Recycling Today articles from June 2004

Recycling Today archives from June 2004

Certifiably qualified.(Editor's Focus)
June 1, 2004... Placing a series of signs around one's recycling facility and taking other seemingly mundane steps as part of a quality audit can certainly produce skeptical reactions among recycling industry veterans. For those who look at ISO (International...

Omnisource, CRG combine Southern operations.(Scrap Industry News)(Carolinas Recycling Group LLC )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Carolinas Recycling Group LLC (CRG), Spartanburg, S.C., has reached an agreement with OmniSource Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., to merge three southern OmniSource facilities into CRG's operations. The arrangement, which was announced in mid-May,...

RT publisher earns VP title.(Scrap Industry News)(GIE Media Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... James R. Keefe, Group Publisher of the Recycling Today Media Group, has been promoted to a corporate vice president position at GIE Media Inc., the Cleveland-based parent company of Recycling Today. In the announcement, GIE Media President...

Scrap flow restrictions called for.(Scrap Industry News)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Following the lead of some in the iron and steel industries, two nonferrous metals industry groups have formally requested that the government exercise its legal authority by temporarily monitoring and restricting U.S. exports of copper scrap...

Michigan announces scrap tire grants.(Municipal Recycling)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has announced an additional $2.4 million in state grants. The grant money was approved by the state of Michigan's Administrative Board to help clean up approximately 1.8 million scrap tires from...

Raymond releases new report.(Municipal Recycling)( State Recycling Laws Update )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Which states are recycling the most? According to the report U.S. Recycling Laws: State-by-State Guide published by Raymond Communications, the answer depends on the survey. Minnesota, Oregon and Maine all have recycling rates greater than...

Oregon DEQ sentences electronics recycler.(Municipal Recycling)(Department of Environmental Quality)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Henry Kell, president of Hightech Now Inc., was sentenced to 30 days in jail, two years probation and a $5,000 fine in the Multnomah County, Ore., Circuit Court for second-degree unlawful disposal, storage or treatment of hazardous waste in...

California wraps it up.(Municipal Recycling)(2004 Waste Reduction Awards Program)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Applications for the 2004 Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) opened in April for California businesses and nonprofits demonstrating exemplary resource conservation by reducing waste in the workplace. In its 12th year, the awards program is...

Delaware issues recycling grants.(Municipal Recycling)(Recycling Assistance Grant program)(Governor's Recycling Public Advisory Council)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control(DNREC) and the Governor's Recycling Public Advisory Council have awarded $50,000 in Recycling Assistance Grants for Fiscal Year 2004. Seven proposals were approved for...

Short nap.(Ferrous)
June 1, 2004... The spring of 2004 has finally seen a reversal in the direction of ferrous scrap pricing, with a lack of buying from China cited as the primary culprit. But the price drops may be short-lived, according to speakers at the Ferrous Spotlight...

ISG buys Georgetown mill.(Ferrous)(International Steel Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... International Steel Group Inc. (ISG), Richfield, Ohio, has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of the former Georgetown Steel Co. facility in Georgetown, S.C., subject to closing adjustments and approval by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The...

Lead balloon rises.(Nonferrous)
June 1, 2004... Panelists at the Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) Annual Convention Spotlight on Lead and Zinc looked at lead and zinc as they relate to other LME metals and at China's role in the metals' fundamentals. Joseph...

Battling world hunger.(Nonferrous)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The strain on the global copper supply could remain as a trend spurring higher prices, though the good news is tempered by accompanying global supply shortages of energy and grains. East and South Asia's growing economies are putting a...

Opportunities abound.(Paper)(David Lee)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The recovered fiber industry has been enjoying a strong run lately. Two speakers at the Paper Spotlight session of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) Annual Convention in Las Vegas in late April noted the improvement. ...

Indiana agency invests in end markets.(Nonmetallics)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... To help spur practical uses for scrap tires generated in the state, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has announced investments of $208,440 in research to be conducted at three state universities. Funding for the...

