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"What's Old Is New Again at Giordano's Recycling"
Daily Journal (N.J.) (02/04/08) Zatzariny, Jr., Tim

Giordano's Recycling in Vineland, N.J., will expand its 6-acre facility another 5 acres, allowing it to take advantage of nearby rail service. The company handles about 2,500 tons of steel, 500 tons of aluminum, and 2,000 to 3,000 tons of scrap paper each month, with 50 percent to 60 percent of its recycled goods shipped to other countries. "It's a constant job of marketing, all over the world," says co-owner Joseph Giordano Jr. The family-owned Giordano Recycling has been at its current location for six decades. The company also transports scrap from contractors and industrial plants, and informs companies about cost-savings associated with recycling by performing scrap audits. "We've always recycled, it's nothing new," says Joseph Jr. "The difference is, we're doing it on a larger scale."

"J.T. Knight Bought By Schnitzer"
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA) (02/01/08) Conner, Elizabeth

Portland, Ore.-based Schnitzer Steel Industries is set to acquire the J.T. Knight scrap metal company through its subsidiary, Schnitzer Southeast. "We feel like it's a good strategic move for our company," says J.T. Knight President Rick Caldwell. J.T. Knight was founded in Columbus, Ga., in 1900 and is a fifth-generation family-owned company. The company purchases and processes a variety of metals, including aluminum, copper, brass, and stainless steel. Caldwell says the infrastructure of the business will stay the same, and that he and his three partners will continue to manage the business, with no employees affected. The acquisition will increase J.T. Knight's global presence, offer growth opportunities, and give the owners and employees more security, Caldwell says. Although officially a part of Schnitzer Southeast, J.T Knight will keep its name. The acquisition expands Schnitzer Southeast's operation to 12 scrap metal recycling facilities in Alabama and Georgia. "This acquisition complements our long-term growth strategy in the Southeast and enhances our position as a leading recycler of metals in the region," says Schnitzer Steel's Don Hamaker.

"Scraping Up Scrap Turns Tidy Profit"
Maui News (HI) (01/26/08) Eagar, Harry

SOS Metals Island Recycling was the big buyer in the Maui County, Hawaii, monthly auction of abandoned cars Friday. The scrap dealer bid $165 each for 90 vehicles. "As being the general manager, I felt it was in order for our workforce and our facility's work efficiency to bid for the number of vehicles that was required," says SOS manager Bruce Mizell. Maui benefited as SOS competed with the other scrap dealer on the island, Kitagawa Tow & Transport, for the cars. Kitagawa bid $170 each for 48 vehicles. Tracy Takamine, Maui's director of waste management, says the county generated $29,954 from the auction. Jack Freitas of Maui Tow & Transport, who attended the auction as an interested observer, says the strong scrap metal market drove the recyclers' interest in the old vehicles.

"Legitimate Recyclers Fighting Theft of Metal"
Clarion Ledger (01/20/08) Everitt Jr., William J.

Area metal recyclers in Jackson, Miss.--including Metal Processors, Tri-Miss Services, and Aluminum Recycling of Mississippi--have been working closely with local law enforcement to prevent copper theft, writes William Everitt Jr., president of Metal Processors. In 2006, local metal recyclers and law enforcement worked with the Jackson City Council to secure the adoption of a local ordinance intended to regulate metal recyclers and prevent the theft of copper and other metals. Metal recyclers have purchased software that's compatible with the Jackson Police Department to help establish a central database accessible to all law enforcement agencies. This database will enable the police to track and monitor all copper recycling activities. Local scrap dealers work on a daily basis with law enforcement officers to help ensure they purchase metal only from legitimate companies and individuals. Dealers keep detailed records of purchases, do not process scrap metal that law enforcement officers have issued a hold notice on, and promise to refuse to purchase materials that they reasonably believe to be questionable. Mississippi recyclers also plan to work with the state legislature during the 2008 regular session to enact an effective and workable state statute to prevent metal theft.