Recycling Today articles from August 2005

Recycling Today archives from August 2005

A new consideration.(EDITOR'S FOCUS)
August 1, 2005... Whether they trade in recovered fiber, copper scrap or ferrous scrap, a healthy percentage of recyclers have become familiar with China as a market for their products as the number of export containers with scrap materials heading to China has...

Road worthy: Lincoln Metal Processing.(2005 GLOBAL PARTNERS)
August 1, 2005... Howard Lincoln, owner of Erie, Pa.-based Lincoln Metal Processing Co. Inc., decided to start National Recycling Services in 1986 to serve the needs of scrap recyclers who were temporarily overwhelmed by material or who couldn't justify buying a...

Scrap dealer relocating part of plant.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
August 1, 2005... The outdoor industrial portion of M. Lipsitz and Company, a Waco, Texas, scrap dealer, is relocating to a new location in the city, according to a report in the Waco Tribune (Waco, Texas). While the company will continue to operate at its...

Sims announces Hugo Neu acquisition.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
August 1, 2005... The Sims Group, an Australia-based scrap metal recycling company, has announced an agreement to merge its metal recycling operation with Hugo Neu Corp. of New York City. The merger follows quickly on the dissolution of a joint venture...

Ohio House passes shredder bill.(auto shredder residue recycling)(bill goes to senate environment and natural resources committee)
August 1, 2005... Ohio's House of Representatives has passed House Bill 100, authorizing waste management districts in Ohio to exempt auto shredder residue (ASR) from the waste generation fee. The bill, sponsored primarily by Rep. Mary Taylor (R-Uniontown),...

Pa. awards Infrastructure Development Grants.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
August 1, 2005... Pennsylvania has awarded $770,000 in Recycling Markets Infrastructure Development Grants for the purchase of equipment that will increase manufacturers' use of Pennsylvania-generated recycled materials in production processes. Pennsylvania...

NY considers bottle bill expansion.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
August 1, 2005... The New York State Assembly has passed bill A 2517, which seeks to expand the state's bottle bill to include bottled water, juices, sports drinks and other beverages. The current Assembly bill would exempt liquor, wine, milk and baby...

California sets recycling record.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
August 1, 2005... California's Department of Conservation (DOC) has released statistics showing that residents recycled a total of 12 billion aluminum, glass and plastic California Refund Value beverage containers in 2004, an increase of 1.5 billion from 2004....

Summer shorts.(FERROUS)
August 1, 2005... The swift fall in ferrous scrap pricing this spring is being blamed for a lack of supply in June and July, as is the traditional summer slump in auto production. Some ferrous scrap processors are reporting their lowest inventory levels in...

One billion and counting.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI), Brussels, has forecast that the total use of finished steel products in 2005 will exceed 1 billion metric tons for the first time. Total world demand is forecast to grow by 3.7 percent in 2005,...

Aluminum rebounding.(NONFERROUS)
August 1, 2005... After significant erosion in aluminum scrap prices this spring, a number of aluminum dealers are seeing a modest strengthening in markets. The improvements should, several suggest, continue for the second half of this year, as the typically...

All quiet on the paper front.(PAPER)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Keeping pace with June, markets for recovered fiber have remained relatively quiet. Sources report little activity of either extreme--the first few weeks of July have seen neither aggressive buying nor piling inventories. Material of all...

Recycling access remains high.(PAPER)
August 1, 2005... The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), Washington, says its latest survey shows that 86 percent of the U.S. population, or 254 million people, have access to curbside or drop-off recycling programs. That represents a number that...

E.L. Harvey wins big with lottery ticket recycling.(PAPER)
August 1, 2005... A program for recycling non-winning lottery tickets is paying off big for Westboro, Mass.-based recycler E.L. Harvey & Sons and the Massachusetts State Lottery. "Instant Re-Play," the lottery's anti-litter program that rewards individuals...

