OSHA Cites Missouri Recycling Company for Multiple Violations

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OSHA Cites Ohio Recycler for Safety Violations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Marietta Industrial Enterprises Inc., which operates as Refuse Recycling in Marietta, Marietta, Ohio, for 21 safety violations following the death of an employee March 30, 2011. OSHA officials say two of the violations were willful in nature

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Kansas Seeks Input on Proposed Deffenbaugh Transfer Station

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), Topeka, Kan., says it is seeking comments from the public on an application from Deffenbaugh Industries, Kansas City, Kan., to operate a solid waste and recycling transfer station in Topeka. The deadline for comments is Sept

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Hawaii Reports Strong Participation in HI-5 Recycling Program

The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) reports that residents in the state collected more than 686 million containers from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2011, through its HI-5 recycling program .

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OSHA Cites Alabama Recycler

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited the plastics recycling company First Material Systems Inc., Lapine, Ala., for six safety violations following a Jan.

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OSHA Fines Texas Battery Recycler

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Exide Technologies, headquartered in Milton, Ga., for one serious and one repeat violation at its battery recycling facility in Frisco, Tex.

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Larger than Ever

Government bureaus and trade associations from throughout the world have reported and gathered data that points to at least 1.4 billion metric tons of crude steel having been made in 2010. That total surpasses figures from 2007 and 2008 and is some 15 percent larger than the figure for 2009, when parts of the world were experiencing severe economic recession

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New Plastics Recycling Group Targets Health Care Industry

A group of eight companies have united to form the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) with a goal of forming a technical coalition to increase cost-effective plastics recycling solutions in the health care industry. HPRC members include Becton, Dickinson and Co.; Cardinal Health; Engineered Plastics; DuPont; Hospira; Johnson & Johnson; Kimberly Clark; and Waste Management Inc. The HPRC says its focus will be on identifying the barriers to increasing the recycling of plastics used in the health care industry and developing solutions through the whole value chain, including product design and manufacturing through product use, disposal and recycling.

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Recycling Lives Develops Flat Panel Processing Center in U.K.

The commercial recycling and waste management company Recycling Lives has announced the opening of a fully dedicated flat panel display (FPD) processing center at its facility in Preston, U.K. The FPD project, costing

Tube City IMS U.K. Operations Receives Safety Award

Tube City IMS Corp. has announced that its Tube City IMS U.K. operation, based in Scunthorpe, England, has received the “Outstanding Achievement in Safety Award” from the North Lincolnshire Health & Safety Group.

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