Newtech moves into larger facility.(ELECTRONICS
RECYCLING)
Electronics recycler Newtech Recycling Inc. has moved into a larger
facility in Somerset, N.J.
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The company's recent move from Bridgewater, N.J., to the new
facility means . . .
Sony, waste management partner on electronics recycling
program.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)
Sony has announced the launch of a national recycling program for
consumer electronics.
The Sony Take Back Recycling Program began Sept. 15 and allows
consumers to recycle Sony branded products . . .
Metech International enters into agreement with Singapore
firm.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)
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Electronics recycler Metech International Inc. has announced it has
entered into an agreement to be acquired by Centillion Environment and
Recycling Ltd. of Singapore for . . .
United Kingdom-based electronics recycler adds
capacity.(ELECTRONICS RECYCLING)
A United Kingdom-based computer recycling company has purchased a
processing system from MeWa Recycling Machinery of Germany.
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Following a number of visits to Austria, . . .
HP recycles personal computers in China.(ELECTRONICS
RECYCLING)
Hewlett-Packard Co. has begun recycling personal computers and
other products for Chinese consumers and small businesses, expanding a
free program that already existed for large companies, . . .
California Grocers begin plastic bag recycling
program.(PLASTICS)
As of July 1, grocers and chain drug stores in California began
providing opportunities for consumers to return clean plastic carryout
bags.
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The new program follows a . . .
FDA approves flakes-to-resin process.(TIRES)
German company Uhde Inventa-Fischer has announced its recycling
process for PET post-consumer flakes has received FDA approval.
The company reports that its process, which uses up to 50 . . .
Coca Cola announces major recycling project.(PLASTICS)
The Coca-Cola Co., which has been besieged by many
environmentalists for its lack of recycling efforts in the past, is set
to announce that it will be building what it calls the . . .
Pennsylvania DEP approves scrap tires as fuel
supplement.(TIRES)
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has
approved an air quality plan for Northampton Generating Company L.P. to
use scrap tires as a fuel supplement in the company's . . .
Texas agency awards permit to tire recycler.(TIRES)
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has issued an Air
Quality Permit to Neofuels USA LLC to build a tire recycling facility in
Port Arthur, Texas.
Neofuels, a wholly owned subsidiary of . . .
Petoskey Plastics opens new HQ.(PLASTICS)
Petoskey Plastics has relocated its corporate headquarters from its
manufacturing facility to a newly renovated office building in downtown
Petoskey, Mich.
The new headquarters will house . . .
In the bag.(PLASTICS)
A Canadian retail chain has announced an initiative to act as a
collection point for plastic grocery bags.
Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Brampton, Ontario, has introduced its PC Green
Plastic Bag Recycling . . .
Coke adds life.(PLASTICS)
When it comes to plastic packaging, Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta, carries
considerable weight within the market, both figuratively and literally.
The company's announcement that it intends to open a . . .
Catalyst rescinds financing plan.(PAPER)
Catalyst Paper Corp., headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia,
has decided to withdraw its earlier proposed private placement strategy
to sell $200 million in aggregate principal of senior . . .
Research forecasts sharp jump in recycled paper use in
U.K.(PAPER)
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New research by the U.K.-based Waste & Resources Action
Programme Recycled Paper Advocacy Team shows that print and paper buyers
are planning to significantly increase . . .
PSI Fall Conference registration now open.(PAPER)(Conference
news)
Registration is now open for the fall meeting of the Paper Stock
Industries Chapter of ISRI (Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries).
The chapter's 46th Annual Fall Conference will be Nov. . . .
Staying strong.(PAPER)
Summer ended on a high note for the recovered fiber market, with
prices for main grades holding steady at favorably high rates for yet
another month.
Seasonal trends tend to bring a dip in prices . . .
Process could fuel aluminum demand.(NONFERROUS)
A team of Purdue University researchers has developed a process
that could make using hydrogen fuel more practical. A new aluminum alloy
is a key component in the process.
According to a news . . .
Novelis invests $7 million at fab plant in
Brazil.(NONFERROUS)
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Novelis do Brasil has announced plans to invest $7 million to
increase aluminum sheet ingot production capacity at its Pindamonhangaba
plant in Brazil. The investment will . . .
Alcoa announces capital improvement project at Tennessee
site.(NONFERROUS)
Alcoa has announced capital improvement projects totaling more than
$100 million have been approved for the smelting and fabricating areas
at its Tennessee operations.
These projects are part of . . .
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