Recycling Today articles from September 2007

Recycling Today archives from September 2007

A severe paper cut.(EDITOR'S FOCUS)
September 1, 2007... Recyclers, mill buyers and brokers who annually buy and sell more than 50 million tons of scrap paper each year (in the United States alone) may well have sent a healthy spray of mist flying through the air if they were sipping their morning...

Toyota selects Green Metals as marketing agent.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2007... Green Metals Inc. (GMI) of Canada has been chosen by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada to be the marketing agent for scrap metal originating from Toyota's manufacturing plants in the country. Material generated at the facility will be sold on a...

SeverCorr mill begins receiving scrap.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2007... The new SeverCorr electronic are furnace (EAF) steel mill in Columbus, Miss., has received its first shipment of scrap metal from local recycler Columbus Scrap Material Inc. (CSM). "We are honored to be the first to supply product to...

PSC announces plans to build feeder yard in Georgia.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(PSC Metals Services)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... PSC Metals, headquartered in Cleveland, has announced its plans to develop a greenfield operation in Rome, Ga., that will act as feeder yard for its Chattanooga, Tenn., shredding operation. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The company says the...

O'Brien Recycling named to "Fast Fifty".(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2007... O'Brien Recycling Corp., Franklin Park, Ill., has been named to Crain's Chicago Business's "Fast Fifty." O'Brien Recycling landed at the 11th spot on the "Fast Fifty" list, having generated 945 percent revenue growth throughout the past...

ISRI membership target tops goal.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2007... The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) has reported that it has beat its membership goals for 2007, bringing the association's total membership to 1,451 companies. The figure is the largest for the association since 1998....

Columbus, Ohio, passes scrap metal theft ordinance.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2007... Columbus, Ohio, recently passed an ordinance that attempts to curb metal theft. The ordinance, 0441-2007, went into effect Aug. 23. City Council member Andrew Ginther says, "I believe this bill protects Columbus residents, provides police...

Alcoa names top scrap suppliers.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Alcoa Materials Management (AMM) business segment of Alcoa Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, has selected its annual list of the top 10 scrap suppliers. AMM began the program in 2004. This year, the company...

L.A. implements Multi-Family Residential Recycling Program.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
September 1, 2007... Cynthia Ruiz, president of the city of Los Angeles Board of Public Works, has announced the start of the city's new Multi-Family Residential Recycling Program, which she says will provide recycling services to more than 540,000 multi-family...

Illinois announces recycling grant recipients.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
September 1, 2007... Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has announced more than $143,000 in funding from the Illinois Recycling Grant Program to three programs in the state, which is expected to boost recycling opportunities in southeast Illinois. The Illinois...

Wayne Opportunity Center takes over county's recycling.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
September 1, 2007... The Wayne Opportunity Center, Goldsboro, N.C., will take over recycling services for North Carolina's Wayne County, according to a report in the News-Argus (Goldsboro, N.C.). The center is affiliated with United Way of Wayne County and has...

Allied Waste adds new technology to MRF.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
September 1, 2007... Allied Waste has added new technology, including optical sorting equipment, to its redesigned material recovery facility (MRF) in Plano, Texas. Allied Waste opened its Plano recycling center more than a decade ago, using what was at the...

Philly promotes recycling.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
September 1, 2007... The city of Philadelphia's Streets Department has unveiled three recycling trucks that prominently display "The Future of Recycling." The campaign is designed to raise awareness of the city's single-stream recycling program. The...

Linkup alters structure.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Washington State's King County Link-Up program has chosen asphalt shingles, glass bottles, gypsum wallboard and urban wood as priority materials for 2007. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] These materials were chosen based on the potential for...

Carolinas group targets rural recycling.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
September 1, 2007... The Carolina Recycling University (CRU) program of the Carolina Recycling Association (CRA) is hosting four seminars in North and South Carolina with a focus on rural recycling programs. The seminars, for which participants can gain...

Waking up from the summer slumber.(FERROUS)
September 1, 2007... Although the calendar was still turned to the August page, mill buying activity seemed to increase in anticipation of an end to the summer vacation season. Ferrous scrap buyers showed enough interest in early August to move pricing up an...

Ferrous pricing turns up.(MSA/RMDAS[TM] MONTHLY FERROUS SCRAP PRICE INDEX)
September 1, 2007... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] After a three-month period of almost complete flatness, per-ton pricing for ferrous scrap moved up by several dollars throughout the United States in August. Pricing for all grades across all regions moved up from $3 to...

