by Jon M. Casey Recyclers will at times find a need for a screen plant or trommel to help sort materials of all kinds. Whether it is wood waste, topsoil, RAP, old concrete or a myriad of other materials, the decision to acquire a screener can be daunting, especially if the producer is looking for […]
Category Archives: Recycle Features
Crusher Helps Riverside Sand Diversify Business One of the wisest things an aggregate business owner can do is diversify. As markets constantly change, planning ahead and preparing to adapt is key to making or breaking it. Not only that, but diversifying gives these business owners an opportunity to explore markets they may have never considered […]
by Jon M. Casey One look at the patented Spring Grizzly Fingers manufactured by DEMI Equipment of Cresbard, SD, reveals the effectiveness of this innovative aggregate screening system by what isn’t there, rather than by what is. As seen in the side-by-side comparison photos here, a conventional grizzly screen regularly fills up with marginally oversized […]
by Patrick Gamble, TEE marketing assistant Continental Biomass Industries (CBI) recently designed and installed an electric stationary system for a company called, Ties 2, a biomass producer based in northern Wisconsin. Ties 2 was founded in 2013 through a partnership between TiEnergy and Omaha Track to become Midwest Companies, a company that turns railroad ties […]
by Jon M. Casey From the highway that passes G&J Paving & Materials of Chillicothe, OH, the scene that met us during our late June visit was one of a busy asphalt plant and quarry operation that was busy making paving material for jobs in the surrounding area. Joining us for a tour of the […]
by Jon M. Casey From the highway that passes G&J Paving & Materials of Chillicothe, OH, the scene that met us during our late June visit was one of a busy asphalt plant and quarry operation that was busy making paving material for jobs in the surrounding area. Joining us for a tour of the […]
by Jon M. Casey and Colleen Suo For nearly 50 years, John Schivito, owner of A-JON Construction of Springfield, PA, has worked diligently to meet the needs of a niche market of smaller contractors and landscapers by providing them with quality concrete and paving material. More recently, Schivito has added a line of recycled materials […]
by Jon M. Casey Since 1939, MASABA® (Formerly MASABA Mining Equipment) has established a reputation for material handling equipment in the aggregate and mining, agriculture, and port and terminal industries that is built to last, even under the most unforgiving conditions. From conveyors and truck unloaders to entire screening and washing systems for aggregate production […]
Terex Washing Systems (TWS) will launch two new products in N.America at the forthcoming MINExpo International® Show, Las Vegas, 26th – 28th September 2016. Design and manufacture is driven by a spirit of innovation and response to market demands, resulting in unique, market-leading products, which constitutes the latest two additions to the TWS portfolio, the […]
by Mary Weaver with photos by Bill Weaver S&S Tree, a 40 year old tree care company in the Minneapolis/St Paul area with an excellent reputation, began a fledgling side business in 2003, calling it S&S Wood Products. At S&S Wood Products, they specialized in grinding, coloring and selling mulch. Since then, through well thought […]
by Mary Weaver with photos by Bill Weaver S&S Tree, a 40 year old tree care company in the Minneapolis/St Paul area with an excellent reputation, began a fledgling side business in 2003, calling it S&S Wood Products. At S&S Wood Products, they specialized in grinding, coloring and selling mulch. Since then, through well thought […]
Debuts 2 new machines at June 23 event by Jon M. Casey On Thursday, June 23, Screen Machine invited dealers, suppliers, local, state and federal officials, families of employees and other special guests to its 125,000-square-foot facility in Etna, Ohio where attendees celebrated a great American success story, the fiftieth anniversary of the company’s founding.
California county processing more material with its tub grinder, finding new markets for wood chips By Gregg Hennigan, features writer How does recycling in Calaveras County, California, in 2016 compare with recycling in 1989 when the county’s Rock Creek Solid Waste Facility opened? A quarter century ago, recycling wasn’t on the radar of most residents […]
by Jon M. Casey The 35th East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Exposition, co-sponsored by the Virginia Forest Products Association and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, enjoyed beautiful sunny weather on Saturday May 14, the second of two days of what has become known to timber industry members as Expo Richmond. Expo Richmond, held […]
To be successful, demolition contractors must be able to identify and solve unusual challenges. On a project in downtown St. Paul, MN, Rachel Contracting is doing just that as it brings down a massive 700,000-square-foot complex that was not only built into a bluff, but also faces a pair of busy St. Paul thoroughfares and, […]
by Joe Parzych As sunny spring weather finally offered construction crews an opportunity to return to the jobsite, Stage 2 of the demolition and replacement project of the I-91 bridge over the Still Water section of the Deerfield River in Deerfield, MA, has resumed. Earlier this year, crews from J.R. Vinagro of Johnston, R.I. began […]
Weitsman once again wins top industry award for North America OWEGO, NY – June 15, 2016 – Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling has announced that they have once again received the top industry award in North America by leading trade media group, American Metal Market (AMM). The award for Scrap Company of the Year was […]
by Mary Weaver with photos by William Weaver Third generation Watson Recycling has expanded exponentially in the past ten years, with much careful forethought and planning. Jeremiah Watson, one of three sons who own the operation with their father Glenn, felt compelled to find better markets in the then-much-smaller operation after a particularly trying experience […]
by Rick Zettler Driving around Tilcon’s Clinton Point quarry in New York, you will find the typical equipment expected at a facility that processes crushed limestone at a high capacity. Multiple excavators, loaders, rigid haul trucks and crushing circuits dot the landscape of the 1,200 acre property to load, move and crush 3.1 million tons […]
by Jon M. Casey When it comes to recycling wood waste, MSW and C&D materials, nothing beats a low speed shredder to help get the job done. With more than a dozen brands of portable shredders available to recyclers in the U.S. market, it comes as no surprise to find that recyclers have come to […]
by Colleen Suo For nearly 50 years, John Schivito has been leading A-JON Construction of Springfield, PA through its paces. Fresh out of the Army at age 22, John got a job with a local contractor. Soon thereafter, he started out on his own by removing and replacing concrete blocks in sidewalks in downtown Philadelphia. […]
by Jon M. Casey John Schivito’s success with his A-JON recycling business has come in part to his choices of crushing and screening equipment. By developing a sound working relationship with Stephen Lavery of Commonwealth Equipment of Ashley, PA, Schivito has found that McCloskey equipment performs at the highest level with service after the sale […]
by Jon M. Casey After attending the U.S. Composting Council’s Compost 2016 event in Jacksonville, FL in late January this year, I thought it might be interesting to share some of the photos of the various machines that were operating on Thursday’s Demonstration Day at J.B. Coxwell Contracting’s Otis Road Landfill. I thought it might […]
by Todd Dunderdale When Ray Silene, started as the production supervisor with Magic Valley Compost (MVC) of Jerome, ID, they had nine employees and two worn out compost turners. That was in 2006. A lot has happened since then. Magic Valley Compost, like many businesses, had created added value for their business by finding a […]
Demonstration Day features the latest in composting and mulching equipment. by Jon M. Casey Historic winter weather in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions did not stop most of this year’s attendees to the Compost 2016 Soils for a Greener World conference and trade show January 25- 28 at the Hyatt Riverfront Convention Center in Jacksonville, […]