Bobcat $100 skid steer.(PRODUCTS)
* Has 1,000-pound rated operating capacity
* Features a spacious cab, easy-to-read instrument panel and
transversely mounted engine in a frame small enough to access and work
in some of the . . .
Portable drum scale.(PRODUCTS)
* Fully portable drum and barrel scale has a digital weight
indicator with keypad selectable conversion units and RS-232 computer
compatibility
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* Stores vertically and . . .
Eriez finessort.(PRODUCTS)
* Fines processing system provides a cost-effective method for
recovering metals from the classified fines in a scrap shredding
operation
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* Features a feeder coupled to a . . .
Calendar.(Conference news)(Calendar)
Oct. 16-18
Wastecon 2007, Reno, Nev., Solid Waste Association of North
America, (800) GO-SWANA or www.swana.org
Oct. 18-25
ASIS&T 2007 Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wis., American Society
for . . .
Finnerty rejoins PSC metals.(PEOPLE)
PSC Metals Inc. has announced that Michael Finnerty has rejoined
the company as manager of the company's Mill Services Operations.
He will report to PSC Vice President of Operations Ted McQuade.
. . .
Heil adds Shaw to customer support team.(PEOPLE)
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Collection truck company Hell Environmental, Chattanooga, Tenn.,
has hired Bill Shaw as its new customer support manager. With
Shaw's appointment, Hell has also moved its . . .
Choosing wisely: several factors are best considered up front
before making a software purchase for a recycling operation.(COMPU
When it comes to the topic of software for the recycling industry,
the good news is there arc many vendors in this market who are very
talented and are more than willing to sell you a software . . .
A considered approach: electronics life cycle management company
Intechra continues to expand its national reach through strateg
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According to Merriam-Webster, he most common definition of
"integrity" is "firm adherence to a code of especially
moral or artistic values: INCORRUPTIBILITY." However, the . . .
Ship shape: Esco Marine, Brownsville, Texas, is helping the
domestic ship recycling industry make a comeback.(COMPANY
PROFILE)
Richard Jaross has been a shipbreaker since 1969. Just don't
all him a shipbreaker.
"We are recyclers, not shipbreakers," says the president
of Esco Marine. "We're an environmental firm first and . . .
Spending power: recyclers continue to invest heavily in upgraded
shredders and expanded downstream systems.(AUTO SHREDDER TECHNO
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Booming markets for secondary commodities have kept not only
recyclers busy throughout the middle part of this decade, but also many
of the equipment makers who supply . . .
Fueling change: markets for recycled tires are strong and growing
more sophisticated.(COMMODITY FOCUS)
Times are good for secondary commodities. Scrap steel, nonferrous
metals and recovered paper are enjoying some of their strongest
markets--and fetching some of their highest prices--in recent . . .
On the horizon: Donna Harman of the AF&PA expounds on the
challenges facing the North American paper industry.(Industry
overview
While China continues to play a dominant role in the areas of
recovered fiber consumption and production of new paper and board
products, the North American paper industry has been quietly trying . . .
World tour: clear communication and having strong business
relationships are the keys to exporting with confidence.
What I'll try to do today is to share some pieces of
information about what's happening in the export markets around the
world and to try to touch on some things that maybe you might not hear
all . . .
A perfect match: SP Newsprint partners with Pacer Global
Logistics to upgrade its supply chain management.
Any large business can find itself having difficulty keeping up
with its management of logistics. In addition to forming a
transportation team and employing new staff, another potential solution
is . . .
Book ends: Caraustar's Recovered Fiber Group taps the market
for recycling old books.
Books have some serious reuse potential. For the avid recreational
reader, a favorite story can be read over and over again for years or
maybe even decades. But even when a book has been enjoyed . . .
Safe passage: a map of leading North American container ports for
shippers of recovered fiber and other products.
The creation and expansion of international container shipping has
been deemed an outright revolutionary event by some observers of global
geo-political history.
In his 2006 book The Box: How the . . .
Prairie phenom: Firstar Fiber Corp., Omaha, Neb., has risen from
its great plains location to handle a healthy amount of recycle
Without the forest resources of states such as Wisconsin, Georgia
or Washington, the state of Nebraska has never been a paper industry
giant.
During the 1980s and 1990s, however, recycling . . .
The news today: although the newsprint market in North America
has shown signs of weakness, there is opportunity for growth on a
Abitibi Consolidated is a global company with facilities in Canada,
the United States and the U.K. We have 12,500 employees, 19 mills, 20
saw mills and four remanufacturing facilities. We also have . . .
Bigfoot or Tom thumb?(WELCOME)
Determining one's carbon footprint has become a source of
concern for both individuals and corporations throughout the world, with
the United States a relative newcomer to the endeavor.
For the . . .
The power within: revitalized wire choppers are seeking every
ounce of copper and aluminum for the world's hungry metals
produce
The scrap metal industry is a proud bastion of supply and demand
economics, and, for the past several years, surging demand has kept
processors busy.
For managers of wire chopping operations, the . . .
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