Acme Refining Divisions Achieve ISO 14001:2004 Certification

Chicago-based company’s nonferrous and fleet maintenance divisions certified.

November 12, 2012
Recycling Today Staff

Certification Nonferrous

Acme Refining Scrap Iron & Metal Co., headquartered in Chicago, has announced that its nonferrous metals and fleet maintenance departments have achieved ISO 14001 certification.

ISO 14001 calls for the creation of an environmental management system.

“The certification project, with Marcy Pounders at the helm, will be helpful in attaining contracts with government agencies and manufacturers who require the 14001 certification as well as provide another level of certification for our current customers,” says Brett Baron, COO of Acme Refining.

Registrar PRG, the auditing firm that awarded Acme the certification, says, “There are few fleet maintenance divisions with that distinction, which attests to Acme, once again, being a leader in their field.”

Acme Refining provides a range of services for the waste and recycling industry, including hauling and processing scrap metal, electronics recycling, document destruction and paper and cardboard recycling.

DoD Extends Contract with Liquidity Services

U.S. Defense Department exercises the second of three 12-month extension options.

November 12, 2012
Recycling Today Staff

Electronics Ferrous Nonferrous

Washington, D.C.-based Liquidity Services Inc. has announced that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has exercised the second of three 12-month extension options under its scrap property sales contract after determining the contract extension to be in the best interest of the U.S. Government.

With this renewal, Liquidity Services’ contract will run through June 9, 2014. During this extended period, the DoD will continue to use Liquidity Services as the exclusive channel for the disposition of scrap property that the agency has approved for sale to the public.

Under the contract, Liquidity Services manages the receipt, storage, marketing and disposition of virtually all scrap property generated by DoD installations throughout the United States, including base materials and scrap metals, such as ferrous and nonferrous metals, nickel alloy, electronic scrap, rubber, paper and, in rare occasions, compost and recycled asphalt.

Bill Angrick, chairman and CEO of Liquidity Services, says, “Liquidity Services maintains its commitment to supporting our government partner’s zero-waste goals and through the scrap contract extension we will continue to identify, process and prepare for sale 20 to 30 million pounds of scrap materials received each month. To date, over 2 billion pounds of DoD scrap materials have been sold on our www.govliquidation.com marketplace, contributing to one of the largest and most successful sustainability initiatives in U.S. history.” He adds, “As a recognized cost saver and solution provider to the DoD, our top priority on every scrap sale continues to be maximizing efficiency and recovery value while adhering to safety, environmental and security compliance.”

Machinex Introduces the Mach Ballistic

New separator designed to sort 2D material from 3D material.

November 12, 2012
Recycling Today Staff

Equipment & Products

The Machinex Group, based in Plessisville, Que., has introduced the latest addition to its range of separators, the MACH Ballistic. Machinex says it introduced the new separator to offer a wider range of products to its clients. The ballistic separator is a European-based sorting technology.

The MACH Ballistic separator is designed for sorting two-dimensional material such as plastic film, paper, cardboard and fibers from three-dimensional material such as containers, plastic bottles, cans, stone wood, etc. While the two-dimensional material travels up the slope in a forward direction with the paddles, the three-dimensional material bounces or rolls downward. Fine particles can be collected separately with the optional variable screen openings, according to the company.

The separator is designed to handle different material types, including: single-stream, municipal solid waste, commercial and industrial waste. The MACH Ballistic includes multiple separators designed to be stacked or paralleled to address various sorting challenges.

By manufacturing this new equipment, Machinex says it wanted to offer a screening alternative for its clients. On top of offering an exceptional material screening quality, the MACH Ballistic requires minimal maintenance, significantly reducing repair costs.

“We know the challenges that our customers have to face; the quality of the sorted material has become an issue on the market and the downtime for the maintenance of equipment is costly to the sorting centers. With the MACH Ballistic, we are offering a sorting solution adapted to the actual market, Pierre Paré, president of the Machinex Group, says.

More information is available at www.machinextechnologies.com.

Ravago, Avangard Join Forces

Joint venture is expected to benefit petrochemical industry customers.

November 12, 2012
Recycling Today Staff

Plastics

The plastics compounder and recycler Ravago Manufacturing Americas, headquartered in Orlando, Fla., and Avangard Innovative’s field services division, headquartered in Houston, have announced that they have joined to create Ravago Avangard Innovative. The joint venture will serve the petrochemical industry by combining Avangard Innovative’s expertise in its field-service program, called Natura, and Ravago’s relationships in the plastics industry and its extensive processing capabilities.

Avangard Innovative Field Services offers a variety of environmental and industrial services at petrochemical plants, with a core focus on plastic resin production facilities.

Ravago has more than 50 years of experience serving the resins community, providing products to converters throughout the world. Ravago Manufacturing Americas will bring manufacturing and processing capabilities to the joint venture.

Chris Lendo, vice president and general manager, will run the Ravago Avangard Innovative business from the company’s existing site in Pasadena, Texas.

"With this investment and the formation of Ravago Avangard Innovative, we are raising the bar for producer services,” says Jim Ashton, president of Ravago Manufacturing Americas. “The Natura program provides a turnkey solution for a producer's plant scrap management, environmental containment, regulatory compliance and industrial service needs. We are very pleased to provide this world-class program to our existing customers and offer it to all resin producers around the world."

Rick Perez, CEO of Avangard Innovative, adds, “We are extremely excited about this joint venture and the opportunity to expand our service model and better serve our clients. This opportunity will allow us to offer a complete package of producer services and a one-stop solution to our clients worldwide.”

Ravago’s activities include distribution, trading, risk solutions, recycling, toll processing, compounding and producer services. Ravago’s production division in the Americas is Ravago Manufacturing Americas (RMA), which operates 10 facilities in North America for processing plastics and rubber.

Avangard Innovative operates in 12 countries. The Avangard Innovative Field Services division offers a complete line of integrated field services solutions for recycling centers.

ECS Refining Adds to Staff

Electronics recycling firm names Michael Tejero director of sales.

November 12, 2012
Recycling Today Staff

Electronics Personnel

The electronics recycling and IT asset management firm ECS Refining has hired Michael Tejero as director of sales. Tejero’s responsibilities include overseeing sales efforts within California, pricing management and developing ECS Refining’s market share among large enterprise businesses.

Tejero has more than 16 years of experience in the recycling industry, including stints with The Newark Group and Allied Waste Services. He also started a hauling and consulting business, California Waste Consultants, which he eventually sold to Republic Waste Services.

“I am looking forward to managing this sales division with a similar rapid-growth approach,” Tejero says. “ECS Refining is well-positioned and has the capabilities to penetrate the enterprise market, and I am excited to be on the front end of that movement. My goal is to drive us into this sector and be a true full-service provider to not only collectors but to the business community as well.”

ECS Refining, headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., has operations in Santa Clara, Stockton and Gardena, Calif.; Terrell and Mesquite, Texas; Medford, Ore.; and Chippewa Falls, Wis.

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