John Korey knows right where his recycling yard stands in the machine world. “El Paso is a city of 600,000; but, if you look at where we’re located on a map, we’re somewhat in the middle of nowhere. It’s 750 miles to Dallas and 480 miles to Phoenix, where most…continue reading
Unifi Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina, has selected equipment makers AMUT SpA of Italy and Bulk Handling Systems (BHS), Eugene, Oregon, to provide the technology for a $25 million expansion that will increase its capacity recycle PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles into fiber for apparel and automotive products. The investment is being made…continue reading
Austria-based Erema reports it will present its new Intarema RegrindPro plastics recycling system at the FAKUMA 2015 event set for Oct. 13-17, 2015, in Friedrichshafen, Germany. RegrindPro is described as a specific treatment process able to handle mixed plastic fractions with varying compositions, high bulk density and moisture, and with…continue reading
Komar Industries Inc., a Groveport, Ohio-based manufacturer of a full range of shredding and compaction equipment, has hired Don Kurtz as the company’s strategic sales and marketing manager to further develop Komar’s growth of regional and national accounts. Kurtz brings 16 years of experience within the waste industry, previously working…continue reading
From left, Bruce Campbell, president and CEO, Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO); Glen Murray, minister of the environment and climate change; Joseph Berta, managing director, ARCA Canada; and Rob Burton, Oakville mayor; tour ARCA Canada’s refrigerator and freezer recycling plant in July 2015. Ontario’s Minister of the Environment and Climate…continue reading
Residents and commercial outlets in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, can soon add polystyrene foam food service packaging, egg cartons, meat trays and protective packaging to their recycling bins, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Foam Recycling Coalition (FRC), Falls Church, Virginia. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE…continue reading
Building products manufacturing company Yulong Eco-Materials Limited of Pinddingshan, China, reports that it has begun waste hauling and recycling operations in the Lingyuan district section of a high-speed railway construction project in the city of Shangqiu, Henan Province. The railway will connect the cities of Zhengzhou in Henan Province and…continue reading
Scrap yard fires in two different states in late July both reportedly had their origins in areas where automotive scrap was being stored. One fire was at a Commercial Metals Co. (CMC) scrap storage area near its Seguin, Texas, steel mill while the other occurred at an OmniSource Corp. location…continue reading
Pet food producer Wellness, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, has partnered with recycler TerraCycle, based in Trenton, New Jersey. to offer a national recycling program for its pet food packaging. The pet food company also claims to be the first U.S.-based pet food brand to offer such a program on a national scale.…continue reading
The German association BVSE (Federal Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Disposal) reports that the state government of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, has updated its waste management plan for municipal waste. The plan includes an inventory of the waste management structures for municipal solid waste in the country, predicts the development of…continue reading
