Recycling Today articles from August 2002

Recycling Today archives from August 2002

Enemies at the gate? (Editor's Focus).(Editorial)
August 1, 2002... Many recycling advocates are convinced they have strong, influential enemies who oppose the very concept of recycling. There are indeed instances when recycling initiatives are opposed, or when legislation or regulations with a harmful effect...

Keep up the recycling research. (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2002... Every business and industry must perform research and development to continue to exist. In such high tech industries as software, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, the efforts in research are significant and contribute to the growth and...

Steelmakers regrouping. (Scrap Industry News).(Bethlehem Steel Corp. reorganization and changes to retirement policy)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Integrated steelmaker Bethlehem Steel Corp., Bethlehem, Pa., is putting together a restructuring plan that would keep its mills open while possibly dropping retirees from receiving their current pension plans. In what could be considered...

Phoenix will be site of new shredder. (Scrap Industry News).(Metal Management Inc. installs new equipment at AZ facility)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Metal Management Inc., Chicago, has announced that it will install a Newell Riverside "Mega" shredder at its Phoenix location on South 35th Ave. Newell Riverside, with offices in San Antonio and Moline, Ill., will supply a 120x104 Mega...

Electronics recycler expands. (Scrap Industry News).(Cascade Asset Management L.L.C. move to larger location)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Cascade Asset Management LLC, Madison, Wisc., has moved into a larger space to allow it to handle as much as 150,000 pounds of electronic scrap each month. The new location on the east side of Madison gives Cascade Asset Management 20,000...

Baltimore County receives award. (Municipal Recycling).
August 1, 2002... The Maryland Recyclers' Coalition has honored the Baltimore County Bureau of Solid Waste for its public outreach campaign in the county's elementary schools with its Outstanding Government Leadership Award. The Bureau designed an...

Massachusetts fines city for tossing recyclables. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... According to a report in the Boston Globe, a settlement announced by the state attorney general's office states the city of Wayland, Mass., violated state environmental law by burying plastic bottles instead of recycling them. Under the...

Amarillo discontinues glass collection. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Glass container collection was discontinued from curbside collections in Amarillo, Texas, in July. The decision to halt the collection of glass in Amarillo follows a trend in much of the country. With end markets for the collected glass...

Deposit legislation introduced in Ontario. (Municipal Recycling).(container deposit legislation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... In June, Mike Colle, an Ontario legislator for the Greater Toronto Area, introduced Bill 125, which amends the Liquor Control Act and requires the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) to institute a deposit and return recycling program for...

Moving through. (Ferrous).(prices and rates for ferrous scrap metal)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Ferrous scrap processors remain pleased with pricing that appears to be holding steady through the summer, although in some regions more generated material would be welcome. Shredder operators have welcomed the return of auto bodies to...

The mean season. (Nonferrous).(prices and rates of nonferrous scrap metal)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Seasonal work slowdowns are among the main culprits being cited for a lackluster nonferrous scrap market. Pricing has been stagnant or falling for most metals, and generation has been weak for many of these same metals. China remains the...

Taking a breather. (Paper).(prices and rates for scrap paper)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... TAKING A BREATHER With many grades of recovered fiber seeing a modest dip in prices after a strong run up in prices during this spring and summer, signals are mixed over whether there will be an increase in price moving into the fall, or...

GreenMan acquires two companies. (Tires/Rubber).(GreenMan Technologies Inc. acquires R and J Recycling Co. and Unlimited Tire Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... In July GreenMan Technologies, Lynnfield, Mass., completed its acquisition of Minnesota-based R&J Recycling Company's tire collection operations. GreenMan also acquired Unlimited Tire Technologies (UTT), Azusa, Cal. GreenMan will...

Shingle recycling Web site debuts. (C&D News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA), Lisle, Ill., the National Roofing Contractors Association, Rosemont, Ill., and the U.S. EPA are now operating a Web site providing up-to-date information on asphalt shingle recycling. ...

Recycler gets CIWMB loan. (C&D News).(California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB))(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... John Slueter, an entrepreneur from McKinleyville, in California's Humboldt County, has received a $63,000 business loan from the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) to expand his construction job site recycling operations. ...

Honors and history in Monte Carlo. (BIR Report).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Historic high attendance of nearly 800 delegates was reached at the 2002 Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Spring Convention, held May 29-31 in Monte Carlo. The number of delegates--plus an additional 300 accompanying spouses and...

Sierra adds safety sensor. (Equipment Report).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Sierra International Machinery Inc., Bakersfield, Calif., has introduced a safety sensor system that can be added to balers to help prevent severe injuries. The Safetech System is being offered on the Macpresse line of balers sold by...

New leadership at Strip Technology. (Equipment Report).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Strip Technology Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, a world leader in the manufacturing of cable processing equipment for recycling and industrial markets, has announced that the firm's day-to-day management has been transferred from founder Bill...

