Full of Scrap 10/3/2011

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From the Director’s Chair
New Hampshire the Beautiful
NRRA “Being greener”
Projection TV Disposal
Adam’s Market Report
Conference Save the Date
Facility Tour
Annual Meeting Sign Up!
Vermont News!

From the Director’s Chair

The Fall Season is here already and as Mother Nature’s Landscape changes so does Recycling!

On Thursday September 15, 2011, The Concord Regional Cooperative voted to proceed to build a single stream facility in Penacook, N.H. About a month prior to this vote there were indications of a separate single stream facility being considered south of Concord. There is ongoing work in Vermont for a second facility in that state, perhaps to open before the end of this year.

NRRA has been marketing single stream material for over two years now at very competitive rates and will continue to market the material, just like any sorted materials for those communities who decide to go in that direction after a thorough review of their existing programs.

In most of the analysis to date, it appears as if programs with infrastructure in place in both equipment and personnel are financially much better off to stick with the existing revenue generating recycling programs than to switch over to single stream.

For those facilities with very minimal recycling, sorting and baling capability in place, it may prove more efficient but it is hugely dependent on ever increasing transportation costs to the final destination. To the extent that a new facility or several new facilities open, that should provide other end markets for the material, and will give NRRA even more marketing options rather than today. It should also make each of the existing facilities more competitive, as they strive not to lose material from existing accounts. As always, NRRA will shop the material through all available vendors including the Coop to realize the most cost benefit to those who wish to go this route.

NH the Beautiful continues to support Recycling Programs as it has for over 29 years!

Further down in this issue you will see press releases for the most recent financial grant awards made by the New Hampshire the Beautiful Board to support outstanding recycling programs. As I was fortunate enough to attend a couple, I wanted to pass on the enormous sense of satisfaction that comes from seeing these programs first hand, and know what a difference they are making. The work of the NH the Beautiful Board cannot be overstated as they continue to support these programs with financial grants and with free signage to the municipalities, and with outstanding support of the NRRA School Recycling Club. The solar powered containers in Keene (top) are an efficient and cost effective collection method and a daily visual reminder of the importance of recycling. The floor scale in Henniker (middle) is a relatively inexpensive instrument crucial to documenting the weight of all recycled material thereby ensuring a accurate revenue return for the material. The ongoing work at the Crotched Mountain Rehab (bottom) facility shows how important it is to create jobs and training programs right here in NH. If you are interested in applying for grants or signs please contact NRRA.

NHtBeautiful is to be commended for its sustained commitment to NH Recycling.

NRRA “Being Greener – The Road to Success”!

Besides this being our theme the conference next June, NRRA is practicing what it preaches by starting its own dual stream program at the office and by purchasing bio- fuel for the building heating supply. Thanks to Pinard Waste of Manchester, the building will now collect all cardboard, mixed paper, and shredded paper for recycling and thanks to our good neighbors at BCEP will continue to take its plastics and other containers to them as we have been doing.

In addition, Amenico will begin supplying NRRA with its bio-fuel blend for heating oil starting this fall. Due to a recent modification of the supply lines we will be able to be a little bit greener at competitive pricing.

Projection TV’s

One of our members asked what was hazardous in a projection TV. Here is the answer from one of our electronics Vendors.

Projection TV’s contain glycol oil which is very hazardous. This oil is in the casing under each cylinder that projects the image and must be handled as a hazardous waste.

Please take care in handling projection TV’s and be sure to store and ship with your other electronics.

Adam’s Market Report - October 1,2011

*Please Note: Current market pricing – subject to change and subject to rental and / or haul fees; Always call to confirm pricing whereas NRRA partners with multiple vendors and pricing may vary amongst these vendors.

Fibers:

#8 Newspaper Baled $130.00-$150.00 (44,000 lbs. target)
#9 Newspaper Baled – insulation grade $140.00-$150.00 (44,000 lbs. target)
#8 Loose $110 – $125 delivered
Mixed Paper Baled $ 120.00-130.00 (44,000 lbs. target)
Mixed Loose $95.00–$115.000 delivered
OCC Baled $155- $165 (44,000 lbs. target)
OCC Loose $125- $ 145 delivered

Plastics:

