Recycling Today articles from July 2003

Recycling Today archives from July 2003

Capturing the small business flag. (Editor's Focus).(Republican policy)
July 1, 2003... There have been a number of constituencies that have helped the Republican Party gain the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress. Among the most loyal and hardworking has been the small business owner sector, often displaying...

Leonard Schnitzer dies at 78. (In Memoriam).(Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Leonard Schnitzer, chairman of Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., Portland, Ore., and son of the company's founder Sam Schnitzer, has died at age 78. He grew up learning the scrap business (along with his brothers) from his father Sam,...

Black ink for Metal Management in 2003. (Scrap Industry News).
July 1, 2003... Metal Management Inc., Chicago, has announced results for its fiscal year and fourth quarter period that ended March 31, 2003. For its 2003 fiscal year, the scrap recycling firm has reported consolidated net sales totaling $770.0 million...

Philip files Chapter 11. (Scrap Industry News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Philip Services Corp. (PSC), Houston, and most of its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. The filings took place June 2. "Our existing debt is too high for our...

California scrap tire conference scheduled. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... California regulators are working with the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) to develop a comprehensive tire conference in the fall that will address California's annual scrap tire problems, which total in the tens of millions. The...

Nova Scotia agency raises container handling fees. (Municipal Recycling).(RRFB Nova Scotia)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... RRFB Nova Scotia, Truro, has announced an immediate increase in beverage container handling fees paid to the province's Enviro-Depot[TM] operators. RRFB Nova Scotia's Board of Directors has agreed that the fee increase to $.03, which was...

Grant funds recycling in Washington County. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Cities in Washington's King County have collected more than 1.25 million pounds of recyclables during this year's spring recycling round-ups, which are funded in part by the state's Department of Ecology. The drop-off events in March,...

Receding tide. (Ferrous).(scrap iron)
July 1, 2003... Reduced demand in several scrap-consuming nations has led to slowly falling ferrous scrap prices in much of the world, according to several speakers who addressed attendees of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) spring convention, held...

New orientation. (Nonferrous).(copper trading)
July 1, 2003... A major consumer of copper scrap expressed concern for the future of free trade at the Nonferrous Division meeting of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Spring Convention, held in Oslo in late May. "State subsidies give a major...

Shifting sands. (Paper).(recycling)
July 1, 2003... Recyclers are watching paper industry events that could continue to affect recovered paper markets both domestically and internationally. In North America, Weyerhaeuser Company has announced that it will close one of two fine-paper machines...

ITEC Environmental expands. (Plastics).(ITEC Environmental Systems)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... ITEC Environmental Systems, a division of ITEC Environmental Group, has announced that its Oakdale, Calif., plant will start its recycling operations on schedule. The plant has a production capacity of 600,000 pounds of oil-contaminated plastic...

DOC report warns of potential crisis. (Nonmetallics).(California Department of Conservation)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The California Department of Conservation (DOC), Sacramento, has released a report citing the environmental problems caused by the single-serve water bottle. The report states that more than 1 billion water bottles wind up in California's...

Florida revisits arsenic issue. (C&D News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has held a series of workshops on updated guidelines for concentrations of various chemicals that can be present in soil suitable for unrestricted use. These guidelines are widely used in...

Seattle franchise law challenged. (C&D News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... A lawsuit has been filed in Seattle challenging a recent waste definition change that effectively includes mixed C&D as part of "city waste," and thus newly subject to the city's franchise contracts. Those contracts, which reportedly run...

California e-waste bill advances. (Electronics Recycling).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Legislation that would require the recycling of toxic electronic waste has passed the California Senate Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 20, sponsored by Senator Byron Sher (D-Stanford), would require manufacturers of toxic electronics...

IAER releases electronics recycling report. (Electronics Recycling).(International Association of Electronics Recyclers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... The International Association of Electronics Recyclers (IAER), Albany, N.Y., has published a comprehensive report on the electronics recycling industry. The report includes an industry directory and overview, and "will be an essential...

Walker Rare Earth line garners interest. (Equipment Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Walker-National, Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, reports a great deal of interest in its new line of Rare Earth Magnetic Separators. "There's already a ripple of excitement running through the industry," says Brian Thwaites, vice president...

Collect 'em, trade 'em. (Equipment Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Trading cards may evoke images of Babe Ruth and Willie Mays in most minds, but recyclers can trade a Sierra 750-ton shear/baler/logger for an RB 6000 auto logger. Sierra International Machinery Inc., Bakersfield, Calif., has created a...

