Recycling Today articles from August 2004

Recycling Today archives from August 2004

Too much information.(Editor's Focus)(Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine of China)(Registration process for Scrap Dealers)
August 1, 2004... Comedians have built routines around the problem of "too much information," in most cases referring to acquaintances or even strangers who share personal details about their lives that would have been better off remaining undisclosed. Many...

Omnisource adds Admetco to fold.(Scrap Industry News)(OmniSource Corp.,)(Admetco Inc.,)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... OmniSource Corp., FortWayne, Ind., has remained in its expansion mode, most recently staying close to home by purchasing the former Admetco Inc., also of Fort Wayne. The acquisition by OmniSource was completed in early July. Admetco Inc....

Recycling Today garners national award.(Scrap Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Recycling Today Media Group and its staff have been honored with a national magazine award for the graphic re-design that took place in early 2003. At its national convention and awards ceremony, which took place in Philadelphia in...

A river runs near it.(Scrap Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... A long-time scrap yard site along the Ohio River in Louisville, Ky., has been put up for sale by the David J. Joseph (DJJ) subsidiary that last operated there. The Klempner Bros. operated the 20.5-acre site from the early 1970s until the...

Built to last.(Scrap Industry News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In a climate of higher pricing, the steel industry is touting durability as a selling point for steel framing in the residential construction market. A five-year research initiative was sponsored by the International Lead and Zinc Research...

Delaware to call for mandatory recycling.(Municipal Recycling)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Delaware's Solid Waste Authority (DSWA), with the assistance of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Recycling Public Advisory Council, is finalizing a program calling for mandatory curbside recycling....

Roanoke halts colored glass collection.(Municipal Recycling)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The city of Roanoke, Va., has halted the collection of brown and green glass for recycling beginning July 1. Collection of clear glass, however, will continue. Cycle Systems, the city's collector and processor of recyclables, says that...

Georgia City cuts recycling program.(Municipal Recycling)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The city of Macon, Ga., stopped curbside pickup of metals, glass and plastics in July. The city is still collecting newspapers and magazines, however, which make up nearly 70 percent of the recyclables collected. According to a report in...

New York commences enforcement.(Municipal Recycling)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The New York City Department of Sanitation began enforcement of its recycling laws in July. The city collects glass, plastics, metal cans and several types of recovered fiber through a citywide program. The focus of the enforcement will be on...

Considering alternatives.(Ferrous)(conferences)
August 1, 2004... EAF steelmakers often complain about the price of their steel scrap feedstock. Keith Busse, president and CEO of Steel Dynamics Inc., Fort Wayne, Ind., says his company is doing something about the situation. Addressing attendees of the...

Inventory clearance.(Nonferrous)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Healthy economic conditions in the U.S. and the growth of China's economy have combined to dwindle the former global oversupply of copper. Frank Wittlake, a consulting metal buyer with Cambridge Lee Industries, Reading, Pa., told attendees...

Smaller world.(Paper)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... A study of a decade's worth of recovered paper pricing trends reveals that a few grades have received "upgrades" and that the world has become a smaller place. In a seminar presented at the Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show in late...

Ohio cleans up.(Tires)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Through the combined efforts of state and local agencies, roughly 30 million scrap tires have been cleaned up in Ohio. A $1-per-tire fee on the sale of new tires funds the abatement program. "The scrap tire program has had many successes...

Greenman completes financing.(GreenMan Technologies Inc.,)(Laurus Master Fund Ltd.,)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... GreenMan Technologies Inc., Lynnfield, Mass., has completed $9 million in financing with Laurus Master Fund Ltd., a New York-based institutional fund that specializes in direct investments in growing small-cap companies. The new $9 million...

ERAtech begins cleanup.(Tires)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... ERAtech, based in Dayton, Ohio, has begun reprocessing and removing 8,000 tons of shredded tires, or approximately 800,000 tire equivalents, from the old American Tire Recyclers Inc. site in San Antonio. The cleanup is scheduled to take...

Plastics recycler receives loan.(Plastics)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Plastics recycler St. Jude Polymer, Frackville, Pa., has received a low-interest, 20-year Rural Development Guaranteed Business and Industry loan totaling about $1.6 million from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The...

Tietek opens new facility.(TieTek LLC)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... TieTek LLC, a subsidiary of North American Technologies Group Inc., hosted an open house in late May to celebrate the opening of its new Marshall, Texas, composite crosstie manufacturing facility. Several national and railroad industry...

