Recycling Today articles from June 2005

Recycling Today archives from June 2005

Home delivery still needed.(EDITOR'S FOCUS)
June 1, 2005... Trade magazines have been among the loudest voices calling attention to the amazing amount of secondary fiber heading offshore. But as this month's cover story on Sonoco Products Co. indicates, there is still a market for recycled paper here on...

North American stainless upgrades facility.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... North American Stainless plans to add a new electric arc furnace at its Ghent, Ky., facility. The project represents a $50 million investment and is expected to be completed by October 2006. The company is taking advantage of a statewide...

ISRI Gulf Coast will hear it in grapevine.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Members of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) gather June 16-18 in Grapevine, Texas, for the group's annual convention and exhibition. Several noteworthy speakers have been invited to this...

San Jose's AMI makes acquisition.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(acquisitions of American Metal and Iron)(divestments of Metal Brokers)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... American Metal and Iron (AMI), a 101-year-old scrap company based in San Jose, Calif., has purchased the assets of a competing San Jose scrap firm. AMI has acquired Metal Brokers, previously owned and operated by Richard Morgan. "Metal...

Illinois Lt. Gov. pushes for bottle bill.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(bottle bill)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Illinois Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn has launched a drive to enact a bottle bill in Illinois. Under Quinn's I-CAN plan, a 5-cent deposit would be placed on every beverage container sold in Illinois, including those made of glass,...

California company goes single stream.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(facilities of Pacific Rim Recycling)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Pacific Rim Recycling, a Benicia, Calif., recycling company, has opened a new processing facility for recyclables from municipal single-stream collections. The new facility began operating March 1. "We have built a state-of-the-art,...

Recycling in Pa. tops 4 million tons.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... According to reports filed by Pennsylvania counties, residents of the state recycled 4.45 million tons of generated material in 2003. Aside from the environmental gains of diverting waste from landfills and waste-to-energy centers, the economic...

Steel taps the breaks.(FERROUS)
June 1, 2005... Steel pricing has been a wonder to behold the past two years, as the booming Chinese economy put a strain on world supplies of steel and its basic ingredients, including ferrous scrap. But the global steel industry and its suppliers may...

Aluminum markets slowing down.(NONFERROUS)
June 1, 2005... Aluminum markets are on a downward descent, though from discussions with a number of traders, the somewhat sharp decline was not unexpected. Eerily echoing the bursting of the dot-com bubble, many processors and brokers note that while London...

Spring cleaning.(PAPER)
June 1, 2005... Cleaning up of all kinds has brought an influx of several grades of fiber into the market within the last month, leading to a general price weakening across the board, according to several sources. "This time of year is big for cleanouts,"...

Safety-Kleen refinances.(OIL)(finance of Safety-Kleen Systems Inc)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Safety-Kleen Systems Inc., headquartered in Piano, Texas, has announced the completion of a major refinancing that significantly improves its capital structure, lowers interest expense, increases liquidity and provides greater financial...

Owens Corning increases recycled content.(GLASS)
June 1, 2005... Owens Corning has announced that its line of fiberglass insulation products has been certified by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) to contain an average of 35 percent recycled content, a 5 percent increase from its prior certification....

AERT reports financials.(PLASTICS)
June 1, 2005... Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc., headquartered in Springdale, Ark., has announced financial results for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2004. Operating income increased in 2004 compared to 2003 in light of higher sales,...

Itec to build two production plants.(NONMETALLICS)(finance and facilities of Itec Environmental Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Itec Environmental Group Inc., Oakdale, Calif., has announced that it is seeking to raise $10 million to expand its operations through the creation of two new plants in California to produce recycled HDPE and PET flakes. "We believe the...

Dell cuts recycling program costs.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(Asset Recovery Services)(services of National Cristina Foundation)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... A Dell Earth Day promotion has lowered the cost of its recycling services. For a limited time, Dell will refurbish or recycle an unlimited number of old computer systems from its business customers without an upfront cost provided the...

U.K. delays WEEE implementation.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... According to a letter from Chris Tollady of the U.K.'s Department of Trade and Industry, one of the agencies responsible for Britain's implementation of the European Union's Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive, the...

Intercon solutions adds plant.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(buildings and facilities of Intercon Solutions)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Intercon Solutions, an ISO 14001-certified electronics recycler, has expanded, relocating its headquarters to Chicago Heights. Company CEO Brian Brundage says Intercon will continue to process electronics at its 125,000-square-foot Chicago...

Breaking through barriers.(C&D NEWS)(ConExpo-Con/Agg event)
June 1, 2005... Resistance to recycling old sections of highway back into material that can be used in new roadways does not stand up to logic, according to J. Don Brock, chairman of Astec Industries, Chattanooga, Tenn. "It's the same age, whether it's...