Golden rule: fair treatment, courtesy and honesty are at the heart of the McAvoy family's Industrial Metal Recycling company. (Cover Story).
July 1, 2003... The Golden Rule--treating others as you would like to be treated--must be easier to memorize than it is to put into practice. As Peter McAvoy says his father repeatedly told him, if everyone were obeying this one simple rule, there would be no...

Growing pains: establishing high-value markets for plastics from post-consumer electronics depends on developing an electronics-recycling infrastructure within the U.S. (Plastics Commodity Focus).
July 1, 2003... The electronics recycling industry is still in its infancy, with many questions concerning best practices yet to be answered. Perhaps some of the most consuming questions have centered on how to manage the plastics used in electronics. Foremost...

Hot metal fever: even after a recent downhill run, entrepreneurs are still willing to enter the North American steel industry. (Scrap Consumer Focus).
July 1, 2003... The turmoil within the steel industry for the past couple of decades is well documented, with the word "overcapacity" being the most common label applied to the root causes of the industry's ailments. But even with overcapacity universally...

Overview from Oslo: recyclers from around the world gathered in Oslo for the 2003 BIR Spring Convention. (BIR Wrap-Up).(Bureau of International Recycling )
July 1, 2003... Several hundred scrap industry traders, processors, consumers and suppliers from around the world gathered in Oslo, Norway, in late May for the Spring Convention of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). The Brussels-based consortium...

Market potpourri: WasteExpo in New Orleans featured a variety of recycling cuisines on its menu. (Waste Expo Wrap-Up).
July 1, 2003... Key participants in the solid waste and recycling industry gathered in New Orleans for the WasteExpo trade show, held in early June at the Ernest Morial Convention Center. Attendees browsed a sizeable exhibit hall featuring equipment and...

Nasco-Op. (People).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Howard Glick of Tri-State Iron & Metal, Texarkana, Ark., has been elected chairman of Nasco-Op by the cooperative's members at its annual meeting. Arnold Gachman, Paul Brenner and Ed Arnold Jr. have also been elected as officers of...

Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc. (People).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc., Superior, Wis., has added or promoted four managers, including naming a new advertising manager and a general manager of its new Blades by Genesis subsidiary. Patricia Stoll has been newly hired by...

Diamond Z grinder. (Products).(Advertisement)
July 1, 2003... * DZH 7000 Series portable horizontal grinder for wood debris and construction materials * High capacity, low maintenance * Features include the patent-pending Feed Roller design that raises past center to a safety lock position for...

Niton Bluetooth[TM] integration. (Products).(Advertisement)
July 1, 2003... * Wireless communication for the new generation of Niton XLi and XLt analyzers * Allows instantaneous wireless communication between analyzer and any wireless-compatible PC, laptop or PDA from a far as 33 feet * Wireless functionality...

Bispgardens Verkstader Cable granulator. (Products).(Advertisement)
July 1, 2003... * Model G96-1 * Distributed by NTS International LLC * Compact and transportable * Proven ability to recover high-value metal from scrap, wire and cable * Produces clean conductor granulate * Ease of setup allows for easy...

Carrying the load.(recycled aluminum)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Sustainability is a buzzword that may or may not last into the coming decades. Environmentalists are convinced that sustainability--defined in part as the ability of products to be part of a closed loop that allows resources to be renewed and...

Return to stability: although competition from other materials will always be present, the future for aluminum is bright.
July 1, 2003... It is a truism that uncertainty is not good for investment or business. And uncertainty over the near-term outlook of the world economy continues amid the unsettled climate in the Middle East. As manufacturers, aluminum producers' fortunes...

Breathing room: companies melting aluminum scrap need to check whether they need to be in compliance with new EPA rules.
July 1, 2003... With compliance deadlines having arrived for the secondary aluminum industry, the Aluminum Association and its members have reached agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a series of extensive improvements to...

A smaller roster: in the copper industry, it's getting easier to tell the players without a scoreboard.
July 1, 2003... Far too many times, metal industry publications have reported on the closing of another copper melting facility or fabricating plant in North America. Some times this even includes a reference to the disturbingly small number of remaining...

Stainless seeks support: trade issues are among those keeping the stainless climate difficult for North American companies.(steel industry)
July 1, 2003... The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA), Washington, says its member companies largely sustained financial losses in 2002 because of unfair trade practices. Echoing complaints made by carbon steelmakers that eventually...

A directory of nonferrous metals trade associations.(Directory)
July 1, 2003... THE ALUMINUM ASSOCIATION 900 19th St. NW, Ste. 300 Washington, DC 20006 Ph: (202) 862-5100 Fax: (202) 862-5164 Web Site: www.aluminum.org ALUMINUM EXTRUDERS COUNCIL 1000 N. Rand Rd., Ste. 214 Wauconda, IL...