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Funding runs out

for Clunkers progam

KAB ups recycle focus

The White House and Congress were huddling Friday morning trying to find a way to keep the so-called Cash for Clunkers program alive despite popularity that far exceeded expectations.

The program, which offers rebates ranging from $3,500 to $4,500, pays consumers to scrap old, gas-guzzling cars in favor new high-mileage vehicles.

By Allan Gerlat

The environmental organization

Keep America Beautiful became famous in the early 1970s with its “crying Indian” anti-litter ad campaign.

But that’s not how they see themselves anymore. One of the ways they want to be seen is as a stronger advocate of recycling. And that’s what attracts its leaders to a merger with the National Recycling Coalition.

The NRC’s approximately 4,800 members will begin voting Aug. 10 on whether to approve the proposed merger with KAB.

Two-thirds of the membership need to approve the plan. Voting runs through Aug. 26.

In early 2008, KAB’s board gave its new president and CEO, Matthew McKenna, three charges: partner with more organizations, reach out to a younger audience and increase KAB’s role in recy-

McKenna

cling. KAB began talking with the NRC about sharing recycling programs, spokesman Robert Wallace said. The NRC’s financial troubles emerged subsequently, and merger talks ensued.

“We see this not only making us stronger, but making them stronger,” McKenna said. “We can give them the resources to do very well.”

“What’s appealing about the NRC,” Wallace added, “is they bring a different passion and

COLLECTING ELECTRONICS: A Keep America Beautiful volunteer participates in an e-Cycling collection in Marietta, Ga.

See KAB, Page 25

IN THIS ISSUE

Calif. axes
SOLID WASTE

Nick Dimola, owner
of Dimola Bros. in
Queens, N. Y., uncov-
ers ancient Mayan
artifacts in a barrel
being stored at his
warehouse. Page 3

waste board

By Bruce Geiselman

Jim Long has been named the new CEO of Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. based in Milwaukee, Wis.

Page 4

The California Legislature agreed with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger July 24 and voted for a budget package that includes the elimination of the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

The state, which is struggling to eliminate a $26 billion budget deficit, will transfer the board’s responsibilities to a new office — the Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery — within the Natural Resources Agency. The board oversees hundreds of

See Board, Page 24

SCRAP/RECYCLING

Naked Juice Co., of Azusa, Calif., plans to switch to 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottle in 2010. Page 4

WRN reporter

Joe Truini dies

Cozzi Partners LLC and O’Brien Recycling Corp. form a new scrap metal recycling company in Chicago. Page 3

JIM JOHNSON

STAYING SUCCESSFUL: Rob Dorinson, president of Evergreen Recycling, stands in front of stacks of baled metal conduit inside the company’s facility in Las Vegas, Nev. Evergreen, a C&D recycler, is working hard to stay successful in a down economy.

DAK Americas LLC and Shaw Industries Group Inc. have positioned themselves for growth in PET recycling. Page 12

Never satisfied
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Vegas C&D firm strives to recycle more

U.S. EPA fines Frontier Aluminum $36,500 for failing to comply with federal hazardous waste management regulations. Page 5

By Jim Johnson

Rob Dorinson and the folks at Evergreen Recycling don’t look at how much they recycle, they look at how much they don’t recycle and think about how they can do better.

Based in Las Vegas, the construction and

demolition debris recycler has been forced over time to reinvent itself, looking beyond traditional markets to keep fueling its dou-ble-digit annual growth.

These days, the company recycles 86% of

See Never, Page 24

Waste & Recycling News reporter Joe Truini, 37, died July 24 in Akron, Ohio, from a heart attack.

Truini was a full-time reporter for Waste & Recycling News since 1999, covering recycling, scrap, energy and electronics, among many other beats. He previously worked part-time for the publication since 1997, primarily doing reporting on commodity pricing. Prior that, Truini was an intern with a sister Crain