SWANA's deputy executive director leaving the organization

Lori Scozzafava, the deputy executive director of the Solid Waste Association of North America, is leaving the organization.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS01/121039973

Republic Services cuts jobs, closes offices in restructuring move

Republic Services is restructuring operations around the country, cutting jobs and both the number of regional offices and the number of more localized, area operations.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS01/121039972

Opposition defeats plans for transfer station, now upset with proposed recycling plant

A Chicago-area waste hauler is considering building a recyclable materials sorting station after initial plans for a waste transfer station met opposition from residents.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS02/121039979

Navistar to close plant in Texas, open to selling assets

Navistar International announced today that it plans to close its Garland, Texas, truck manufacturing operation.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS01/121039983

European company tests recyclable black cPET

Packaging specialist Faerch Plast is developing a type of crystalline polyethylene terephthalate (cPET) that can be detected in recycling streams by infrared technology, enabling the material to be separated from mixed plastics waste for the first time.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS02/121039990

New Delhi, India, to attempt another ban on plastic bags

The Delhi Government has decided to enforce a blanket ban on plastic bags, starting November 22, in the Indian capita of New Delhi.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS03/121039980

Ohio solid waste authority planning post-election recycling party

With the election days away, the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio announced it plans to hold a post-election recycling party to collect campaign signs and other promotional material.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS02/121039981

Nike's new soccer boot made with bio-based polyurethane

Merquinsa's Pearlthane ECO's thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) are being used by sportswear giant Nike in its recently released GS soccer boot.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS03/121039985

Waste Pro USA's garbage truck museum about more than the machines

When John J. Jennings talks about creation of a trash truck museum honoring the legacy of the trash business, he talks as much about the people who have devoted their lives to the industry as he does about the vehicles themselves.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS01/121029934

Commodity pricing helps push profits, guidance down for Waste Management

Waste Management, thanks in part to declining recycling commodity pricing, saw both profit and overall revenue drop during the third quarter, but still beat analysts estimates by 1 cent.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS01/121039986

Acquisition activity: It's a ' sprint' to 2013

The uncertainty of the upcoming election and the possible expiration of the favorable capital gains tax code at the end of the year have caused a flurry of merger and acquisition activity, industry sources said.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121031/NEWS04/121039982

Garbage Truck Dealers survey

Waste & Recycling News is compiling its first-ever list of garbage truck dealers.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121030/NEWS01/121039995

TDY Industries pays $1.44 million for superfund cleanup

TDY Industries LLC has agreed to pay more than $1 million to help pay for groundwater cleanup at a superfund site in Los Angeles, the EPA said.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121030/NEWS01/121039999

NEW PRODUCTS

A look at some of the latest innovation in the industry.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121030/NEWS01/121039996

Advanced Disposal buys Tennessee company's landfill, services

Advanced Disposal is moving into Tennessee with the purchase of Eco-Safe Systems LLC, which owns a landfill and provides disposal services.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121030/NEWS01/121039991

On the Streets: Kentucky driver, worker in Ottawa killed on the job

A garbage truck driver in Graves County, Kentucky, was killed October 22 after being thrown from his truck.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121030/NEWS06/121039997

Tennessee town's mayor won't sign curbside recycling contract

The mayor of a Tennessee town is refusing to sign a recently approved collection contract with Waste Management until a survey of residents is completed because the contract includes curbside recycling.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121030/NEWS02/121039993

Resolute Forest Products pushes 3Q earnings back due to Sandy

Resolute Forest Products Inc., a major paper recycler, is postponing the release of third quarter financial results due to Hurricane Sandy.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121030/NEWS02/121039992

Capital briefs: Facilities prohibited from discharging meds

Legislation and regulations throughout the country impacting the waste and recycling industry.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121030/NEWS08/121029905

Northshore Mining fined for waste violations at ash landfill in Minnesota

Northshore Mining was fined $242,973 for violating solid waste and hazardous waste rules at its ash landfill facility in Lake County, Minn.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121030/NEWS01/121039994

Hurricane Sandy pushes WM earnings release back a day

Waste Management Inc. is pushing back the release of third-quarter financial results as a result of Hurricane Sandy.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121029/NEWS01/121029906

US Ecology CEO out of a job

US Ecology's CEO is out of a job.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121029/NEWS01/121029904

Guest column: Solutions for end-of-life electronics

As the consumerization of IT continues to grow, bring your own device (or BYOD) is becoming an accepted business practice for both small businesses and enterprises.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121029/NEWS03/121029912

Hurricane Sandy creating problems for solid waste collection

With Hurricane Sandy barreling toward the East Coast, solid waste and recycling services are certain to be impacted in many communities during the next few days.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121029/NEWS01/121029911

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, votes to privatize collections, expects to save $4M in 5 years

Officials in Pawtucket, R.I. voted to privatize trash collection services, the Valley Breeze Newspapers reported.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121029/NEWS01/121029914

Clean Harbors snags Safety-Kleen for $1.25 billion

Environmental services company Clean Harbors Inc. is buying used oil recycler Safety-Kleen Systems in a $1.25 billion deal.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121029/NEWS02/121029919

Eastman files suit against recycler Coll Materials

Eastman Chemical Co. has re-filed a breach of contract complaint against plastics recycler Coll Materials LLC in the U.S. District Court in Wilmington, after withdrawing the same lawsuit from a different court jurisdiction.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121029/NEWS02/121029918

Branching into more materials, NextLife opens recycling plant in Arkansas

Plastics recycler and resin manufacturer NextLife Enterprise LLC has opened a second reprocessing plant. But unlike its plant in Frankfort, Ky., this won't be devoted exclusively to plastics recycling.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121029/NEWS02/121029920

E-Scrap News Magazine: E-scrap president pleas guilty

## E-scrap president pleas guilty


_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

The head of an e-scrap company based in Minnesota has been has been fined and required to perform community service after pleading guilty to improperly handling CRT glass.

The conviction stems from a complaint received by the Hennepin County Department of Environmental Services in August of 2011 that Curtis Weston Hilleren, the president of Hopkins-based Electronic Salvage Industries LLC, illegally placed crushed CRT glass into a roll-off box that was slated to be dumped into a landfill. In May of this year, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office [charged Hilleren with improperly handling the CRT glass](http://resource-recycling.com/node/2754).

In July, Hilleren, 68 of St. Louis Park, pleaded guilty to unlawfully handling hazardous waste. Earlier this month, he was sentenced to perform community service and to pay restitution of $5,000. He was also fined $15,000, but $12,000 will not have to be paid if he meets all of the other requirements of the sentence. Additionally, Hilleren will not serve any time in the Hennepin County Workhouse because of his age and physical condition and will instead be required to perform 160 hours of community service.

A request for comment made to Electronic Salvage Industries was not returned by press time.

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E-Scrap News Magazine: Most New Zealand TVs head to landfill

## Most New Zealand TVs head to landfill


_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

In New Zealand, only 1 percent of unwanted televisions and other electronics are being recycled through a government program according to a report from RCN, a large e-scrap recycling company that operates in the country. Instead, the majority of the material is going to landfill or is being disposed of illegally.

