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THE PULSE
Newsletter of the Canadian Association of Recycling Industries
Volume 14, No. 1, January 2009

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

As we begin 2009, I would like to wish everyone a healthy and prosperous New Year.

It is indeed unfortunate that our industry, like so many others, is facing such turbulent times. We anticipate continued challenges through 2009, largely due to the recent economic turmoil. But, we have been through these difficulties before. The real question is how we operate our businesses effectively during both adversity and prosperity.

There are many strategies that members can employ to manage in uncertain times. They include analysis of financial, operational, inventory and resource requirements. However, there is one investment that you have already made that is often overlooked, your membership in CARI.

Indeed, your membership is an important investment. CARI allows for direct access to many available resources. These include a group Health Benefit and a Property and Casualty program specifically for the scrap sector. Additionally, membership to CARI permits you to enrol, at no cost, to the NASCO-OP, North America's exclusive purchasing cooperative for the recycling industry. Utilizing volume buying, NASCO-OP members benefit from the savings on much of the equipment and supplies used in daily operations. CARI also has a SuperPass program with Petro-Canada, allowing for discounted pricing on fuel, further reducing overhead costs. Just last year CARI started an energy program for electricity and natural gas needs to assist in the reduction of energy costs for our members.

Finally, our CARI sponsored golf tournaments and consumers’ night along with our Annual Convention in June, offers substantial cost savings to all companies, even our large consumer members. These events give members the opportunity to meet and network with many others in our sector.

I encourage every member to investigate enrolment in these cost savings programs and events, as a useful management strategy. Working together with our members, CARI is working to overcome the challenges facing our industry today. We strive for the continued success of our membership.

Sheldon Jarcaig
CARI President

AN INDUSTRY LOSS

CARI regrets to inform members of the passing of Peter Guenther on December 9, 2008 at the Southwood Hospice in Calgary. Peter was 77 years old. He started work in the scrap industry with Bernie Westover at Inland Metals in 1973 before joining Mel and Jack Lazareck in 1978. He worked at Navajo Metals in Calgary as General Manager until he retired in 1999.

Peter is survived by his wife of 35 years Pearl, their children, Thomas (Carol) Guenther, Jerome (Maria) Guenther, Barbara (Larry) Clement, Beverley (Daniel) Doughie, Linda Spooner Donna (Joe) Megyesi, Cathy (Wynn) Kolmansberger and Edison (Tracy) Thomas; fourteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, and his brothers and sister. A Memorial Service was held on Monday, December 15, 2008 in the Chapel of the Mountain View Funeral Home www.mountainviewmemorial.ca.

CARI and its members send deepest sympathy to Peter’s family, friends and colleagues. Peter will be sadly missed.

It is with equal regret that CARI informs members of the passing of Barry Gold in London, Ontario on January 8. Barry was 60 years old. He is survived by his beloved wife Mary Elizabeth Kane Gold and children Courtney and (Jeff Mason), Jeremy and (Wendy Verscheure), Brandon, Erica, and Matthew; his three grandchildren; his mother Gwendolyne; and siblings.

Barry was a hardworking entrepreneur well known in the industry. He is a past President of A. Gold & Sons Ltd. and was a Director of several other corporations. He was a member of B'nai Brith and all who knew Barry agreed that he had a passion for his antiques and sports collection. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 2:00 p.m at the McKinlay Funeral Home, 141 Park Street, Blenheim www.mckinlayfuneralhome.com/schedule.asp?id=1931.

CARI and its members send deepest sympathy to Barry’s family, friends and colleagues. Barry will be sadly missed.

CARI MEMBER

CARI member, Sennebogen LLC announces the appointment of Joel Paikin (shown on the left) as the company’s Regional Sales Manager for Canada. Joel, who is already known to many in the industry, brings 30 years of experience and knowledge of the equipment business to his new position.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Alliance Resources Inc, a CARI member company from Toronto is seeking 69 MT of new extruded bar and hex Brass per month. Interested members can contact Bert Jacobs at Tel: (416) 256 - 9578 or email: allres@aol.com.

