TechnoCycle Opens Plant in San Antonio

The electronics recycling firm TechnoCycle ,

Investment Fund Agrees to Acquire WCA Waste

WCA Waste Corp., headquartered in Houston, has entered into an agreement and plan of merger with the private equity firm Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II (MIP II).

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Proler International Signs Deal to Acquire Walco Recycling

Proler Steel International , based in Houston, has signed a letter of intent to purchase the assets of Walco Recycling LLC, also based in Houston. According to Chris Proler, president of Proler Steel, the acquisition is part of a strategy to grow the business by increasing the company’s retail business.

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SRS Opens Facility in Dallas

Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS) us.simsrecycling.com has opened a new electronics recycling facility in Dallas. Formal operations began November, 2011.

Waste Management Launches Online Diversion and Recycling Tracking Tool

Diversion and Recycling Tracking tool (DART) introduced by Waste Managment. Waste Management , Houston, has formally launched a Diversion and Recycling Tracking tool (DART) to help project planners, contractors,

Paper Recycling Conference: Less News, Less Quality?

A sudden and steep decline in old newspapers (ONP) has caused several dilemmas, according to three executives representing large-volume recycling companies. At the opening session at the 2011 Paper Recycling Conference held in Chicago in late October, Al Metauro of Toronto-based Cascades Recovery, noted that in one major city in which Cascades operates, ONP has dropped from making up 81 percent of “blue box” post-residential material seven or eight years ago to just 38 percent today

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International Baler Adds To Dealer Network

Randy Gibson, director of sales and marketing for International Baler Corp. (IBC), Jacksonville, Fla., has announced that Requip LLC, Plano, Texas, is the company’s dealer for Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico and the Shreveport area of Louisiana. “Requip offers many years of industry knowledge, service capability and the willingness to take care of the customer—the exact same philosophy adhered to by International Baler,” Gibson says.

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Greenstar to Build MRF in Akron, Ohio

Greenstar Recycling , headquartered in Houston, has announced plans to build a single-stream recycling facility in Akron, Ohio. Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic says, “The facility will contribute to the growth and sustainability of Akron by returning an existing building to a manufacturing purpose with significant investment for equipment, building use and creation of new green jobs.” Matt Delnick, Greenstar CEO, says, “We are committed to our partnership with the city of Akron to further develop its local recycling services. This facility will allow Akron to continue to offer its businesses and residents the convenience of single-stream recycling – eliminating the need to pre-sort recyclables – while growing its local economy with new investment and a minimum of 45 new green jobs.” In addition to processing conventional curbside collected recyclables, the facility will include technology to convert recovered plastics into synthetic crude oil

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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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Technocycle Adds Destruction Truck

Technocycle , Houston, has added a mobile shredding truck designed to destroy hard drives. According to Mike Buckles, Technocycle owner and founder, “Our new mobile e-shredder truck helps us better meet our client’s needs and provides another level of convenience, security and control during the disposal process.” The company says it is the first Houston recycler to be certified to the e-Stewards Standard, developed by the Basel Action Network (BAN), Seattle

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