New Zealand is wrapping up its transition to digital television, which is expected to prompt consumers to trade in their old sets for new ones.

Although, RCN has received $1.4 million from the government to set up an e-scrap collection network with more than 50 drop-off points and three recycling centers, a $20 charge for recycling CRT televisions and a $14 charge for bulky computer monitors is causing consumers to opt for the less-costly option of dumping these items, according to RCN's e-waste general manager Jon Thornhill in an article in [_Stuff_](http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/7745381/Bulk-of-e-waste-going-to-landfill). He also said that some less-reputable companies will take these items for free, strip the valuables and then dump the rest.

In response to the problem, Thornhill said there should be a mandatory product stewardship scheme that requires electronics manufacturers to take back their unwanted products.

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E-Scrap News Magazine: Coalition seeks top ideas from recycling's best and brightest

## Coalition seeks top ideas from recycling's best and brightest


_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Solid waste and recycling giant Waste Management, as well as global aluminum firm Alcoa, the American Chemistry Council, Coca-Cola Recycling, glass recycling firm eCullet and Resource Recycling, Inc. (the parent company of this publication) have jointly announced a new competition aimed at incubating and rewarding innovative recycling ideas.

The Recycling Innovators Forum is open to anyone with an original, actionable and innovative idea for the future of recycling. RFPs in a dozen categories have been released along with the announcement, including topics such as new electronics recycling ideas, improving data for collection programs, new ways to fund municipal recycling, business and market development, processing technologies for a range of material streams, and many more.

"eCullet is proud to team up in this very worthwhile event," said Kerry Martin, vice president of operations at eCullet, Inc. "Supporting new ideas, innovations and operational improvements within the industry, will not only improve the recovery of more recyclables, but produce a better quality end product, that will insure the long term sustainability of the industry."

Those wishing to participate must submit abstracts before January 7. Once submitted, proposals will be evaluated on a variety of factors, including scalability, implementation time-frame (ideally between one-to-five years), affordability and other criteria.

Submitters of the top proposals will be invited to present their ideas to a panel of judges and the attendees of the Recycling Innovators Forum, August 26, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky. The first place prize includes a $20,000 honorarium, publication in _Resource Recycling_ magazine, assistance with business plan development and the opportunity to pitch the idea to a panel of venture capitalists at the 2013 Resource Recycling Conference. Runner-up prizes for second and third place are also available, as well as networking opportunities with businesses and other potential backers.

More information, including proposal format guidelines, a full list of RFPs and key deadlines, can be found at [www.recyclinginnovators.com](http://www.recyclinginnovators.com).

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Resource Recycling Magazine: NewsBits

## NewsBits

_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

**Landfills are the typical destination for unwanted vacuums**, which are often difficult to recycle due to the complexity of how they're built. But Virginia-based **GoVacuum** is hoping to change that with [Vac-Recycle.com](http://vac-recycle.com/), which will offer consumers a store credit for their old vacuum that will be refurbished or recycled. Via [_Earth911_](http://earth911.com/news/2012/10/23/recycle-vacuum-cleaner-online/).

Six individuals have been charged by the **Tennessee** Highway Patrol Criminal Investigations Division and the Marion County Sheriff's Department for allegedly running an elaborate operation that involved **stealing $1.8 million worth of scrap metal** over the last two years. According to officials, several of the individuals involved in the alleged theft ring were responsible for hauling loads of scrap metal for SCS Trucking, but instead paid off security guards and employees at scrap metal companies in order to divert the material elsewhere.

You could win a free pass to the **Coachella music festival** next year by getting "TRASHed." Since 2004, social change nonprofit Global Inheritance has been holding a competition called " [TRASHed :: The Art of Recycling](http://www.globalinheritance.org/trashed-art-of-recycling) " that involves artists decorating recycling bins that will be used at the festival and later donated to needy schools.

There was once a time when Americans were encouraged to recycle as if the future of their country depended on it -- because it did. _TreeHugger_ has a [slideshow of 18 WWII-era](http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/culture/recycling-victory-when-every-little-bit-scrap-made-difference-slideshow/) posters encouraging Americans to **recycle to win the war**.

National beautification organization Keep America Beautiful is holding a **national contest to design a t-shirt** that celebrates the upcoming [American Recycles Day](http://americarecyclesday.org/) on Nov. 15. Design submissions and voting occur simultaneously through Thursday, Nov. 1.

_GOOD_ has a [Q&A](http://www.good.is/posts/figures-of-progress-jonathan-hsu-ceo-of-recyclebank/) with **Jonathan K. Hsu, the CEO of Recyclebank**, where he discusses how data drives the recycling-rewards program and what motivates him to do what he does.

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Resource Recycling Magazine: Novelis to build large UBC recycling plant in South Korea

## Novelis to build large UBC recycling plant in South Korea

_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Aluminum colossus Novelis will open an aluminum can recycling and casting center at its Yeongju, South Korea facility as part of the company's plan to significantly increase its recycling capacity.

The new recycling center is part of Novelis' broader $400 million multi-year expansion of its operations in Korea, which the company says is a fast-growing market for rolled aluminum used to create beverage cans, cars and consumer electronics. Novelis anticipates the new center to be "the largest aluminum can recycling operation in Asia" and will have an annual capacity of 265,000 tons. The new facility will also increase Novelis' total consumption of recycled aluminum to over 1.4 million tons annually.

The new investment is part of Novelis' commitment to increase the recycled content of its rolled aluminum products to 80 percent by 2020. The new project in Korea is the first major step in the company's more short-term goal to increase its annual recycling capacity to 2.1 million tons by 2015.

Novelis expects to be a major buyer of aluminum scrap throughout Asia due to this investment. Used aluminum beverage cans and other aluminum scrap will be processed by the new facility for re-melting and casting into sheet ingot that will be rolled at the company's Yeongju and Ulsan plants. When running at full capacity, the new operation will add approximately 80 new positions to Novelis' 1,200 employee workforce in Korea.

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Resource Recycling Magazine: _Plastics Recycling 2013_: Diverting packaging from landfills

## _Plastics Recycling 2013_: Diverting packaging from landfills

The types of packaging have exploded in the past few years, but what is the best way for recycling programs to deal with them?

The Continuous Improvement Fund (CIF), in partnership with the Canadian Plastics Industry Association and Stewardship Ontario, have undertaken an innovative study of the cost implications and alternatives to managing residential film and flexible plastic packaging. This critical study will explore future packaging trends, recycling system capital and operating costs and the end markets for this material stream, and is expected to provide a new foundation from which municipalities and stakeholders can further advance efforts to increase the recycling and diversion of flexible film plastics from the landfill.

Come get your facts straight from the source at the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference, which will be held **March 19-20 in New Orleans**. For more information, visit [www.plasticsrecycling.com](http://www.plasticsrecycling.com/).

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E-Scrap News Magazine: Nulife, SWEEEP Kuusakoski partner on new CRT furnace

## Nulife, SWEEEP Kuusakoski partner on new CRT furnace


_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

SWEEEP Kuusakoski and Nulife Glass have teamed up on a new processing system to recover lead from CRT glass.

