Charlie Ingram has been promoted to the newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Eriez, effective January 1, 2019. Ingram served most recently as Eriez Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
According to Eriez President and CEO Tim Shuttleworth, "Over his 25 years of dedicated service to Eriez, Charlie has played a key role in developing and executing sales and marketing strategies which have significantly contributed to our company's substantial growth and worldwide success. He is an extremely effective, respected and strategic leader in the industries we serve."
As Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Ingram will oversee global marketing operations and facilitate greater collaboration and standardization of marketing resources utilized by the company's 10 subsidiaries and 12 manufacturing locations. Ingram will champion the introduction of new Eriez products to target countries, as well as managing product line re-alignment and standardizing product designs based on market intelligence. Other duties include monitoring the professional growth of Eriez' sales and marketing team, enhancing customer satisfaction through improved sales processes and tracking global marketing performance.
Ingram joined Eriez in1994 as National Sales Manager. Prior to that, he was Manager of International Marketing at Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, also serving as General Manager of the company's Canadian affiliate. His career also includes 10 years at Warner & Swasey, a machine tool manufacturer, where he rose to Manager of Product Sales.
Tim Gland appointed as VP& GM of Eriez US Operations
Tim Gland has been promoted to the newly created position of Vice President& General Manager of Eriez USA, according to an announcement from Eriez President and CEO TimShuttleworth. Gland has been with Eriez since 2014, serving most recently asDirector of Erie Operations.
AsVice President & General Manager of Eriez USA, Gland will continue to serveas a member of the company's corporate executive team while expanding hisleadership role as he oversees all Eriez USA operations. Shuttleworth says, "Inhis time at Eriez, Tim has been instrumental in improving production, qualityand processes throughout the company, especially in terms of our growing Xtreme®metal detection and Quick Ship programs."
Beforejoining Eriez, Gland worked for Lord Corporation as Director-Chemical andMechanical Operations, where he was responsible for multiple manufacturingfacilities in North America.
Halfway through 2019, and with one of the busiest periods of grain bag recycling still ahead, Saskatchewan farmers have already recycled 25% more grain bags in 2019 than they did in all of 2018, recycling program operator Cleanfarms announced today.
The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) and its members applaud today's announcement by the Honourable Jeff Yurek, Ontario's Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, directing the transition of Ontario's Blue Box residential recycling program to a producer responsibility model by 2025. Today, the Blue Box program is funded equally by municipalities and industry. Once the transition is complete, industry will manage 100% of the costs of the Blue Box system alleviating this burden from municipal taxpayers.
While headlines over the past few years might lead some to believe otherwise, the reality is that Americans say they are still recycling at the same rate, despite having little confidence that their recyclables actually get recycled. A national poll conducted by Mason-Dixon on behalf of the U.S. based Carton Council showed that 85% of respondents report they recycle.
Ontario is taking action to improve recycling across the province and address the serious problem of plastic pollution and litter, as committed to in the province's Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan.
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has identified at least 30 solid waste worker fatalities in 2019 in the United States and Canada. These tragic deaths make it clear that more work remains to be done to improve industry safety and is why SWANA is supporting National Safe + Sound Week,August 12-18, 2019.
The US is the sole member of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) -- the group of 36 developed nations, that has chosen to object to the adoption of recently agreed Basel Convention trade controls to ensure that plastic wastes that are dirty and mixed and thus difficult to recycle can only be exported with the prior permission of the importing country.
Camso is proud to be honored by Vermeer Corporation after receiving its Making a Real Impact supplier award.
On August 3rd, 2019, Bunting Magnetics Co. celebrated its 60th anniversary as a company. Since being founded in 1959, Bunting Magnetics Co. has grown from a small company in Chicago, Illinois, to a growing global force with multiple locations in the United States, Canada and abroad.
Astec Industries, Inc. has appointed Barry Ruffalo as its President and Chief Executive Officer to be effective on August 12, 2019. Ruffalo has also been elected to the Board of Directors. Ruffalo will join the Board of Directors as a Class I director and will stand for re-election at the Company's 2020 annual meeting. On the effective date of Ruffalo's appointment, Richard Dorris, Interim Chief Executive Officer, will resume his role as Chief Operating Officer.
merQbiz, a solutions and analytics provider for buyers and sellers in the recovered paper (RCP) industry, introduces BaleVision, providing companies actionable insights into their RCP quality. Combining a leading quality assessment tool with comprehensive data, BaleVision helps RCP buyers maximize supplier performance and sellers earn a fair price for their product.
