Recycling Today articles from January 2003

Recycling Today archives from January 2003

Staying in touch. (Editor's Focus).
January 1, 2003... The staff of Recycling Today prides itself in its ability to assemble a package of news items and feature articles that provides a window to what has occurred in the recycling industry in the past 30 days and a look at what might happen in the...

St. Louis site of Steel Scrap seminar. (Scrap Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) and the Steel Manufacturers Association are jointly sponsoring a two-day seminar entitled "Steel Scrap 101: What the Industries Want Each Other to Know." The event has been scheduled...

Schnitzer acquires Pick-N-Pull. (Scrap Industry News).(Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Portland, Ore., has moved further into the scrap supply chain by acquiring a successful and innovative auto dismantling operation on the West Coast. Schnitzer, acting through one of its wholly owned...

Finks acquire Alabama aluminum plant. (Scrap Industry News).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Members of the family that owns and operates Allied Metal Co., Chicago, have acquired the assets of the former Ares Corp., consisting primarily of a recycled aluminum processing plant in Scottsboro, Ala. The plant, idled for more than one...

Cooperation increases recycling options. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Intergovernmental and private business cooperation is the key to a new regional residential recycling drop-of program in Rock Island County, Illinois. Beginning in March 2003, five new drop-off sites hosted by the communities of East...

GBB assists Fort Worth in service procurement. (Municipal/Recycling).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc. (GBB), a Fairfax, Va.-basd consulting firm, has been assisting the City of Fort Worth, Texas, with procurement and negotiation of contracts for comprehensive solid waste collection, processing and disposal...

Funding helps promote rural recycling. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given a $25,000 grant to the Sacramento-based California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) to jump start projects aiding small rural communities to develop and implement zero waste plans. ...

Mass. redemptions drop in 2001. (Municipal Recycling).
January 1, 2003... Redemptions under Massachusetts's deposit bill have fallen to the lowest level since its inception in 1990. According to the Boston Globe, while figures indicate that consumers purchased a record number of soft drink and beer containers,...

Washington reports modest increase. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... In 2001 the State of Washington's recycling rate increased 2 percent from the 2000 figure to 37 percent. The state's Department of Ecology (DOE) collected the figures. According to the Washington DOE, increased recycling of organic...

Harris: cranking out innovation.
January 1, 2003... For more than a century, customers have relied on the manufacturing skill and design innovation of Harris. Headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia, with manufacturing facilities in Cordele and Baxley, Georgia, Harris Waste Management Group...

Holding steady. (Ferrous).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... December is seldom considered a boom month for scrap dealers, but at least December 2002 was not bringing particularly bad tidings to ferrous scrap processors. Although average pricing declined in November, it did not appear to be heading...

A narrow gap. (Nonferrous).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Unworkably tight margins have been the norm for the secondary aluminum industry for most of this decade, and the closing months of 2002 did not bring any change. A scrap buyer for one secondary smelting company notes that while a bump up...

Good news for news. (Paper).(Brief Article)(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... The market for old newspapers (ONP) has been showing modest strength through the end of the year. The improvements come while the newsprint industry continues to grapple with an oversupply of finished product. In the U.S.,...

Rapra releases new publications. (Plastics).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... The www.RecyclingToday.com online store is now offering two publications on plastics recycling published by a European trade association. "Plastic Waste-Feedstock Recycling, Chemical Recycling and Incineration," examines conversion of...

Arts successfully completes demo projects. (Tires/Rubber).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Clemson University's Asphalt Rubber Technology Service (ARTS) has successfully completed three demonstration projects using rubber-modified hot mix asphalt (HMA). ARTS resurfaced existing roads and constructed new roads at the South...

Eldan tire recycling system to be installed. (Equipment Report).
January 1, 2003... Maryland Environmental Service (MES) has purchased a complete Eldan Scandinavian Recycling E4000t scrap tire recycling system from Wendt Corp., Tonawanda, N.Y. MES has planned a January 2003 start-up at a facility in Baltimore County,...

Singles hitters: recylers are beginning to test whether single-streams systems are cost-effective for smaller recycling programs as well.
January 1, 2003... Single-stream recycling collection and processing in North America is widely considered to have gained its initial momentum on the Pacific Coast. In the eastern half of the U.S., single-stream methods are just beginning to take root, although...