The new glass furnace is the product of over a decade of technological innovation and design by Nulife founder Simon Greer, which included a pilot prototype version installed at the company's Manchester, England facility. The latest version of the system was installed at SWEEEP Kuusakoski's Sittingbourne, England recycling facility last July at a cost of approximately $3.2 million.

SWEEEP Kuusakoski's new furnace can process over 11 tons of CRT glass per day and works by electrically heating crushed glass to over 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, where a catalyst then separates the lead from the glass.

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Resource Recycling Magazine: Oregon hits new diversion record

## Oregon hits new diversion record

_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Oregon recovered more than half of its municipal waste in 2011, achieving the highest rate of recovery and the lowest per-capita waste disposal since the state began tracking these numbers in 1992.

The findings were revealed in the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's 20th annual "[_Material Recovery and Waste Generation Rates Report_](http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/pubs/docs/sw/2011MRWGRatesReport.pdf)," which provides a breakdown of what materials went to disposal, recycling, composting and energy in the state.

Overall, 52 percent of the Beaver State's waste was kept out of landfill, up from 2010's 50 percent rate. Of the materials diverted from landfill, 65 percent was recycled, 19 percent was composted and 16 percent was burned for energy.

Per-capita, Oregonians produced 2,458 pounds of waste per person in 2011, up slightly from the 2,443 pounds per person in 2010.

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E-Scrap News Magazine: NewsBits

## NewsBits


**Wistron GreenTech Corp.** will be [renovating](http://townsquarebuzz.com/ams/48407/wistron-bring-21-million-plant-80-initial-jobs-mckinney/0/ams/48407) a 209,000-square-foot facility in McKinney, Texas, and **investing over $21 million** over the next several years to develop the site into an "electronics recycling hub." The facility will eventually include operations to chemically recover precious metals from circuit board scrap and will employ between 80-120 workers. Wistron expects to move into the facility next January.

The **National Association for Information Destruction** says it is training its first dedicated Certified Protection Professional to conduct **NAID AAA audits in East Asia**. The new Hong Kong-based position joins just 12 other auditors in North America, one in Europe and one in Australia. The move is part of NAID's continuing expansion into Asia.

**Dlubak Glass says it will increase processing prices for CRT tubes**, due to high amount of broken tubes the company is receiving. The new prices of 17 cents per pound will apply to all shipments arriving on or after Oct. 29.

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Resource Recycling Magazine: NJ issues $13 million in recycling grants

## NJ issues $13 million in recycling grants

_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Municipalities and other local authorities that manage waste and recyclingin New Jersey will receive $13.1 million in state grants to help bolster local recycling efforts.

The funds will be distributed by the state Department of Environmental Protection and are being awarded through the Recycling Enhancement Act, which was signed into law in 2008 with the aim of increasing recycling in the state. The law created a grant program, funded by a $3 per ton charge on trash disposed of at solid waste facilities, that directs money toward the state's cities, towns and other local government entities to enhance their recycling programs.

Distribution of grant funds this year is based on the recycling successes local governments demonstrated in 2010.

The three municipal programs that took home the most money under the program included: Newark ($299,903), Jersey City ($278,748) and Paterson ($238,701).

"This grant program plays a key part in our effort to boost recycling throughout the state," said DEP Assistant Commissioner for Environmental Management Jane Kozinski, in a prepared statement. "The grants we are announcing today will help our municipalities purchase the best and biggest recycling containers, educate residents and businesses, and support a dedicated recycling staff."

In 2010, New Jersey generated 9.8 million tons of municipal solid waste, of which 3.9 million tons were recycled, for a 40 percent municipal solid waste recycling rate, an increase from the 2009 rate of 37 percent.

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E-Scrap News Magazine: Certification scorecard

## Certification scorecard


With the roster of companies attaining third-party certifications or audits continuing to grow, _E-Scrap News_ has compiled a round-up of the firms announcing certification this past week.

* **Asset LifeCycle LLC** of Topeka, Kansas is now R2 certified.
* **Resale Resource Corp.** of Pflugerville, Texas is now ISO 14001 certified.
* **Acme Electronics Recycling's** Galion, Ohio facility is both ISO 14001 and R2 certified.
* **Super Save Shredding** of Calgary, Alberta has renewed its NAID Certification for Physical Destruction of Hard Drives.

Has your firm recently completed a CHWMEG audit or an ISO 9001, ISO 14001, R2, RIOS or e-Stewards certification? Email [henry@resource-recycling.com](mailto:henry@resource-recycling.com) to be included in this section and in _E-Scrap News_' quarterly directory.

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Resource Recycling Magazine: Coalition seeks top ideas from recycling's best and brightest

## Coalition seeks top ideas from recycling's best and brightest

_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Solid waste and recycling giant Waste Management, as well as global aluminum firm Alcoa, the American Chemistry Council, Coca-Cola Recycling, glass recycling firm eCullet and Resource Recycling, Inc. (the parent company of this publication) have jointly announced a new competition aimed at incubating and rewarding innovative recycling ideas.

The Recycling Innovators Forum is open to anyone with an original, actionable and innovative idea for the future of recycling. RFPs in a dozen categories have been released along with the announcement, including topics such as improving data for collection programs, new ways to fund municipal recycling, business and market development, processing technologies for a range of material streams, and many more.

"Coca-Cola has long supported innovations in the recycling industry. We know more innovations are needed to reach our long-term goal of recovering 100 percent of the equivalent bottles and cans we place in the market," said Alain Robichaud, president of Coca-Cola Recycling LLC in a prepared statement. "We are pleased to sponsor the Recycling Innovators Forum and Competition, which we hope will identify innovations that lead to higher recycling rates and efficiencies."

Those wishing to participate must submit abstracts before Jan. 7. Once submitted, proposals will be evaluated on a variety of factors, including scalability, implementation time-frame (ideally between one-to-five years), affordability and other criteria.

Submitters of the top proposals will be invited to present their ideas to a panel of judges and the attendees of the Recycling Innovators Forum, Aug. 26, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky. The first place prize includes a $20,000 honorarium, publication in Resource Recycling magazine, assistance with business plan development and the opportunity to pitch the idea to a panel of venture capitalists at the 2013 Resource Recycling Conference. Runner-up prizes for second and third place are also available, as well as networking opportunities with businesses and other potential backers.

More information, including proposal format guidelines, a full list of RFPs and key deadlines, can be found at [www.recyclinginnovators.com](http://www.recyclinginnovators.com/).

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Minimizing mining damage with manure

New research confirms that the time-tested practice of amending crop soils with manure also can help restore soils on damaged post-mining landscapes.

