ARCA Adds to Senior Staff

Rachel Holmes becomes chief of staff.

April 27, 2012
Recycling Today Staff

Personnel

Appliance Recycling Centers of America Inc. (ARCA), Minnesota, has appointed Rachel Holmes to the newly created position of chief of staff. In this role, Holmes will provide strategic support to enable ARCA's executive office to focus attention and resources on fulfilling its commitments to internal and external stakeholders.

She will continue to serve as vice president of business development, a position she has held since April 2008, which includes responsibility for the development of new business, company communications, oversight of marketing and advertising programs and industry and regulatory research.

ARCA is a recycler of large appliances. Additionally, the company is the exclusive North American distributor for UNTHA Recycling Technology.

ISRI Elects New Officers

Elections held during ISRI’s Annual Convention in Las Vegas.

April 27, 2012
Recycling Today Staff

Conferences & Events

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) board of directors has chosen Jerry Simms of Atlas Metals and Iron Corp., Denver, as its new chair. He will serve through April 2014. Simms replaces John Sacco of Sierra Recycling and Demolition Inc., Bakersfield, Calif. The elections were held during ISRI’s Annual Convention in Las Vegas, April 15-19, 2012.

Simms says, “I am honored to serve this association as our board chair, and I look forward to building on the work that John (Sacco) and other past chairs have done on behalf of the association and the industry. While our foundation is strong and our momentum is building, we continue to face challenges that threaten our industry. I pledge to remain vigilant in protecting the scrap recycling industry and preserving our ability to create jobs, grow the economy and safeguard the environment.”

Douglas Kramer of Kramer Metals Inc., Los Angeles, is the newly elected chair-elect; Mark Lewon of Utah Metal Works Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, will serve as the vice-chair, and Brian Shine of Manitoba Corp., Lancaster, N.Y., will join ISRI’s board as secretary-treasurer.

“I’d like to be the first to congratulate Jerry and his fellow executive committee members on their elections and the commitment and hard work that they have already shown, and I wish them luck moving forward as we continue to work on behalf of our industry,” Sacco says.

Georgia Governor Signs Anti-Theft Bill

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signs HB 872, which aims to crack down on scrap metal theft in the state.

April 27, 2012
Recycling Today Staff

Legislation & Regulations

Georgia has become the most recent state to pass legislation that attempts to deal with the high left of scrap metal theft with the signing of a bill that tightens restrictions on the scrap metal trade. The law will go into effect July 1, 2012.

Signed into law by Gov. Nathan Deal April 16, 2012, House Bill 872 changes the way scrap metal recyclers conduct business. In signing the bill, Deal said the goal of the new law was to combat the rising tide of criminal activity by enforcing strict regulations on businesses that purchase ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Jason Shaw.

The bill addresses transactions involving ferrous and nonferrous metals, with the sale of used beverage cans being the exemption. The bill also does not affect business-to-business transactions, only the retail trade.

Key points of the law include:

Scrap metal recyclers can purchase coil and certain copper wire from certain persons.
Scrap metal recyclers can purchase burial objects from certain persons.
Certain provisions relating to inspections by law enforcement officers have been changed.
Payment is required by check, voucher or wire transfer; cash payments are banned.
Scrap dealers are required to register with every city in which they conduct business.
Certain provisions relating to the use of a form to transfer title to a motor vehicle to be sold or disposed of as scrap metal or parts have been revised under Code Section 40-3-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cancellation of certificate of title for scrap, dismantled or demolished vehicles, salvage certificate of title, administrative enforcement and removal of license plates
Verification that a vehicle is not subject to any secured interest or lien must be provided.

Chip Koplin, governmental and public affairs manager for Schnitzer’s Southeast Region, says the ban on cash payments is the one issue that is of most concern for scrap metal recyclers in the state. He expresses concern that for a scrap metal recycler that might have several hundred transactions per day the change to a cashless system could create significant challenges.

Leibherr Introduces Repositioned Telescopic Handlers

Debuted at the 2012 Intermat trade fair, the new versions feature increased maximum load capacities.

April 26, 2012
Recycling Today Staff

Equipment & Products Legislation & Regulations

Liebherr, based in Bulle, Switzerland, has introduced its repositioned series of telescopic handlers. Four versions will now be available: the TL 441–10, TL 441–13, TL 451–10 and TL 451–13. Like the previous models, they have maximum lifting heights of either 10 or 13 meters (32 or 42 feet), but their maximum load capacities have been considerably increased to 4.1 and 5 metric tons, the company says.

All the new models feature Liebherr’s innovative boom profile, with its extra-generous cross-section and input of forces at the edges for exceptionally high rigidity when exposed to torsional loads, the company says. According to Liebherr, because of their optimal center of gravity, the new telescopic handlers are designed to offer excellent stability and to generate unusually high lifting force during both lifting and loading movements. The company says the two lifting rams located at the sides of the boom avoid stresses even when lifting heavy loads and help to ensure long, trouble-free operating life. They also considerably increase the breakout force available at the working equipment, Liebherr adds.

These Liebherr telescopic handlers are powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder inline engine with an output of 74 kilowatts (101 horsepower). A separate charge-air intercooler and oil cooler is fitted. The cooling fan is controlled electronically, so that the rate of cooling is varied according to demand, by sensing the outside temperature and the work being undertaken by the machine, the company says. According to Liebherr, the optimal interaction of the hydrostatic travel gear and the diesel engine keeps fuel consumption to a minimum, in particular when frequent changes of direction have to be made. The handler’s demand-related Load Sensing Control promotes economical working and minimum loads on components, by ensuring that the power hydraulics pump always delivers only the precise amount of oil needed, the company says.

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