Grounded: the commercial aviation slump has left specialty metals dealers looking for a silver lining. (Commodity Focus).
January 1, 2003... The commercial airline sector has been in financial turmoil in the past year, and the reduction in new aircraft manufacturing has negatively affected the consumption of specialty and high-temp alloys, such as titanium, chromium and nickel. ...

Material differences: makers of appliances and vehicles continue to work new materials into their product mix. (Materials Choices).
January 1, 2003... Tomorrow's appliance and automotive components are on the drawing boards today. The materials coming into recycling yards right now were designed 15 years ago and most likely manufactured five to 10 years ago. While these companies are...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
January 1, 2003... JAN. 19-22 C&D World/10th CMRA Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Construction Materials Recycling Association, (800) 225-0899 JAN. 30-FEB. 2 ISRI Operations Forum, Tampa, Fla., Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries...

Industrial services of America. (People).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Industrial Services of America Inc. (ISA), Louisville, Ky., has promoted Steve Singer to chief operating officer of the company's recycling division. Singer has been with ISA since 1998, starting as marketing director of recycling. In...

In memoriam. (People).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
January 1, 2003... Charles N. Ruth, a 40-year veteran of the scrap recycling industry, passed away of a sudden heart attack in late November at age 73. In 1960, Ruth began his career in the recycling industry working for Luria Brothers. He moved dozens of times...

LBX Co. (People).
January 1, 2003... LBX Co., Lexington, Ky., has added two people to its excavator product line team. Scott Sutherland has been named manager of product planning and development for excavators, and Larry McAdoo has been named product specialist for hydraulic...

Welcome ...: a need to know. (2003 Ferrous Scrap Supplement).
January 1, 2003... Dialog can't solve all problems, as past and current world tensions demonstrate. But in many instances, efforts by two sides to communicate more often and exchange information can yield a greater understanding of a situation. If that is...

Marginal improvement: shredder operators have seen their margins improve in the last year, though they would welcome additional material. (2003 Ferrous Scrap Supplement).
January 1, 2003... While, according to many economic forecasts, the U.S. economy is still in guarded condition entering 2003, the situation for auto shredder operators has eased somewhat when compared to late 2001 and early 2002. Many auto dismantlers sat on...

Urge to merger: in several parts of the world, steel companies are merging in order to survive. (2003 Ferrous Scrap Supplement).
January 1, 2003... The consolidation of the steel industry--a combination of bankruptcies, buyouts and mergers that will greatly reduce the number of companies in the steelmaking business--has been talked about for a number of years. But in the past two...

Ferrous scrap flow map. (2003 Ferrous Scrap Supplement).(Illustration)
January 1, 2003... CANADIAN MILLS Altasteel Ltd. Edmonton, Alberta 350,000 T/yr. Gerdau AmeriSteel Whitby, Ont. 960,000 T/yr. Gerdau Courtice Steel Cambridge, Ont. 360,000 T/yr. Gerdau MRM Steel Selkirk, Manitoba 385,000 T/yr. ...

The hunger: scrap exporters are optimistic that offshore buyers, especially in China, will continue to demand sizeable amounts of material. (2003 Ferrous Scrap Supplement).
January 1, 2003... Over the past decade China became the "it" place for business. As the country cranked up its manufacturing base and developed a more market-oriented economy, many business people--scrap recyclers included--attempted to capitalize on this growth...

From a to zinc: a long-time research site in Indiana is now ready to de-zinc shipments of galvanized scrap steel. (2003 Ferrous Scrap Supplement).
January 1, 2003... Following a prolonged research and start-up phase, a galvanized scrap "de-zincing" operation is up and running, ready to start a steady production schedule. Capital investments and expertise from around the world have gone into the effort, with...

Glossary of ferrous scrap and steel industry terms. (2003 Ferrous Scrap Supplement).
January 1, 2003... A Automobile Shredder--A hammermill-style shredder large enough to shred whole cars into fist-sized chunks in less than a minute Automotive Shredder Residue (ASR)--The material left over after an automobile has been shredded and the...