Harmon Associates issues new grading structure.(PAPER)
August 1, 2005... The Harmon Associates Corp. subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific Corp. has announced revised recovered paper specifications and pricing that took effect on June 1. The Jericho, N.Y.-based scrap paper broker says the new pricing structure will...

Starr Tire Pile cleanup continues.(NONMETALLICS)
August 1, 2005... Recycling Environmental Group and Carbon Services Corp. have received $1.3 million in grants from Pennsylvania to fund cleanup projects at the Starr Tire Pile, the state's largest tire disposal pile, and to create markets for the 6 million-plus...

Missouri to reestablish scrap tire program.(NONMETALLICS)
August 1, 2005... The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is moving toward reestablishing its scrap tire program. The state's Waste Tire Fee expired Jan. 1, 2004, but starting in October, retailers will begin collecting a 50-cent fee for every new...

Greenman to clean up Iowa site.(NONMETALLICS)
August 1, 2005... GreenMan Technologies Inc., based in Lynnfield, Mass., has announced that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has awarded GreenMan's Iowa subsidiary a contract to clean up an additional 1 million scrap tires located at the Bee Rite Tire...

Separate ways: Steinert systems produce separate metals and waste streams for Milliron Recycling.(Advertisement)
August 1, 2005... The decision by Milliron Recycling, Mansfield, Ohio, to select and install a shredding system was not made lightly by owner Grant Milliron and his management team. Critical decisions included not only the brand and size of shredder to...

Noranda expands e-recycling business into Asia.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)
August 1, 2005... Noranda Inc., headquartered in Toronto, has announced plans to expand its electronics recycling activities with the opening of a new subsidiary called Noranda Recycling Inc. (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. According to a press release from Noranda, the...

Envirocycle partners with PAZ.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)
August 1, 2005... Envirocycle Inc., an electronics recycler based in Hallstead, Pa., has opened a new plant in the Davisville, W.Va., Polymer Technology Park (PTP), operated by the Polymer Alliance Zone (PAZ). Envirocycle officials say they are excited about...

Lenovo joins Electronics Product stewardship Canada.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)
August 1, 2005... Lenovo Canada was welcomed as a member of Electronics Product Stewardship Canada (EPSC) at the organization's board of directors meeting June 16, 2005, in Toronto. Lenovo is the world's third-largest personal computing company. Formed by...

Metech International, Integrated Recycling Industries form partnership.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)
August 1, 2005... Metech International, Mapleville, R.I., and Integrated Recycling Industries Philippines, Inc. (IRI), Laguna, Philippines, have signed a strategic partnership agreement to provide Metech's Accountable Resource Management (ARM) services to...

RMC Lands El Toro runway job.(C & D NEWS)
August 1, 2005... A Colorado recycling company has been chosen to demolish the runways at the former El Toro Marine base in Irvine, Calif., marking yet another step toward redevelopment of the 3,700-acre facility. Recycled Materials Co. (RMC), based in...

National Demolition Association names scholarship winners.(C & D NEWS)
August 1, 2005... The National Demolition Association, Doylestown, Pa., has awarded five college scholarships totaling $20,000 to students who have demonstrated a commitment to serving the community while maintaining a high level of academic achievement. ...

N.Y. town orders transfer station shut down.(A step against garbage industrial waste)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Village officials of Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., have ordered the Metro Enviro transfer station to stop accepting material on July 23, according to a report in the Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.). The shutdown order comes less than a week...

AGC in praise of U.S. House.(C& D NEWS)
August 1, 2005... The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the 2006 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill. The House completed all 11 appropriations...

Artech sells system overseas.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
August 1, 2005... Artech Reduction Technologies, Oakville, Ontario, has sold one of its HDE 500-65 tire shredding systems to Global Tyres Recycling LLC, who will install it as the first tire shredder to be operated in the United Arab Emirates, according to the...