Superior Industries, Inc., the U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has announced a new partnership with Canada's largest distributor of conveyor belting, components and other bulk material handling solutions. Belterra, a 50-year-old distributor with 19 locations throughout the country, will stock, sell and service Superior's conveyor idlers, pulleys, scrapers and accessories in Quebec.
GFL Environmental Inc. ("GFL") announced today that it has acquired the Vancouver Island solid waste operations of Evergreen Industries Ltd., part of the Alpine Group.
Waste Connections, Inc. has announced that Elise L. Jordan has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
Recycle BC is sounding the alarm over the rising number of explosive and hazardous materials British Columbia residents are placing in the province's residential packaging and paper recycling. BC's major recycling collectors and processors have seen seven fires in 2019, with several of them having endangered lives and forced the temporary closure of facilities.
The European recycling industry is going to miss a 2025 target for recycling PET bottles unless there is a reversal of the slowing growth rate in recycling, according to a new study by ICIS. The study also found evidence that bottle-deposit schemes are working better as an incentive than market prices for recycled material.
July 26, Jennifer O'Connell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (Youth Economic Opportunity), on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced a $20-million investment in an $81.2-million project that will help Gerdau Ameristeel upgrade its facilities in Whitby and Cambridge, Ontario. The investment will modernize steel production lines, reduce manufacturing costs, reduce the amount of scrap metal going to landfills and improve production capability for billets, which are semi-finished long steel products used to produce other steel-based products such as angles, rebar, flats or channels. The investment will also create 108 jobs and maintain 710 more in Whitby and Cambridge.
The Composting Council Research & Education Foundation's (CCREF) Board of Trustees has announce the winners of this year's Compost Research Scholarship program. Two students were awarded national scholarships and one student was chosen to receive a special scholarship for North Carolina college students funded by a donation from the North Carolina Composting Council (NCCC). The CCREF is associated with the US Composting Council.
Waste Connections, Inc. has announced the appointment of Worthing F. Jackman, the Company's President, to President and Chief Executive Officer. He has also joined Waste Connections' Board of Directors. In addition, the company announced that Ronald J. Mittelstaedt has returned from his temporary leave of absence and assumed the role of Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. As Executive Chairman and as a continuing employee, Mr. Mittelstaedt will assist in several areas, including culture, strategy and mergers and acquisitions.
Call2Recycle Canada, Inc. has announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Joe Borsellino and Peter Daley. Each brings extensive industry experience and valuable perspectives to the board, strengthening Call2Recycle's leadership as regulated product stewardship becomes a key provincial strategy for achieving waste management and environmental goals.
In a letter to Ms. Catherine McKenna, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, several leading Canadian and Global environmental organizations, are calling on Canada to ratify the Basel Ban Amendment -- a 1995 pact known as the Ban Amendment which would amend the Basel Convention to require developed countries to cease exporting hazardous and other wastes to developing countries for any reason. Canada has ratified the Basel Convention but not the Amendment.
American Manganese (CVE:AMY) President and CEO Larry Reaugh sat down with Steve Darling from Proactive Investors Vancouver to discuss their latest result of pilot plant testing to recycle lithium batteries.
Telsmith, Inc., a manufacturer of mineral processing equipment, is pleased to announce Pacific Rock and Recycle Equipment Company as a manufacturers' representative for the entire product line of aggregate and mining process equipment.
Today, corporations stand at the forefront of the sustainability movement. Amid worldwide recycling and waste management struggles driven by restrictive legislation, new programs and innovations continue to emerge that help businesses reduce their waste output. Investors want to see companies reporting on successful sustainability efforts. Incoming generations of consumers and the next wave of the workforce increasingly want to put their money and labor behind companies working to stem the threat of climate change. Strong business models now must include waste diversion programs, a corporate strategy that redirects waste from landfills.
Californians for Recycling and the Environment today announced the formal launch of its coalition, whose purpose is to bring together Californians, product manufacturers and lawmakers to find an effective, environmentally responsible, consumer-focused solution to reduce the amount of plastic waste that goes into California's landfills and litters the environment.
