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2001 Paper Recycling Markets Directory Released

The 2001 Paper Recycling Markets Directory is now available from The Recycling Today Media Group, a division of Cleveland-based GIE Media Inc. The comprehensive industry resource, which has been published and updated annually for more than 30 years, contains more than 4,500 listings of paper stock dealers, consuming mills, government agencies, equipment and services providers, and companies providing transportation services.

The directory contains a dealer index and more than 200 pages of information divided into four sections for easy searches. Each listing includes company name, contact information, address, phone and fax numbers, as well as e-mail and Web site addresses, type of operation, and grade(s) handled.

The Paper Recycling Markets Directory is considered the only directory of its type that focuses exclusively on the full breadth of the paper recycling industry and can act as both a reference book and lead generator for paper industry professionals.

The 2001 Paper Recycling Markets Directory is available in print and CD-ROM formats. The cost to purchase the print version is $47 plus $2.50 shipping and handling or $385 plus $2.50 shipping and handling for the CD-ROM version. Volume discounts are available. For more information, Lori Skala of the Recycling Today Media Group can be contacted at (800) 456-0707, ext. 201, or via e-mail at lskala@recyclingtoday.com.

The Recycling Today Media Group also publishes Recycling Today and C&D Recycler magazines, the North American Scrap Metals Directory, hosts and sponsors the annual Paper Recycling Conference, and manages the www.FibreMarketNews.com and www.RecyclingToday.com Web sites.

NERC Crunches Some Recycling Numbers

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), Brattleboro, Vt., has made available a study R.W. Beck Inc. conducted for the group. The study examines the scope of the recycling industry in the 10-state NERC region, which includes the New England states as well as New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

The study portrays recycling as a $44 billion industry with 13,000 recycling and re-use businesses employing more than 206,000 people in the 10-state region. The industry has attracted entrepreneurs, financiers and economic developers to create a diverse industry base, the study concludes.

The 134-page study shows recycling and related businesses contribute to the economics of the country, says Randal Coburn, current chair of the Northeast Recycling Council and assistant program director with Empire State Development. “The … study clearly demonstrates that recycling and re-use are mainstream components of American’s economy (and) essential (in) … building a more environmentally sustainable future,” he says in a Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP) newsletter.

The entire study with accompanying charts and tables is available from NERC for $35 per copy, or can be read and downloaded at NERC’s Web site, www.nerc.org.

Waste Management to Sell Austrailian Subsidiary

Waste Management’s international subsidiary, Waste Management International B.V., has reached an agreement to sell Pacific Waste Management, its Australian subsidiary, to Paris-based SITA for $230 million. The sale was completed in the second quarter. Pacific Waste Management currently provides services to more than 600,000 residents and 30,000 individual and commercial customers.

The sale is part of Waste Management’s strategic plan to refocus the company in its North American solid waste operations. The possible sale of other Waste Management subsidiaries is also being discussed and the company intends to use the proceeds from these transactions to reduce debt and, over time, repurchase shares and make selective tuck-in acquisitions of solid waste business in North America.

Washington Names ‘Recycler of the Year’

Sego Jackson, principal planner with the Snohomish County Solid Waste Management Division, was awarded the “Recycler of the Year” award from the Washington State Recycling Association at the organization’s Annual Conference and Trade Show.

“Environmental protection is not just a job for Sego, it is his life,” says Kim Ducote, director of public affairs and business development for Rabanco Recycling.

Jackson serves in an external advisory committee to the Department of Ecology, a group that is revising solid waste rules to encourage more recycling. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Washington Citizens for Resource Conservation, the Washington Organic Recycling Council and the Policy Committee of the WSRA. In addition to serving on those committees, he developed a program, “Soils for Salmon,” that calls for developers to heavily amend disturbed soils with compost during construction.

Publication Receives International Award

“Your Recycling Guide,” published by Maui Recycling Group, has received the Rotary International Public Relations Award for 1999-2000. The award was given by RI president Carlos Ravizza and presented at the Rotary District 5000 Conference on Maui.

The publication was distributed by The Maui News and through community and recycling events and provided information on local recycling opportunities and where to take recyclables. The August issue was the final issue, as the guide was discontinued when the County of Maui published its own guide in early January.