Baler installed in Atlanta. (Installations).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... A model AT-1080/HS-100S baler made by IPS Balers, Baxley, Ga., has been installed at the Visy Recycling facility near Atlanta. The large-volume IPS baler with its large hopper was essential because of the large boxes and packed clumps of...

Silver Dollar gets back to shredding. (Installations).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Silver Dollar Recycling, North Las Vegas, Nev., has revved up production on its 98/115 shredder built by the Harris Shredder Division and installed early this year. The metals shredder, the second U.S. shredder plant made by Harris,...

Mighty MRFs: recycling can be big business, as the owners and operators of some of America's largest material recovery facilities (MRFs) can testify. (Cover Story).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The newspapers, bottles and cans placed in the curbside recycling bin or dropped off at the collection center ultimately make their way to a material recovery facility (MRF) for sorting, processing and shipment to a consuming manufacturing...

The China factor: the already considerable growth of the Chinese economy may just be starting. (Commodity Focus).
August 1, 2002... China will become the leading economic force in Asia. China is the only country whose economy is set to grow 7 to 9 percent annually. The nation currently has a total population of 1.3 billion people, or 21 percent of the world population. ...

Monitoring the situation: keeping close tabs on a shredder's trouble spots can prevent costly downtime. (Shredder Focus).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... In today's often-difficult business conditions, it is more important than ever to know how your recycling plant is performing. It is also vital to avoid sudden expensive breakdowns and to keep plant downtime to a minimum. This is particularly...

A guide to rotors: different types of rotors can change the way an automobile shredder processes material. (Shredder Focus).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The choices made by a company operating an auto shredding plant are numerous. Not only are there several different companies competing to sell their brand of shredder, but even once a brand choice is made, there are several further...

A new shredding stream: electronic scrap appears ready to emerge as a new feedstock for recyclers and shredder operators. (Shredder Focus).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... When speaking about electronic scrap, why not borrow a term from the high-tech industry? The "new new thing" is a term popularized in a book about Jim Clark, founder of Netscape, which reflects the next best wave of change or opportunity. ...

Shred to order: with customer input, shredder manufacturers have created machines capable of shredding everything from asphalt shingles to mattresses. (Shredder Focus).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Shredders are a necessity in the reduction and recycling of construction and demolition debris ranging from asphalt shingles to furniture. They're also employed in product destruction and in the creation of decorative packaging. Some of these...

Rising again: like the New South, the Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show boasted an energetic spirit from its New Orleans location. (Paper Recycling Conference).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Big Easy offers plenty of distractions for visitors, but attendees of the Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show in New Orleans found plenty to keep their minds on business at the annual event. The show, organized by Recycling Today...

Greenwich Metals Inc. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Lee Raymond has joined Greenwich Metals Inc., Greenwich, Conn., as a trader of secondary aluminum alloys, RSI (remelt secondary ingot), aluminum scrap and other nonferrous scrap metal. Raymond was most recently employed as a senior scrap...

In memoriam. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Long-time recycling equipment engineer Wallace M. Thompson, who worked for Harris Press & Shear for more than two decades, passed away in June. He was 90. Thompson joined Harris in the early 1950s and was instrumental in designing Harris's...

Federal Environmental Executive. (People).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... John L. Howard Jr. has been appointed Federal Environmental Executive by the Bush Administration. Howard has worked in the environmental and natural resources field for nearly 15 years, most recently having served as senior associate...

Calendar.
August 1, 2002... AUG. 16-17 ISRI Western Regional Conference and Southwestern Chapter Consumers Night, San Diego, ISRI Southwestern Chapter, (626) 962-4047 AUG. 19-21 BioCycle Northeast Conference 2002, Portland, Maine,...

Web spotlight.(informational services of recycling industry websites)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... AMERICAN BALER www.americanbaler.com * Guide to balers * Answers to FAQs * Find a local dealer * Information on service and parts * Demo videos * Product news * Case studies/ reference library [ILLUSTRATION...

Caterpillar hydraulic excavators. (Products).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... * Models 318C L and 318C LN * LN transport width of 8 feet 6 inches does not require per mitting in North America * Net power of 125 hp, an 8 percent an improvement from the previous model * Featuring six-cylinder, turbocharged...

Rigby machinery alligator shears. (Products).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... * Eight models of American-made shears * Models available in both standard and heavy-duty configurations * Blade lengths range from 10 to 26 inches * Components include parts supplied by Vickers hydraulics, Allen Bradley...

Ameri-Kart Bosskart[TM]. (Products).(advertisement)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... * Accommodates 96-gallons * Large capacity reduces the number of carts to be handled on residential routes * Sidewall features pleated panel design for vertical strength and quick recovery from the squeeze of fully automated collection...