Alabama Dust Recycling plant proposed.(FERROUS)
September 1, 2007... Steel Dust Recycling LLC (SDR), founded last year, has announced plans to build a Waelz Kiln facility in Alabama that will be capable of recycling 110,000 tons of steel mill dust per year. The facility is slated to be built on 66 acres in...

Sub-prime issues affect nonferrous markets.(NONFERROUS)
September 1, 2007... After seeing a strong upward climb for many nonferrous metals, the continued problems with the U.S. housing industry and the sub-prime mortgage business are having a sharply damaging affect on some key nonferrous metals, notably copper. ...

Novelis inks large deal with Rexam.(NONFERROUS)(Company overview)
September 1, 2007... Novelis Inc. has signed a multi-year supply agreement with the South American operations of Rexam plc, a large beverage can manufacturer. Under terms of the agreement, valued at about $1 billion, Novelis will be the lead supplier of aluminum...

Xstrata changes name of Recycling division.(NONFERROUS)
September 1, 2007... Xstrata Copper Canada, a metals mining firm, is renaming its Noranda Recycling Inc. affiliate to Xstrata Recycling Inc. Xstrata Recycling operates precious metal sampling facilities in East Providence, R.I.; San Jose, Calif.; and Penang,...

Wise Metals reports results for second quarter.(NONFERROUS)(Financial report)
September 1, 2007... Wise Metals Group has reported that shipments of aluminum beverage can stock, rolled aluminum products and scrap totaled 201.4 million pounds during the second quarter of the year, a decline from the previous year's total of 207.4 million tons....

On the rise.(PAPER)(fiber and old newspaper market conditions)
September 1, 2007... As late summertime temperatures continue to rise throughout much of the country, the recovered fiber market remains just about as hot in August as it was in July. Prices have remained strong throughout the summer, and sources say the...

Cascades acquires Michigan mill.(PAPER)
September 1, 2007... Cascades Inc. has entered into an agreement with Honeycomb Products of Michigan (HPM) to acquire the assets of HPM's honeycomb board mill located in Grand Rapids, Mich. The acquisition makes Cascades Specialty Products Group the second...

Caraustar posts loss for second quarter.(PAPER)(Financial report)
September 1, 2007... Caraustar Industries Inc. has announced that sales for its second quarter of 2007 were $235.6 million, a decrease of 10.3 percent compared to sales of $262.7 million for the same quarter in 2006. Included in the second quarter 2006 sales were...

Every which way.(PLASTICS)
September 1, 2007... While some plastic grades have been enjoying relatively healthy markets, others have been stagnating in light of consuming industry problems. Pricing for LDPE (low-density polyethylene) film has posted an increase recently, thanks in large...

Plastic food containers to increase.(PLASTICS)
September 1, 2007... As long as Americans keep eating, the demand for food containers should be steady to upward. Research company The Freedonia Group, Cleveland, forecasts a 3.3 percent annual food container growth rate through 2011, with both rigid plastics and...

Poly-Pacific adds to board.(PLASTICS)(appointment of Greg Pendura and Angus Ross at Poly-Pacific International Inc.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Canadian company Poly-Pacific International Inc. has elected Greg Pendura to the company's board of directors, subject to regulatory approval. All returning directors were re-elected to the board. Pendura has more than 35 years of...

Large plastics recycling plant opens in Beijing.(PLASTICS)
September 1, 2007... The world's largest plastics recycling processing plant, capable of recycling 60,000 tons of plastic scrap annually, has begun operating in Beijing, according to an article in China Daily. Operated by Beijing Incom Resources Recovery Co....

Plastinum to open plants to handle plastics from electronics.(PLASTICS)
September 1, 2007... Plastinum Polymer Technologies Corp., formerly based in New York City, has announced plans to open a number of recycling plants in the United States and relocate its headquarters to California. "Blendymer," Plastinum's proprietary polymer...

ISRI pumps up tires.(TIRES)
September 1, 2007... The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) will present its fourth annual Tire Recycling Business Summit, Sept. 17-18, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, Ill. According to ISRI, the Tire Recycling Business Summit has been...

Tennessee Awards grant money for tire recycling.(TIRES)
September 1, 2007... Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke have announced they are providing $4.2 million in Waste Tire Grants to communities throughout the state to help find alternative uses for scrap tires. ...

