Recycling Today articles from June 2002

Recycling Today archives from June 2002

Setting the record straight. (Editor's Focus).(appeal for feedback)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
June 1, 2002... Early on in the education process, our ability to accept criticism is considered a barometer of our behavioral growth. Grade school report cards often contain a category labeled "accepts constructive criticism," in which students are judged to...

"Underground" scrap targeted. (Scrap Industry News).(underground storage tanks)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... A statement from the General Accounting Office (GAO), Washington, is urging the U.S. EPA and state agencies to step up enforcement of the removal of corroded steel underground storage tanks (USTs). In testimony before a Senate subcommittee,...

Birmingham headed into Nucor fold. (Scrap Industry News).(Nucor to buy most assets of Birmingham Steel Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... One of the major names in electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking appears destined to fade into the background with the latest acquisition announcement by Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C. Birmingham Steel Corp., Birmingham, Ala., and Nucor have...

Ford exec calls Greenleaf a "failure". (Scrap Industry News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Sustainability is a key corporate goal for Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., but an initial attempt to enter the recycling industry has not gone well for the automaker, according to one company executive. Speaking to attendees of the...

A lot of baling, but little recycling. (Scrap Industry News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... What was once envisioned as a major recycling project at the Oak Ridge Department of Energy facilities in Tennessee is now being termed one of the world's largest "cleanup" projects, with little recycling taking place. One of the world's...

Correction. (Scrap Industry News).
June 1, 2002... Cohen Bros. Inc., Middltetown, Ohio, should have been among the Top 20 Ferrous Scrap Processors in the U.S. list that appeared in the March, 2002 issue of Recycling Today. According to a company source, Cohen Bros. handles more than 700,000...

San Diego honors recyclers. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... City of San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy and County Supervisor Pam Slater honored 42 local businesses and organizations for their innovative waste reduction and recycling programs during the Annual San Diego Earth Works VIP (Very Important Planet)...

Tucson moves to weekly collection. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Tucson City Council has tentatively approved a budget funding the change from every-other-week to weekly collection of recyclables and garbage beginning in July. Eliseo Garza, solid waste director, says the change will save the city $2 million...

Nashville launches curbside program. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell has offered details about the citywide household recycling program. His remarks were made during a speech on waste management issues in April. He also presented the rolling 95-gallon carts to be used within the...

The right direction. (Ferrous).(ferrous scrap prices)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Prices paid for ferrous scrap continue to move up, following along with higher prices being paid for many types of finished steel. Steel prices have been rising steadily since the Bush Administration announced its Section 201 protection...

Other nations erecting steel barriers. (Ferrous).(in response to U.S. trade barriers)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Reactions from other nations to the Bush Administration's Section 201 trade measures protecting American steelmakers are beginning to take shape. Japan has said it will notify the World Trade Organization (WTO) that it will impose 100...

Galamba group adds locations. (Ferrous).(buys Massey and Son Recycling Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Galamba Group of Companies, Kansas City, Mo., has purchased the assets of Massey & Son Recycling Inc., with locations in Topeka and Emmett, Kan. The two yards, which contain processing equipment such as balers, portable shears and car...

Stuck in neutral. (Nonferrous).(nonferrous scrap prices)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... While ferrous scrap dealers watch pricing for both finished steel and scrap iron head upward this spring, nonferrous dealers are waiting for their markets to kick in. Conditions are not necessarily gloomy for scrap aluminum and copper...

There's gold in them thar relays. (Nonferrous).(cellular switch equipment uses gold)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Electronics recyclers who take in cellular telephone relay station equipment may hold the map to a productive gold mine. As cell phones have become more commonly used for long distance calls, newer switches are being equipped with...

Slipping away. (Nonferrous).(recycling of aluminum cans falls)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The recycling rate for used beverage cans (UBCs) is heading in the wrong direction, although the aluminum industry is still melting considerable amounts of the drink containers The UBC recycling rate in the U.S. slipped to 55.4 percent in...

Sensing a turnaround. (Paper).(recycling prices)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... There may be a base being formed with some of the lower grades of recovered fiber. Old corrugated is showing some modest signs of life. Prices look to be stabilizing in some regions. Several sources add that prices have even inched up in a...

Nine Dragons still roaring. (Paper).(plans for new paper mill)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Operators of the Nine Dragons mill, one of the largest paper mill complexes in the world, have announced plans to build a new greenfield paper mill in China. The new project will be located near Shanghai. Initial plans for the mill call for...

