Recycling Today articles from October 2002

Recycling Today archives from October 2002

With friends like these ... (Editor's Focus).
October 1, 2002... Executives in the basic materials industry have often decried the difficulty of attracting investment capital in recent years. Certainly, during the dotcom/fiber-optic/telecom boom of the late 1990s, metals and paper industry executives looked...

ISRI member calls for immigration reform. (Scrap Industry News).(Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... A Utah-based scrap recycler and long-time member of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) is urging the trade group to push for immigration reform. Speaking at the ISRI Commodity Roundtables held in September in Chicago,...

Steel consolidation predicted. (Scrap Industry News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... AmeriSteel is buying Co-Steel, Nucor has purchased Birmingham Steel and Steel Dynamics Inc. has picked up what was left of Qualitech Steel--and that could be just the beginning. Steel industry consolidation is both underway and destined to...

Modifications result in lower costs. (Municipal Recycling).
October 1, 2002... The Metro Public Works Division of Waste Management in Nashville has cited recycling program modifications for lowering its costs. The division will save $12 million in 2003 because of increased public participation in recycling efforts and...

California urges reuse of campaign. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Materials from California Department of Conservation's (DOC) beverage container recycling campaign featuring the tagline, "Recycle. It's Good for the Bottle. It's Good for the Can," are available to recyclers throughout the country to license...

Canadian province adds container recycling fee. (Municipal Recycling).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The province of Alberta has begun imposing a "container recycling fee" for plastic and glass beverage containers. Aluminum cans, however, will not see an increased fee. The Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corp. (ABCRC) sponsors the...

Grocery chain wins recycling award. (Municipal Recycling).(Hannaford Bros. Co.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Grocery store chain Hannaford Bros. Co. has been named "Recycler of the Year" by the Recycling Committee at Regional Waste Systems (RWS), Portland, Maine, a non-profit solid waste corporation owned by 27 Maine communities. RWS operates the...

Steel rising. (Ferrous).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The steel industry in North America has been battered for the past several years, but is finally enjoying some profitability. At long last in 2002, steelmakers were able to charge a little more for their products, and 2003 should also provide...

In search of missing UBCs. (Nonferrous).(used beverage can )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The U.S. is going from a world leader in used beverage can (UBC) recycling to an also-ran. The 2001 U.S. 55.4 percent UBC recycling rate places it well behind neighboring Canada (70 percent) and distantly trailing Brazil with its 85 percent...

Prices hit the brakes. (Paper).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The go-go days of earlier this summer for the old corrugated container (OCC) grade have been replaced with a fall season that is showing the retrenchment in the market many packers expected. OCC prices have slipped, with some regions...

Canada approves RPET. (Plastics).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Canadian Bureau of Chemical Safety's Health Products and Food Branch has granted Phoenix Technologies LP, Bowling Green, Ohio, a letter of no objection to use recycled PET (RPET) material in food and beverage containers. Phoenix...

Fund invests in pet consumer. (Nonmetallics).(EvCo Research LLC )(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Sustainable Jobs Fund (SJF), a $17 million venture capital fund, has announced its $500,000 investment in EvCo Research LLC of Atlanta. EvCo produces water repellent and strength-enhancement coatings derived from recycled PET soft drink...

9/11 clean-up memories linger. (C&DNews).
October 1, 2002... They responded to a rescue effort and remained on the job until one of the largest demolition clean-up projects in the world's history was completed. On Sept. 11 2001 and the days immediately following, demolition and construction...

Metso opens metals recycling office. (Equipment Report).(Metso Minerals)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The Metal Recycling group of Metso Minerals has relocated to an operations and office facility on Eighth Street in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The company, formerly known as Svedala Recycling, used to be housed in a different building in Cedar...

Genesis sells 380TH shear. (Equipment Report).(Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc., Superior, Wis., has announced the sale of its 380th shear. The sale occurs less than 24 months after the company sold its 200th shear, according to company chairman and CEO Kevin Bakke. "We knew that...

Keith honored as business of the year. (Equipment Report).(Keigh Manufacturing Co.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Keith Mfg. Co., Madras, Ore., has been named Business of the Year by the Madras-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. The company and its founder, Keith Foster, who started the company more than 50 years ago, have been recognized with...

Van Dyk Baler opens Texas office. (Equipment Report).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Van Dyk Baler Corp., the distributor of Bollegraaf Recycling Equipment, has opened a Southwest Territory Sales office in Houston. Long-time Texas resident Mark Neitzey has been hired to head the new office. Neitzey formerly worked for...

On the spot: National Recycling Services delivers added processing power to high-volume scrap jobs. (Cover Story).(Cover Story)
October 1, 2002... For scrap processors, sometimes when it rains, it pours. Processors who have enough equipment on hand to bale their flow of scrap one month may find them selves short-handed the next month when one or two major projects come their way. ...

Many states charge user fees at the time of a tire's sale to help foster market development for recycled rubber. (Commodity Focus).
October 1, 2002... It's a question with no definitive answer: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Some would say the same principle applies to the development of markets for rubber from scrap tires. Without the scrap rubber, how can end markets be...