Pa. DEP reaches tire abatement agreement.(Nonmetallics)( legal agreement with Max and Martha Starr )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection has finalized terms of a legal agreement with Max and Martha Starr that will enable the cleanup of the largest scrap tire pile in Pennsylvania. "This resolution took much longer than it...

RAA holds event in Connecticut.(Electronics Recycling)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Waste Management Inc. and Recycle America Alliance LLC (RAA) are collaborating with ElectroniCycle, Panasonic and Sharp on the launch of new electronics recycling services in the state of Connecticut. New collection services kicked-off May 15...

Redemtech takes stewardship pledge.(Electronics Recycling)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Computer TakeBack Campaign, a coalition of environmental groups, has approved Redemtech's Electronics Recycler's Pledge of True Stewardship. The Pledge, which is sponsored by Computer TakeBack members Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition...

Texas County chooses Dell.(Electronics Recycling)(Travis County Commissioners Court )
June 1, 2004... The Travis County Commissioners Court has chosen Dell to provide asset recovery services (ARS) for the county's current and future computer system purchases. As part of the agreement, Dell immediately removed 850 outdated systems sitting in...

Missouri nears shingle recycling boost.(C&D News)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... A resolution requiring the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to assist any applicant attempting to open a shingle recycling facility in the state has been approved by the Environmental Committee of the state House of...

Mixed C&D facility opens in L.A.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Downtown Los Angeles is the site of a new, $2.73 million C&D recycling facility operated by Looney Bins. The plant is expected to divert 50,000 tons of C&D from landfills yearly and to provide 75 new skilled and unskilled jobs. Looney...

On the house (again).(C&D News)
June 1, 2004... Prosperity in the U.S. construction industry was again "on the house," as the residential segment continues to exhibit most of the recent growth in the domestic building industry. On a seasonally adjusted basis, new construction starts in...

Genesis adds to plant space.(Equipment Report)
June 1, 2004... Citing an effort to meet continually growing demand for its attachments, Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing, Superior, Wis., has announced plans for a 20,000-square-foot expansion to its current 30,000-square-foot manufacturing and office...

Karl Schmidt offers low-maintenance drives.(Equipment Report)(Karl W. Schmidt & Associates, Inc. )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Conveyor systems maker Karl W. Schmidt (KWS), Commerce City, Colo., has introducted "maintenance-free" drives as standard equipment on most KWS conveyors. These shaft-mounted-motor/reducers and variable speed drives can provide the...

Metal management adds cross-belt analyzers.(Equipment Report)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Metal Management Inc. will install Crossbelt Metal Analyzers in its Chicago shredding plants. The Crossbelt Metal Analyzer is manufactured by Gamma-Tech LLC, Cincinnati. According to the company, the Crossbelt Metal Analyzers will provide...

Sennebogen dealer network grows.(Equipment Report)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Sennebogen LLC, Charlotte, N.C., has added to its North American dealer network by reaching agreements with dealers in Iowa, Ohio, New England and Tennessee. Among the new equipment dealership companies now carrying the Sennebogen line of...

Service on tap: Jeff Kibler and Pratt Industries tap deep into the commercial stream to procure fiber for two U.S. mills.(Editorial)(Cover Story)
June 1, 2004... A variety of circumstances make Pratt Industries (USA) a noteworthy contestant in the competitive corrugated box and paperboard industry. According to Jeff Kibler, executive vice president of the company's Pratt USA Recycling Division, Cowers,...

Tuned up: the flow of catalytic converters is running steady as platinum group metals prices gain momentum.(Commodity Focus)(Editorial)
June 1, 2004... It's steady as she goes" in the catalytic converter market. The scrap market for PGMs (platinum group metals) is intimately tied to the catalytic converter market. While mined output of basic materials and speculators play roles, it is the...

As the world turns: exporting always has been a tricky proposition, but several new issues are making it even more complicated.(Global Trading Update)
June 1, 2004... The export market always has been a lucrative proposition for many savvy recyclers. However, while some scrap dealers have been able to maneuver tonnages between domestic and offshore markets, issues seemed to occasionally crop up. Some of the...