URL: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/earth_climate/recycling_and_waste/~3/Ae04ysOTr94/121026125013.htm

Progressive Waste lowers guidance, misses expectations for quarter

Progressive Waste Solutions reported a third quarter decline in revenues and net income, coming in lower than analysts expectations. It also lowered its full-year guidance and announced a debt refinancing.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121026/NEWS04/121029928

Chicago man awarded $426,000 after being hit by a city garbage truck

A jury has awarded a Chicago man $426,000 after he was hit by a city garbage truck on the city's northwest side in 2009, WLS 890 Chicago reported.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121026/NEWS06/121029924

New York man pleads guilty to operating an unpermitted landfill

A Carmel, New York, man pleaded guilty to operating an unpermitted C&D landfill on his property, the New York attorney general announced.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121026/NEWS01/121029932

Laminated pouch recycler to set up in England

Enval, which has developed a method for recycling laminated plastic and aluminum packaging, is to open its first processing facility

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121026/NEWS03/121029931

Family of woman killed in trash truck incident sues NYC, Mack Trucks

The family of a 21-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a garbage truck in New York City has filed a $30 million lawsuit against the Department of Transportation, Department of Design and Construction, an unnamed driver and Mack Trucks Inc.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121026/NEWS06/121029927

Plastic bags used in laying roads in India

The Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment (ICPE) has been promoting the use of plastic waste to construct asphalt roads.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121026/NEWS02/121029930

Alpine Waste to recycle Denver-area political yard signs

Political yard signs in the Denver area will have a home after the November 6 presidential election.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121026/NEWS02/121029926

Los Angeles mayoral candidate opposes garbage franchise plan

Kevin James, a mayoral candidate in Los Angeles, has spoken out against a plan to move to exclusive franchise agreements with waste haulers.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121026/NEWS08/121029929

Hollywood helps turn the garbage truck into an icon

Gene Hackman is riding on the back of a rear-load garbage truck with his two grandsons in a scene in the movie "The Royal Tenenbaums."

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121026/NEWS01/121029949

Waste Connections' purchase of oilfield waste company finalized

Waste Connections Inc. completed the acquisition of R360 Environmental Solutions today.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS01/121029935

Plastics Recycling Update Magazine: PolyOne to acquire Spartech

## PolyOne to acquire Spartech

_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

PolyOne Corporation, a recycling, engineered resins and thermoplastic manufacturing firm will acquire Spartech Corporation, a maker of plastic sheet, compounds and packaging.

PolyOne made the decision to acquire the Clayton, Missouri-based Spartech, based on what it said was an opportunity to optimize the strengths of both companies. Specifically, PolyOne expects the acquisition to expand its presence in end markets, such as sheet, rigid barrier packaging and specialty cast acrylic technologies, as well as in focused areas of growth including aerospace, security, packaging and healthcare.

"By combining Spartech's leading market positions in sheet, rigid barrier packaging and specialty cast acrylics with PolyOne's capabilities, we can accelerate growth for both companies," said Stephen D. Newlin -- chairman, president and CEO of PolyOne – in a prepared statement. Describing the move as a "bolt-on acquisition," PolyOne will acquire all assets and debts currently held by Spartech.

The transaction, which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies,
remains subject to approval by Spartech's shareholders and receipt of required regulatory approvals as well as other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013.

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Plastics Recycling Update Magazine: PetroChem Wire: GPPS recycled flake prices trend higher

## PetroChem Wire: GPPS recycled flake prices trend higher


_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Prices for recycled high impact polystyrene were mostly steady earlier this month, with business reported to be muted. HIPS black pellets were quoted in the 70-72 cents per pound range, unchanged from late September, with HIPS black flake material reported at 53-56 cpp.

GPPS natural pellet prices rose a penny in early October, reaching 57-59 cents per pound. GPPS regrind prices were also slightly firmer in the first half of October, with various colors showing an increase of 1 cent per pound.

For more information about _PetroChem Wire's Repro/Regrind Resin Report_ and daily prime grade polymers and monomers report, or to arrange a free trial subscription, contact Cindy Bryan at [cindy@petrochemwire.com](mailto:cindy@petrochemwire.com) or (713) 385-1407. To see sample issues of PCW publications, click [here](http://www.petrochemwire.com/Sample_Issues/Our_Publications.html).

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Plastics Recycling Update Magazine: NewsBits

## NewsBits

**Eugene, Oregon** has become the third city in the state to **ban plastic bags**. The second-largest city in the state follows Portland and Corvallis in [enacting a bag ban](http://www.environmentoregon.org/news/ore/eugene-becomes-third-city-oregon-ban-bag).

Viken, Sweden-based Valinge Innovation AB has received Patent No. 8,293,058, which describes a **method of separating used flooring** and producing new composite material.

**U.K. plastic recycling firm** Jayplas has [announced](http://www.scrap-ex.com/news/plastic/jayplas_build_new_plastic_glass_bottle_washing_recycling_plant.html) plans to **open a new facility**. Development of a 69-acre company-owned site will include a new wash facility and a workshop for its 150 fleet vehicles.

**GlaxoSmithKline**, a large pharmaceutical and healthcare company, has launched a new stewardship program that will allow consumers to **recycle empty respiratory inhalers**. The program will be offered to community-based retail pharmacies in 31 U.S. markets in an effort to offer an alternative to throwing away the inhalers, which are often not accepted in curbside recycling programs. GSK piloted the program in five markets, collecting nearly 2,700 inhalers during an unspecified time period. The company hopes to collect 100,000 inhalers, also during an unspecified time period.

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Plastics Recycling Update Magazine: Avangard, Ravago announce new partnership

## Avangard, Ravago announce new partnership


_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Two plastics recycling firms are teaming up. Ravago Manufacturing and Avangard Innovative's Field Service Division have announced the creation of the new joint venture Ravago Avangard Innovative.

The partnership will focus on more effectively providing resins, materials and product services to converters throughout the world. Avangard chief operating officer Chris Lendo will step in to run the new joint venture as general manager and vice president, with operations based at Avangard's existing Pasadena, Texas facility.

Ravago has over 551,000 tons of annual global plastic recycling and compounding capacity, with 18 facilities in North America, Europe and Turkey. For its part, Avangard manufactures densifiers and balers and operates 14 sorting and recycling facilities, including the Mexican FDA food-contact compliant PET reclaimer Petstar S.A. de C.V.

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Plastics Recycling Update Magazine: Coalition seeks top ideas from recycling’s best and brightest

## Coalition seeks top ideas from recycling's best and brightest

_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Solid waste and recycling giant Waste Management, as well as global aluminum firm Alcoa, the American Chemistry Council, Coca-Cola Recycling, glass recycling firm eCullet and Resource Recycling, Inc. (the parent company of this publication) have jointly announced a new competition aimed at incubating and rewarding innovative recycling ideas.

The Recycling Innovators Forum is open to anyone with an original, actionable and innovative idea for the future of recycling. RFPs in a dozen categories have been released along with the announcement, including topics such as improving data for collection programs, new ways to fund municipal recycling, business and market development, processing technologies for a range of material streams, and many more.

"Coca-Cola has long supported innovations in the recycling industry. We know more innovations are needed to reach our long-term goal of recovering 100 percent of the equivalent bottles and cans we place in the market," said Alain Robichaud, president of Coca-Cola Recycling LLC in a prepared statement. "We are pleased to sponsor the Recycling Innovators Forum and Competition, which we hope will identify innovations that lead to higher recycling rates and efficiencies."

Those wishing to participate must submit abstracts before January 7. Once submitted, proposals will be evaluated on a variety of factors, including scalability, implementation time-frame (ideally between one-to-five years), affordability and other criteria.

