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<strong>American</strong> <strong>Recycler</strong>, September 2008 Miami-Dade County to begin utilizing single-stream system Waste Management, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, WM Recycle America (WMRA), announced a partnership with Miami-Dade County to launch one of the nation’s largest residential single-stream recycling programs. Located in Pembroke Pines, Florida, the 100,000 sq. ft. facility has the capacity to process up to 1,000 tons of recyclables per day and is the largest and most advanced single-stream recycling operation in the nation. It is also only one of two in the state and the first of its kind in the South Florida area. The facility employs advanced recycling technology including magnets, screens and optical scanners to automate the sorting of recyclables. The efficiency of the single-stream process can improve local recycling programs by increasing capacity, resulting in an average recovery of up to 30 percent more recyclable materials, while maintaining material quality equal to if not better than traditional recycling processes. “The single-stream recycling process makes it much easier for our residents to recycle,” said Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management director Kathleen Woods-Richardson. “With more than 340,000 households, the new Miami-Dade recycling program can make a tremendous positive impact on our environment.” Waste Management operates 31 single-stream recycling facilities across the country and an additional 4 to 5 will begin construction or open this year. Perham Resource Recovery fined United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has reached an agreement with Perham Resource Recovery Facility, a municipal waste combustor in Perham, Minnesota, on alleged clean-air violations. The agreement, which includes a $15,950 penalty and a $110,760 environmental project, resolves EPA allegations that the facility exceeded emission standards for hydrogen chloride and mercury. Pdf downloaded from http://www.thepdfportal.com/0908_31652.pdf Collaborating with the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sims Metal Management, Major League Baseball (MLB) recently sent more than a hundred Green Team volunteers through Central Park. The volunteers collected approximately 150,000 plastic bottles and aluminum cans for recycling at the MLB All-Star Concert presented by Bank of America, starring Bon Jovi, in Central Park. In addition to the Green Teams, Aquafina provided bottle recycling bins and staff to encourage fans to be green. Major League Baseball has been collaborating for more than two years with the Natural Resources Defense Council on the greening of professional baseball at both the League level and in collaboration with individual teams. “MLB broke new ground tonight and set the standard for how to manage recycling at a major event,” said Allen Hershkowitz, senior scientist at NRDC. “Wherever you went, there was a conveniently located, well-marked recycling bin laid out by Sims Metal Management or Aquafina. When fans were at their R. W. Beck has been selected by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) to document the State’s solid waste management and recycling infrastructure. The initiative aims to deliver this information, and a model for projecting future needs through a new, interactive web-based information system, to be added to CIWMB’s expansive website. “This is the first data gathering, management and modeling project of its size,” says Ed Boisson, project manager at R. W. Beck. Boisson believes the tool can help CIWMB and local governments evaluate current and future needs for recycling processing facilities, composting sites and other waste reduction infrastructure. Private sector firms could utilize the tool to investigate market opportunities. spot on the great lawn, hundreds of friendly and easily identifiable volunteers were circulating with recycling bags to collect containers.” The greening of the MLB All-Star Concert followed an event earlier in the The infrastructure inventory and information framework will also facilitate consideration of regional initiatives by mapping existing solid waste and recycling facilities and projecting regional waste generation and infrastructure needs. As it gathers and manages data, R. W. Section A Page 3 Recycling hits the big leagues Major League Baseball teams up to recycle Approximately 150,000 containers were collected for recycling in New York City. day at the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club, which unveiled a new playground financed by MLB Charities. The play set was 98 percent manufactured by utilizing 22,000 recycled plastic milk containers. R. W. Beck to study recycling infrastructure in California Beck will abide by the confidentiality requirements of facility owners and operators. The Firm will work with CIWMB on this two-year, $900,000 project to research and collect data, and develop the final information framework, as well as a protocol for periodic updates. TAYLOR MACHINERY CORPORATION 859-548-2153 Cell 606-521-6432 • Lancaster, Kentucky www.TaylorMachineryCorp.com RD-16 STATIONARY ALUMINUM CAN DENSIFIER CALL FOR MORE DETAILS! Shear Bar for Cutting Aluminum Produces 35 lb. 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