PSC reports improved operations.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
August 1, 2005... PSC Metals reports that since installing a new all-metal separator at its Columbus, Ohio, facility it has been able to reduce the amount of material heading to local landfills, as well as to recover more nonferrous metals to be recycled. PSC...

Metal Shredding Solutions to provide shredder components.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
August 1, 2005... A new company has been formed to service the growing shredder market. Metal Shredding Solutions LLC, based in San Antonio, bills itself as a full-service provider for all shredder related components. Company founder and President Mark...

ASR develops machine to load containers.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
August 1, 2005... Advanced Steel Recovery (ASR), a Fontana, Calif.-based scrap recycling company, has been looking at ways to increase the amount of ferrous scrap exported via containers. Nathan Frankel, president of ASR, has been developing a piece of...

Dutch recycler installs Protec sorting system.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
August 1, 2005... Dutch metals recycler Gebr. Gerrits Beheer BV is installing a heavy media and sorting system plant configured by ProTec Srl of Genoa, Italy. The Dutch company is installing the system at its Oss, Netherlands, yard to replace an existing...

Rising confidence: economic conditions, export markets and technology help propel fiber flow around the world.(paper recycling market)(Cover Story)
August 1, 2005... I want to start by making sure that I remind myself of my roots. We didn't inherit this company; we started it from the ground up. My brother and I started a mobile salvage company 26 years ago. We would drive around the streets of Toronto and...

Collect calls: curbside program supervisors face decisions on best methods to improve participation and tonnage collected.(CURBSIDE RECYCLING REPORT)
August 1, 2005... Secondary commodity prices have seldom been stronger, across the board, than they were in 2004. The strong markets helped provide a measure of confidence to municipal recycling advocates who have seen programs at times slashed or halted when...

Aluminum's opportunities: a shrinking globe offers manufacturers expanded opportunities.(ALUMINUM INDUSTRY REPORT)
August 1, 2005... Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure for me to be here today to talk about trends shaping our world in the coming decades. My proposition is that we are in the midst of a market transformation and growth similar to the one...

Avoiding garbage in: the path to a smooth metals shredding operation starts with the incoming inspection.(SHREDDING EQUIPMENT FOCUS)
August 1, 2005... Metals shredder operators in 2005 benefit from more powerful shredders and more effective downstream sorting systems than have ever been available. But even with the improved systems available to recyclers, the human factor can still be...

Plotting the course: setting up an efficient in-plant shredding system calls for forethought and flexibility.(SHREDDING EQUIPMENT FOCUS)
August 1, 2005... Once a secure destruction company has decided to offer in-plant shredding services, whether in combination with on-site services or in lieu of them, it still faces a number of questions. In determining the most logical and efficient plant...

The daily grind: asphalt shingles, drywall and wood burning power plants create new markets for secondary grinding equipment.(SHREDDING EQUIPMENT FOCUS)
August 1, 2005... For recyclers looking to make a marketable end product from recovered material, secondary grinding equipment plays a vital role in the industry. Even with the growing popularity of slow-speed, high-torque shredders as primary processors, tubs...

Off road: tire processors offer their suggestions for getting the most out of tire shredding equipment.(SHREDDING EQUIPMENT FOCUS)
August 1, 2005... As is often the case in the recycling industry, when designing a processing line for end-of-life tires, it helps to start with the desired end product and work backwards. Although, in the case of tires, the feedstock--passenger tires, off-road...

Concerned about quality: speakers at the paper recycling conference & trade show voiced concerns about recovered fiber quality.(recycling industry)(Paper Recycling Conference and Trade Show)
August 1, 2005... This year's Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, held June 26-28 in Atlanta, attracted roughly 550 attendees who heard presentations from some of the industry's top executives. Reflecting the growing importance of the show for paper...

