Confidential On-Site Paper Shredding (C.O.P.S.), Normal, Ill., has announced plans to expand its coverage area to include Terre Haute, Ind. C.O.P.S. is a subsidiary of Midwest Fiber Recycling, which likewise recently expanded its coverage area to include Terre Haute.

Services that C.O.P.S. provides include security-certified, on-site paper shredding; media and product destruction; certified on-site hard drive destruction; and limited electronics recycling.

Midwest Fiber acquired the recycling assets of the firm  Data Management Services Recycling in Terre Haute in December 2013.

“Confidential On-site Paper Shredding is thrilled to introduce its full suite of security-certified, on-site information destruction programs to the business community in and around Terre Haute,” says Sean Caldwell, director of operations and business development. “We look forward to continuing to grow new, valuable relationships through intelligent solution design while applying the same level of service excellence and unmatched value that has made C.O.P.S. the most sought after provider of on-site shredding services throughout central Illinois for the last 10 years.”

Great Lakes Recycling (GLR), Roseville, Mich., has unveiled a new website that the company says aims to show visitors how accessible and enticing recycling can be.

“Most people want to recycle, but they fear it’s going to be too expensive and time-consuming,” says Jeff Wiewiura, chief operations officer of GLR. “Through this new website, we empower families and businesses to recycle by breaking down the barriers of confusion and letting them know how easy GLR makes the process.”

“When it comes to discarding certain materials, most people don’t realize they’re actually throwing away cash,” says Steve Kent, procurement manager at GLR. “On the home page of our website, we cover all the materials GLR buys, so consumers are better informed about how they can save money as well as the environment.”

The Recycling Today Media Group, publisher of Renewable Energy from Waste magazine, together with Smithers Apex and Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc., are pleased to announce the dates and location for the second Renewable Energy From Waste Conference. Following the overwhelming success of the 2013 event, the Renewable Energy From Waste (REW) Conference has been firmly established as the premier event for the rapidly developing and dynamic waste conversion industry. This year, the city of San Jose, Calif., will serve as the host for the event, taking place Nov. 18–20, 2014, at the Hilton by Doubletree.

While demand for energy and chemicals continues to rise, we also are facing unprecedented levels of natural resource scarcity and rising costs. As a result, capturing the resource potential of waste streams is gaining accelerated importance and fuelling an industry with incredible growth potential. This growth is facilitated by renewable energy policy, increased funding availability, revenue potential and landfill policy alongside associated costs.

The Renewable Energy From Waste Conference brings together those operating a wide range of waste conversion technologies, including gasification, anaerobic digestion, refuse-derived fuel and plastics to oil to discuss everything from the economics of waste conversion, operational advice and case studies to the legislative climate for conversion technologies. This diverse program is augmented by tours of San Jose’s world-class waste processing and conversion facilities, as The Newby Island Resource Recovery Park and Zero Waste Energy Development Co. (ZWEDC) open their doors to delegates of the Renewable Energy From Waste Conference this fall.

“The city of San Jose’s Environmental Services Department is both honored and excited to serve as the host community for the conference,” says Environmental Services Deputy Director Jo Zientek, who oversaw San Jose’s overhaul of its commercial waste system, leading to a tripling of its commercial recycling rate. “We can count on the REW Conference to facilitate the information exchange that helps those of us in the waste management community learn from each other and become more successful in our endeavors. We look forward to working with the REW team on the conference and to showcasing world-class waste recovery facilities in San Jose.”

The conference attracts waste generators, the government sector, waste management firms, recycling firms, energy and chemical producers and equipment and technology suppliers for insights into financials, market trends and opportunities and technology developments.

Jim Keefe, publisher of the Recycling Today Media Group, says, “The forthcoming conference will equip organizations with the contacts, information and strategies that allow you to capitalize on this fast-growing market.”

For more information, contact Marianne Vold at mvold@smithers.com or at 207-781-9605207-781-9605 or visit www.REWConference.com.

About Renewable Energy From Waste magazine
Published by the Recycling Today Media Group, the magazine is a dedicated resource for this rapidly developing waste-to-energy  field. Established in 1963, the group provides unique and powerful perspective on industry activities and trends. For more information, visit www.REWmag.com.

About Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc.
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) is a national solid waste management consulting firm founded in 1980 that works on solid waste collection, processing, recycling and disposal issues and assists in planning, procuring and implementing sound, cost-effective facilities and services at the local, state and national levels for both the public and private sectors. For more information, visit www.gbbinc.com.

About Smithers Apex
Smithers Apex, formerly known as IntertechPira, is a global business that provides events, market research, publications and strategic and technical consulting to an expanding list of niche, emerging and high-growth industries. For more information about Smithers Apex, visit www.smithersapex.com.
 

Electronics recycler E-Waste Systems Inc. (EWS), with corporate offices in London, Shanghai and Cincinnati, has officially opened its new Cincinnati reverse logistics and electronics recycling facility.

"We are pleased to announce the opening of our new facility in Cincinnati and the grand opening on the 20th of March," says Martin Nielson, founder and CEO of E-Waste Systems Inc. "This facility is strategically located in the logistics golden triangle of the eastern U.S. and will combine to offer all the services available under our brand."

E-Waste Systems says the facility has the capacity to process as much as 75 million pounds of electronic scrap per year. The new building will serve as the headquarters of the operating unit EWS Cincinnati, which will provide oversight of the recently acquired facility in New York state.

The company says its Cincinnati unit will become a strategic operational hub and will provide the basis for further expansion in the Northeast.

Nielson adds, "In late 2013 EWS Cincinnati acquired equipment for operations in Ohio and New York, and this is the next step in the implementation of that transaction. Our teams in both locations are doing a great job. This facility is a very important part of our eastern U.S. operations."

The Cincinnati facility measures more than 50,000 square feet and can be expanded as demand increases, E-Waste Systems says. All of the recently acquired assets, including the shredding and separation and CRT (cathode ray tube) processing lines, are being installed at the Cincinnati facility. Simultaneously, the asset recovery, data destruction and repair and refurbishment functionality, much of which was acquired with the 2013 acquisition in California, also is being installed in Cincinnati.

"Our new location opens extensive business opportunities and enables us to provide the region with a comprehensive solution to a global problem," says Julie Peterson, president of EWS Cincinnati. "We are already operating in the new facility and have just received record receipts of new waste streams from key customers."