California announces delay.(Electronics Recycling)(California. Integrated Waste Management Board)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) has informed sellers of electronic devices that the implementation date for the collection of California's Electronic Waste Recycling fee has been postponed until Nov. 1, 2004. ...

Electronics firms launch initiative.(Electronics Recycling)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Panasonic, Thomson and JVC have agreed to establish a recycling program for the electronics and electrical equipment industries, in compliance with the requirements of the European Union's Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment...

Dell expands grant program.(Electronics Recycling)(Dell Inc.,)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Dell has announced that it is offering an additional $200,000 in grant money to U.S. communities conducting computer recycling events this fall. The company will award a series of $10,000 grants to 20 select state and local governments,...

The price is right.(recycling as a cost cutting measure)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Builders and contractors can save money recycling their construction and demolition materials, while also providing environmental benefits, according to a survey recently conducted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)....

Franchising at issue.(Lakewood Refuse)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... A "courtesy information" letter has informed local construction and demolition generators operating in the city of Lakewood, Wash., that all C&D debris and scrap must be handled by the town's franchisee Lakewood Refuse. Source-separated...

Safe cover.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The University of Georgia, Athens, has released a study that concludes that "mulches with a structural engineered-wood component should be safe to use on site" at construction sites. This was based on the fact the mulches had no effect on...

Harris shear on the job in France.(Equipment Report)(Harris Waste Management Group Inc.,)(Induspa SA)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Harris Waste Management Group Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., has installed a 1,000-ton, pre-compression shear at Induspa SA near Rouen, France. The customer is a subsidiary of SA Brion Recycling, a company that has owned a total of four Harris...

Separators heading to CMC facility.(Equipment Report)(Commercial Metals Co.,)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Commercial Metals Co. has purchased a 96-inch-wide Metal Finder System from Wendt Corp., Tonawanda, N.Y., and installed it as part of a turnkey system at its Lexington, S.C., facility. The system includes a batch feeder, trommel, separator and...

Exploranium acquired by SAIC.(Equipment Report)(Science Applications International Corp.,)(Exploranium G.S. Ltd.,)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), San Diego, has acquired radiation detection equipment maker Exploranium G.S. Ltd., Mississauga, Ont., Canada. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Exploranium will continue to operate...

Sierra to distribute IPS Balers.(Sierra International Machinery Inc.,)(IPS Balers Inc.,)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Sierra International Machinery, Bakersfield, Calif., and IPS Balers, Baxley, Ga., have recently formed a partnership whereby Sierra will be the exclusive distributor of IPS balers to the nonferrous market. According to a news release...

Bright future: the 20 largest MRFs in the U.S. set a recycling industry standard.(material recovery facility)(Cover Story)
August 1, 2004... A decade ago, a visitor to a material recovery facility (MRF) would probably see two modest-sized sorting lines, a medium-capacity baler or two and several bunkers to store material. That configuration can still be found in North America,...

Riding the wave: China's growing economy is challenging the way we look at the trading loop.(Commodity Focus)
August 1, 2004... Propelled by gargantuan trade flows (the U.S. shared a $124 billion trade deficit with China in 2003, whereas the newly expanded European Union has just tallied $65.7 billion in two-way trade for the first 5 months of 2004, according to the...

Hammer time: several factors can influence the life expectancy of cast auto shredder parts.(Shredding Equipment Focus)
August 1, 2004... Anyone who operates a shredding plant has experienced casting failure or shorter than expected life of a casting at some time. Most often, when this situation is investigated, the manufacturer of the casting will report that the problem was...

Two paths: document destruction companies can find success using either mobile shredding or plant-based destruction methods.(Shredding Equipment Focus)
August 1, 2004... As concerns about identify theft hit the mainstream press and legislation affecting more industries gets put on the books, more companies are setting out to develop a published standard procedure to handle the shredding of documents. To...

Going high-tech: if you aren't already destroying electronic media, should you be?(Shredding Equipment Focus)
August 1, 2004... Document destruction operators, such as Rich Kraus of ShredForce in San Marcos, Calif., or Leigh Johnson, president of Direct Shred Inc. of Santa Barbara County, Calif., are expanding toward the new market segment of electronics and micro-media...

