Recycling Today articles from December 2002

Recycling Today archives from December 2002

An overload of mixed signals. (Editor's Focus).(economic uncertainty and the scrap metal industry, 2002)(Editorial)
December 1, 2002... Economic forecasters are generally good at acknowledging that theirs is an imprecise practice. But in recent months they have been even more careful than usual to acknowledge that their crystal balls are clouded with too many variables....

A poisoned atmosphere? (Letters).(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2002... The question of how to dispose of obsolete electronic equipment is especially important. Environmental harm is one aspect of recycling this equipment. The more important issue is the effect on human health. The real issue is that the...

Canadians weigh new standards. (Scrap Industry News).(Measurement Canada's regulation of minimum loads on commercial scales)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI), Ajax, Ontario, has expressed concern to government agency Measurement Canada over minimum loads to be measured on commercial scales. According to The Pulse, CARI's newsletter, Section...

Windy City hosts Paper Conference. (Scrap Industry News).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The Hyatt Regency in downtown Chicago will be the site of the 2003 Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, June 22-24. The 2003 show will offer those within the paper recycling industry the opportunity to interact with leading industry...

Book details NYC cartel. (Scrap Industry News).(New York City recycling industry corruption exposed)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... For several decades, solid waste and scrap paper generators in New York City were at the mercy of a cartel that colluded to rig bids and fix prices for trash pickup and paper recycling services. The undercover operation detailed in a new...

Seven tons of scrap computers collected. (Municipal Recycling).(Concord, New Hampshire)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... More than 7 tons of obsolete electronic scrap were collected at a two-day event held at Steeplegate Mall, Concord, N.H. The Northeast Recycling Council, Brattleboro, Vt., coordinated the event with help from the New Hampshire Department of...

New York recyclers honored. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and commissioner Erin M. Crotty have announced the 2002 Governor's Waste Reduction and Recycling Awards winners. The awards were presented at the 13th Annual New York State...

Recycling surveyed in Washington State. (Municipal Recycling).
December 1, 2002... According to a new survey commissioned by the King County Solid Waste Division, the recycling industry is an increasingly important component of Washington's economy. They survey was conducted to measure 2001 levels of employment, capital...

The China card. (Ferrous).(ferrous scrap international market)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2002... Ferrous markets have been relatively in balance for several months, but if domestic demand slows it will take ramped up Chinese buying to maintain that balance. Speakers at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Fall Round-Table in...

Delicate condition. (Nonferrous).(insecure U.S. economy seen as threat to scrap metal industry)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
December 1, 2002... A "fragile and depressed" U.S. economy could lead to a pile-up of nonferrous inventories and reduced metals demand, according to one speaker at the late October Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Round-Table in Brussels. In his...

Grabbing its share. (Paper).(scrap paper; increased use)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Both statistics and forecasts are pointing to increased global use of scrap paper, according to speakers at the Fall Round-Table held by the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) in Brussels in late October. Esa Hyvarinen, recycling...

Solution proposed for agricultural plastic scrap. (Plastics).(agricultural engineer James W. Garthe)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Penn State agricultural engineer James W. Garthe has created a process to help farmers deal with the disposal of agricultural and domestic plastics by creating burnable, energy-efficient plastic nuggets. "In plastics recycling there are...

Greenman partners with U.S. Century. (Tires).(GreenMan Technologies Inc., U.S. Century L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... GreenMan Technologies Inc., Lynnfield, Mass., has signed an agreement with U.S. Century LLC of San Antonio, Texas, to be the company's sole producer of roofing shingles from scrap tires. U.S. Century developed the patented "hail proof"...

L&S Tire Co. joins King County's LinkUp program. (Tires).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... L & S Tire Company has joined the LinkUp program of King County, Wash. The Link-Up team will assist L & S Tire in researching technology grant opportunities, updating the company's business plan and providing market research assistance....

AGC calls for TEA-21 boost. (C&D News).(Associated General Contractors of America's Highway Division lobbies House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Bridges on infrastructure investment gap)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Paul Diederich, president of Industrial Builders Inc. of Fargo, N.D., and chairman of the Highway Division of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), has urged the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and...

Executive order cuts red tape. (C&D News).(U.S. and state transportation departments in charge of highway improvement projects)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... President Bush has signed an executive order that could quicken the pace of some highway improvement projects. The executive order on "Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure Project Reviews" will change the permitting...

Anvil name emerges from pro-line, Hawco merger. (Equipment Report).(Pro-Line Buckets and Grapples merges with Hawco Manufacturing Company L.L.C to create Anvil Attachments)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Pro-Line Buckets & Grapples of Houston and Hawco Manufacturing Co. LLC, Slaughter, La., have merged to form a larger clamshell bucket and grapple-manufacturing firm. The new company will be called Anvil Attachments, choosing an existing...