On August 3rd, 2019, Bunting Magnetics Co. will be celebrating its 60th anniversary as a company. Bunting Magnetics Co. is an industry leader in the design, manufacture, and sales of cutting-edge magnetic equipment used in applications such as magnetic separation, metal detection, conveyor systems, and magnetic printing cylinders. The main industries the company serves include the food and pharmaceutical industries, plastics, recycling, mining, printing, manufacturing, automotive, chemical, ceramics, textiles, and more.
GFL Environmental Inc. (together with GFL Environmental Holdings Inc., "GFL") announced last week the filing of a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and a preliminary base PREP prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada ("Canadian Regulators") for a proposed initial public offering ("IPO") of subordinate voting shares concurrently in the United States and Canada. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the IPO have not yet been determined.
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew R. Wheeler this week addressed members of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) to discuss key issues related to the industry.
Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) President Robert Budway announced the appointment of Scott Breen, a strong sustainability communicator, to lead the association's sustainability and recycling efforts.
Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has named Remi Le Grand to the position of Regional Sales Director for Max-AI®. In his new role, Le Grand is responsible for the Max-AI sales team and business development in Europe.
Lytx ®, a leading provider of video telematics, analytics, safety and operational efficiency solutions for commercial and public sector fleets, today announced that Fontaine Modification will offer pre-wiring packages for Lytx fleet solutions on major truck brands including Ford, Hino, International, Volvo, Freightliner and Kenworth. Fontaine is North America's most comprehensive provider of post-production truck modification services for OEMs, dealers and fleets.
On Friday, Vermeer Corporation held the groundbreaking for a monument commemorating the buildings destroyed by an EF3 tornado last July, while celebrating the strength of the Vermeer team and the growth and progress that is happening along the Vermeer Mile.
Celebrating their 60th year of commitment and service to their customers and the recycling industry, Sierra Recycling & Demolition was started by Ben Sacco in 1959. Now the sister company of Sierra International Machinery, the California-based recycling equipment specialist, Sierra has deep roots in recycling, and they have for 60 years. Based on this foundation, Sierra International Machinery states: "Our equipment is designed by recyclers for recyclers. At Sierra, we have the same experiences and challenges that other recyclers have, and we know the problems and the issues other recyclers face. We use the experiences from Sierra Recycling and Demolition, our engineers, operation managers, and service technicians to produce superior machines that we actively use in our own yard."
GFL Environmental Inc. (GFL) has announced its acquisition of the Soil Safe group of companies ("Soil Safe").
GFL Environmental Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canada Fibers Ltd. and its affiliates. The transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2019, is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Wisetek, a global leader in advanced IT asset disposal, data destruction, technology reuse and manufacturing services, today announced a new, multi-year strategic alliance with Enviroserve – naming the Dubai based recycling company as its exclusive service partner for the Middle East Region.
Beginning July 6, 2019, America's first national park will be the setting for another historic innovation: the World's First Zero Waste Adventure, created by Natural Habitat Adventures (Nat Hab). Kicking off in Bozeman, MT and moving through the northern region of Yellowstone National Park this first-ever waste-conscious endeavor will attempt to divert (refuse, recycle, compost, upcycle, or re-use) 99 percent or more of all waste produced as part of Nat Hab-sponsored trip operations.* Fourteen travellers will participate, guided by two naturalist Expedition Leaders.
The management of Enerkem is sad to announce the passing of Enerkem Cofounder and Executive Chairman Vincent Chornet at the age of 45, following a prolonged illness. Faithful to himself, he fought this terrible disease with the passion and determination that we know him for. He has been active even in the last moments, exchanging emails last week with different members of his team. In recent months, he has continued to chair Enerkem's Board of Directors, with the best interests of the company at heart.
Jerry Rose, 84, of Stamford, CT, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 22, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. A 50-year veteran of the paper and recycling industries, Jerry was a respected expert in the business and held several senior management positions before becoming a consultant. Jerry was a legend in the industry, with a wealth of knowledge and friends in every corner of the business.
Morbark, LLC, announced that longtime Industrial Sales Representative Larry Burkholder will retire after nearly 57 years with the Company, effective June 28.
MillerCoors has announced it is joining 44 leading brands, retailers and organizations to support The Recycling Partnership and its mission to create a sustainable recycling system in the U.S. that creates more circular economy jobs, more material recovery and stronger, more equitable communities.