Step by step: to maximize material handler productivity during peak market cycles, think critically before buying machines.(Scrap Handler Focus)
June 1, 2004... To take best advantage of near record-high scrap prices and strong demand, scrap yards must move material quickly and efficiently. The scrap handler is a key machine in making this happen. Many factors affect the productivity of scrap...

Republic Crane & Equipment Company: strong leadership: Republic Crane has provided a quarter century of sales and service leadership with its Liebherr line of scrap handlers.(Company Profile)
June 1, 2004... Demonstrated leadership in sales, service and customer care for 25 years has helped Republic Crane & Equipment Company become a leading provider of scrap handling equipment to the North American market. Republic Crane was formed in 1979 as...

Play it safe: existing crane safety guidelines are worth following for scrap handler owners and operators.(Scrap Handler Focus)
June 1, 2004... Hydraulic cranes and scrap handlers have distinct differences. So, by definition, scrap and material handlers are not exactly cranes. But for safety reasons, if it walks like a crane and quacks like a crane, it might be best to consider it a...

Pick-up artists: selecting the right scrap handling attachments for a scrap yard depends on the materials handled.(Scrap Handler Focus)
June 1, 2004... With the variety of scrap handling attachments available, selecting the proper combination of tools to service a yard may not be as straightforward as choosing between a grapple and a lifting magnet. In addition to the time-honored lifting...

Lift or grab: identical machines purchased by different operators demonstrate both sides of the grapple versus magnet debate.(Scrap Handler Focus)
June 1, 2004... Suppliers of material handling equipment must be ready to outfit their hydraulic machines with either a grapple or a magnet when the machine is sold into the ferrous scrap market. LBX Co., Lexington, Ky., is among the manufacturers who must...

Over and beyond: some municipal recycling programs set up systems to handle items beyond bottles, cans and paper.
June 1, 2004... With curbside programs well established throughout North America, states and municipalities that are supportive of recycling have begun to move their programs beyond the cans, bottles, plastic containers and newspapers traditionally collected....

Calling for help: from the perspective of an OEM, many issues and opportunities surround the recycling of small electronic products.(original equipment manufacturers)
June 1, 2004... Europe has led the way in requiring the electronics industry to collect and recycle its growing amount of end-of-life products. While several countries have already established mandatory, recycling, the Waste Electrical and Electrical and...

Georgia on my mind: recycling today's Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show continues to expand in its fifth year as it returns to Atlanta.(Paper Recycling Conference Preview)
June 1, 2004... The fifth annual Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show, June 27-29 in Atlanta, is expected to top earlier shows in attendance, exhibitors and speakers. "The conference, while successful, continues to add features, programs and offerings...

Keeping an eye on safety.(Single-ram Macpresse 111AS.1 baler)
June 1, 2004... Sonoco's paper recycling facility in Columbia, S.C., purchased a single-ram Macpresse 111AS.1 baler in June of 2003 to replace one of the facility's two-ram balers as an experiment. Grady Weaver of Sonoco says the Macpresse baler's reputation...

Galamba Metals Group.(People)(Galamba Metals Group of Companies Inc.,)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Galamba Metals Group of Companies Inc., Kansas City, Mo., has announced that John Rakos has joined the company as chief operating officer. Rakos had previously worked at Philip Services Corp., serving as a scrap broker, and has become...

Behr Iron and Steel Co.(People)(Behr Iron and Steel Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... John J. Beach has joined Behr Iron and Steel Co., Rockford, Ill., as a vice president. Prior to joining Behr, Beach worked for Cincinnati-based David J. Joseph Co. at its Cincinnati, Richmond, Va., and Chicago locations. Behr Iron and...

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... A new team of Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) officers was elected and installed at the association's Annual Convention, which took place in late April in Las Vegas. Joel Denbo of Tennessee Valley Recycling LLC, Decatur,...

Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Scrap and demolition industry equipment supplier Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc., Superior, Wis., has named two new regional managers. Mark Ramun has been named manager of the Great Lakes region, which covers Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky...

