European UBC Recycling Rate Hits 64 Percent

The European Aluminium Association (EAA) has reported the overall recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans (UBCs) in the EU, including EFTA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland) and Turkey increased by 1.2 percent in 2009, bringing the total recycling rate for the year to 64.3 percent for the year. The EAA adds that the consumption of aluminum beverage cans throughout European remained at 34 billion units, while a total of 21.4 billion UBCs were collected for recycling. The EAA says most Nordic European countries have well-balanced deposit systems in place that generate recycling rates of around 90 percent.

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Being able to separate wanted from unwanted material has always been the goal in the recycling industry, and with good reason: Knowing the type or quality of the material coming into a yard prevents pricing errors and helps supply the cleanest scrap material to customers. It saves scrap recyclers time and provides them with the most profit. High-quality separated materials produce the highest quality final product

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Waste Management Launches Bagster Promotion

Houston-based Waste Management (WM) has launched The Bagster Summer Home Improvement Project promotion.

PepsiCo Beverages Canada Introduces Soft Drink Bottle Made from 100 Percent Recycled PET Plastic

PepsiCo Beverages Canada, Mississauga, Ontario, has introduced the 7UP EcoGreen bottle, which it says is Canada’s – and North America’s – first soft drink bottle made from 100 percent recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic.

PET Collection Increases in Europe

Petcore, Brussels, and the European Plastics Recyclers (EuPR) also headquartered in Brussels, have reported that European post-sorting PET collection reached 1.45 million metric tons in 2010, an increase of 6.5 percent from 2009’s collection figures.

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PTP Consulting Signs Marketing Deal with Ireland Alloys

Salvatore Davi, president of PTP Consulting LLC, has announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with Ireland Alloys Ltd. to solely represent Ireland Alloys in North America. In a release, Davi says, “It’s an extreme honor to partner with one of the most prestigious firms in the revert high temperature alloys processing industry.

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JBI Receives Permits for Plastic-to-Diesel-Conversion Facility

JBI Inc. , based in Thorold, Ontario, has announced that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has issued a solid waste management permit and an air state facility permit for three Plastic2Oil processors in the company’s Niagara Falls, N.Y., facility

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United States Sues Seattle-Area Man to Bar Him from Promoting Alleged “Form 1099-OID” Tax Fraud Scheme

The United States has sued a Seattle-area man to stop him from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme.

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United States Sues Seattle-Area Man to Bar Him from Promoting Alleged “Form 1099-OID” Tax Fraud Scheme

Retrievex Acquires Records Keepers Plus

J. Peter Pierce, founder, president and CEO of Retrievex Inc.

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SMM Opens New Facility in North Carolina

Sims Metal Management (SMM) has opened a new scrap metal facility in Princeville, N.C.

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