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Newly Improved paperrecycles.org Website Relaunched CHICAGO, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) today announced the winners of its 2013 Recycling Awards in Chicago at Paper2013 - the premier industry event. Now in its eighth consecutive year, the AF&PA Recycling Awards recognize outstanding paper recycling programs in three categories: Business Leadership, Community and School. (Logo:...
FORT WAYNE, Ind., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) today provided first quarter earnings guidance in the range of $0.17 to $0.21 per diluted share. Excluding a fourth quarter favorable tax adjustment of $0.07 per diluted share, estimated earnings are comparable to the company's fourth quarter adjusted 2012 earnings of $0.20 per diluted share. The company also reported earnings of $0.20 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2012. First...
The leading mobile buyback and recycling company now is providing consumers with the same services and tools that have been used effectively by its business, government and Fortune 500 clients. NEW ALBANY, Ohio, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- e-Cycle LLC, the leading mobile buyback and recycling company for businesses and government, has developed an online tool that gives consumers an easy option to recycle their devices in the most secure, environmentally responsible and...
Company is lauded for promoting e-waste recycling awareness and developing best practice recycling technologies CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the electronic waste management market, Frost & Sullivan recognises Desco Electronic Recyclers with the 2013 Africa Green Excellence Award in Sustainable Development. Rising volumes of electronic waste (e-waste) are a significant concern globally, and have led to the need for...
Event promotes and facilitates the responsible recycling of end-of-life and surplus electronics HOUSTON, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative Recycling Systems (CRS), a leader in IT Asset Management and Electronics Recycling, announced today it will hold a free electronics collection event in Harris County, TX. The event will be at Reliant Park, McNee/Purple Lots 31 & 32, Houston, TX 77054. Businesses and Households are welcome to drop off all their electronics--working and...
SAN MATEO, Calif., March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Armco Metals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CNAM) ("China Armco" or the "Company"), a distributor of imported metal ore and metal recycler with a new state-of-the-art scrap metal recycling facility in China, today announced that the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors") has responded to a letter from Levi & Korsinsky LLP ("Levi & Korsinsky" or the "Firm") and disagrees with the contents of the letter. On March 5,...
AERC.com, Inc. (dba AERC Recycling Solutions) through an affiliate, has completed the acquisition of 2nd Solutions, LLC, a global end-of-life electronics company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with operations in Massachusetts, Europe and Africa. (PRWEB) March 12, 2013 AERC is a leading, full-service recycling company with universal and electronic waste facilities located in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida, and California. AERC, with its R2-RIOS certifications, will combine resources...
Planet Green Recycle partners with Caseable for a limited time giveaway opportunity as a way to interact with current and potential participants of their recycle fundraising program. Entrants have a chance to win 1 of 3 $80 gift cards for custom or artist designed electronics cases from Caseable. Chatsworth, California (PRWEB) March 12, 2013 As Planet Green Recycle announces their latest giveaway opportunity with Caseable custom electronics, it’s all about offering great products and...
Earning the gold standard in recycling, R2/RIOS certification. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) March 09, 2013 Arizona based electronic recycling company, E-Waste Harvesters, is committed to following the industry’s best standards by adopting and implementing the Recycling Industry Operating Standards (RIOS). The R2/RIOS certification is the recycling industries highest standards for quality, environment, health, safety, and data security. E-Waste Harvesters has recently been certified by ANAB...
National Nonprofit Kicks Off Flagship Program, "Great American Cleanup" at South By Southwest in Austin, TX STAMFORD, Conn., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Keep America Beautiful, the nation's leading nonprofit that brings people together to build vibrant communities, today announced its first-ever annual social mission goals. These goals reflect the nonprofit's actions, which create communities that are socially connected, environmentally healthy and economically sound. (Logo:...
Latest Recycling Reference Libraries
The incandescent light bulb provides a source of electric light through incandescence. The bulb works by passing current through a filament which heats to a temperature that produces light. The glass bulb that contains the filament prevents oxidation of the hot filament. The bulbs are also called electric lamps. Incandescent bulbs come in a various sizes and voltages. They can range from 1.5 volts to 300, require no external regulating equipment and have low manufacturing costs. They work...
Graphite (named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789, from the Greek γÏαφειν: "to draw/write", for its use in pencils) is one of the allotropes of carbon. Unlike diamond, graphite is a conductor, and can be used, for instance, as the material in the electrodes of an electrical arc lamp. Occurrence Associated minerals include: quartz, calcite, micas, iron meteorites and tourmalines. Notable occurrences include New York and Texas in the USA, Russia, Mexico, Greenland,...
