• Nominations may be submitted only by ISRI members in good standing.
• Nominees must be full-time employees whose primary responsibility is to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
• Nominees must be current employees of the nominating member company and must be employed for at least one year (12 consecutive months).
• Nominations must be made by someone familiar with the nominee’s work history.
• No more than three drivers may be nominated from the same member company.
• Nominees must meet the minimum requirement of 20 years of verifiable employment as a commercial motor vehicle driver without a preventable accident.

The Rotobec Power Attachment (RPA) Demolition grapples offers reliability and versatility, according to Rotobec, Sainte-Justine, Quebec, Canada. The grapple can accomplish demanding jobs in construction and demolition, recycling, landscaping and general contracting, the company adds. It can be equipped with either a dangling or positioned rotator. A positioned continuous rotator minimizes excavator travel, which reduces fuel consumption, undercarriage wear and maintenance costs.

The RPA features high-pressure cylinders, an integrated valve-on-swivel option and an interlocking design for increased strength and durability. Other configurations available include rake, bucket, trash and pulp.
Visit www.rotobec.com for more information.

Columbus McKinnon, based in Amherst, N.Y., has partnered with end of life tire recycler, Gilles Henry, SARL and has delivered two complete recycling systems for scrap tire reduction in France. The systems are designed to produce clean cut tire-derived fuel (TDF) for a number of cement and renewable energy companies throughout Europe. The agreement was organized through the French tire association Aliapur.

CM installed a primary shredder and single speed shredder for making a variety of tire chip sizes, including 38 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm and 100 mm TDF as required by individual markets. Each of the single speed shredders is equipped with interchangeable classifiers to accommodate each of these chip sizes. Gilles Henry installed these two systems at their facilities located in the Normandie and Lorainne regions of the country.

Gilles Henry, SARL is a privately owned company managed by co-owners Gilles Henry and his partner Annie Simon and is headquartered in Nancy. They have been processing end of life tires for more than 15 years and got their start in Chaudeney sur Moselle.

Aliapur is the managing authority for all processed tire material in France.

CM shredders are built using the patented Holman Knife Design which the company says produces clean cut TDF chips. With both plants up and running full time, Gilles Henry is expected to produce 75,000 tons per year.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Millennium Recycling Inc. will begin receiving and sorting cartons used for packaging milk, juice, soy milk, broth, soup, wine and other food and beverages, starting April 22, 2013. The company will collect and process aseptic rectangular shaped cartons as well as the familiar gable-top refrigerated cartons.

Millennium Recycling has undergone a year-long renovation of its facility and equipment to allow cartons in its single-stream recycling program. Spring ice and snow posed barriers to the upgrade deadline of April 22, but extra shifts and hard work put the project back on schedule, according to the company.

Millennium Recycling reminds residents that cartons need to be:

• Emptied of all liquids;
• Without a cap or straw;
• Not crushed; and
• Placed in the single-stream recycling bin.