Recycling Today articles from July 2005

Recycling Today archives from July 2005

Obsolete but still wanted.(EDITOR'S FOCUS)(Industry Overview)
July 1, 2005... The scrap industry is so widespread and fragmented that finding a conclusive figure to measure the percentage of obsolete scrap in the stream s no easy task. The ebb and flow of certain grades of ferrous scrap is certainly one indicator,...

Metal mgmt. boasts healthy profits.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
July 1, 2005... Metal Management Inc., Chicago, has posted net sales of $1.7 billion and net income of $92.3 million for its 2005 fiscal year, which ended March 31, 2005. The net income calculates to $3.74 per diluted common share. For the fourth quarter...

Nucor completes Marion Steel deal.(acquisitions of Nucor Steel Marion, Inc)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Nucor Corp. has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nucor Steel Marion, Inc., has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Marion Steel Co. for about $110 million, subject to post closing adjustments. The bar...

Steel recycling rate tops 70 percent.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI), based in Pittsburgh, has announced that the recycling rate for steel in the United States remained at 70.7 percent in 2004. However, the amount of steel recycled increased by more than 7.2 million tons,...

Mass. DEP signs long-term contract.(contracts of Department of Environmental Protection)(contracts of Recycle America Alliance )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has entered into a 10-year contract with Recycle America Alliance (RAA) for the operation of the Springfield, Mass., material recovery facility (MRF). The facility will serve 78...

Denver asks residents to rethink recycling.(residential recycling program)(Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Management)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Denver Recycles, a program of the Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Management, has launched an expanded residential recycling program. The new residential recycling program employs single-stream collection and includes seven new...

First cut is the deepest.(FERROUS)(Industry Overview)
July 1, 2005... Slowdowns in export orders and domestic mill capacity are being cited as reasons for declining ferrous scrap pricing throughout the United States. For two months, transaction prices have reportedly declined dramatically in many regions,...

Copper outpacing industry.(NONFERROUS)
July 1, 2005... After a strong run, many ferrous and nonferrous metals have started retrenching. However, copper scrap markets have remained fairly resilient. It seems that reports appear almost weekly saying that demand for copper continues to improve. ...

The waiting game.(PAPER)
July 1, 2005... The former clamoring demand from overseas markets has quieted down considerably, leaving scrap fiber markets relatively flat this month. Recyclers and mill buyers who were waiting to see what China would do are still waiting, sources say....

Plasticon to supply R&S manufacturing.(contracts of Plasticon International Inc)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Plasticon International Inc. has announced that it has signed a contract to supply R&S Manufacturing with nearly $500,000 of recycled plastic rebar supports, which are made from a proprietary blend of resins to achieve the structural integrity...

MBA polymers, MG break ground in Austria.(joint ventures of Mueller-Guttenbrunn (MG) GmbH)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... MBA Polymers, based in Richmond, Calif., and Mueller-Guttenbrunn (MG) GmbH, based in Amstetten, Austria, has broken ground on their joint venture plastics recycling facility in Kematen, Austria. The 40,000-ton-per-year plant is expected to open...

NYC council debates e-cycling legislation.(electronics recycling legislation )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... New York City Councilmen Gifford Miller of Manhattan, Bill de Blasio of Brooklyn and Michael McMahon of Staten Island have sponsored electronics recycling legislation that calls for manufacturers to take responsibility for their end-of-life...

Maryland to implement registration fee.(ELECTRONIC RECYCLING)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. has signed House Bill 575, which calls for makers of desktop and laptop computers selling products in the state to pay a registration fee, into law. As of Jan. 1, 2006, companies selling 1,000 or more...

MTI Corp. acquires Metech.(ELECTRONIC RECYCLING)
July 1, 2005... MTI Corp. of Delaware has acquired electronics recycler Metech International, based in Mapleville, R.I. According to a press release, Metech will continue to operate under its current name. "Metech has the potential to become the...

Court rules C&D material not part of franchise.(cases of Douglas Disposal Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A Nevada court has ruled that non-putrescible C&D debris does not fall under the definition of solid waste and is not part of a waste collector's exclusive franchise. According to a legal bulletin from the Environmental Industry...

Construction creates recycling opportunities in Calif.(services of SF Recycling & Disposal)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Spring construction projects have brought an influx of construction and demolition debris to San Francisco's iMRF, which is operated by SF Recycling & Disposal, a Norcal Waste Systems company. Some 494 tons of debris, including wood, dirt,...

Residue recycling process begins in Belgium.(product introduction of SiCon GmbH)(equipments of Belgian Scrap Terminal NV)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A shredder residue recycling process developed by SiCon GmbH of Hilchenbach, Germany, is being installed at a Belgian scrap facility located near the port of Antwerp. Belgian Scrap Terminal NV (BST) has commissioned SiCon to set up the...

Harris adds shredder project engineer.(appointments)( project engineer )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Harris Waste Management Group Inc., of Peachtree City, Ga., has added John Bauer as a project engineer in the company's Shredder Division. Bauer has 10 years of industry experience, having formerly been employed by Riverside Engineering...