PETE Baled $.20 – $.25 /lb. (30,000 lbs. target)
HDPE Natural Baled $.32- $.37 / lb. (30,000 lbs. target)
HDPE Colors Baled $.18- $.23/lb. (30,000 lbs. target)
HDPE “Z” Mixed Baled $.18- $.23 /lb. (30,000 lbs. target)
#1 – #7 $.7- $..10lb. (30K – 40K lbs. target)
Rigids $.02-.06
Commingle – loose w/glass: ($17.50– $50.00) delivered

Single Stream Loose: (-$40) – +$25.50 delivered

MSW: ($52 – $82) delivered

Ferrous / Non Ferrous Scrap Metal:

Scrap Metal – Containerized $245/gt
Scrap Metal – bulk (Zones 1 locations) $205/ gt
Scrap Metal – bulk (Zones 2 locations) $195/ gt
Scrap Metal – bulk (Zone 3 locations) $180/ gt
Steel Cans Baled $ 300- $340/gt (40,000 lbs. target)
Steel Cans Baled $215/gt (light loads – delivered)
Steel Cans Loose $210/gt delivered
Aluminum Cans Baled (UBCs only) $0.70 -.75 (40,000 lbs. target)
Aluminum Cans Baled (UBCs only) 0.60- $.68 (light loads – delivered)
Aluminum Cans Loose $.60 – $ .68 delivered

Vegetable Oil $.07/ lb

Batteries (lead) $.27-.32 /lb.

Freon Recovery —SPECIAL FALL PRICING ($8) per unit 25 unit min.

Glass:

PGA ($22/ton) delivered
Glass – clear or brown $15.00 / ton delivered

Flourescent Bulbs (.065/ft.)

CFL’s/Unit (.40/ea.)

Electronics:

CRT TVs & Monitors ($.02 – $.14 lb.) plus transport
Mixed Electronics – Printers, VCRs etc. ($.13 – $.16 lb.)
CPU & Laptop credits available ($.02 – $.08

Construction & Debris $61.00 – $74.00 delivered

Propane Tanks: $25.00 p/u charge

20# paying $.50 ea; (1# – cost $.50 ea)
30# -100# @ $.50 charge ea

Helium tanks – cost $2 ea; Fire Extinquishers – cost $5 ea.

Shingles ($48.00) / nt plus transport

Sheetrock ($48.00) / nt plus transport

Gaylords ($8-12) ea. (25 min.)

Gloves ($24 – $64) / dz

Save the Date: 31st Annual Northeast Recycling Conference

The conference will be on Monday, June 4th and Tuesday, June 5th at the Radisson Hotel/Center of New Hampshire in Manchester. The theme will be “Being Greener — The Road to Success!” The School Recycling Conference will be held on Tuesday, June 5th! Check our website often for updates on this event!

It’s not too late to sign up!!

9 AM – 9:20 AM MOM Meeting @ NRRA offices, Epsom, NH

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM AMENICO Facility Tour (American Energy Independence Company), Pittsfield, NH, “Turning French Fry Oil Into Fuel”

Refreshments will be provided

11 AM – 12 PM NRRA Consolidation Program – BCEP facility tour / discussion, Pittsfield, NH

*** Solid Waste Operators will receive DES WORKSHOP CREDIT

RSVP REQUIRED. To attend contact Paula Dow (pdow@nrra.net – tel: 603-736-4401 Ext. 20)

Calling all Members! It’s time for the NRRA Annual Meeting

NRRA members are invited to join the staff and trustees of the Northeast Resource Recovery Association (NRRA) for its annual meeting and luncheon. The NRRA is YOUR organization, so please plan to attend or send a representative in your place.

The meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 from Noon-2:30 p.m. at the Red Blazer, 72 Manchester Street, Concord, NH.

Each Municipal Member is entitled to only one vote but you may send as many representatives to the event as you wish. Associate Members do not have a vote, but we welcome and encourage their participation. This Annual Meeting and Luncheon offers a wonderful chance to network with recycling professionals throughout the Northeast.

The cost for the luncheon is $25.00 per person and pre-registration is required. For more information or to download a registration form, go here. Registration deadline is Wednesday, October 26, 2011.

We look forward to seeing you on Nov. 9th and thank you for your continued support of the NRRA.

New Hampshire the Beautiful Signs

New Hampshire Municipalities are all eligible to apply for signs (60 points each fiscal year or until funds run out).

For a complete list of signs available or to apply for signs, please visit www.nhthebeautiful.org. Just print the forms you need and fax them to Paula at 736-4402. Please NOTE!!! You can only order signs that are on the list. Words can be removed but nothing can be added.