Submitters of the top proposals will be invited to present their ideas to a panel of judges and the attendees of the Recycling Innovators Forum, August 26, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky. The first place prize includes a $20,000 honorarium, publication in Resource Recycling magazine, assistance with business plan development and the opportunity to pitch the idea to a panel of venture capitalists at the 2013 Resource Recycling Conference. Runner-up prizes for second and third place are also available, as well as networking opportunities with businesses and other potential backers.

More information, including proposal format guidelines, a full list of RFPs and key deadlines, can be found at [www.recyclinginnovators.com](http://www.recyclinginnovators.com).

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Plastics Recycling Update Magazine: APR tackles shrink labels

## APR tackles shrink labels


_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Shrink labels were a hot topic at the recently-concluded membership meeting of the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers. Many different label technologies are currently being employed and more and more shrink-labeled bottles are being used, with as much as 5 percent of bottles containing labels.

But this increased use has consequences for recycling. Some of the new labels have a specific gravity greater than one, meaning sink-float separation isn't effective. Also, the thickness of some labels increases in hot washing, which can make the material as thick as lightweighted water bottle scrap.

To address these and other issues, PepsiCo. recently undertook a recyclability study which compared the recycling of non-labeled bottles and a group of bottles in which half were labeled. Eleven different label compositions were analyzed.

"The good news is we have identified several recycling-friendly label materials," said Weilong Chiang of PepsiCo. These highly rated labels generally are polyolefin based, rather than being made from cavitated PETG and other polymers. In addition, the research found that
post-grind elutriation helps with shrink label removal.

The study also asked if perforated labels help or hurt bottle recycling. To address this issue, perforated labels were processed by Pure Tech and Evergreen Recycling. The researchers suggest that while perforation shows promise in terms of recyclability, this area needs further study.

Pascal Chapon contended that Sleever International's LDPET shrink labels should be considered by bottle makers because of its recyclability benefits. Sleever tested the impact of LDPET labels at 15 reclamation plants in Australia and Europe. Chapon says the research shows that 99 percent of the LDPET is removed in the sink-float and elutriation steps at PET reclamation plants. Sleever's LDPET labels are not used yet in North America.

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Earth911, YouChange complete merger, have new name

Earth911 Inc. and YouChange Holdings Corp. recently completed a merger between the two recycling entities, along with a name change.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS02/121029944

Miami-Dade County reports record recycling collection

Miami-Dade County, Florida, reported an uptick in its residential curbside recycling program, saying they collected 62,997 tons of recyclables in the 2011-2012 fiscal year.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS02/121029942

Embattled Navistar to sell 10 million shares to raise cash

Heavy truck manufacturer Navistar International, which makes vehicles for the solid waste industry, announced October 24 that it would sell about 10 million shares of common stock to raise money for "general corporate purposes," according to a press...

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS04/121029945

Stericycle beats expectations with third quarter earnings

Medical waste giant Stericycle beat analysts' expectations, reporting third-quarter earnings of 84 cents per share.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS01/121029946

European Commission seeks huge fines for illegal landfills in Italy

Saying Italy has only made partial progress in addressing hundreds of illegal landfill sites in the country, the European Commission has asked a court to impose at $73 million fine on the country.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS01/121029943

Maui County pays fine over alleged landfill air violations

Maui County has agreed to pay a $380,000 fine, implement enhanced gas monitoring and build a renewable energy wind farm to resolve alleged violations of air pollution laws at the Central Maui Landfill in Puunene, Hawaii.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS01/121029941

Coll Materials closing Allentown, Pennsylvania, plant

Recycler Coll Materials Exchange LLC is closing its Allentown, Pa., facility and consolidating those operations into its Zanesville, Ohio, headquarters plant.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS02/121029947

Noveils opens 'largest beverage can' recycling plant in Asia

Aluminum recycler and producer Novelis Inc. recently opened what it's calling the largest beverage can recycling center in Asia.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS02/121029937

Investors seek compensation for losses in Swisher Hygiene stock

A class-action lawsuit against Swisher Hygiene is moving forward, the Charlotte Observer reported.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS01/121029939

Six charged in Tennessee scrap theft scheme worth $1.8 million

Earlier this month, six people in Tennessee were charged for what authorities called an elaborate scheme of allegedly stealing tractor-trailer loads of scrap metal worth nearly $2 million in the last two years.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121025/NEWS06/121029940

Reclaiming rare earths: Improving process to recycle rare-earth materials

Recycling keeps paper, plastics, and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if the recycling process can be improved. Scientists are working to more effectively remove the neodymium, a rare earth element, from the mix of other materials in a magnet. Initial results show recycled materials maintain the properties that make rare-earth magnets useful.

URL: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/earth_climate/recycling_and_waste/~3/CLvDkhbELrQ/121024175520.htm

Northern Illinois University employees charged with selling school's scrap

Eight Northern Illinois University employees were put on paid leave recently after being charged with felonies for allegedly being involved in a scheme to sell university scrap materials, depositing the money in a private bank account.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121024/NEWS06/121029959

Oregon increased waste recovery rate to more than 52%

Oregon recovered 2.3 million tons or 52.3% of its post-consumer waste generated last year in the state, according to a recent report.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121024/NEWS02/121029957

WRN's Largest Employers survey

Fill out an online form for Waste & Recycling News' annual ranking of the largest employers in our industry.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121024/NEWS01/121029960

Inhaler manufacturer launches program to recycle its product

GlaxoSmithKline, maker of respiratory inhalers, has announced a program to recycle the devices.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121024/NEWS02/121029958

Large-scale production of biofuels made from algae poses sustainability concerns

Scaling up the production of biofuels made from algae to meet at least five percent -- approximately 39 billion liters -- of US transportation fuel needs would place unsustainable demands on energy, water, and nutrients.

URL: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/earth_climate/recycling_and_waste/~3/uFGeSPB1B4w/121024133413.htm

Mayors seek federal, state EPR legislation for mattresses

A group of mayors have endorsed state and federal extended producer responsibility laws for mattresses, the Product Stewardship Institute Inc. said.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121024/NEWS02/121029962

Advanced Disposal approved for multiple incentives in Florida

Advanced Disposal Services has been approved for incentive packages in neighboring Florida counties, the Jacksonville Daily Record reported.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121024/NEWS01/121029961

Eugene, Oregon, approves plastic bag ban, paper bag fee

The Eugene (Oregon) City Council voted 6-2 to approve a ban on single-use plastic bags at retail stores.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121024/NEWS03/121029964

Photo gallery: Garbage trucks from 1970 to today

While searching through various archives across the country, we found some really sweet rides; here are some of the best garbage trucks from 1970 to today.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121024/NEWS01/121029965

Turning Egg Cartons Into Stools — What You Make of It

[](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/garden/turning-egg-cartons-into-stools-what-you-make-of-it.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)To make a set of distinctive and very sittable dining stools takes a few hundred industrial-size egg trays and a willingness to experiment.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/garden/turning-egg-cartons-into-stools-what-you-make-of-it.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Sports Industry Expands Its Environmental Initiatives

[](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/business/sports-industry-expands-its-environmental-initiatives.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)Teams and leagues find that going green can cut costs and attract money-making corporate partnerships for green projects.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/business/sports-industry-expands-its-environmental-initiatives.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