Equipment maker changes ownershp. (Equipment Report).(T and M Engineering and Manufacturing Inc. acquires Glass Aggregate Manufacturing and Engineering Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Glass Aggregate Manufacturing & Engineering (GAME), a manufacturer of glass recycling equipment, has been sold to T and M Engineering & Manufacturing Inc. The company will remain based in Faribault, Minn. The previous owners and founders...

TSI sells 74/104 disc rotor. (Equipment Report).(Texas Shredder Inc. )(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Texas Shredder Inc. (TSI), San Antonio, has sold its first "No Weld" disc rotors for a 74/104 shredder. The "No Weld" disc rotors have replaced four-arm spider rotors that had previously been used with the 74/104 shredder. Two shredder...

SAI opens the window. (Equipment Report).(Systems Alternatives International L.L.C. introduces Version 4.0)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Systems Alternatives International LLC (SAI), Maumee, Ohio, has released its newest software, Version 4.0, to commercial recyclers, brokers, consumers and metal service centers. Version 4.0 includes the existing features of SAI's software...

West Coast story: Allan Company has steadily worked its way up to number one in the West Coast scrap paper business. .(Company Profile)(Cover Story)
December 1, 2002... From humble beginnings as a recycler of computer punch cards, Allan Company, Baldwin Park, Calif., has grown steadily to become the largest paper recycler in the Golden State. When Steve Young began his business nearly 40 years ago, he...

The glass ceiling: in part because of the issues raised by commingled collections, challenges face the glass recycling sector. (Commodity Focus).
December 1, 2002... Municipal recycling programs have a love/hate relationship with glass. While it is great for increasing diversion rates, the growing popularity of commingled collections has had a negative effect on the amount of quality glass collected....

Make it or break it: baler speed and dependability play key roles in a single-stream recycler's success. (Baler Applications).(California Waste Solutions equips San Jose facility)
December 1, 2002... Since its founding as a recycling buyback center in 1992, California Waste Solutions (CWS) of Oakland, Calif., has grown into a major presence on the West Coast as a collector and processor of recyclables for both residential and commercial...

From the ground up: nickel and stainless steel markets are poised to improve, although the aerospace sector is still slumping. (Nickel/Stainless Update).
December 1, 2002... Nickel markets should hold up fairly well over the next 12 months thanks to a careful balance between supply and demand. Stainless and nickel's steadily improving performance should continue over the next year, especially if many manufacturing...

The urban quarry: the former Stapleton Airport in Denver becomes a high-profile recycling project. (C&D Series).(Recycled Materials Co.)
December 1, 2002... The scope of the project is overwhelming. Six million tons of runway, taxiway and concourse concrete and asphalt. Fleets of trucks, loaders and several pieces of recycling and screening equipment. Hundreds and hundreds of feet of conveyors. Six...

PSI chapter of ISRI. (People).(Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. Paper Stock Industries chapter awards Jonathan M. Gold)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Jonathan M. Gold of the Newark Group's Recycled Fibers Division, Marblehead, Mass., has been named as the first recipient of the Phil Alpert Award. The award is presented by Paper Stock Industries (PSI) chapter of the Institute of Scrap...

Fund established for family of Roy Pearson. (People).(Harris Waste Management Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Harris Waste Management Group Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., has established a memorial fund for the family of Roy Pearson, a field service technician for the company who died suddenly while away from home on a service call in Massachusetts. ...

Calendar.(Calendar)
December 1, 2002... JAN. 12-14 Platts Aluminum Symposium, Phoenix, Platts Metals Week, (800) 279-8618 JAN. 12-16 ARRA Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Assoc., (410) 267-0023 JAN. 13-15 International...

Irock crushers sidewinder secondary plants. (Products).
December 1, 2002... * Increased feed angle to on-board impact crusher boosts feed velocity, promoting more rock-on-rock crushing * Models 4043, 4056 and 5060, with production capacities from 250 to 500 tons per hour * Impactor's two-bar rotor permits...

Genesis rotating grapples. (Products).
December 1, 2002... * GRG Rotating Grapple line * Offer positive grabbing force, sorting abilities of grapple, plus 360-degree rotation and articulation * For handling and sorting mixed demolition debris * Three model sizes with capabilities ranging...

Metorex x-met 3000T. (Products).
December 1, 2002... * Rugged, handheld analyzer * X-ray tube technology * Grade identifications can be obtained in two to five seconds * Full analysis can be obtained in 10 to 30 seconds * Standard alloy library calibrations include low alloy,...