Recycling Today articles from June 2003

Recycling Today archives from June 2003

Using the 25th hour.(community involvement)(Editorial)
June 1, 2003... Lending one's time, efforts and money to the "greater good" is a notion that probably means different things to different people. Certainly, the term can be misconstrued by those who fear it means paying more to taxing agencies to fund...

Hugo Neu Schnitzer makes 2nd NYC bid. (Scrap Industry News).(New York City)
June 1, 2003... In an effort to revive New York City's recycling program and obtain additional material, Hugo Neu Schnitzer East (HNSE) has offered to accept nearly $20 per ton less for metal, plastic and glass collected by the city's Sanitation Commission....

PSI slates fall meeting. (Scrap Industry News).
June 1, 2003... The Paper Stock Industries (PSI) Chapter of the institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) has scheduled its 42nd Annual Fall Conference for the San Diego area in late October. The PSI meeting will take place Thursday, Oct. 23...

Seattle launches recycling program for apartments. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The City of Seattle has launched a new recycling program with the goal of increasing recycling in apartment buildings. As part of Mayor Greg Nickels' plan to reverse a decline in Seattle's recycling rate and to boost recycling to 60...

Armstrong County PA. receives grant. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded a $52,400 grant to Armstrong County to help fund its municipal recycling operation. The grant was awarded under Pennsylvania's County Planning Grant Program, which...

A calculated formula. (Ferrous).(scrap metal prices)
June 1, 2003... The dilemma occurs every few years. Just as the steel industry begins receiving more orders and is increasing its revenue, scrap prices head upward and cut into the profit margins of the steel companies. But just when do scrap prices affect...

Aluminum lies low. (Nonferrous).(price forecast)
June 1, 2003... China has an appetite for aluminum, but unless the rest of the world joins China at the table, prices for the commodity are likely to stay low in 2003. That was the opinion of one speaker who made remarks at the Aluminum Spotlight session at...

The biggest news in balers is Harris. (Harris News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Harris is dedicated to innovation and technology. They offer a broad range of balers for processing paper, corrugated products, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, plastics, and solid waste. Harris balers provide the quality, efficiency, and...

Shipping out. (Paper).(recycled paper)
June 1, 2003... The domestic consumption of recovered fiber continues to decline, with figures for the first three months down 2.4 percent from figures from the same time last year. According to the American Forest & Paper Association, Washington,...

USPL secures railroad-tie contract. (Plastics).(U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. (USPL), Boca Raton, Fla., has announced that its Engineered Products group has signed new contracts to supply recycled composite railroad ties to the New York Transit Authority and San Francisco Bay Area Transit...

GM approves recycled resin. (Nonmettalics).(General Motors approves Vyteen PC135)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... General Motors has approved the Vyteen PC135 recycled resin engineered by the Lavergne Group for its GNP.PC.018R specification, which has replaced the virgin specification GMP.PC.001. According to the Lavergne Group, which is based in Ville...

Groups advocate use of rubber-modified asphalt. (Tires/Rubber).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Several organizations have met to discuss expanding the use of rubber-modified asphalt in road construction. The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) and the Recycled Rubber Topical Group of the American Chemical Society's Rubber Division...

GroundScape forges partnership. (Nonmettalics).(GroundScape Technologies partners with Golden Scrap Tire)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... GroundScape Technologies, Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, has partnered with Golden Scrap Tire Co., Ballico, Calif., to produce GroundScape[TM] Kids and GroundScape[TM] Landscape, which are made from shredded recycled tire rubber. GroundScape Kids...

Taylor biomass project moves forward. (C&D News).(Taylor Recycling Facility)
June 1, 2003... Taylor Recycling Facility LLC, Montgomery, N.Y., has applied for permission to expand its mixed C&D recycling plant to include an innovative biomass energy process known as fast pyrolysis biomass gasification. Researchers from Batelle...