In Hong Kong, a Wasted Chance to Recycle Glass

[](http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/business/global/in-hong-kong-a-wasted-chance-to-recycle-glass.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)Glass recycling efforts in Hong Kong show how waste management in many parts of Asia is struggling to keep pace with the rising amounts of garbage.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/business/global/in-hong-kong-a-wasted-chance-to-recycle-glass.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Biogas Offers Poor Countries a Cleaner, Safer Fuel

In developing countries, methane derived from the feces of domestic animals can provide both valuable fuel and improved sanitation.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/business/energy-environment/biogas-offers-poor-countrys-a-cleaner-safer-fuel.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Used Batteries From U.S. Expose Mexicans to Risk

NAUCALPAN DE JUÁREZ, Mexico -- The spent batteries Americans turn in for recycling are increasingly being sent to Mexico, where their lead is often extracted by crude methods that are illegal in the United States, exposing plant workers and local residents to dangerous levels of a toxic metal. The rising flow of batteries is a result of strict new Environmental Protection Agency standards on lead pollution, which make domestic recycling more difficult and expensive, but do not prohibit comp...

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Me and My Man Shed

In a world where even ''man caves'' - the dimly lit redoubts where men are left to tinker and socialize with other men - are falling prey to D.I.Y. home improvement television shows, two men on the South Shore of Long Island have found shelter for their creature comforts in the most unlikely of places. ''This, I think, is a bit more functional than a man cave,'' says Ed Palace, 50, settling into the director's chair inside the garden shed adjacent to his home in Brookhaven, N.Y., a leafy ha...

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Stony Brook’s Wang Center Shows Art From Chinese Design School

[](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/nyregion/stony-brooks-wang-center-shows-art-from-chinese-design-school.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)A show at Stony Brook University's Wang Center features art created by students who attend the School of Design at East China Normal University.

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Seattle Bans Plastic Bags, and Sets a 5-Cent Charge for Paper

The City Council voted unanimously to ban plastic grocery bags and charge a 5-cent fee on paper bags.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/us/seattle-bans-plastic-bags-and-sets-a-5-cent-charge-for-paper.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Brooklyn Plant Breathes Life Into Used Records

[](http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/nyregion/brooklyn-factory-gives-second-life-to-used-records.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a former sculptor has found his niche recycling vinyl to create new records, one of the few plants of its kind in the country.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/18/nyregion/brooklyn-factory-gives-second-life-to-used-records.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

5¢ Deposits Set For Bottled Water

Advocates say the new deposits will encourage recycling and provide as much as $115 million to New York State.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/nyregion/25water.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

In New York, State Law Aimed at Making Electronics Recycling Easier Takes Effect

As a new state law making electronics manufacturers responsible for offering free recycling programs takes effect, many residents of New York City are likely to continue relying on so-called collection events to get rid of their e-waste. For harried city dwellers, such events save time that would otherwise be spent visiting individual manufacturers' Web sites to study their take-back policies. Instead, they can dump computers, monitors, printers, keyboards, mice, cables, TV sets, fax and co...

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Recycling Recyclers of Program That Failed

Three recycling centers for the city's Blue Bag recycling program have been turned over to some who used to profit from the program, which is now defunct.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/us/05cncway.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Sending a Message in 12,000 Bottles

Plastiki, the eco-friendly catamaran, is a recycled plastic boat that is set to sail San Francisco to Sydney, Australia.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/fashion/21plastiki.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Exotic Woods Out of the Urban Wild

Thomas Bina, the designer in Los Angeles who founded Environment Furniture, is now working on a line of furniture called Bina.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/garden/17decor.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

CIUDAD NEZAHUALCóYOTL JOURNAL; For Some in Mexico, Trash Is a Treasure Worth Defending

CIUDAD NEZAHUALCÓYOTL, Mexico -- Pablo Téllez Falcón has long ruled supreme over one of the world's largest dumps at the edge of Mexico City. He was born in garbage, he likes to say, and he intends to die there. A few weeks ago, though, the city closed its giant Bordo Poniente landfill for good, padlocking the gate and trucking the garbage to distant new dumps. Officials have optimistically outlined fast-track strategies to recycle, burn and compost all but a fraction of the garbage that th...

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Upcycling Evolves From Recycling

[](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/business/energy-environment/04iht-rbogup.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss)In environmentally minded design, materials are used again and again to keep them out of landfills.

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Getting the Guests to Sort

Although recycling programs can cut trash-removal bills by half, only about 40 percent of hotels have such a program.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/business/energy-environment/06recycle.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Big Steel's Problems Are Home Grown; Low-Cost U.S. Mills Play a Bigger Role Than Imports in Eroding Profits

It was a scene that summed up so much about this quintessential steel town, here where the Alleghenies roll seamlessly into Appalachia. Beneath a handwritten sign saying ''Buy America or Bye America,'' Mark Glyptis, a union boss and proud of it, was counseling two laid-off steelworkers at the union hall. Sunday hams are now available, he told them, but yes, unemployment benefits for Weirton Steel's idled workers were running dry.

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For New York City, Garbage Is a Resource

To the Editor: Although I cannot read Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani's mind, I doubt he has, as you say, ''long wondered whether recycling will live up to its environmental notices'' (editorial, Sept. 21). He has shown that he cares about the financial well-being of the city, and recycling has repeatedly failed to meet its financial promise. As currently practiced, recycling will never be cost-effective. Few practitioners and policy makers realize that waste management must be as technically adv...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/27/opinion/l-for-new-york-city-garbage-is-a-resource-055115.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Prosperity Builds Mounds of Cast-Off Clothes

Hour by hour, cars and trucks back up to the Salvation Army's warehouse loading dock on the edge of the prosperous East Side here and disgorge clothing. Skirts and parkas, neckties and tank tops, sweat pants and socks, a polychromatic mountain of clothes is left each week, some with price tags still attached. Inside the warehouse, workers cull the clean and undamaged clothes, roughly 1 piece in 5, to give to the poor or to sell at thrift shops. They feed the rest -- as much as four million p...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/19/us/prosperity-builds-mounds-of-cast-off-clothes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Where Do Computers Go When They Die?; Into the Attic, Under the Ping-Pong Table -- but Hardly Ever Into the Trash

IF Americans treated dead people the way they treat dead computers, their basements and closets would be cluttered with family corpses. Under many a desk, there would be a cadaver crammed into the arch meant for knees. Whole warehouses and offices would function as ad hoc mausoleums. And only the diligent few, whether out of conscience or lack of space, would dispose of the departed properly. The rest, unable to let go or to find a proper resting place, would offer excuses like, ''He cost me...