Fomo covers two green bases.(PLASTICS)
September 1, 2007... Fomo Products Inc., Norton, Ohio, recently celebrated the opening of its new Spray Foam Production Center in nearby Akron and the launch of a corporate-wide green initiative. Fomo has developed a Green Team of employees from different...

Washington State gets new glass packaging plant.(GLASS)
September 1, 2007... Cameron Family Glass Packaging, based in Washington, Pa., has completed a $109 million financing deal that will allow the company to build a new glass plant in the United States. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The company says the plant will...

Goldsmith Group becomes eScrap Inc.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Eric Goldsmith has completed the purchase of the assets of the Goldsmith Group Inc. (GGI), Indianapolis, from his father, Phillip Goldsmith. The third-generation owner has also announced the adoption of a new name for the company: eScrap Inc....

Intechra launches logistics network, announces acquisitions.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)
September 1, 2007... Electronics life cycle management provider Intechra, Jackson, Miss., has announced the launch of a national logistics network and two acquisitions. The company did not disclose the terms of the deals. The company has acquired Lifecycle...

Redemtech expands through acquisition.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)
September 1, 2007... Redemtech, a Columbus, Ohio-based provider of technology change management services, has announced the acquisition of PC Asset Recovery Inc., a Round Rock, Texas-based IT asset recovery and computer recycling company targeting the mid-market....

Illinois townships partner on drop-off program.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Several townships in Will County, Ill., have joined together to offer drop-off locations for electronic scrap. The Will County Land Use Department, which sponsors the program, claims it is the first county in Illinois to offer year-round...

Converge helps customers dispose of it assets.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)(Company overview)
September 1, 2007... Converge, a Peabody, Mass.-based independent distributor of electronic components, technology products and supply chain services, has announced that it helped its large enterprise clients to dispose of more than 35 million pounds of excess,...

Demolition company opens Kansas C&D recycling plant.(C&D NEWS)
September 1, 2007... A construction and demolition recycling facility has opened in Topeka, Kan., according to a report in the Capital-Journal (Topeka, Kan.). GreenPoint Construction Demolition Processing Center, owned by Brahm Demolition, accepts all types of...

Phoenix acquires Crushing firm.(C&D NEWS)(Phoenix Associates Land Syndicate)(Southern Concrete Crushing LLC)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Phoenix Associates Land Syndicate has announced that Southern Concrete Crushing LLC has been acquired and will become part of the growing Phoenix aggregate and mining division. Paul Alonzo, president and CEO of Phoenix, says, "This...

U.K. Group calls for recycling at building sites.(C&D NEWS)
September 1, 2007... The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is calling for all construction projects that involve more than 30 days or 500 person days of construction to plan and implement a site waste management plan (SWMP). The CIOB says that creating this...

Dallas completes demo project.(C&D NEWS)(demolition contract of Dallas Contracting Co. Inc.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Dallas Contracting Co. Inc., South Plainfield, N.J., has completed the demolition of the former Penick facility in Newark, N.J. The plant demolition is part of a larger redevelopment of the site, according to a press release from Dallas...

Ze-gen opens Massachusetts plant.(C&D NEWS)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Ze-gen Inc., a clean energy company providing gasification technology to convert waste streams into synthetic natural gas and low emissions electrical energy, has opened a demonstration facility in New Bedford, Mass. The company hosted a...

BIR falls for Warsaw.(BIR REPORT)
September 1, 2007... The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) holds its Autumn Round-Table Sessions in Poland's capital city of Warsaw, Oct. 22-23. Autumn Round-Table planners encourage delegates to take advantage of networking and educational opportunities...

Chinese officials increase inspections at ports.(BIR REPORT)
September 1, 2007... The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) reports that Chinese custom officials are carrying out intense investigations within the domestic nonferrous scrap industry. The Chinese government has expressed the belief that some importers are...

Ohio Magnetics adds to magnet controller product line.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
September 1, 2007... Ohio Magnetics Inc., Maple Heights, Ohio, has added two new magnet controllers to its product line. The MC-1.5 A and MC-2 A magnet controllers can provide users with faster magnet operation, according to Ken Richendollar, Ohio Magnetics...

Kentucky company to install TSC shredding plant.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
September 1, 2007... Industrial Services of America Inc. (IDSA), Louisville, Ky., has purchased a TSC 80 SXS shredding plant from The Shredder Co., Canutillo, Texas, to be installed at IDSA's main yard. IDSA's board of directors approved the purchase of the...