CMRA is New Orleans bound. (C&D News).
June 1, 2003... New Orleans will be the site of the 2004 C&D World event, the Annual Meeting of the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA), Lisle, Ill. The event has become the centerpiece of the C&D recycling industry, with the industry's top...

Conference addresses E-Scrap. (Electronics Recycling).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... E-Scrap 2003: The North American Electronics Recycling Conference will be held Oct. 22-23 in Orlando, Fla. Resource Recycling magazine is sponsoring the new conference, which will focus on issues surrounding the management of obsolete...

Nxtcycle announces 2002 program results. (Electronics Recycling).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Nxtcycle, a leading recycler of electronic products, has released results for its 2002 Electronics Recycling Shared Responsibility[TM] Program. The program, which was initiated in August 2002 with electronics manufacturers Panasonic, Sharp...

Colmar USA adds personnel. (Equipment Report).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Colmar USA Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., has recently undergone a series of changes related to its growth and expansion. The company manufactures and distributes scrap handling and processing equipment. Colmar USA has added new employees and...

SAI to repurchase DJJ interest. (Equipment Report).(Systems Alternatives International, David J. Joseph Co.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Systems Alternatives International LLC (SAI), Maumee, Ohio, has finalized an agreement with the David J. Joseph Co. (DJJ), Cincinnati, to repurchase a 35 percent minority interest in its ownership that has been held by DJJ since May of 1999....

Machinex opens office in Georgia. (Equipment Report).(Machinex Technologies)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Machinex Technologies, Plessisville, Quebec, Canada, a manufacturer of materials recovery facility (MRF), waste recycling and municipal solid waste equipment, has opened a new office in Lawrenceville, Ga. The Georgia office is the second...

Looking ahead: Canusa Hershman Recycling Co. was created when two separate companies found that their future was brighter combined.(Company Profile)(Cover Story)
June 1, 2003... Two different impressions crop up when the history of recycling is considered. For many family-owned recycling businesses, the industry began with immigrants using a horse and wagon to collect "junk," whether rags, scrap metal or broken...

Platinum-gilded rollercoaster: precious metals--led by the platinum group--are behaving more wildly than their jewelry show room image conveys. (Commodity Focus).
June 1, 2003... Those killer roller coasters at Six Flags are tame when compared to the precious metals markets. Soon recyclers will demand employees with rodeo experience--able to ride a bucking bronco--for any openings in the metals markets. The wildest...

The right fit: sticking to tradition and buying too large of a scrap handler could harm a recycler's bottom line. (Scrap Handling Equipment Focus).
June 1, 2003... What size scrap handling machine should a yard use? The answer to that question can be complex, and sometimes is filled with emotion. Understanding a bit of the history of hydraulic scrap handlers in North America helps identify where some of...

Working gear: a combination of work tools helps scrap handling machines get the job done. (Scrap Handling Equipment Focus).
June 1, 2003... Time and motion studies have long been used to measure productivity, with material handling tasks well suited to this yardstick. A scrap handler matched with the ideal attachment or work tool will move material from one place to another more...

Reaching out: Fuchs scrap handlers help Columbus Metal Industries reach its production goals.
June 1, 2003... Sam Jacobs, owner and president of Columbus Metal Industries, Columbus, Neb., has helped manage his company's steady growth over the past several years. Guided by Sam and company general manager Brian Dolesh, the company has used what Sam calls...

New on the job: managers of a multiple-materials scrap operation go shopping for a versatile machine. (Scrap Handling Equipment Focus).(Shulman Co. chooses Genesis GMS 500R)
June 1, 2003... The Elmira, N.Y., scrap facility run by the Shulman Company is a busy place. Trucks and rail cars are brought in to be loaded with ferrous and nonferrous scrap on their way to mills, foundries and smelters. Alongside this operation, the...

Dual purposes. (MRF Series).(single-stream recycling)
June 1, 2003... Single-stream recycling collection and processing has marched steadily forward, and no one is more aware than Mark Naef of Naef Recycling, East Syracuse, N.Y. Naef started his company less than a year ago to handle commercial and...

