Corrugated cardboard recycling has been on a consistent rise for the past few decades. The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) recently released a report stating that Old Corrugated Container (OCC) recovery has been climbing at a steady velocity since the 1990’s. The Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) also recently announced recovery of cardboard (OCC) recycling...Continue Reading
Safety is and should be the #1 priority for any recycling facility. Lockout / Tagout is one way to ensure safety of all workers in recycling operations. There are many moving parts within a recycling operation – and each one can and does present a potential hazard to employees. Trucks, forklifts, loaders, balers, shredders, guillotines,...Continue Reading
September is back to school time. That means there will more kids on or around our roadways, waiting for school buses, walking or biking to school. All vehicle drivers need to be more aware and be on the look out for kids – they don’t always know to look out for us. Recycling Trucks Across...Continue Reading
We often encounter requests for services that don’t typically don’t fall into any “categories” we have listed on our web site, brochures, or promotional materials. We created a name for this type material, “Hard to Manage” waste, due to the challenges it can and does create. Here are of few case studies: Miller Recycling was recently...Continue Reading
In the past 3-4 years the United States and Canada has seen tremendous growth in oil production. This in mainly the result of implementing new technologies, which include fracking and the recovery of oil from sands. This technology has had various effects on the oil markets – creating a glut in supply, which has driven...Continue Reading
You may have read of the downturn in recycling markets in the past few years. This has a far reaching impact, from the recycling and solid waste management companies, all the way to your home recycling bin. Let’s take a look at four negative factors affecting the recycling markets in 2016: 1 – Market Slowdown...Continue Reading
Whether you are an electrician, plumber, construction manager, or director of manufacturing, it is important to know the best and most efficient way to maximize your scrap value. Most types of scrap, if properly segregated and cleaned – will bring a higher value than commingled scrap. Why? All material needs to be properly sorted to...Continue Reading
As anyone in the recycling industry knows – material prices are determined by only one basic factor, “supply & demand”. Market factors that can create demand can be a growth in production of finished product, (resulting in higher demand for recyclable feedstock) or even severe weather conditions affecting collection, transportation, and mill deliveries, which limit...Continue Reading
We encounter trucks in our travels and commutes every day. These trucks, which include not only tractor trailers but straight trucks and delivery vans, are part of our daily life. According to the US Dept. of Transportation there are over 15.5 million trucks operating in the US. Of these over 2 million are tractor trailers....Continue Reading
Today everyone enjoys the use of electronics, and all the conveniences and luxury they provide. However it is sometimes overlooked that valuable and confidential information is stored on most every standard computer, laptop, cell phone, copier and fax machine. Many end of life electronic data storage devices are disposed of improperly. Often these devices contain...Continue Reading