Innov-X lands OmniSource order.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
September 1, 2007... Innov-X Systems, Woburn, Mass., has received an order from OmniSource Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., to co-develop and deliver a fully automated, high-volume copper extraction system. The company claims it is the first system in the world to...

Andersen's salvage purchases Shredder plant from Riverside Engineering.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Riverside Engineering, San Antonio, has sold an M-88 Shredder System to Andersen's Sales and Salvage for its Greeley, Colo., recycling facility. The system includes an 88-by-112 shredder mill, feed system, operator station and H2PRO water...

Steel Dynamics to upgrade system.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
September 1, 2007... The U.S. Shredder and Castings Group, headquartered in Brookhaven, Miss., has announced that Steel Dynamics Inc. has selected it to upgrade the company's current shredder system in Rocky Mount, Va. The project is the second phase of two...

Bobcat sold to Korean company.(EQUIPMENT REPORT)
September 1, 2007... One of the best known American brands has been transferred from a Bermuda-based holding company to a conglomerate based in South Korea. Bermuda-based Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. has announced an agreement to sell its Bobcat Utility Equipment...

Super model: the Cohen and Kogon families design a winning auto recycling model with Atlanta-based Pull-A-Part.(Cover story)
September 1, 2007... The Cohen and Kogon families have deep scrap roots in the Atlanta area, but in the mid-1990s, several family members started a side venture that has subsequently changed their focus. At that time, Alan Cohen and his cousins Mark Cohen and...

Standing up to inspection.
September 1, 2007... Product recalls have been in the news this summer, with questions surrounding quality and safety standards in China in particular receiving the greatest attention. A healthy percentage of multi-national corporations have quickly become...

Global approach: Hong Kong-based Fook Woo Group engages in wider business circles as the global economy dictates.(Editorial)(Company overview)
September 1, 2007... The Fook Woo Group, based in Hong Kong, helps turn that city's bountiful scrap paper into tissue and other paper products for use in Hong Kong and Southern China. Using its own fleet of barges, the company ships scrap paper from Hong Kong...

!Viva reciclaje! Mexico City is moving toward a residential recycling culture through education and privatization.
September 1, 2007... For American urbanites, municipal recycling efforts, complete with colored trash bins and mandatory separation of materials, have become run of the mill. Not so in Mexico City, where residents have to listen for the bell of a garbage truck...

The Pearl of Asia: Vietnam needs scrap material to fuel its surge toward industrial development.
September 1, 2007... Vietnam's economy is no longer just about agriculture. The country is benefiting from macroeconomic momentum in industrialization and investment in the East Asia/Southeast Asia (SEA) region and globally, which has put it on the road to being a...

The Russian bear roars: discussions of global markets typically revolve around China; however, Russia is growing in prominence.
September 1, 2007... When Europe's Mittal Steel entered the U.S. market with some high-profile acquisitions, many steel industry observers took note. Additionally, however, many Russian steel companies have been acquiring U.S. steel operations in an effort to grow...

Achieving maximum density: Waste Management Recycle America's Elkridge, Md., MRF takes advantage of a population-dense area with its hub-and-spoke approach.(CURBSIDE RECYCLING REPORT)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The competitive landscape for companies that target municipally collected recyclables is such that more companies are seeking advantages to increase their tonnage while lowering their processing costs. With the...

Real issues: lawmakers giveth and they also taketh away when it comes to providing boosts to mixed C&D recycling.(COMMODITY FOCUS)
September 1, 2007... When the Construction Materials Recycling Association (CMRA) established its Issues and Education Fund in 2003, it was aware that legislators and regulatory agencies could alternatively make life easier or more difficult for operators of mixed...

No baling out: even though shredder plants are mushrooming, ferrous cut grades remain in the melt shop mix.(FERROUS SHEARS AND BALERS FOCUS)
September 1, 2007... Scrap recyclers and shredding equipment makers have been spending a lot of time together during this decade's scrap metals boom. The trend is impossible to miss, as established shredding plants have been refurbished and expanded at a steady...

Driving force: the Louisiana DEQ and an Alabama-based contractor tackle the collection, remediation and recycling of vehicles abandoned after 2005's Hurricane Katrina.(ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REPORT)
September 1, 2007... Hurricane Katrina left no shortage of destruction when it cut across the Gulf Coast in 2005. In the massive cleanup effort that followed, those trying to get the streets of New Orleans--one of the areas hardest hit by the storm--back to normal...

