Recycling Today articles from December 2001

Recycling Today archives from December 2001

Editor's focus.(on future of scrap metal recycling industry)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
December 1, 2001... If the consolidation that affected the scrap industry in 1997 and 1998 caused disruptions in people's lives, what is about to occur in the steel industry may prove equally traumatic. As Recycling Today goes to press, the industry is abuzz...

Integrating the integrateds: massive steel industry consolidation foreseen in U.S. (Scrap Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... As of early December, a number of U.S. steel companies were discussing merging operations with the approval and even encouragement of the federal government. Various reports state that as many as six of the nation's largest steel companies...

Nucor might revive Trico. (Scrap Industry News).(Nucor Corp. to acquire Trico Steel Company L.L.C.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Trico Steel Company, LLC for $120 million. Trico Steel ceased operating its Decatur, Ala., electric arc furnace mill in March of 2001....

EPA rule could alter monitor recycling. (Scrap Industry News).(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... A proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could ease restrictions that have caused many municipalities and recyclers to back away from handling cathode ray tubes (CRTs) used in computer monitors and televisions. In...

Mattress, furniture recycling site opens. (Municipal Recycling).(Conigliaro Industries)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Conigliaro Industries, Framingham, Mass., will soon be starting its Mattress Destruction and Recycling Plant. The facility--possibly the only plant of its kind in New England and perhaps the U.S.--started up in mid-October. The plant will...

Canada studies mercury, electronics recycling. (Municipal Recycling).(Canadian Association of Recycling Industries)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Although lacking the infrastructure to recycle computer monitors, mercury switches and fluorescent bulbs, Canada is starting to address the safe recycling of these materials. In a session put together by the Canadian Association of...

Future uncertain for Enron paper trading. (Municipal News).(Enron Corp. bankrupt)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Enron Corp., Houston, has filed for bankruptcy after a merger with a potential suitor fell through. Known primarily for its energy trading, Enron is also the seventh largest newsprint producer in North America. Whether Enron sheds or...

Check please. (Ferrous).(ferrous scrap metal pricing trends)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... If there is any hope for a change in ferrous scrap prices, it might be that steel mills are genuinely running low on scrap inventory. "The mills have to melt something," notes one Ohio scrap processor, referring to those steel mills that...

Ship to shore. (Nonferrous).(North American copper scrap seeks market overseas)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... The closing of the Chemetco refinery in Illinois this fall has eliminated the last sizable U.S. destination for some grades of copper-bearing scrap. The bad news for dealers who like to keep their copper scrap in North America continues to hit,...

Wait and see. (Paper).(paper stock price trends, U.S.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Not up, not down. Steady demand, but a decline in generation. Steady prices, reduced inventory levels, more downtime, acquisitions scheduled, high-profile bankruptcies filed. As the year draws to a close, there are many factors that are causing...

A barrier to recycling? (Plastics).(PET bottles with extra layers to improve product protection)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Makers of PET packaging for beverages have been marketing bottles that feature added layers to improve product protection. But will these "barriers" also prove to be a barrier to the cost-effective recycling of plastic bottles? That is the...

Scrap plastics directory available. (Plastics).(from Resource Recycling Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... A directory of North American plastics reclaimers is now available to recyclers and scrap plastic generators. The 2002 Scrap Plastics Market Directory is being offered by Resource Recycling Inc., Portland, Ore. The directory features...

Should steel beams make a memorial? (C&D News).(disposition of scrap metal from World Trade Center)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Is it wrong for the scrap industry to reclaim the scrap metal generated from the attack on the World Trade Center? In a letter to several media outlets, at least one scrap recycler says that it is, and proposes making an underwater barrier...

Buffalo plant will seek recyclable wood. (C&D News).(Ligna Recycling Technologies)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... A fiberboard plant being constructed near Buffalo, N.Y., by Ligna Recycling Technologies is planning to hire 64 workers and accept waste wood from throughout the region. A report in the Buffalo News quotes Ligna Technologies president...

Taking tech further. (Installations).(Texas Metals and Recycling computerizes scale operations)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Wayne Lanham, president of Texas Metals & Recycling (TMR), Abilene, Texas, has no pretensions about the scope of his business. "We're a real mom and pop shop!" he says. He also says the company long ago obtained some benefits from the...

Texas Shredder offers monitor system. (Installations).(with affiliates K.A. Wing and SRS Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Texas Shredder Inc., San Antonio, has announced a new affiliation with two technology companies to produce and market the Hawkeye production management system. The Hawkeye, designed in cooperation with K.A. Wing, and SRS Ltd., is designed...

GBB picked by Philadelphia. (Installations).(Gershman, Brickner and Bratton Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc. (GBB), Fairfax, Va., has been retained by the City of Philadelphia to identify and implement changes to its solid waste services. According to a GBB news release, the company will review the current...

The fiery UBC furnace: the Berea, Ky., facility of Alcan Aluminum Corp. is the final destination for a large percentage of America's used beverage cans. (Cover Story).(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... Berea, Ky., is a hotbed of recycling. It's a town of 10,000 people that recycles more than ten billion aluminum cans each year. No, the residents of this college town don't subsist on a diet of soft drinks and beer. Rather, Berea is the...

Bold moves in tough times. (Industry Update).(recycling companies move forward)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2001... Fear is not in the game plan for recycling companies making capital investments to build their businesses for the next upswing. Noah may have been the ultimate contrarian. As described in the Old Testament, the divinely informed Noah built...

Sorting your options: three-color mixed glass is not a lost cause. Not only is it suitable for aggregate applications, Gallo Glass Co. is also making bottles out of it. (Commodity Focus).
December 1, 2001... With commingled collections on the increase, material recovery facilities (MRFs) have a variety of options for recovering the glass portion of the recyclables stream. While each involves varying degrees of return on investment, each is...

A colorful market: colored wood mulch is providing a sustained market for many wood recyclers. (C&D Series).
December 1, 2001... Colored wood mulch might be something that goes almost unnoticed because of one characteristic that makes it so popular--consistency. The even, rich tone available with colored wood mulch makes it an ideal product for landscaping applications,...

Sadoff Iron & Metal Co.(and Sadoff & Rudoy Industries L.L.P. win family business award from MassMutual)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Members of the Lasky family who are involved with Sadoff Iron & Metal Co. and its parent company, Sadoff & Rudoy Industries LLP, Fond du Loc, Wisc., have been honored as a top family business in the Badger State. The company and its family...

Schupan Aluminum Sales.(appoints Frank Hatoum as vice president of business development)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Frank M. Hatoum has joined Schupan Aluminum Sales as vice president of business development. Hatoum will be responsible for developing commercial sales and marketing for the Kalamazoo, Mich.-based aluminum specialties firm, which is a...

United Recycling Industries Inc.(appoints Lauren S. Roman vice president of marketing)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... United Recycling Industries Inc., West Chicago, Ill., has named Lauren S. Roman as vice president of marketing for its United Recycling Services division. The United Recycling Services division handles disassembly and demanufacturing tasks for...