Kruger commits to packaging. (Paper).(Kruger Inc. to upgrade packaging material plants)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Kruger Inc., Montreal, has announced plans to invest $5 million in its packaging plants in Ontario and Quebec. In Ontario, the operations of Craftwell Containers and Packaging Ltd., a Kruger affiliate company, have been integrated with the...

GreenMan reports profitable second quarter. (Tires/Rubber).(GreenMan Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... GreenMan Technologies Inc., Lynnfield, Mass., reported a 21 percent increase in profits for its second quarter ended March 31. Net sales for the quarter totaled $5.5 million compared to $4.6 million in the second quarter of 2001. GreenMan...

Oregon bus fleet using re-refined oil. (Oil).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Tri-Met of Portland, Ore., has decided to switch its fleet of 670 buses to re-refined lubricating oil after a year-long test. Under its Green Policy, Tri-Met seeks to reduce its negative impact on the environment by reducing waste, by...

Luxica flooring makes aesthetic and environmental statement. (Plastics).(vinyl flooring from To Market)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... To Market, an international sales and marketing company based in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., has introduced Luxica[TM] Envinyl Flooring, which is available in two product collections, Metallo and Oceanas. According to the company,...

Open road for crushers. (C&D News).(recycling of paving materials)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Concrete and asphalt crushing contractors have the opportunity to take part in a booming federal highway rebuilding effort, according to Byron Lord of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Lord says the FHWA's new policy on recycling...

Project nears take-off. (C&D News).(concrete recycling)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The decision to close down a former U.S. Navy air base in southern California could bring up to three million tons of recycled concrete to the market. Officials from the city of Irvine, Calif., have been consulting with concrete recyclers...

Autocar displays Xpeditor trucks. (Equipment Report.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 1, 2002... Autocar LLC, Union City, Ind., has debuted the Autocar Xpeditor, a Class Eight low-cab-over-engine (LCOE) truck series used in waste and recycling collection and hauling applications at the 2002 WasteExpo show. WasteExpo took place May 21-23 at...

Terex bolsters Lifting Division. (Equipment Report).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Fuchs scrap handlers are among the product lines that have been added to the Lifting Division of Terex Corp., Westport, Conn. The German-made scrap handlers were acquired by Terex as part of the acquisition of Atlas Weyhausen and the...

Balemaster upgrades Web site. (Equipment Report).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Balemaster, Crown Point, Ind., has upgraded the information available at its Web site, found at www.balemaster.com. The site provides information on the more than 100 balers, shredders and hoggers offered by the company, including its PT70...

Lundell ships pellet system to Norway. (Installations).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Lundell Enterprises, Cherokee, Iowa, has shipped a Model 1860 pellet system to a customer in Norway. The system is designed to take scrap paper along with some plastic film to produce a 1-3/4-inch diameter pellet. The pellets are used as...

Setting sail: exporting recovered paper to mills in China is the backbone of America Chung Nam's business.(America Chung Nam Inc.)
June 1, 2002... The opening of a paper mill complex in China offers little risk in terms of finding a market for end products. The Chinese economy has grown tremendously for the past several years, and more growth is expected. In theory, the greater risk...

Precious little change: stability (some would call it flatness) predominates in the precious metals markets. (Commodity Focus).(Statistical Data Included)(Industry Overview)
June 1, 2002... There is not a lot of luster in the precious metals markets today. While the platinum market is optimistic, palladium, gold and silver appear stuck in price and trading ruts. There is good news, however. "Material is moving," says Joan Carr...

Shopping smart: ready to buy a scrap handling crane? Here's what to look for, according to one equipment dealer. (Scrap Handling Equipment Focus).
June 1, 2002... There are certainly many things to consider when shopping for a scrap handling crane. Below I will attempt to categorize what I believe is important, offering opinions on several aspects of scrap handling machines, including size, platform and...

Front and center: putting maintenance issues first benefits recyclers and equipment makers. (Scrap Handling Equipment Focus).
June 1, 2002... When your day is spent moving, sorting and processing tons of dense material every day, the equipment that does much of the work will take a beating. A harsh work environment takes its toll on the equipment. Thus, wisely purchasing a piece...

New heights: longer reach, greater power, smoother controls--scrap handler improvements keep on coming. (Scrap Handling Equipment Focus).
June 1, 2002... The term "re-inventing the wheel" is often used derisively, usually referring to an activity deemed a waste of effort. But manufacturers have a legitimate interest in re-inventing the wheel; and the axle, the piston, the cylinder, the boom or...

