Recycling Today articles from September 2003

Recycling Today archives from September 2003

Great expectations.(Editor's Focus)(Editorial)
September 1, 2003... Early on in life, we are usually confronted with a dilemma that helps us learn that we "can't have it both ways." We might wish, in some situations, that we could cast off the burden of parental rules and oversight. But most of us conclude we...

Metal Management garners EMR'S interest.(Scrap Industry News)(due diligence proposal from European Metal Recycling Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... European Metal Recycling Ltd., Warrington, U.K., has sent a letter to Metal Management Inc.'s board proposing a legal and financial due diligence study of Metal Management to pursue a business combination. In the Aug. 8 letter, European...

Canadian stand-off.(Scrap Industry News)(Canadian Association of Recycling Industries )(defends interests of scrap recyclers in Saskatchwan and British Columbia)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... In Saskatchewan, the burning of copper wire has the attention of the province's Ministry of Environment, while in British Columbia, regional officials consider a flow control system on recycling as part of a larger waste disposal plan. The...

Recycling hauler finds trouble in Fort Worth.(Municipal Recycling: Resource Waste Services)
September 1, 2003... A company responsible for collecting recyclables in Fort Worth, Texas, is facing a range of allegations ranging from illegal dumping to failure to pay for equipment and workers. The Forth Worth Star-Telegram reports that Toter has dropped...

Proposed expansion garners single bid.(Municipal Recycling: Recycle America Alliance )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Rogers, Ark., Tri-County Solid Waste District, Rogers, received a single bid for its plan to expand the recycling collection program in a three county area of Northwestern Arkansas. The waste district sought companies that could help the...

On the rise.(Ferrous: scrap prices)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Recyclers point to the supply side of the equation as the lead factor influencing rising scrap prices in July and August. For the week ending August 9, domestic steel mill capacity utilization was a meager 78 percent, according to the...

A steady hand.(Nonferrrous)(copper and aluminum prices)(chart attached Average U.S. Refiners Buying Prices for No. 2 Copper Scrap)
September 1, 2003... The invisible hand that guides metals prices has been a fairly steady one lately, making life easier for some traders. Regarding both copper and aluminum prices, one dealer notes, "We all want them to go up, but it's nice to have some...

Away from home.(Paper)(market for US recovered fiber in Canada and China)(use of recovered fiber in US paper industry slumps)(attached chart-U.S. Producer Price Index/Mixed Paper)
September 1, 2003... The domestic market for recovered fiber continues to languish. The same cannot be said for the export market. Over the past several months, strong orders for a host of recovered fiber grades have helped boost the overall market for scrap paper....

Coca-cola builds plastics recycling plant.(Plastics)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Coca-Cola Co,, along with Femsa, its largest bottler in Mexico, and Alpla, its top supplier of plastic bottles, plans to build a recycling plant at a cost of slightly more than $20 million. The plant will be the first of its kind in...

Utah businessman receives honor.(Nonmetallics: David Little named Business Recycler of the Year)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... David Little, president of ReSyk Inc., Brigham City, Utah, has been named Business Recycler of the Year. The Recycling Coalition of Utah presented Little with the award at its Annual Conservation and Recycling Exposition, which was held...

New company furnishes Puget Sound region.(Plastics: Durable Plastic Design LLC )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... More than 25 Puget Sound schools and about 30 municipal transit and park sites have installed products designed by Durable Plastic Design LLC (DPD), Redmond, Wash. DPD, which fabricates and sells garden products, commercial grade benches...

Metal roofing makes inroads.(C&D News)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Whether your tastes run toward Jack-in-the-Box or Outback Steakhouse, the odds are getting better that you'll be dining under a metal roof. Architects and builders are increasingly using metal roofing in commercial and institutional...

RAA announces partnership with Sims Group.(Electronics Recycling: Recycle America Alliance LLC)
September 1, 2003... Recycle America Alliance LLC (RRA), Houston, has announced Sims Group USA, Richmond, Calif., as its new service partner. Sims Group will provide de-manufacturing services for materials collected or managed by RAA's eCycling service in central...

