Ferrous Prices Regain What Was Lost in November

After a November buying period when ferrous prices dropped from $30 to $45 per ton, prices rebounded by nearly the same amounts in December. Spot market figures collected through the Raw Material Data Aggregation Service (RMDAS) of Management Science Associates (MSA), Pittsburgh, show domestic steel mills paying from $10 to $40 more per ton for their scrap in the first 20 days of December.

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Columbus McKinnon and Florida County Provide Tire Recycling Education

The Hillsborough County (Florida) Landfill and Columbus McKinnon (CM), Sarasota, Fla., are working together to provide education and demonstrations on the successful recycling of end-of-life tires.

Surfaces Transport Expands Its Carpet Recycling Program

Surfaces Transport , a specialty floor covering and supplies transportation company headquartered in Milwaukee, has announced plans to expand its Milwaukee-based carpet recycling operation.

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TMS International Opening New Office in Tennessee

TMS International Corp., Pittsburgh, the parent company of the steel mill services company Tube City IMS Corp., has opened a new trading office in Nashville, Tenn. J

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Arkansas Recycling Coalition: Stressing the Economic Point

Will Sagar, policy director of the Southeast Recycling Development Council (SERDC), says he likes to keep his message to elected officials simple: Recycling creates jobs. He told attendees of the 2011 Arkansas Recycling Coalition Conference that the SERDC has chosen to concentrate on this aspect of the recycling industry as opposed to an environmental message because it is an aspect that cuts across political party and ideological lines. The SERDC’s website helps corporations involved in recycling, recycling program coordinators and solid waste officials in 11 states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia) to present the “recycling = jobs” case to legislators and others involved in making policy decisions

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ViaTek Solutions Receives E-Stewards Certification

The electronics recycling company ViaTek Solutions , based in Tampa, Fla., has announced that its Tampa and Lawrenceville, Ga., facilities have been certified to the e-Stewards Standard for Responsible Recycling and Reuse of Electronic Equipment , which was developed by the Seattle-based Basel Action Network (BAN ).

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Goodman Joins Freedom Metals

Freedom Metals Inc ., Louisville, Ky., has announced Randy Goodman has joined the company’s management team as executive vice president. He will be responsible for all aspects of nonferrous metals for the company.

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RockTenn Expanding Corporate Headquarters

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has announced that RockTenn , based in Norcross, Ga., is investing $5 million to expand its corporate headquarters and add 500 jobs. “RockTenn expanding its corporate headquarters here is big news, not only because 500 new jobs will be created, but also because this top Fortune 500 company has chosen Georgia as the best place to keep doing business for years to come,” says Deal.

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Round2 Opens Atlanta Processing Facility

Round2 Inc. , headquartered in Austin, Texas, has opened a new processing facility in Atlanta. The 258,000-square-foot electronics recycling facility will increase Round2’s processing capacity by 52 percent and is expected to process more than 4 million pounds of material per month, the company says.

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Electronic Recyclers International Opening Facility at Former Alcoa Plant

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), Fresno, Calif., has announced plans to open a new electronics recycling facility at Alcoa’s former aluminum smelting plant in Badin, N.C. According to a report in the Winston-Salem (North Carolina) Journal , ERI would be the inaugural tenant in Badin Business Park in Badin, N.C.

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