Recycling Today articles from February 2004

Recycling Today archives from February 2004

Resolving to investigate.(Editor's Focus)(Editorial)
February 1, 2004... Living in a world where extremists make headlines and brashly self-confident commentators garner attention, taking time to think an issue over seems to be fading as a course of action. Not only are oversight committees and investigative panels...

Scrap export limits?(Scrap Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Is high-priced ferrous scrap limiting the ability of the American manufacturing sector to get back on its feet? That is the contention of several trade groups, who reportedly are considering asking the government to intervene to keep ferrous...

Down, but not out.(Scrap Industry News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Steelmakers in North America are doing their part to keep global capacity limited, though in some cases the capacity may just be relocating. Among the moves making news in early 2004 have been an arrangement to move Geneva Steel equipment...

Seattle makes recycling mandatory.(Municipal Recycling)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Seattle's City Council has voted unanimously to make recycling mandatory for residents. Enforcement of the new legislation will include an education program that would begin by the end of 2004's first quarter. The Seattle Times reports...

Multiple topics on Carolina agenda.(Municipal Recycling)(Carolina Recycling Association )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The Carolina Recycling Association (CRA) has planned a full menu of educational sessions for its 14th Annual Conference, to be held March 22-25 in downtown Charlotte at the "Race City's" Adam's Mark Hotel. "Staying on Track... Revving Up...

Shattered ceiling.(Ferrous)
February 1, 2004... If, as has been reported, Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Alan Greenspan looks at ferrous scrap pricing as a leading economic indicator, he must be in full inflation-fighting mode. Ferrous scrap pricing ended 2003 making an extraordinary leap...

Precious and few.(Nonferrous)
February 1, 2004... While platinum, gold and silver are considered the precious metals, their usually more plentiful nonferrous cousins aluminum and copper are taking on collector's item attributes. Dealers from throughout the U.S. report tight aluminum and...

Full steam ahead.(Paper)
February 1, 2004... It appears there is clear sailing for the next several months for paper stock markets. Demand for most grades remains strong, with mixed paper markets continuing to pop. Domestically, finished paper pricing power appears to remain subdued....

Organizations sign R&D agreement.(Plastics)
February 1, 2004... The Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, the Vehicle Recycling Partnership of USCAR and the American Plastics Council have signed a five-year, multi-million-dollar, cost-shared Cooperative Research and Development Agreement...

EPA looks to boost end markets.(C & D News)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The U.S. EPA has announced its effort to promote the GreenScapes Alliance, with one of its aims being to influence government and corporate purchasing patterns to include more grounds maintenance recycled-content products and materials,...

Sims goes for SAI software.(Equipment Report)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Systems Alternatives International LLC (SAI), Maumee, Ohio, has announced an agreement with Sims Group USA, Richmond, Calif., to install updated versions of its software products in Simsmetal operating units throughout the U.S. and Canada. ...

BHS names Farnsworth as president.(Equipment Report)(Bulk Handling Systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), Eugene, Ore., has appointed Bruce Farnsworth as its new president, assuming the role formerly held by Fred Austin. "Bruce has a track record of strengthening customer and vendor relationships, while building...

Corru-Shred targets OCC stream.(Equipment Report)(Corru-Shred Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Corru-Shred Inc., Pompano Beach, Fla., is offering a recycling system for old corrugated containers (OCC) different from the traditional paper baling and re-pulping market. The Corru-Shred product, its inventor Norman Levine says, allows...

The road ahead: scrap recyclers glimpse their future in today's vehicles and appliances.(Cover Story)
February 1, 2004... Just as the U.S. government can tell you today the exact race and sex of every graduate of the high school class of 2020 (they were born two years ago), so too a preview of the recycling stream of 2005 and 2010 is simply a matter of looking at...

500 shears & counting.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... In 1997, when the very first Genesis Magnum Shear rolled off the assembly line, it marked the debut of a company dedicated to providing real solutions, tailor-made for the challenges of the demolition, scrap processing and recycling industries....

The seeds of change: a customer-focused philosophy.(Genesis)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Before Genesis ever mulled a design or milled a single part, we surveyed a wide range of equipment owners and operators. We listened as they told us about real problems and shortfalls with existing equipment, and we asked them how--in a perfect...

Genesis xcavator package program: taking the headache out of buying a used excavator.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Purchasing a good, used excavator can be a terrific cost-saving alternative to buying new. But finding the right unit may take days, weeks--even months. Locating and inspecting the various prospects is a tedious process. And even once the right...

Technical services: Genesis Technical Service Training School.
February 1, 2004... At Genesis we believe familiarity breeds success, which is why we offer Genesis Technical Service Training School free to all Genesis shear owners, operators and technicians. We know we've supplied our customers with the best shears on the...

Elementary economics: slumping industrial production and demand from China is pinching aluminum scrap supply.(Commodity Focus)
February 1, 2004... The scrap metal industry exported a record amount of material--nearly $1 billion--to China in 2003. The country's insatiable hunger contributed to historically high prices for some secondary commodities, such as copper. Aluminum and other...