Preventive medicine: auditing an electronics reycler can help generators and brokers of obsolete materials stave off regulatory headaches. (Electronics Recycling Series).
June 1, 2003... Environmental issues related to disposal of obsolete electronics are no longer news to corporate environmental and risk managers or the waste management companies that service their facilities. Whether a company hires an electronics recycler...

Returning to second city: Chicago hosts the fourth annual Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, June 22-24. (Paper Conference Preview).
June 1, 2003... The fourth annual Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show returns to the home of the El train, Edward Hopper's Nighthawks, Sears Tower, Wrigley Field and Grant Park in June. Conference attendees will enjoy a premier educational program geared...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
June 1, 2003... JUNE 11-14 ISRI Gulf Coast Chapter Summer Convention, Fort Worth, Texas, ISRI Gulf Coast Chapter, (316) 669-8020 JUNE 14-16 CARI Annual Meeting and Convention, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadian Association of Recycling Industries,...

Lubo glass breaker screen. (Products).
June 1, 2003... * A high-volume screen that breaks and screens glass from commingled material * Achieves operating capacities of up to 40 tons per hour * Can incorporate a third separation stage to remove small plastics from large plastics ...

Accu-tek crushed car trailer. (Products).
June 1, 2003... * Light-weight, bi-fold doors comply with new US regulation DOT49CFR part 393.132 * Bigger payloads because of lower weight design * Simplicity of use--no electrical, air, hydraulics or tarp replacements to deal with * One of the...

Volvo mid-range wheel loaders. (Products).
June 1, 2003... * New E-Series loaders offer high performance, economy and flexibility * Models L60E and L110E are completely new, while the L70E and L90E are upgraded models from the D Series line * Feature electronically controlled, low-emission,...

Morbark predator. (Products).
June 1, 2003... * A slow-speed, high-torque shredder * Designed as a primary shredder of mixed C&D materials * Shredder opening measures 64 inches by 76 inches * Equipped with 15-inch counter-meshing rotors with hooked star shredders mounted in a...

Stellar 14000 shuttle hooklift. (Products).
June 1, 2003... * Hooklift system capable of lifting 14,000 pounds using various body configurations * Ideal for contractors, refuse haulers and municipalities * Suitable for loading, unloading and dumping various bodies ranging in length from 10 feet...

Rockland trash handling bucket. (Products).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... * Model TH Trash Handling Bucket * Designed for the demanding trash handling environment * Features include replaceable, oversized cheek plates and double thick corner blocks to combat wear from constantly rubbing walls * Clipped...

Rotochopper CP 118. (Products).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... * Chip processor grinds wood chips into mulch while coloring them also * Designed to reprocess whole tree chips and hogged material including random oversized material * Produces a mulch product of uniform texture and color * Can...

Schred max 56 SD. (Products).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... * Features low initial and operating costs * Handles bulky materials including waste wood, drywall, pallets, vinyl and aluminum siding, insulation and concrete chunks * Perfect for compact loading equipment * Can be set up to...

Bandit 5680 beast. (Products).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... * Model 5680 * Features an opening of 50 inches by 83 inches, with power options from 800 to 1,000 hp * Processes up to 200 tons per hour * Capable of processing brush, stumps, whole trees, pallets, construction debris, asphalt,...

Bobcat skid-steer loader. (Products).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... * Model S300 * For jobs requiring strength and lifting ability * Operating capacity of 3,000 pounds * Forward reach of 34 inches * Lift height of 10.5 feet * Powered by 81 hp turbo-charged, liquid-cooled Kubota diesel...

Toyota electric forklifts. (Products).(Advertisement)
June 1, 2003... * 7-Series cushion tire electric lift trucks * Feature Toyota's System of Active Stability[TM] (SAS), including Active Control Rear Stabilizer and Active Mast Function Controller * Easy to read LCD display allows operators to monitor...