Tearing it up: the nation's shredders have revved their motors back up with the return of higher ferrous scrap prices this year. (Auto Shredder List).(Directory)
October 1, 2002... Despite a prolonged slump in ferrous scrap pricing that has only recently been snapped, the metals shredding industry is up and running as strong as ever. Several new installations, the completion of mill expansion projects and the...

Keeping the pace: software companies have upgraded and fine-tuned products to meet recycling industry needs. (Recyling Software).
October 1, 2002... Those in the computer industry regard change as a constant. Not all recyclers may feel that way, but where the two industries cross paths, the forces of change are clear to see. Both users and vendors of computer software designed for...

Hot topics in Texas: attendees of the National Recycling Coalition Annual Congress in Austin had plenty to talk about. (Municipal Recycling Update).
October 1, 2002... For the 21st straight year, recyclers from throughout the U.S. gathered for the Annual Congress of the National Recycling Coalition (NRC). Some 1,000 members of the Washington-based group and its state affiliate organizations met in Austin,...

NRC hits crab town. (Municipal Recycling Update).(National Recyling Coalition to hold annual congress)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... The 2003 Annual Congress of the National Recycling Coalition (NRC), Washington, will be held in Baltimore Sept. 14-17. NRC executive director Kate Krebs believes affordable airfares and its location along the eastern seaboard will help...

A-Ward Attachments. (People).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... A-Ward Attachments, a New Zealand based maker of demolition and recycling attachments, has added Mark Ramun to its U.S. staff. Ramun will manage the company's second sales office in the U.S. A-Ward opened its Central U.S. office in Ohio by...

Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing. (People).(appoints two new regional managers)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2002... Two new regional managers have been appointed by hydraulic attachment maker Genesis Equipment & Manufacturing Inc., Superior, Wis. Mike Moore has been named Great Lakes regional manager while Shane Kuhlmey will serve as Midwest regional...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 1, 2002... OCT. 20-22 Virginia Recycling Association Annual Conference, Williamsburg, Va., Virginia Recycling Association, (703) 751-5872 OCT. 21 CARI Consumers Night, Toronto, Canadian Association of Recycling Industries,...

Metso Lindemann "ec" scrap shears. (Products).
October 1, 2002... * Optimized drive and control system reduces cycle times * Operating programs automatically identify most effective mode for a specific material * Integrated infinitely variable positioning system eliminates conventional proximity and...

A-Ward Attachmets re-bar/multi shear processor. (Products).
October 1, 2002... * For mounting on excavators in the 60,000- to 140,000 pound range * Three-stage, mechanical mobile shear designed to process re-bar on site * Uses a patented three-stage jaw design to provide maximum power, efficiency and speed *...

Gateway Safety Inc. web site. (Products).
October 1, 2002... * www.gatewaysafety.com * Visitors can compare and identify products, get quotes * Interactive product-of-the month * Industry, government news * Safety resources provided * Product information pages * Distributor...

On the waterfront. (2002 Paper Recycling Supplement).(US has scrap paper surplus, and rest of the world is catching up in paper consumption)
October 1, 2002... Americans still read plenty of newspapers, magazines and office memos, and similarly go through packaged products at a pace unequaled in the rest of the world. The result is that the U.S. can be considered a nation with a scrap paper...

Making the grade: the development of single-stream collection programs has polarized some consumers and processors. (2002 Paper Recycling Supplement).
October 1, 2002... The use of single-stream recycling programs has caught on in a big way. While this method has enabled more companies and communities to reduce collection costs, concerns about the impact this trend has on the material being sourced, processed...

6 good reasons: brokers or materials marketers with overseas experience can help paper recyclers navigate the export markets. (2002 Paper Recycling Supplement).
October 1, 2002... The world is it large place, and there are literally thousands of paper mills all over it buying U.S. scrap paper. Observing a list of countries that bought scrap paper last year is quite impressive (A GLOBAL ENTERPRISE). The list of the...

Keeping fit: the Sutta Co. of Oakland, Calif., keeps its expenses lean with the bottom line in mind. (2002 Paper Recycling Supplement).
October 1, 2002... Steve Sutta has seen what happens to recycling companies that aren't Prepared for a down market: They tend to disappear. Sutta, president of The Sutta Co., Oakland, Calif., has been in the industry long enough to see competitors close up shop...

The papers chase: aggressive recyclers are finding new ways to fill the demand for secondary fiber. (2002 Paper Recycling Supplement).(paperless society still far in the future; paper mills seek secondary fiber as feedstock)
October 1, 2002... As depicted in science fiction films and television programs, the world of the future seems to be curiously devoid of paper. Yet as the 21st century moves forward, new high-volume paper mills continue to come online in places like China and...

Side orders: some paper recyclers are choosing to cushion against down cycles with additional business ventures. (2002 Paper Recycling Supplement).(cites example of toner cartridge recycling)
October 1, 2002... Recyclers don't have to be in the business for very long before they experience a down market. Such a market is usually associated with falling prices, although the reduced generation of material and severely declining demand also are sometimes...

Clean & healthy: keeping a paper recycling plant clean goes hand-in-hand with keeping it safe. (2002 Paper Recycling Supplement).
October 1, 2002... Paper recyclers compete with each other vigorously for material, but they can all agree on one thing: No one wins when safety is sacrificed in the production process. High-volume recyclers always have one eye on the bottom line, but they...