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Glass Once Discarded Gives a Town New Sparkle

The small city of McKeesport, Pa., once thrummed with steel and glass factories; in 1996, two couples decided to ''reindustrialize'' the town with a crafts community of small studios. Their Riverside Design Group produces handmade tableware from recycled glass at affordable prices. Riverside's SeaGlass collection, designed by Don Gould, includes 13 luminous colors and 13 biomorphic shapes, above. The tableware turns up at places like Ritz-Carlton and Four Seasons hotels, where chefs like the w...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/13/garden/currents-tableware-glass-once-discarded-gives-a-town-new-sparkle.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Currents; RECYCLING MADE EASY -- Materialist Minimalism Invades Both Coasts

Elizabeth Paige Smith, a Los Angeles furniture designer, typifies the trend there for extreme minimalism softened by a lighthearted use of recycled materials. Her Cube pedestals (far left) are made of end-cut balsa wood found in what she called a ''high-tech junkyard'' used by the aerospace industry. Ms. Smith bent a beefy slab of birch plywood -- Arnold meets Aalto -- for a lounge chair (left). The pieces will furnish Pagani, a new restaurant in the former Morton's in West Hollywood, a reno...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/20/garden/currents-recycling-made-easy-materialist-minimalism-invades-both-coasts.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

A New Life for a Polluted Old Bronx Rail Yard

THE 96-acre site at the southernmost tip of the Bronx, once a busy railroad yard, has sat unused for 25 years, its future clouded by the asbestos, hydrocarbons and lead left from its industrial past. Now, with an unusual alliance of developers working to revive the site, the asbestos and much of the heavily contaminated soil have been removed, and what remains will be paved over with clean material to seal up the remnants of pollution. As a result of the clean-up, the site, which is owned b...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/06/realestate/a-new-life-for-a-polluted-old-bronx-rail-yard.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

An Obsessive Garbage Monitor Comes Clean

MICHAEL E. McMAHON, the ruddy Democratic councilman from Staten Island, talks trash with the best of them: with mayors, governors, his long-suffering spouse, whomever he can get to listen. Garbage is, pardon the expression, his bag. Never been on the receiving end of an impassioned monologue on cutting-edge urban sanitation capped off by a nostalgic ode to the recycling program presently under partial lockdown by the Bloomberg administration? Then you've never been shut in a room at City Hall w...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/21/nyregion/public-lives-an-obsessive-garbage-monitor-comes-clean.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Plans to Build Paper Recycler In South Bronx Are Called Off

>From the time the Bronx Community Paper Company was conceived, the paper-recycling venture was viewed as a model of urban manufacturing: an environmentally friendly company that would employ 400 full-time workers and create $200 million a year in revenues in a neighborhood hungry for an economic lift. After six years of increasingly costly construction estimates, the recycling plant, which would have provided newsprint to the city's newspapers, is now dead, said its developer, Morse Diesel I...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/21/nyregion/plans-to-build-paper-recycler-in-south-bronx-are-called-off.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

What Happened When the World Trade Center Lost Its Marbles

When the renovated World Trade Center plaza, right, reopened last month with a new granite surface, some New Yorkers wondered what had happened to the 40,000 marble pavers that once graced the plaza. Do tons of marble just vanish? Well, yes and no. Some of the marble had been replaced with concrete over the years, so last summer, contractors removed only 24,000 marble pavers. And then? Oh, ignominy! The marble was sent to a recycling station in Brooklyn, crushed and turned into fill for New Yor...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/08/garden/currents-renovations-what-happened-when-the-world-trade-center-lost-its-marbles.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

For New York City, Garbage Is a Resource

To the Editor: I applaud your call for Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani to expand weekly recycling pickups to the entire city (editorial, Sept. 21). However, you err when you refer to recyclable materials as ''garbage.'' Old newspapers and rinsed-out tuna cans are not garbage but resources.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/27/opinion/l-for-new-york-city-garbage-is-a-resource-055093.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Residential Real Estate; High-Rise Recycling Turns to Automation

A small but growing number of developers and owners of high-rise apartment buildings in New York City have begun to install automated recycling systems that separate recyclable material from the rest of a tenant's trash at the push of a button. The owners say the systems are expensive but provide an efficient way to meet the city's recycling requirements.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/03/nyregion/residential-real-estate-high-rise-recycling-turns-to-automation.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

OBSERVATORY

Microscopic Iron Men Tardigrades are microscopic invertebrates that live among mosses and lichens, and in lakes and oceans. They are sometimes known as water bears, for their roly-poly appearance and ambling gait. But the cuteness is deceiving: Tardigrades are the Iron Men of the animal kingdom. Scientists have been putting them through their paces for years, discovering that they can survive temperatures near absolute zero and above boiling, as well as high vacuum. They have even been...

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/10/science/observatory.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Passion Inspires Quirky Clocks

NICK Corcoran doesn't know what he is going to create when he sets the old cast-iron parts, auto gears, defective cylinder heads and intake manifolds from airplanes and other recycled materials onto the work table in his Hampton Bays studio. ''You look at a piece and it cries out,'' he said. ''It wants to be something.''

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/26/nyregion/passion-inspires-quirky-clocks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Banning the Dumping of Fluorescent Tubes

The Environmental Protection Agency, concerned about the health effects of mercury pollution, is expected to approve a new rule that would ban the dumping of fluorescent tubes in landfills and encourage their recycling. The decision is expected early this week, an agency official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. It would be a victory for recyclers and environmentalists who denounced a plan supported by light manufacturers to allow the tubes to be thrown into landfills.

URL: http://www.nytimes.com/1999/06/28/us/banning-the-dumping-of-fluorescent-tubes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Photo gallery: Garbage trucks from 1950-1969

While searching through various archives across the country, we found some really sweet rides. Here are some of the best garbage trucks we found from 1950 to 1969.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121023/NEWS01/121029999

New Jersey hands out $13.1 million in recycling grants

Various municipalities across New Jersey will share $13.1 million in state grants to help boost recycling efforts, the Department of Environmental Protection announced.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121023/NEWS02/121029974

Veolia Environnement, Suez discussed merger in August

France's Veolia Environnement and Suez Environnement, the world's two largest waste and environmental services companies by revenue, recently discussed an $11 billion merger before abandoning the deal over difficulties like securing antitrust approval.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121023/NEWS01/121029970

Ikea plans to use 70% renewable energy by 2020

Swedish-based retailer Ikea said it will switch to renewable energy by 2020.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121023/NEWS03/121029972

Waste Connections beats estimates, increases quarterly dividend

Waste Connections posted third quarter 2012 results with earnings that exceeded analysts' estimates and announced an increase in its quarterly dividend from 9 cents per share to 10 cents per share.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121023/NEWS04/121029968

Biologists record increasing amounts of plastic litter in the Arctic deep sea

The sea bed in the Arctic deep sea is increasingly strewn with litter and plastic waste, according to researchers.

URL: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/earth_climate/recycling_and_waste/~3/t9fq3eMG-N8/121023101029.htm

Salt Lake City to begin curbside glass collection next month

At least one section of Salt Lake City will begin offering curbside glass collection next month, with plans to expand the program citywide in April.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121023/NEWS02/121029971

Fire reported at Hartford, Connecticut, recycling facility

No injuries were reported after a fire struck a Hartford, Connecticut, recycling processing center operated by the Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority (CRRA) on Oct. 23.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121023/NEWS06/121029973

Recycling company fined for safety violations after bales fell on worker

A worker had his lower body crushed when a stack of bales, each weighting a quarter of a tonne, collapsed on him as he sorted plastics for recycling in a processing shed in Somerset, England.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121023/NEWS06/121029975

Group challenges PET association's resin-assessment plan

Leaders of the Association of Postconsumer Plastics Recyclers expressed "disappointment and strong concern" over a recycling-related plan proposed this week by the PET Resin Association (PETRA).