Slow and steady: the slow-speed, high-torque design of primary-reduction equipment can help some C&D recyclers process diverse material streams.(Shredding Equipment Focus)(Construction and Demolition)
August 1, 2004... Slow-speed high-torque shredders, also known as primary reduction equipment, are gaining popularity in the U.S., according to the manufacturers of these machines. Advocates say they offer quieter production and consume less energy than...

Buried treasure: while aluminum cans enjoy a high recycling rate relative to plastic bottles, the rate has been declining because of a number of factors.(Aluminum Recycling Report)
August 1, 2004... With a recycling rate in the vicinity of 50 percent, the aluminum industry certainly appears to have successfully conveyed its recyclability message to consumers in the United States. However, the recycling rate for these used beverage...

Making demands: the need for more fiber was a unifying message at the 2004 Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show.(Paper Recycling Conference Wrap Up)
August 1, 2004... Concerns about scarcity provided a common thread through many of the sessions at the 2004 Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, held at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta in late June. The conference, hosted by the Recycling Today...

All-American recycling.(People)(Roger Brown inducted into the Army Ranger Hall of Fame )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Roger Brown, owner of All-American Recycling Inc., Columbus, Ga., has been inducted into the U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame in Fort Benning, Ga. Brown joined the Army in 1963 and served in the 101st Airborne Division as a rifleman. He...

In memoriam.(People)(Robert V. Henning)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
August 1, 2004... Robert V. Henning, the former president of Belmont Metals Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., has passed away at the age of 87. Henning, who was born in Brooklyn, served with Belmont Metals for 65 years, including almost 30 years as the company's...

City Carton Recycling.(People)(National Association for Information Destruction )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) has named Chris Ookenfels of Document Destruction and Recycling Services (DDRS), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as its "Member of the Year." DDRS is a subsidiary of City Carton Recycling. ...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2004... AUG. 13-16 ISRI Western Chapter Regional Conference and Cruise, Baja, Mexico, ISRI West Coast Chapter, (714) 630-8901 AUG. 29-SEPT. 1 NRC Annual Congress, San Francisco, National Recycling Coalition, (202) 347-0450 SEPT. 9...

MOD 50P-16 recycling cart.(Products)
August 1, 2004... * Developed based on the interior width of standard trailers, it measures 28.5-inches wide, permitting the carts to be loaded three across, maximizing space efficiency during over-the-road transportation * Its 21-cubic-foot capacity...

Komatsu waste handlers.(Products)(Komatsu America Corp.,)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... * A line of mid-size waste handlers purpose-built for work in waste transfer stations * Feature customizable waste-specific guarding packages, including guards for the boom cylinder and hose and the hydraulic and fuel tanks, and bucket...

Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 51.(Products)
August 1, 2004... * Part of the Cutmaster 1Series air plasma cutting systems family * Equipped with the 1Torch plasma torch and patent pending ACT (Advanced Torch Connector) quick disconnect * Operators can quickly switch torches between hand and machine...

Titan trailer for extreme-duty hauling.(Products)
August 1, 2004... * A high-capacity, aluminum body, self-unloading trailer for extreme-duty applications * Features the Keith steel V-Floor unloading system from Keith Manufacturing Co. * Targeted toward scrap metal, construction and demolition and...

Thomas 137 skid steer loader.(Products)
August 1, 2004... * Equipped with a fuel-efficient Kubota 43 hp diesel engine * Features the heaviest drive train in its class and a lift capacity of 1,300 pounds * Puts out more than 16.6 gpm for efficient attachment operation * Includes a...

"Bettr" living through technology.(Back Page)(Intel Corp. selected for Recycler of the Year in the Outstanding Business or Commercial Program by Colorado Recycles)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Colorado Recycles has named Intel Corp.'s Colorado Springs facility as Recycler of the Year in the Outstanding Business or Commercial Program category. The award recognizes innovation and community involvement in promoting recycling. ...

Trashy Exploits.(Back Page)(environment friendly restaurants)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... At some of San Francisco's finest restaurants, the environment is artful, the meals are delicious and the kitchen scraps are put to good use through recycling and composting. The Commercial Recycler of the Year Awards, "the CORYs,"...

The kindest cut.(Back Page)(Recycline Inc. introduced environment-friendly razor)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Recycline Inc., Waltham, Mass., has introduced the Preserve Razor Recyclable, what it calls "the first environment-friendly alternative to the disposable razor." The Preserve Razor Recyclable is the latest addition to the Preserve brand,...