Can do: steel contends with competition from plastic to hold on to its share of packaging markets.(STEEL PACKAGING REPORT)
August 1, 2005... For decades, steel food packaging--particularly tin plated cans--enjoyed the practically unchallenged top spot in the market, sharing only a small portion with glass jars and bottles. But in recent years, increasingly affordable plastics have...

Night and day difference: Fuchs fleet provides trouble-free service to Mercer Group International.(Advertisement)
August 1, 2005... Mercer Group International, Trenton, N.J., has created a multi-faceted recycling business that involves moving large amounts of material through its three processing facilities in the eastern United States. Mercer Vice President Tom Mazza...

The life operation that could: Acme Refining defies naysayers using a pair of productive balers to grow the nonferrous side of its business.(COMPANY PROFILE)
August 1, 2005... While Acme Refining has established itself as a major player in the Chicago-area ferrous recycling market, for decades the nonferrous side of its business was, if not ignored, certainly not pursued. "The main focus of Acme has always been our...

Harris promotes Sebastian.(Douglas Sebastian gets promotion at Harris Waste Management Group)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Harris Waste Management Group Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., has promoted Douglas Sebastian to vice president of Harris. In his new position, he will continue to oversee all sales and marketing and manage the shredder division. His expanded...

Vecoplan adds Espinosa.(PEOPLE)
August 1, 2005... Vecoplan LLC, based in High Point, N.C., has appointed Robb Espinosa as national sales manager of its Mobile Technologies/Waste Division. Espinosa has more than 16 years of experience in the recycling and secure shredding industries. Since...

Calendar.(recycling industry)(Calendar)
August 1, 2005... August 14-17 Georgia Recycling Coalition Annual Conference, Trade Show and Membership Meeting, St. Simons Island, Ga., Georgia Recycling Coalition, www.georgiarecycles.org Aug. 28-31 NRC Annual Congress, Minneapolis, National...

Sennebogen 305 C multihandler.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2005... * Features a compact, maneuverable design * Modern, spacious cab offers all-around visibility and can be hydraulically lifted to a height of roughly 13 feet. * Includes a two-part telescopic boom with a lift height of roughly 24 feet...

Tieger balers from Nexgen.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2005... * Auto-tie balers available in four categories--PC-Series, Narrow Shear (NS), Wide Shear (WS) and Extra Wide Shear (EWS) * Available in several charge box lengths, cylinder sizes and motor configurations * NS, WS and EWS balers have...

Vecoplan retech RG78P "shorty".(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2005... * A rotary shredder designed for high-volume document destruction * Offers cross-cut shreds in a single pass with variable and consistent shred size using interchangeable screens * Can accommodate binders with metal rings, entire...

Cutmaster 151.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2005... * Air plasma cutting and gouging system includes a 100-amp system designed to deliver precision cutting * Suitable for metals up to 1.5 inches thick * Designed for use in harsh environments Operates on either single-phase of...

Barclay roto-shred 72-inch primary shredder.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2005... * Tire shredder features a 50-hp gear motor and 9.5-inch-diameter shaft operating at 6 RPM * Includes remote-mounted control box with independent control of shredder and infeed conveyor * Cutting chamber measures 72 inches wide with 12...

Cashing in on Cans.(BACK PAGE)
August 1, 2005... Novelis and the U.S. Conference of Mayors are challenging cities across the nation to recycle aluminum beverage cans through its annual national Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge. Launched at the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual...

Lead-acid batteries top the heap.(BACK PAGE)
August 1, 2005... The lead-acid battery industry, with help from consumers and retailers, recycled 99.2 percent of used battery lead (or 11.7 billion pounds of lead) from 1999 to 2003, according to a report issued by Battery Council International (BCI), Chicago....

Checking out recycled content.(BACK PAGE)
August 1, 2005... Office supplies retailer Office Depot, Delray Beach, Fla., has announced that 65 percent of its 2004 U.S. paper sales came from recycled paper--a 373 percent increase from 2003. Office Depot also reported that the average annual...