Searching for solutions: designers, manufacturers and recyclers of electronic equipment gathered in San Francisco to examine the many facets of electronic scrap. (Electronics Summit Wrap Up).(California; International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment)
June 1, 2002... The most established recycling markets exist without subsidies, most observers agree. The question facing those involved in the emerging electronic scrap recycling industry is to what extent can and should governments be involved in regulating...

Setting a higher standard: establishing and adhering to best practices could help solve export-related electronic scrap problems. (Electronics Exporting).
June 1, 2002... Leaded glass CRT monitors are identifiable easily in the recycling stream and specifically are being banned from disposal in some states. As scrap they can be grouped into two categories: working/ repairable and junk. The demand for...

Never been easier: the Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show boasts big names in the big easy. (Paper Conference Preview).
June 1, 2002... The Paper Recycling Conference & Show intensifies in its third year as the Hyatt Regency New Orleans plays host to the program June 23-25. Amid the sites and sounds of enthralling, energetic New Orleans, paper recyclers can benefit from a...

American Forest & Paper Association. (People).(Remy Esquenet named director of fiber recovery and utilization)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), Washington, has named Remy Esquenet as director of fiber recovery and utilization. Before joining AF&PA, Esquenet was an attorney in private practice working on issues of environmental law....

Sennebogen LLC. (People).(James Westlake named service manager)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... James (Jim) Westlake has been named as service manager for Sennebogen North America LLC, Charlotte, N.C. Westlake has spent more than 17 years in the heavy equipment service field, having served most recently as shop foreman at a...

Calendar.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... June 12-16 ISRI Gulf Coast Chapter Convention, Biloxi, Miss., ISRI Gulf Coast Chapter, (662) 534-3004 June 25-27 Recycling Metals from Industrial Waste Course, Golden, Colo., Colorado School of Mines, (303) 273-3321 ...

Caterpillar wheel loaders. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * 980G Series II replaces the 980G model * More fuel-efficient engine, new free wheel stator torque converter lower fuel cost per ton * Integrated BrakingSystem reduces axle temperatures and improves transmission neutralizer smoothness...

Spectro [Spectrosort.sup.CCD] hand-held analyzer. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Optical emission spectrometer for positive identification and quality control of incoming metals * Ideal for buying and sorting scrap at all locations * Weighs less than three pounds; no power cable needed * Available with Argon...

Custom T-rex from American Baler. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Extra large 80" x 70" hopper * A 12-inch hydraulic cylinder delivers more than 339,000 pounds of compression force * Creates bales weighing up to 3,000 pounds * Bales up to 30 tons of OCC per hour * Standard automatic wire...

Rice Lake programmable indicator/controller. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Model 920i * Large LCD screen can be configured with weight character sizes up to 1.2 inches, active bar graphs, status messages, operator prompts and multiple soft key functions * For vehicle scale, batching, data acquisition,...

Flexco conveyor maintenance brochure. (Products).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * Titled "Maintenance Made Easy" * Features overview of Eliminator[R] Belt Cleaners, related accessories and replacement parts * Information on PT Max[TM] belt trainer and Persuader[TM] Belt Positioner[TM] * Details on...

DuraSpec[TM] protective eyewear. (Products).(from Safety Today)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... * By Safety Today Inc. * Starting at less than $1 per pair * Ultra lightweight * One-piece molded polycarbonate lens is scratch resistant, reduces static and eliminates more than 99.9 percent of harmful UV-A and UV-B light *...

The legal front. (BackPage).(Latin American recycling laws)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Latin America is passing recycling laws at an impressive clip, according to an update published by Raymond Communications Inc., College Park, Md. More than a half dozen Latin American nations are pursuing new recycling policies that could...

Energy boost. (BackPage).(energy drinks increasing aluminum can sales)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Highly-caffeinated energy drinks are providing a boost not only to young people keeping late hours, but also to the aluminum industry. So-called "energy drinks" such as Red Bull, Venom, KMX and 180 have grown wildly in popularity in North...

Electronics efforts awarded. (BackPage).(Bergen County Utilities Authority receives award)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Bergen County Utilities Authority (BCUA), Little Ferry, N.J., has received an Environmental Quality Award from the U.S. EPA for its computer and electronics recycling program. The BCUA allows county residents to drop off unwanted...