest, strictest commitments to municipal recycling in the nation. Regulations established 15...

E-recycling, California style: California's Electronic Waste & Recycling Act of 2003 went into effect Jan. 1, but the state is still trying to work out a few kinks.(ELECTRONIC RECYCLING REGULATIONS UPDATE)(Electronic Waste & Recycling Act of 2003)
April 1, 2005... An occasional computer system placed on the curbside is picked up by trash haulers, thrown in a garbage truck and compacted within the bowels of the vehicle. Chances are the monitor is crushed in the process. Once dumped with the rest of the...

Rising to new heights: Fuchs 350, 360 impress Hutcherson Metals with dependability and versatility.(Hutcherson Metals)(Fuchs machines)
April 1, 2005... To meet the scrap handling needs at Hutcherson Metals, President and Owner Wiley Hutcherson needed a machine that could do more than just one job. Hutcherson sees a combined 16 to 19 thousand tons of scrap come through his two facilities...