Survey says.(C&D NEWS)(services of Construction Materials Recycling Association )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) has mailed out more than 1,000 surveys to construction and demolition recyclers across the United States in an attempt to determine how much C&D material is recycled nationwide. The...

Nonferrous markets stay upbeat.(BIR REPORT)
June 1, 2005... Marc Natan, president of the Bureau of International Recycling's Non-Ferrous Metal Division, has expressed an overall upbeat outlook for nonferrous markets. In his opening to the BIR's monthly World Mirror, Natan expresses long-term optimism...

AQSIQ announcement anticipated.(BIR REPORT)(services of Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine agency)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Officials from the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) have anticipated that officials from China's Administration of Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine agency (AQSIQ) will announce a new registration phase to begin after June of...

Genesis offers boom fronts.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(service introduction of Genesis Attachments)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Genesis Attachments, Superior, Wis., has introduced a new program that enters it into the business of making heavy-duty, two-piece and three-piece boom fronts. "There is clearly an urgent need for this type of equipment in today's highly...

Northwest recycling to install shredder.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(buildings and facilities of Northwest Recycling )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Northwest Recycling of Houston, owned by John Newell of Newell Cos. and Alan Walker, has announced a major expansion with the installation of a full-service steel scrap recycling facility on the Port of Houston. This plant will be a 23-acre,...

M&M machinery named Sennebogen distributor.(distribution agreements of M&M Machinery LLC )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Constantino Lannes, president of Sennebogen North America, based in Charlotte, N.C., has announced that M&M Machinery LLC has been appointed recently to the distributor network for Sennebogen Green Line machines and will serve New York and...

Long-range vision: started more then 100 years ago, Sonoco has risen to packaging and recycling prominence in the Southeast.(Cover Story)
June 1, 2005... The history of Sonoco reaches back to the 1890s, but its involvement in the global packaging and recovered fiber markets have helped make it a worthy competitor into the 21st century. The Hartsville, S.C.-based company was founded by Major...

Spring forward: attractive platinum metals group pricing has caught the attention of recyclers who handle scrap converters.(COMMODITY FOCUS)(catalytic converters)
June 1, 2005... Robins and daffodils may be signs of the season, but spring also means the emergence of catalytic converters once buried under the snow. It also offers an opportunity to dig up new sources of recoverable silver from medical and water...

Stepping things up: with price and demand for secondary commodities increasing, MRF operators are seeking ways to improve their operations.(material recovery facilities)
June 1, 2005... The business of siting and operating material recovery facilities (MRFs) can often be a challenge. With pressure from states and municipalities to maximize their recovery levels, most notably California's Assembly Bill 939, which mandates that...

Wheeled platform material handlers are gaining in popularity among recyclers with paved scrap yards.
June 1, 2005... The merits of wheeled and tracked platform scrap handlers are well known. The strength and stability of a tracked machine vs. the mobility and versatility of its wheeled counterpart--each model has traditionally had its own niche in which to...

Quick-attach systems help scrap processors get more out of their material handling equipment.(SCRAP HANDLER FOCUS)
June 1, 2005... Any businessperson, in the scrap industry or other wise, knows that time is money. Not only do scrap processors strive to keep their machines up and running with as little downtime as possible, but with today's bullish market, they also try to...

Choosing the right piece of equipment is important for scrap dealers operating on inland waterways.(SCRAP HANDLER FOCUS)
June 1, 2005... Demand for ferrous scrap is putting greater stress on suppliers to get their material to their customers as quickly as possible. While it is widely known that China has been soaking up a significant amount of scrap material, what many people...

With fuel prices increasing, recyclers may want to learn more about optimizing fuel efficiency.(scrap handler focus)
June 1, 2005... Fuel efficiency typically does not rank high on recyclers' checklists when shopping for a new scrap handler. Of greater interest to them is a machine's reliability, serviceability and support, reach and lift capacity. But for some recyclers,...

Win-win formula: liquid coatings made from scrap PET developed by EvCo Research may also help cardboard and boxboard recycling rates.(PLASTICS CONSUMER FOCUS)
June 1, 2005... Trying to be a "zero-footprint" company is a goal of EvCo Research LLC, Atlanta. Products being developed by the firm may also help the PET plastics and the paper packaging industries decrease their footprints at the nation's landfills. ...

Happy returns: PlanITROI seeks maximum return on retired corporate IT assets.(electronic recycling series)(information technology)
June 1, 2005... Corporate managers who have obsolete computer equipment to dispose of have a range of factors to consider, including data protection and ensuring environmentally friendly disposal or recycling. But corporate managers (as well as managers in...