RecycleMobile

To reserve a RecycleMobile for your event, Contact Paula Dow at 1-800-223-0150 or download the form.

The RecycleMobile was developed to help make recycling at special events low-cost, highly visible and efficient. It is a simple to use, eye-catching recycling unit consisting of a fiberglass box with six collection holes (3 per side) that is attached to a 4′ by 6′ trailer and houses six – 32 gallon barrels. You will need a 2″ ball to tow the RecycleMobile.

Sponsored by the NRRA and New Hampshire the Beautiful, Inc., and with generous funding from the American Plastics Council, Shop ‘n Save and Hannaford Supermarkets, New Hampshire Soft Drink Association, and the National Soft Drink Association.

Grants

New Hampshire municipalities are all eligible to apply for grants toward the purchase price of recycling equipment. To apply for a grant, go to the NHtB website www.nhthebeautiful.org, print & fill out the form and fax it to Paula at 736-4402. If you do not have access to the internet, please give us a call 800-223-0150, and we can fax or mail a form to you.

The next meeting of the NH the Beautiful Board will be Thursday, October 20, 2011. If you have a grant application that you’d like to submit, please get it to us no later than October 10th in order to be considered at the next meeting.

Vermont News!

VT E-waste First quarter Results are In!

(see official press release below)

Stating July 1 of this year NRRA and its partner AVR (Association of Vermont Recyclers) has been administering a brand new program of collection and tracking in the state of Vermont which is funded by the Original Equipment Manufacturers. With only 2 days left in the quarter almost 1,200,000lbs of covered material has been collected under this program. We are looking forward to similar steady collections for quarter two as we start the media phase of the program. For information about this extensive program please look at our website www.nrra.net and if you have any questions you may contact the office or email us directly at vtewaste@nrra.net. This advertisement shown here is to be run in print media throughout the state this week.

Managing Broken or Leaking Electronic Devices

Some electronic devices are fragile and subject to breakage (e.g., Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs), flat panel and LCD display screens) and therefore pose a potential threat to human health and the environment because they contain hazardous substances such as lead and mercury. Other electronic devices that contain hazardous components that are more rugged (i.e., circuit boards, batteries, capacitors) under normal conditions (i.e., not bulging or leaking) pose less of a threat.

As such, the decision about how to manage broken electronic devices should be based according to the type(s) of hazardous components contained within a device as follows:

Damaged Electronic Devices with intact components such as circuit boards (i.e. keyboard, mouse, desktop computer) and plasma screen devices whose only hazardous components are intact components, do not require any additional treatment beyond storing the devices on an impervious surface, within a structure that sheds rain and snow, and packaged in a manner to protect the device sufficiently (even if they are damaged) from any additional damage.
Broken Cathode Ray Tubes or “CRTs” (i.e., older televisions and computer monitors that contain leaded glass) If the CRT glass is broken or shows evidence of damage that could cause a release of glass particles under reasonably foreseeable conditions, the glass must be: Placed in a closed container that is structurally sound and protects further breakage of the glass. Labeled or marked with one of the following phrases: “Universal Waste-Cathode Ray Tube(s),” or “Waste Cathode Ray Tube(s),” or “used Cathode Ray Tube(s),” or “universal Waste-CRT(s),” or “Waste CRT(s),” or “Used CRT(s).”
Broken Electronic Devices that contain mercury lamps (e.g. Liquid Cathode Display “LCD” Displays)-where there is evidence that the lamp is broken: Clean up immediately and place in a closed container that is structurally sound, protects from further breakage, and is compatible with the waste (i.e. not a metal container). Do not vacuum broken lamps as this may spread any mercury vapor. If the screen is broken and the lamps are intact, the device must be protected and managed in a way to prevent further damage and potential breakage of the lamps during storage.
Bulging or Leaking Batteries Contain any battery that shows evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions in a container. The container must be closed, structurally sound, compatible with the contents of the battery, and must lack evidence of leakage, spillage, or damage that could cause leakage under reasonably foreseeable conditions.

Containers used to store broken electronic devices must be labeled to identify the contents as “broken electronic devices” and can be shipped to a recycling facility along with other containers of intact electronic devices. Multiple broken electronic devices can be placed into one collection container provided the comingled waste does not have incompatible hazardous waste constituents