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Greif announces completion of CEO transition

Greif announces completion of CEO transition <![CDATA[Courtesy of GreifPete WatsonGreif, a Delaware, Ohio-based packaging producer, has announced the completion of its planned chief executive officer transition as Ole Rosgaard has assumed the role of company president and CEO, succeeding Pete Watson who will become executive chairman of the board of…continue reading

How multilevel price management provides flexibility for metal recyclers

How multilevel price management provides flexibility for metal recyclers <![CDATA[AMCS Recycling Software’s end-to-end solution can automate metal recyclers’ operations. Flexibility is key. The AMCS Recycling Software is an end-to-end solution globally automating all the operations of metal recyclers. It already helps more than 600 recyclers worldwide to adapt to new…continue reading

Five reasons why recyclers need to think about demand planning

Five reasons why recyclers need to think about demand planning <![CDATA[It’s an exciting time to be a recycler as more businesses want to use recycled content in their products. Whether based in North America, Europe or Asia, small to multinational firms are looking to source secondary materials. However, they also…continue reading

10 reasons why scrap metal recyclers adopt new technology

10 reasons why scrap metal recyclers adopt new technology <![CDATA[Scrap metal recycling is a business that requires a great deal of expertise and experience to develop greater efficiencies and maximize profit margins. Volatile markets require constant monitoring to ensure the best purchase and sale prices. Companies have to deal with…continue reading

US Steel promotes chief operating officer of Big River Steel Works

US Steel promotes chief operating officer of Big River Steel Works <![CDATA[Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. has named Daniel R. Brown as its senior vice president of advanced technology steelmaking and chief operating officer of Big River Steel Works. In this role, Brown will be responsible for flat-roll steel production…continue reading

GLE Scrap Metal expands in Florida

GLE Scrap Metal expands in Florida <![CDATA[Danny Zack, CEO of GLE Scrap Metal Inc., Casselberry, Florida, says the company closed its purchase of the Tampa, Florida, nonferrous facility and assets of Jersey City, New Jersey-based Fortune Plastic and Metal Inc. Jan. 31. The purchase does not include any other Fortune…continue reading

Rumpke expands recycling program to accept disposable cups

Rumpke expands recycling program to accept disposable cups <![CDATA[Cincinnati-based Rumpke Waste & Recycling has announced that it will begin accepting disposable paper, plastic and aluminum cups in most of its curbside and drop-box recycling programs. According to a news release from Rumpke, the company says recent innovations in paper and…continue reading

SWANA encouraged by Senate’s continued focus on recycling

SWANA encouraged by Senate’s continued focus on recycling <![CDATA[The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Silver Spring, Maryland, says it is encouraged by the U.S. Senate’s Committee of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing to discuss proposals to improve domestic recycling and composting programs. According to SWANA, this…continue reading

HP acquires paper bottle maker

HP acquires paper bottle maker <![CDATA[HP Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, California, says it has acquired Choose Packaging, a packaging development company and inventor of what HP describes as the only commercially available zero-plastic paper bottle. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.Choose’s patented technology provides an alternative to…continue reading

Tomra supplies RVMs for Latvian effort

Tomra supplies RVMs for Latvian effort <![CDATA[A new deposit-return system (DRS) for beverage container recycling started Feb. 1 in Latvia. Last year, that nation’s government appointed a business unit of Norway-based Tomra Group as the reverse vending machine (RVM) technology provider for the initiative.Plans made by Latvia and Tomra call…continue reading