Burning desire: with high energy costs as a backdrop, entrepreneurs eye biomass as a market worth moving forward.(BIOMASS UPDATE)
June 1, 2005... Whether the practice of burning or distilling garbage, debris or tree trimmings and harnessing the energy can be considered recycling or simply an alternative disposal option is often debated. Advocates of the practice may not be able to...

Southern comfort: the paper recycling industry gathers in Atlanta for the 2005 Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show.(PAPER RECYCLING CONFERENCE PREVIEW)
June 1, 2005... Atlanta may be the home of Coca-Cola, but this June aluminum beverage cans will take a backseat to paper as the dominant secondary commodity as the 2005 Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show visits the Peach State's capital city. The...

GIE Media Inc.(PEOPLE)(officials of GIE Media Inc)
June 1, 2005... GIE Media Inc., Cleveland, publisher of Recycling Today, has announced that Chris Foster has joined the company as president & COO. Foster, who has spent the past five years on the GIE Media Board of Directors, rejoins GIE after serving...

In memoriam: Michele Raymond.(PEOPLE)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
June 1, 2005... Michele Raymond, the founder of College Park, Md.-based publisher Raymond Communications, passed away in late April after battling cancer. A memorial service was held May 14 in Adelphi, Md. Michele founded Raymond Communications in 1991...

Ferrous Processing & Trading.(PEOPLE)(appointments)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Ferrous Processing & Trading LLC (FPT), Detroit, has named Dennis Cebula as its manager of industrial purchasing. He will be responsible for the organization and direction of the company's industrial scrap purchasing accounts. Cebula's...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... JUNE 11-13 CARI Annual Convention, Toronto, Canadian Association of Recycling Industries, (905) 426-9313 or donna.turnercari@on.aibn.com JUNE 14 ISRI Wisconsin Chapter Golf Outing, Mequon, Wis., ISRI Wisconsin Chapter, (920) 921-2070 ...

Reducing fuel costs: Denver's All Recycling Inc. builds a fleet of Fuchs scrap handlers.(Terex Fuchs machines )(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2005... Craig and Scot Uhrig have worked hard to help build All Recycling Inc. into a growing scrap recycling firm serving Denver and the surrounding Front Range region. Along with that growth has come the need to upgrade operations, with a key...

Stanley Labounty RCS 80 shear.(PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2005... * Designed to process rebar efficiently and profitably * For excavators weighing 70,000 to 100,000 tons * Staggered blades in the upper jaw hold and process rebar as it passes into the lower jaw * Bolt-on replaceable and indexible...

Caterpillar 345C material handler.(PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2005... * Replaces the 345B II material handler and offers greater lifting capacity and increased horsepower * Powered by the Cat C13 engine with ACERT Techology that produces 345 hp and features electronic controls and the Cat EUI fuel system ...

Shred-Tech MDS-35GT.(PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2005... * A mobile document destruction system capable of processing up to 8,000 pounds per hour in a variety of particle sizes * Can be installed on a single- or tandem-axle chassis and allows for a maximum legal payload capacity of up to 10,000...

Hagglunds Gemini system.(PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2005... * New compact hydraulic motor design and drive system * Features the Compact CBP motor series, which offers a wider range of speeds and output power in excess of 1,500 hp * Motor includes a through hole to accommodate a shaft or fluid...

Young orange peel grapples.(PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2005... * Four-tine grapples designed for handling scrap metal, refuse, demolition debris * Feature 360-degree, high-torque rotation * Five-tine grapples have non-rotating head and rugged alloy steel tines * All bearing bolts are...

Bayne BTL 208 RHK cart lifter series.(PRODUCTS)
June 1, 2005... * Designed for semi-automated rear-and side-loading refuse collection vehicles * Patent-pending design features a rotating hook that picks up and secures the cart to the lifter * Spring-operated rotating hook compensates for cart...

Conference program.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... Sunday, June 26, 2005 10:00 a.m. Exhibitor Registration & Move In 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Registration 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. PSI Meeting 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. AF&PA Paper Recovery Workshop: Successes, Challenges and Opportunities...

This aluminum bud is for you.(BACK PAGE)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Anheuser-Busch Cos., St. Louis, has begun a national rollout of Budweiser in aluminum bottles during May, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The 16-ounce aluminum containers have previously been used for the company's...

Retail (recycling) madness.(BACK PAGE)(awards of Quintard Mall )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Two Southeastern retailers have received the America's Marketplace Recycles! award from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for outstanding efforts and achievements to conserve...

Get caught recycling.(BACK PAGE)(residential recycling participation)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... Philadelphia residents who are caught recycling by street teams from local radio stations will be rewarded for their efforts as part of an incentive program to increase residential recycling participation. To be eligible for awards, Philly...