Hoping for a turnaround.(NONFERROUS)
Because of the tremendous increase in nickel, lead, copper and even
aluminum scrap pricing throughout the past several years, the recent
"correction" has been disconcerting, though many people . . .
Ferrous pricing stays lofty.(MSA/RMDAS[TM] MONTHLY FERROUS SCRAP
PRICE INDEX)
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For the second straight month, per-ton pricing for ferrous scrap
moved up throughout the United States in September. Pricing moved up
from $12 to $22 per ton, depending on the . . .
A bustling market.(FERROUS)
Speakers at the Ferrous Roundtable session of the ISRI (Institute
of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc.) Commodities Roundtable Forum
portrayed a global market hungry for steel and ferrous scrap that . . .
Deal boosts recycling in Ohio.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
A "green" industrial park known as The Columbus
Transformation Center is being developed by the Shelly Co. of
Thornville, Ohio, to the east of the site of the former Columbus, Ohio,
waste-to-energy . . .
Illinois companies receive grants.(MUNICIPAL RECYCLING)
A recycling company and a recycled plastics consumer have received
a combined $127,000 in funding from the Illinois Recycling Grant
Program.
LaSalle Recycling Inc., LaSalle, Ill., and Kreider . . .
Cooperstown is site of N.Y. Conference.(MUNICIPAL
RECYCLING)(Conference news)
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New York's 18th Annual Recycling Conference, sponsored by
NYSAR3 (New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling)
will be held in mid-November at the Otesaga . . .
San Diego proposes mandatory recycling participation.(MUNICIPAL
RECYCLING)
The city of San Diego, Calif., has released a draft proposal on a
comprehensive recycling program that requires participation by all
single-family-home residents and small businesses receiving . . .
WM's Houston HQ goes single-stream.(MUNICIPAL
RECYCLING)
Employees at Waste Management Inc. headquarters in Houston are now
recycling using single-stream collection methods.
According to a Waste Management news release, throughout its
Houston . . .
Sims Group earns healthy profit.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Financial
report)
Sims Group Ltd. has reported a profit of $254 million, a 29 percent
increase from the previous year, and a new record for the recycling
company.
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Additionally, the company . . .
Alter launches pilot payment system.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
Alter Metal Recycling, St. Louis, is introducing a new method this
fall to pay suppliers for their metals. The Alter Cash Card pilot
program will run through the end of this year.
Customers will . . .
Michigan bill aimed at scrap theft.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
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Michigan State Sen. Buzz Thomas (D-Detroit) has introduced a bill
that aims to crack down on scrap metal theft by more closely monitoring
the state's scrap dealers.
"My . . .
ISRI boosts Recycling Caucus.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) is touting
the growth of the House and the Senate Recycling Caucuses, which doubled
to 128 members in the last year, following the ISRI . . .
Metal Management reports profits.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)(Financial
report)
Metal Management Inc., Chicago, has announced results for its first
fiscal quarter that include increased sales but narrower profits.
The company generated consolidated net sales of $654 million . . .
Obsolete vessels head to Maryland.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime
Administration (MARAD) has made arrangements to remove the last of
several high-priority vessels from the James River . . .
PSC acquires Wooster I&M.(SCRAP INDUSTRY NEWS)
PSC Metals Inc., based in Cleveland, has announced the acquisition
of the assets of Wooster Iron & Metal Co. (WIMCO), a holding company
with locations in Wooster, Alliance, Youngstown and Elyria, . . .
Sims Group acquires Metal Management.(SCRAP INDUSTRY
NEWS)
The board of directors of Metal Management Inc., headquartered in
Chicago, has unanimously approved an agreement to be acquired by
Australia's Sims Group Ltd. The deal will create a company to . . .
The starting gun.(EDITOR'S FOCUS)
During the third quarter of the year, those who manage businesses
must often mentally turn the calendar ahead several months as they are
asked to plan and budget for the upcoming year.
Among the . . .
The art of reuse.(BACK PAGE)
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 . . .
OfficeMax perks up recycling.(BACK PAGE)
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 . . .
Dell greens up its act.(BACK PAGE)
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.
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