Tie-Tek LLC.(People)(North American Technologies Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... The Tie-Tek LLC subsidiary of North American Technologies Group Inc., Houston, has added three individuals to its management team. David Collins, who has 20 years of experience in industrial sales and management, has been added as director...

U.S. EPA Region 5.(People)(United States. Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Thomas Skinner, currently EPA's Region 5 administrator, has been named acting assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Skinner was formerly director of the Illinois EPA. Phyllis Harris, the...

Calendar.(Calendar)
June 1, 2004... JUNE 16-19 ISRI Gulf Coast Convention, New Orleans, ISRI Gulf Coast Chapter, (316) 669-8020 or www.gulfisri.com JUNE 21-24 Recycling Metals from Industrial Waste, Golden, Colo., Colorado School of Mines, (303) 273-3321 or...

Sennebogen 825 M C Series material handler.(Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Wheeled material handling machine weighing 63,300 pounds * Equipped with an advanced Sennebogen diagnostic system that monitors essential machine functions with audible and visible warnings * Flow-on-demand hydraulic system keeps all...

Metorex X-MET 3000TX.(Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Light-weight hand-held analyzer featuring an x-ray tube * Obtains the grade ID of a sample in two to five seconds, with full assay in five to 10 seconds * Uses either fundamental parameters or empirical assay models * The...

Vecoplan VST-32.(Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Mobile document and product destruction system * Features a Vecoplan/ReTech RG32XL single-shaft rotary shredder capable of cross shredding in one pass * Includes the latest designs in bin loading and unloading systems * High...

Volvo L50E wheel loader.(Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Powered by the latest in-line, four-cylinder, D4DLAE2 diesel engine, capable of delivering up to 101 hp at 2,200 rpm * Offers high performance and low fuel consumption * Standard fuel filter with water separator and oil trap to help...

Grote obstacle detection system.(Products)(ultrasonic obstacle detection system)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * An ultrasonic obstacle detection system offering increased awareness when driving in reverse * A rugged, weather-resistant sensor mounts to the vehicle's rear and a control unit splices into the back-up lamp wiring * The system sends...

Survivor OTR truck scale.(Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Low-profile, mid-duty scales suitable for above-ground or pit applications * Concentrated load capacity of 90,000 pounds for consistent, accurate measurements * G-Force load-cell suspension design ensures reliable, legal-for-trade...

Komatsu WA200-5 wheel loader.(Products)(Advanced Technology Hydrostatic Transmission)(Equipment Management Monitoring System )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Offers increased loading power, performance * Powered by a rugged Tier II-compliant SAA6D102E-2 Komatsu engine * Features an output of 120 hp, operating weights ranging from 21,870 pounds to 22,872 pounds * Traction control...

Advance lifts drum crushers.(Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Designed to make the recycling of steel drums easier and more economical * Model ADC-6000 includes a Factory Mutual-approved safety door latch, allowing the door to be opened from the inside * Features a 7.5-hp motor that operates a...

Trimpac from Precision Airconvey.(Products)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... * Cuts and evacuates trim from slitters and die cutters at a rate 20 percent higher than venturi systems * Offers clog-free conveying at extreme line speeds * Pre-engineered with an in-line cutter, material handling fan, piping air...

Getting educated.(Back Page)(Computer Recycling for Education)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Computer Recycling for Education, Sacramento, has launched a national campaign to promote proper disposal of unwanted and obsolete electronics. The campaign features Ewaste Eddie, a cartoon elephant who urges people to "Remember to...

It's grand being green.(Back Page)( Northeast Sustainable Energy Association)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Three Pennsylvania buildings have won top honors at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's (NESEA) 2004 green building conference. The Plaza at PPL Center (top photo), designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects of New York, won...

An alternative to Ebay.(Back Page)(Freecycle Network project of RISE Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2004... Those looking for an easy way to rid themselves of a few unwanted items or hoping for a cheap way to acquire an item may want to visit the Freecycle Network at www.freecycle.org. Currently, more than 500 cities participate in the Freecycle...