In memoriam: Skip Rouster.(PEOPLE)(Obituary)
September 1, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Long-time scrap industry manager and executive Harold J. "Skip" Rouster has died at age 58. Rouster was an officer with Metal Management Inc., Chicago, at the time of his death. Before joining Metal Management,...

SP Industries adds to staff.(PEOPLE)(appointment of J. Steve Ellingboe)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... SP Industries Inc., headquartered in Hopkins, Mich., has hired J. Steve Ellingboe as its new central region sales manager. Ellingboe has more than 20 years of waste industry experience. He will service the heartland of the United States...

AF&PA appoints Harman president and CEO.(PEOPLE)
September 1, 2007... The board of directors of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) has appointed Donna A. Harman as the association's new president and chief executive officer. Harman joined AF&PA in 2001 as vice president of congressional affairs....

Liebherr appoints two to staff.(PEOPLE)(appointment of Edward Nittinger and Jeffrey Shadowens at Liebherr Construction Equipment Co.)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Liebherr Construction Equipment Co., Newport News, Va., has appointed two new associates to its sales and product teams. Edward Nittinger joins the company's sales team as district sales manager. Nittinger has an extensive background in...

CPI elects White president of Recovered Paper Sector.(PEOPLE)
September 1, 2007... The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has elected Chris White, commercial manager at Aylesford Newsprint, president of its Recovered Paper Sector. He was appointed at the association's recent annual meeting. He takes over from Ken...

Calendar.
September 1, 2007... Sept. 17-18 ISRI Tire Recycling Business Summit, Rosemont, Ill., Institute of Scrap Recycling industries Inc., (202) 662-8500 or www.isri.org Sept. 17-19 Investment Recovery Seminar & Trade Show, Orlando, Fla., Investment Recovery...

Sem mag erasure ME-P3M.(PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2007... * Removes confidential or highly sensitive information from hard drives and other magnetic media [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Manual unit is operated by a hand crank and is suitable for use in offices or in the field where power may not be...

High-visibility hard hats.(PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2007... * Fibre-Metal Supereight High-Visibility E-1 and E-2 Series hats and caps are available in specially formulated fade-proof strong orange and strong yellow/green models [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Provide eight-point energy control system...

Powerscreen Phoenix 3300 trommel.(PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2007... * The largest two-way split mobile trommel screen in the Phoenix range * Engineered for high performance, low maintenance * Four-wheel drive trommel friction drum system designed for greater efficiency and reliability with heavy...

Heil rapid rail automated side loader.(PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2007... * Updated to provide improved durability, easier maintenance and smoother operation * Improved automated arm structure, electrical system and hydraulics * Unit's continuous-pack body is unchanged [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] *...

Bobcat S330 skid-steer loader.(PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2007... * Features a 3,300-pound rated operating capacity, making it the company's largest skid steer * Offers a 10-foot-10-inch lift height on a vertical lift path * 85-hp liquid-cooled diesel engine improves performance in high-flow...

Ohio magnetics magnetic controllers.(PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2007... * Line now includes the MC-1.5 and MC-2 A controllers * Can provide faster magnet operation and offer cleaner drops, according to the company [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Lift/drop interlock system can prevent overheating in the...

Morbark 3800 horizontal grinder.(PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2007... * Designed for mid-range wood and green waste recycling applications * Equipped with a 38-inch-by-59.75-inch infeed opening [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * Features an internal hydraulic drive on the feed wheel and a six-tooth drive...

Dell greens up its act.(BACK PAGE)
September 1, 2007... Dell has launched a long-term Zero Carbon Initiative that, according to the company, will maximize the energy efficiency of its products and offset their carbon impact over time. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The company has also committed to...

OfficeMax perks up recycling.(BACK PAGE)
September 1, 2007... OfficeMax Inc., based in Naperville, Ill., has launched a new recycling program through its MaxPerks membership program. The OfficeMax MaxPerks Recycling Program provides customers with a system to collect and redeem recyclable office...

The art of reuse.(BACK PAGE)
September 1, 2007... For the seventh year running, American Iron, Minneapolis, has opened its scrap yard to area artists as part of its Art of Recycling Metal Sculpture Competition. All of the sculptures in the competition are made from scrap metal from...