Feeding the hungry: ferrous balers and loggers are playing a key role in feeding the world's hunger for iron-bearing scrap.(Baling Equipment Focus)
February 1, 2004... That the markets for ferrous scrap have been surging is no secret. Perhaps less well publicized, however, is the key role balers, loggers and flatteners are playing in preparing North America's obsolete scrap to enter the market. As mill...

The little things: adhering to a proper maintenance schedule most likely adds life to a baler and subtracts downtime.(Baling Equipment Focus)
February 1, 2004... Maximizing a baler's productivity and life span often comes down to doing the little things. Putting into place a consistent maintenance program is one of those little things that can help ensure maximum production. Machinery manufacturers...

Changing tides in recycling: a shift to single-stream recycling puts greater emphasis on larger, more powerful baling equipment.(Baling Equipment Focus)
February 1, 2004... The current trend toward single-stream recycling is driving the way recyclers purchase equipment. What was once a field of many small-to-medium-sized recycling centers has evolved into fewer, though larger, centralized processing facilities....

Narrow bridge: baling operations can come to a halt when oversized material builds a bridge over the charge box.(Baling Equipment Focus)
February 1, 2004... Among the misfortunes that can strike a baling operation is the phenomenon known as bridging. While "building a bridge" is often used as a positive metaphor when it comes to relationships and planning for the future, the bridges found in balers...

Europe calling: as the member countries of the European Union prepare to implement the WEEE and RoHs Directives, electronics manufacturers and recyclers in the U.S. will feel the effects.(Electronics Recycling Series)(Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)(Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances)
February 1, 2004... The European Union's current 15 member states have until Aug. 13 of this year to determine how they will implement the directives on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and on the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in...

Road worthy: the acceptance of recycled aggregates by state agencies is slow but is making progress.(C & D Series)
February 1, 2004... Probably one of the greatest market opportunities for C&D recyclers remains the roadbuilding industry. Already, products such as recycled concrete, asphalt, wood, fines and asphalt shingles are used in roads in various regions of North America....

Harris Waste Management Group.(People)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Harris Waste Management Group Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., has realigned its engineering department along two major groups, making two key personnel appointments in the process. Kenneth Booth, project manager/ Hydraulic Shear & Balers,...

In memoriam.(People)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
February 1, 2004... Stanley H. Litman, 75, co-founder of Texas Recycling/Surplus Inc., Dallas, passed away in late December. Litman was president of the Paper Stock Industries (PSI) chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) in the mid...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
February 1, 2004... FEB. 15-18 Southeast Recycling Conference, Pensacola, Fla., Southeast Recycling Conference, (334) 277-7050 FEB. 15-19 World of Concrete 2004, Orlando, Fla., The Aberdeen Group, (630) 543-0870 FEB. 17 ISRI Mid-America Chapter Consumers...

Marathon titan series.(Products)(ReductionSolutions )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * Single-shaft rotary grinder offers low speed and high torque * Latest design features a solid, one-piece forged rotor; index-able four-sided cutter inserts; oversized pillow block bearings; oversized gear reducer and torque arm assembly;...

System redoma powercat "A".(Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * Distributed in North America by Copper Recovery * Single-person operation * Produces 800 pounds of clean No. 1 copper granulate per hour * Requires 112 square feet of floor space and 48 kW of electrical power * Turn-key...

Vecoplan retech RG32-40P.(Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * Designed for document destruction * Offers cross-cut consistency in one pass, variable and consistent shred size with interchangeable screens * No pre-processing required to handle binders with metal rings, security containers or...

Columbia steel grapple links.(Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * Cast from high-strength martensitic steel alloy * Manufactured as one piece for additional strength when contrasted with common fabricated grapple linkages * Less likely to fail during use than standard fabricated grapple links ...

Spectro X-lab 2000.(Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * Features a Pd target end window X-ray tube, polarized excitation, advanced Si (Li) detection system * Enables excitation of light elements * Polarized excitation reduces spectral background, lowering reachable detection limits *...

Gateway soundseries[TM] earmuffs.(Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * Three comfortable, value-priced sound protection products * Fully adjustable * Feature a rotating headband so protection may be worn in three positions, with or without head protection * Protection ranges from 22 NRR to 28 NRR...

Hi-rise vertical balers.(Products)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * HRC6030 line of space-saving balers * Feature heavy-duty construction, maintenance-friendly electronic controls packages, advanced hydraulics * Suitable for large MRFs, small recycling centers * Fewer than 13-feet tall *...

ApplianceSmart opens in Atlanta.(Back Page)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. (ARCA), headquartered in Minneapolis, has opened a 30,000-square-foot ApplianceSmart factory outlet superstore in Norcross, Ga., a northeastern suburb of the Atlanta metropolitan area. The new...

Alcan Recycling announces cans for habitat results.(Back Page)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Alcan Recycling raised more than $30,000 during its second annual America Recycles Day aluminum can recycling contest to benefit the Cans for Habitat program. Alcan employees from 13 different U.S. sites collected and recycled nearly 1...

Recycled Product Trade Show scheduled.(Back Page)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The California Integrated Waste Management Board will host its fifth annual Recycled Product Trade Show March 10-11 at the Sacramento Convention Center. The show's purpose is to promote recycling-based businesses and the purchase of...