Sponsors

Online Poll

What's your outlook for markets in 2012?
  • Slow and steady improvement. (9 votes)
    26.5%
  • Strong improvement in most commodities. Business conditions look good. (5 votes)
    14.7%
  • Volatility will be the name of the game for recyclable commodities. (7 votes)
    20.6%
  • Markets will remain fairly flat this year. Commodity prices will remain pretty much where they are right now. (4 votes)
    11.8%
  • Markets are heading for a significant downward correction (2 votes)
    5.9%
  • Business conditions aren't bad, but may see some modest price declines. (1 votes)
    2.9%
  • Too much uncertainty in the market. I don't have a clue. (6 votes)
    17.6%


full story

Headline News

Appliance Recycling Facility Opens in Pennsylvania

3/10/2010

Jaco Environmental will operate the facility.


The first appliance recycling center in eastern Pennsylvania has officially opened. The facility, located in Hatfield, Pa., is expected to serve around 80 percent of the state’s electric utility customers.

The appliance recycling facility will be operated by JACO Environmental Inc. It is slated to handle the appliances collected by three utility firms in the state – PECO, FirstEnergy Corp., and PPL Electric Utilities.

The facility officially opened on March 10.

One of the utility firms that is slated to provide the recycling center with appliances, PECO, is operating a program called Smart Appliance Recycling. Through this program the utility company will pick up refrigerators or freezers from its customers and ship them to the Hatfield facility where they will be recycled.