Heil trucks get Onyx Waste nod.(Equipment Report: Heil Environmental Industries Ltd. becomes exclusive supplier to Onyx Waste Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Solid waste and recycling truck body maker Heil Environmental Industries Ltd., Chattanooga, Tenn., has become the exclusive supplier of truck bodies to Onyx Waste Services Inc., Milwaukee, for the next three years. Onyx, consisting of the...

Badger lurks in W. VA.(Equipment Report: expansion leads Cash'in Recyclables Inc. purchases a Badger L75S-2 10/7 model baler)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Cash'in Recyclables Inc., Nitro, W. Va., has purchased a Badger L75S-2 10/7 model baler from Harris, Peachtree City, Ga. to keep up with its growing business. In business since 1965, Cash'in was strictly a nonferrous recycling facility...

Against the grain: Cohen Brothers Inc. resisted the consolidation craze to chart its own careful course.
September 1, 2003... One might expect a company located in a place called Middletown to play things moderately and safely, and in some cases that accurately describes Cohen Brothers Inc. But a closer look at the southwestern Ohio scrap company reveals a willingness...

Deconstructing an industry: a U.S. EPA official offers observations on how the budding deconstruction industry can help itself.(C&D Series)
September 1, 2003... EPA has long provided me a good observation post on deconstruction, because all sides eventually come to us, whether it be to offer information, to seek partnership or support, to complain, to ask for money or, sometimes, to do all of these...

Mining for dollars: in addition to their standard parts revenue, auto dismantlers mine automobiles for hidden value in the form of recoverable nonferrous scrap metal.(Automotive Recycling Update)
September 1, 2003... Automotive dismantlers harvest parts from cars for their resale value. However, they encounter certain items during the disassembly process, such as aluminum wheels and catalytic converters. While they may not have value as resalable parts,...

A smaller world.(globalization of the recycling industry)
September 1, 2003... Walt Disney and the corporation he left behind may be most closely associated with the concept of a small world, but people in the metals, paper and recycling industries also hear the message. Manufacturers and shoppers alike throughout the...

A growing appetite: China's demand for scrap is expected to grow for the short-term future.(2003 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc.)
September 1, 2003... Speaking at the 2003 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) Annual Convention, Jianhua Yu had one key point to mention regarding scrap consumption in China. The speaker, a consultant to the Metallurgical Council of the CCPIT...

Quality in place: a stationary electric Fuchs scrap handler fits the bill for Henry Fligeltaub Co.
September 1, 2003... Feeding a hungry 1,350-ton shear is at the heart of scrap processing operations at Henry Fligeltaub Co., Evansville, Ind. And its ability to keep that shear fed promptly and efficiently is exactly what managers at Fligeltaub like about their...

Going global: the globalization of the paper industry is affecting local secondary paper markets worldwide. Europe's role is expected to increase as a region for new investment.(Industry Overview)
September 1, 2003... To fully understand the recovered paper market in Europe, or anywhere else for that matter, one has to understand globalization's affect on the industry in general. The increasing globalization of recovered fiber markets is a key trend in...

Pushing the limits: Recycle de Mexico reaches new volume levels for Mexican paperstock dealers.
September 1, 2003... The megalopolis of Mexico City, with at least 20 million people spread over 1,000 square miles (about the size of Rhode Island) is one of the most crowded places on Earth. It is a city where people are accustomed to make a living on...

Electronic impulse: an electronics recycling firm in Western Canada tries to harvest recycling's fastest-growing stream.
September 1, 2003... Throughout North America, a combination of corporate and governmental entities are experimenting with ways to collect computers and other electronic equipment for recycling. Some events are more successful than others, and results can be...

International Recycling Associations.
September 1, 2003... ALBERTA PLASTICS RECYCLING ASSOCIATION 10611 98 Ave., Suite 703, Edmonton, AB, Canada T5K 2P7. Ph: 780-426-1493. Fax: 780-424-4391. Web site: plasticsrecycling.ab.ca. E-mail: jbarr@cpia.ca. An Alberta not-for-profit...

A steady beat: materials generation is flat but steady in the Midwest, while most curbside programs remain on the government menu.(Regional Report)
September 1, 2003... Curbside programs are being carefully examined by recycling advocates and government policy makers in the Midwestern U.S., as they are in other parts the country, for their continued viability. Meanwhile, the movement of more traditional...

