scrap recycling Articles
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Sims committed to e-scrap takeover trail
Amid America’s economic turmoil, the US e-scrap division of the world’s largest recycler Sims Metal Management is celebrating strong expansion in North America. The business recently took over Global Investment Recovery, which marks Sims’ latest step towards its goal of becoming the largest e-scrap recycler in each US state. Recycling International sat down with Steve Skurnac, General Manager of ...
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Planning models for the dismantling of electrical and electronic equipment under consideration of uncertainties
In this paper, an approach is presented for short-term dismantling planning, including process-induced uncertainty modelled with fuzzy techniques. Weak data resulting from uncertain dismantling time parameters are modelled as fuzzy sets and integrated into a scheduling model that allows the derivation of optimal dismantling procedures. A case study from electronic scrap recycling shows the ...
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Computer motherboard scrap recycling equipment
Computer motherboard scrap recycling equipment also called PCB recycling machine or PCB granulator machine, which is specially designed for processing and recycling computer motherboards or PCB boards dismantled from household appliance to get mixed metals and non-metals. The types of DOING computer motherboard scrap recycling equipment: DOING computer motherboard scrap recycling equipment have ...
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SHIPBREAKING - Two days in Alang
Take a US scrap recycler, put him on the shipbreaking beach in Alang, India, and the experience is sure to be as moving, enlightening and perplexing as the place itself. A fleet of ships is run aground along the shoreline, looking like a pod of beached steel whales. From the pilot house of a 60 000-tonne oil tanker, I have an excellent view of this six-mile stretch of sand that is ...
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India: democracy, bureaucracy and growth
Untitled Document At the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ 2005 Convention and Exposition in New Orleans last month, Vikram Kochar of US-based Universal Metals Inc attempted to answer the question: ‘India: the next China?’ His conclusions were that China is on a level of its own and that India ‘can follow China but not overtake it’. Through the eyes of ...
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6 Ways Dispatch Software Can Boost Your Scrap Metal Recycling Business
Optimizing your assets is a key to unlocking profitability in business. This holds true for some scrap metal recyclers, who utilize truck fleets to obtain scrap. For recyclers an important consideration is whether rollingstock is being managed to its maximum potential and whether office staff has the tools to integrate dispatch activity with the rest of operations to increase efficiency. For a ...
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New ISRI scrap specifications
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) says it has updated the 2007 Scrap Specifications Circular with revisions to three non-ferrous specifications and the addition of a new specification. The new specifications has become effective on November 19th 2007. The ISRI’s Board of Directors approved recommendations from the Non-Ferrous Division to revise following specifications during ...
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Export Tax Incentive Helpful to Scrap Metal Recyclers In Uncertain Times
Tax filing day for 2020 is behind us now, but it is not too early for scrap metal recyclers to start planning for 2021 federal income taxes. Scrap metal recyclers who export may stand to benefit from an export tax incentive that is easy to set up and available for use this year. Although there is uncertainty about various tax proposals and future tax rates, the IC-DISC is currently a permanent ...
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Purchases, Sales, Quotes and Contracts: Better Software Management Enhances Efficiency, Boosts Profits
“Knowledge is power is time is money,” the saying goes. This has never been more true than in business today. An abundance of information can be at our fingertips and how we choose to utilize data, or not use it, can create or diminish a competitive advantage. This holds true in the scrap metal recycling industry. While the work of a scrap metal recycling yard may be crushing metal, ...
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What is copper aluminum radiator scrap recycling plant?
Copper aluminum radiator scrap recycling plant is a professional recycling machine, which is used to process all kinds of scrap radiators from air conditioner or water tank, and separate copper and aluminum out for profit, at the same time it can make the waste resources reused again. Main working process of copper aluminum radiator scrap recycling plant: Shredding, crushing, negative-pressure ...
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Lugger Truck Cargo Securement CVSA Bulletin
Over the past few years Ace and members of Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) have been working together with CVSA, National Waste Recycling Association (NWRA) to develop standards for lugger truck container securement that would be approved by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to meet 393.102(c) and then accepted by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Alliance ...
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Aluminium Scrap Recycling Process
Aluminum is one of the metals with the highest recovery rate and the largest demand in the world. The energy used for recycling waste aluminum is only 5% of the new aluminum from its ore bauxite, which is a very cost-effective and environmentally friendly business. Moreover, aluminum is infinitely recyclable, which means that it can be recycled repeatedly without losing the corresponding quality. ...
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Copper and aluminum scrap radiator recycling plant
Copper and aluminum scrap radiator recycling plant is a set of professional crushing and separation line, which can be used to process all kinds of scrap radiators from air conditioner, car water tank, cold storage, etc. And it can easily separate copper, aluminum and iron. At the same time, copper and aluminum scrap radiator recycling plant can make the waste resources reused again, supported by ...
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Used scrap copper cable recycling machine
As the name suggests, used scrap copper cable recycling machine is used to recycle the used scrap copper cable wires, so as to obtain the copper and plastic inside. It adopts dry type physical separation method to separate copper from plastic and equips with dust removal system, no using fire, water, or chemical solution, which is a totally environmental friendly machine. Working process of used ...
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Metal Shredder, Scrap Metal Recycling Shredder
Metal shredder is a metal scrap size reduction machine for crushing metal scrap into smaller pieces. so as to increase the availability ratio of the metal meterials. Shredding can make waste metal into higher grade product in recycling business. Metal shredder designed by AIShred are specially for metal scrap recycling. With the metal shredder you can rough shred your scrap metal or you can make ...
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Large Plastic Pipe Shredder Machine Design
Large plastic pipe shredder machine mainly used in plastic scrap recycling industry, it is composed of three sections: hydraulic system, electrical system, main frame, can handle all kinds of plastic pipes with big diameter and thick wall... Working Principle: The plastic pipes is put int the shredder machine by grabber or other tools, then the pushing cylinder push the plastic lumps to the ...
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Scrap Metal Prices Soaring - Time to Start Demolition
Now may be the time for you to start that demolition project with ferrous and non ferrous metals rising to new heights. During demolition, scrap metals such as steel, copper, stainless steel and other metals are collected for recycling. The revenue generated by these recycling efforts can help offset the costs of demolition. In many cases, the value of the scrap metals can be significant with ...
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Car and e-scrap recycling: the Chinese experience
In late November, more than 220 delegates met in China for the World Recycling - Shanghai congress organised by Switzerland-based ICM. Among other issues, the focus fell on latest trends in car and electronics scrap recycling within China itself. Several speakers emphasised that much remains to be done to bring the country into line with standards adopted in other parts of the world. Tighter ...
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Future of Mutilated Coin Program Uncertain for Scrap Metal Recyclers
Old pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters lost between automobile seats, stuck in coin-operated washers and dryers or left in vending machines routinely make their way into the scrap stream. A popular program operated by the U.S. Mint to exchange these coins was suspended and is now under review. New regulations recently proposed by the Mint could mean that scrap metal recyclers will no longer be ...
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Metals In China - Coming-of-age for China´s Scrap Conventions
The Secondary Metals International Forum has established itself as the most mature and international of China’s scrap conventions. In terms of organisation and programming, the latest forum has helped to raise the Chinese scrap convention to a new, international standard while presenting an issues agenda whose impact is likely to be felt for years to come. During the last three years, China ...
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