JMC Recycling Systems intros new shear.(product introduction of JMC Recycling Systems Ltd)(McIntyre Model 500 Shear)(contracts of Strip Technology Inc)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... JMC Recycling Systems Ltd., based in England, used the ISRI 2005 Convention & Exposition in New Orleans in April to introduce its newest product, the McIntyre Model 500 Shear. The shear incorporates an automatic hydraulic hold-down clamp...

Winkle fine tunes lifting magnets.(product introduction of Winkle Industries)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Winkle Industries, Alliance, Ohio, has launched its newest lifting magnet for the scrap industry. The 68-inch magnet out lifts the company's earlier models, sometimes lifting on par with Winkle's 71- or 72-inch units. "Our investment in 3D...

Giant steps: Daniel Dienst helps guide Metal Management Inc. into profitable territory.(Cover Story)
July 1, 2005... The numbers for its completed fiscal year 2005 are impressive: $1.7 billion in revenue derived from the sale of more than 5.1 million tons of scrap metal. But for investors in Metal Management Inc., Chicago, even more important than scale...

Never enough: demand from China affects access to reclaimed PET and HDPE in North America.(COMMODITY FOCUS)
July 1, 2005... Reclaimers of polyethylene (PET) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) continue to be plagued by the same problem that has affected the plastics recycling industry for years--a low recovery rate for used containers. PET bottle recovery has...

A&S Metals: founded on trust.(A&S Metals)(Company Profile)
July 1, 2005... COMPANY NAME: A&S Metals Owners: Stan Silva Sr., Stan Silva Jr. and Danette Silva Locations: Headquartered in Castroville, Calif., with facilities in Modesto and Salinas, Calif., and in Butte, Mont. Sierra Equipment: T700, T550 and...

Following the leader: an unrelenting push by China has driven the copper market throughout the past several years.(RED METALS INDUSTRY REPORT)
July 1, 2005... The drumbeat in demand from China as it seeks to develop its infrastructure has helped propel copper markets to higher planes. While several other metal commodities have dipped back from their earlier highs, through the first half of this year...

Taking care of business: municipal recycling programs make progress toward becoming more cost effective.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING UPDATE)
July 1, 2005... Money may make the world go around, but it's always been a sticking point for municipal recycling programs. Critics of such programs sometimes paint them in an unflattering light as a burden to taxpayers, while advocates paint a sunnier picture...

Making the scene: recyclers flocked to the BIR Spring Conference and Waste Expo for information on commodity markets and new products.(SPRING CONVENTION WRAP-UP)
July 1, 2005... Two fairly diverse conferences were recently held in May. While Waste Expo, the annual show for the waste management industry, featured glitzy Las Vegas as its backdrop, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), the world trade association...

Amity Metals.(appointments)(Amity Metals International LLC)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Amity Metals Intl. LLC of Charlotte, N.C., has added Charles N. Myers as a trader. Myers formerly owned and operated Myers Brothers Inc. scrap facilities in Greensboro, N.C. He sold the company in 2001. Myers works out of a Greensboro...

Machinex.(appointments)(Machinex Industries Inc)(director of sales )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Christian Lapointe has been appointed director of sales and marketing at Machinex Industries Inc., Plessisville, Quebec. Prior to joining Machinex, Lapointe was vice president of sales and marketing at Quebec-based Labrie Ltd. Machinex...

Sierra RB 6000 portable car logger/baler.(PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2005... * Equipped with a six-cylinder Cummins 6BT5.9 turbo diesel engine * Bales 12 to 16 tons per hour and logs 18 to 22 tons per hour * Foldinq box measures 19 feet 8 inches by 8 feet 6 inches and is lined with Hardox 400 steel * Crane...

Vecoplan RG52P grinder.(PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2005... * Designed to provide secure cross-shredding document destruction in a single pass * Offers selectable and consistent shred size and features a low-speed, ram-fed cutting rotor, a large dump-and-run hopper with a lockable lid, screened...

LSI metal separator.(PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2005... * Offers high-speed recovery of nonferrous metals from auto shredder residue and shredded electronics * Built for LSI by Henry A. Wiltshek Inc. * Equipped with adjustable sensors for accurate metal recognition and sturdy aluminum...

The dark side of Star Wars.(services of Earth911.org )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith debuted May 20th, leaving plastic action figures and toys, thousands of used lightsaber batteries and tons of packaging in its wake. Earth 911 is urging the recycling and reuse of the movie's...

Alcan builds on recycling.(Habitat for Humanity Canada)(Sunshine Coast )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Alcan Inc., headquartered in Montreal, has announced the first winners of its annual Alcan Builds on Recycling program. Habitat for Humanity Sunshine Coast in Sechelt was the top per-capita recycling affiliate, and Habitat for Humanity...

Life-saving call.("Donate a Phone, Save a Life" campaign )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Body Shop--with the support of celebrities like Grammy winner Missy Elliott--is urging Americans to bring hope to countless domestic violence victims by spring cleaning with a conscience, recycling the estimated 65 million old cell phones...