The big leagues: the electronics recycling industry moves from emerging to established, according to an in-depth report.(Electronics Recycling)
September 1, 2003... The electronics recycling industry has been defined as "emerging" for the past several years, but a study conducted by the International Association of Electronics Recyclers (IAER), Albany, N.Y., may cause that adjective to change to...

C&D World Exhibition & Conference.
September 1, 2003... CONFERENCE PROGRAM (Times/topics subject to change) SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2004 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Registration 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Move In/Set Up 2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. What To Consider When Buying A Sorting...

North Star Steel.(People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Jon Ruth has been named president of North Star Steel, the electric are furnace (EAF) steelmaking subsidiary of Cargill Inc., Minneapolis. Ruth has worked at North Star Steel (NSS) since 1980, most recently serving as vice...

Willis Group Insurance.(People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Ltd. has appointed David (Chip) Seamans as vice president, director of claims and loss control, for all of the broker's program business. He is based in Willis's Portsmouth, N.H., office. Seamans's...

Containerboard Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Containerboard Inc., Roswell, Ga., has named Trish Caparelli as vice president of its newly-formed Recycling Division. Caparelli, who was formerly with Oren Recycling, Kennesaw, Ga., will work from an office in Savannah, Ga. The new...

Calendar.
September 1, 2003... SEPT. 10-12 ISRI Commodities Roundtable Forum, Rosemont, III., Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc., (202) 737-1770 SEPT. 14-17 SMART Mid-Year Executive Management Conference, Philadelphia, ...

American Pulverizer block breaker.(Products)
September 1, 2003... * Model DRBS-50x60 heavy-duty block breaker * Processes engines, transmissions * Designed to handle heavier engines at high production rates * Separates iron and aluminum materials automatically for increased returns * Slow...

Wendt/SSE stainless steel and metal sorter.(Products)
September 1, 2003... * Picks up where eddy current separators leave off * Capable of mining stainless steel, copper windings and insulated and bare copper wire from a system's eddy current waste stream * Uses a high-frequency magnetic sensor to detect...

Eagle UM04 asphalt crusher.(Products)
September 1, 2003... * UltraMax UM04 horizontal shaft impactor * Gives RAP (recycled asphalt pavement) producers a low initial cost and low maintenance costs * Three-bar, solid-steel, 40-inch rotor and three-stage crushing action leaves more asphalt cement...

American Baler: www.americanbaler.com.(Web Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... * Guide to balers * Answers to FAQs * Find a local dealer * Information on service and parts * Demo videos * Product news * Case studies/ reference library [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Ludlum Measurements, Inc.: www.ludlums.com.(Web Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... * Complete radiation detection systems * Scale house systems * Scrap industry proven * National sales and service [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

SSI: www.ssiworld.com.(Web Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... * 1, 2 & 4-shaft shredders * Primary Waste Reducers * Used equipment availability * Material testing/ demonstrations * Free shredder newsletter * Free video CD of shredders in action! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Industrial Paper Shredders: www.industrialshredders.com.(Web Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... * Manufactured in Ohio * In business since 1934 * Engineeered to customer need * High volume * 20 models available depending on material, volume [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Sierra International Machinery, Inc.: www.sierraintl.com.(Web Spotlight)
September 1, 2003... * Scrap, waste handling and recycling equipment * Recycling and demolition services * Used equipment Technical specs, photo galleries, videos, testimonials * Comprehensive contact information and product literature downloads ...

U.S. Conveyor Technologies: www.usconveyor.net.(conveyor products)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... * Custom designed material handling systems * Shredder downstreams * Sorting systems * Rubber & steel belt conveyors * Vibrators, oscillators, trommels * Replacement conveyors and parts [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Going up.(Rechargeable Battery Recyling Corporation)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Atlanta-based Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), a nonprofit, public-service organization dedicated to recycling rechargeable batteries, has announced its collection data for the first half of 2003. RBRC collected 2 million...

Students compete in Envirothon.(Back Page)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... A five-member team of high school students from North East, Pa., has won the 16th annual Canon Envirothon. The winning team was announced July 31 during the weeklong international environmental education competition's closing ceremonies at...

Green living.(Back Page)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Construction is complete on the America Recycles Day Green Dream House in McCook, Neb. The house was the national grand prize for America Recycles Day 2001. Judith Mahoney of McCookwon the $200,000 house when her entry pledge was drawn...