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121023/NEWS02/121029976

GM offers blueprint for others to achieve landfill-free status

General Motors releases document to help other companies to cut waste

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121022/NEWS03/121029982

Green packaging market worth $109B in 2011, expected to grow

Green packaging market expected to reach nearly $178 billion by 2018, according to a recent market report.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121022/NEWS03/121029992

Virginia reports an increase in recycling, single-stream operations

Virginia's recycling rate has risen to 43.5%, with nearly 4 million tons of items either recycled or reused, according a study released by the state.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121022/NEWS02/121029993

Caterpillar cuts 2012 forecast

Manufacturer of construction and landfill equipment reports record results, but lowers estimated earnings

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121022/NEWS04/121029987

Michigan hauler files for bankruptcy

Richfield Management, a private hauler in Michigan, has filed for bankruptcy, ABC 12 reported.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121022/NEWS01/121029996

Texas-based electronics recycling company spending $21M on new facility

Wistron GreenTech plans to retrofit facility and buy new equipment for a location in McKinney, Texas

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121022/NEWS02/121029995

NYC Mayor Bloomberg appoints new top sustainability official

Sergej Mahnovski has been appointed as director of the Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121022/NEWS08/121029998

WRN to honor 'Best Places to Work'

Waste & Recycling News will celebrate the best employers in our industry; here's how to make sure your company is considered

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121022/NEWS01/121029988

A tiny problem with Ottawa's new truck fleet

After a test drive of its new $6 million fleet of trash and recycling trucks, the city noticed a problem.

URL: http://wasteandrecyclingnews.com/article/20121022/NEWS01/121029994

Plastics Recycling Update Magazine: NextLife announces new processing plant

## NextLife announces new processing plant


_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Plastics recycling firm NextLife Asset Recovery has announced plans to invest over $10 million to open a new facility and headquarters office in Rogers, Arkansas.

The company, which produces FDA food-contact level materials from post-consumer polypropylene, polyethylene and polystyrene, says the new plant will, initially, be primarily devoted to collection and sorting. NextLife plans to eventually add production lines to the new facility and says it is open to partnering with manufacturing firms to make finished plastic goods on-site.

The new plant will be the company's second processing facility and NextLife says the expansion will create up to 350 jobs in the local community.

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Resource Recycling Magazine: _Plastics Recycling 2013_: Exclusive information for your business

## _Plastics Recycling 2013_: Exclusive information for your business

>From key processing issues, to critical market trends, to cutting-edge recycling technology issues, and everything in between, the upcoming Plastics Recycling Conference.

Now in its seventh year, the Plastics Recycling Conference attracts the plastics recycling industry's best and brightest with its highly-acclaimed agenda and dedication to recycling issues.

"The quality of the information was outstanding," said a plastics broker who attended last year's conference. "I came here with a list of questions I needed answers to on materials pricing and between the speakers and the networking areas, I had most of it done by the end of the first day."

Come get your facts straight from the source at the 2013 Plastics Recycling Conference, which will be held **March 19-20 in New Orleans**. For more information, visit [www.plasticsrecycling.com](http://www.plasticsrecycling.com/).

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Plastics Recycling Update Magazine: APR updates members on latest efforts

## APR updates members on latest efforts


_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers held its annual meeting last week in San Antonio, with the organization offering members an overview of its operations and updates on its latest projects.

APR now includes a record 126 member companies and has reported annual revenues of $825,000, expenses of $715,000 and reserves of $600,000. It is establishing a foundation in order to accept grants and other sources of funding, and the association says it is working on closer alliances with other industry groups, including a more coordinated effort in working with the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and encourages more of its members to join ASTM.

In personnel news, the organization elected four new members to the board of directors, including Dave Heglas of Trex Co., Tom Emmerich of Schupan Recycling, Byron Geiger of Custom Polymers PET and Scott Saunders of KW Plastics. APR also announced that Dave Cornell will be stepping down as technical director in January, to be replaced by John Standish.

On the technical side of things, the annual meeting offered a range of updates on ongoing projects and the latest trends in plastic recycling. For instance, injection stretch blow molding (ISBM) is being looked at as a new, efficient way to make HDPE bottles, especially for dairy applications. Mahesh Patkar of TOTAL Petrochemicals suggested this technology has many attributes. It results in resin lightweighting and high manufacturing throughputs.

But HDPE reclaimers have many concerns. Will HDPE ISBM affect recycling? Patkar noted that "ISBM containers are still high-density plastic. It's fully compatible with other forms of containers." He noted, however, that it is not possible to separate them from traditional blow-molded containers.

TOTAL plans to address recycling issues. "We're in early on this market development, and we're undertaking recycling studies, assuming a much-higher market penetration," he concluded.

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Resource Recycling Magazine: Novelis to boost recycling capacity

## Novelis to boost recycling capacity

_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_

Aluminum giant Novelis Inc. will seek to triple its recycling capacity by 2020 to keep pace with rising demand for recycled aluminum.

In an [interview](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-10/novelis-to-more-than-triple-aluminum-recycling-capacity-by-2020.html) with _Bloomberg Businessweek_, Derek Prichett, the company's vice president for global recycling, said that capacity could expand to 2.1 million metric tons by 2015 and to 4 million tons by 2020 from its current 1.2 million tons.

According to the article, Novelis' parent company, India-based Hindalco Industries Ltd., intends to make 50 percent of its products from recycled metal by 2015 and as much as 80 percent by 2020. Currently its products include 39 percent recycled content.

Novelis will build plants in Germany and South Korea while doubling capacity in Brazil, according to the article. Prichett also told the magazine that aluminum demand for auto applications may grow at an average rate of 25 percent globally over the next five years.

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E-Scrap News Magazine: NewsBits

## NewsBits


There's a **new organization in the U.S. focused on rare earth metal use, recovery and recycling**. The Rare Earth Technology Alliance held its inaugural meeting on Oct. 17 to develop an education and outreach strategy, as well as decide on the new group's focus. A list of founding members can be found [here](http://www.americanchemistry.com/RETA).

**All Green Recycling**, an e-scrap recycling company, has announced a partnership with logistics company **RedOrange LLC** that will focus on managing the disposition of unwanted electronics of government agencies, large companies and developing countries. The new partnership will operate under the name **All Green Global LLC**.

**Connecticut** has put out a call for applications for interested recycling **firms to become approved Covered Electronic Recyclers** for the state's e-scrap. More information can be directed to [Mark Latham](mailto:Mark.Latham@ct.gov) at the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. The deadline for applications is Nov. 25.

Environmental watchdog Earthworks has launched a **new cell phone recycling program**. The [online](http://rmcp.earthworksaction.org/why_recycle) take-back initiative will allow consumers to mail in their old device, which will be recycled by e-scrap processor MPC.

The [Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center](http://www.parmc.org/) has **recognized eForce Compliance with the William M. Heenan Markets Development Award** for its work in the electronics recycling industry in the state. The company expects to collect over 3.4 million pounds of electronics for recycling in 2012.

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