Malone Receives BIR Papyrus Award

Jim Malone, currently responsible for managing 2 million metric tons of recovered paper and other recyclables handled annually by U.K.-based D S Smith Recycling, has been awarded the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Paper Division’s Papyrus prize.

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Repeat Pattern

(Per gross ton for No. 2 shredded scrap, defined as 0.17 percent or greater copper content) September prices for spot ferrous scrap purchases looked a lot like those of the previous six months. In late September, however, recyclers began anticipating a drop in scrap prices to mirror flat-to-declining prices for finished steel and dropping prices for copper and some other traded metals

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Repeat Pattern

Cascades Closing Converting Plant

The Canadian paper company Cascades Inc. has announced plans to close one of its corrugated converting operations operated under its Norampac Division in Le Gardeur, Quebec.

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French Firm Targets Rare Earth Metals for Recycling

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Government Liquidation Holds Auction for 747

Government Liquidation will be holding an auction of its first 747 Boeing aircraft, from Oct. 10-11, 2011

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Indiana Agency Holds Public Meeting on Auto Shredder

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) held a public meeting Sept.

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CP Group Upgrades San Diego MRF

CP Group , based in San Diego, has begun a retrofit of the single-stream material recovery facility (MRF) that the company owns and operates. The company says the retrofit should be complete by the end of 2011. The CP Group is a manufacturer and supplier of recycling equipment

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Sita UK to Build Plastic-to-Diesel Conversion Plant

SITA UK’s planning application to build a plastics-to-diesel facility in Avonmouth, Bristol, U.K. “This is a landmark decision which will put Avonmouth at the forefront of the very latest in resource management technology and bring new jobs to the area,” Gareth Phillips, SITA UK planning manager says. “Our plans to construct a Bristol Resource Recovery Park that will extract energy and value from waste, and reduce the amount of rubbish that is sent to landfill, are now being advanced and will bring benefits to the environment and the local economy,” Gareth adds.

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Springfield Iron and Metal Adds Dust Control System

Springfield Iron and Metal, Springfield, Mo., has added a dust control system from Dust Control Technology (DCT) to its shredding operations to curtail shredder dust. According to DCT, Springfield Iron installed a DustBoss DB-45 to maintain production levels while protecting workers and the local environment from nuisance dust.

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Morbark Appoints New President

James Shoemaker The manufacturing firm Morbark Inc., Winn, Mich., has named James Shoemaker president. He replaces Lon Morey, who will remain chairman of the company’s board of directors. Prior to being named president, Shoemaker served as Morbark’s vice president of operations and a member of the company’s board

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