FAST FACTS

• China will reinstate a 17 percent value-added tax on domestic recycled materials, including scrap metals. The Ministry of Finance said the added partial rebates are still in effect until 2010. However, China’s Nonferrous Metal Industry Association (CNIA) has urged the government to cancel the 17 percent value-added tax on scrap imports. The government has not yet made a decision. CNIA has also advised the government to lift restrictions on the tolling trade for scrap copper.
  

Click the image above or visit http://www.cowangroup.ca/cari-07 for information.

• Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) launched its new e-waste shredder. The shredding system can process a wide range of e-waste including TVs, monitors and computers. The material is slowly shredded for safety reasons and then the different commodities are separated from the shredder stream. Weighing in at over 120,000 pounds and with a gaping jaw of 42 square feet, the shredder can process over 20,000 pounds of e-waste per hour.

• Base on the work initiated by CARI BC Chapter, ISRI recently launched a standalone Web site for stolen property alerts – www.scraptheftalert.com. This service is available to all members and non-members. The revised system identifies the zip codes of incidents and system users, matching them on the basis of a 250-mile radius. It also informs authorized law enforcement officials and a few others post alerts. Victims can contact ISRI directly for alerts on their stolen property. All entries must include the name and phone number of a police contact. CARI is examining the possibility of expanding this service in some manner to cover Canada as well.

CARI EVENTS

CARI’s 68th Annual CARI Convention
June 25 - 27
at Taboo Resort Golf and Spa
in Gravenhurst
www.tabooresort.com
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CARI’s Annual Golf Tournament
August 20th
at the Legends on the Niagara
www.niagaralegends.com
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CARI’s 12th Annual Consumers’ Night
October 19
at the Fairmont Royal York
in Toronto
For information on CARI events contact Donna Turner at (905) 426-9313

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Jan. 18 - 20 Phoenix, USA
Aluminum Symposium 2009
Platts
www.aluminum.platts.com
Contact: Kevin LaPierre
kevin_lapierre@platts.com
Phone: 1-212-904-4358

Jan. 21 - 23 Salzburg, Austria
8th International Electronics Recycling Congress
ICM
www.icm.ch/index_electronic_09.thm
info@icm.ch
Phone: 41-62-785-1005

Jan. 28 & 29 Toronto, Canada
E-Waste Management
The Canadian Institute
www.CanadianInstiute.com/ewaste
Phone: 1-877-927-7936

Feb. 23 - 27 Tarragona, Spain
International Conference on Control and Management of occasional radioactive materials in the scrap metal
International Atomic Energy Agency and the Spanish Nuclear Council
http://agora-ice.urv.es/scrap_conference2009/

Feb. 24 - 25 Orlando, USA
4th annual Plastics Recycling Conference 2009
Resource Recycling
www.plasticsrecycling.com
Phone: 1-503-233-1305

Mar. 11 – 13 Munich, Germany
9th International Automobile Recycling Congress
ICM
www.icm.ch/index_auto09.htm
info@icm.ch
Phone: 41-62-785-1005

Apr. 26 – 30 Las Vegas, USA
2009 ISRI Convention and Exposition
ISRI
www.isri.org
Phone: 1-202-662-8500
Fax: 1-202-624-9257

May 17 – 18 Ningbo, China
China International Recycling Conference 2009
CRRA
www.chinairc.org/en/index.php

May 26 – 29 Moscow, Russia
WasteTech 2009
Sibico Int.
www.waste-tech.ru
Phone: 1-7-495-225-5986
Fax: 1-7-495-225-5986
Email: waste-tech@sibico.com or info@sibico.com

Jun. 24 – 26 Toronto, Canada
Electronics & Battery Recycling ‘09 International Conference, Exhibition & Plant Tours
ICM
www.icm.ch/index_ebr_09.htm

Sept. 23 – 24 Orlando, USA
E-Scrap 2009
Resource Recycling
www.resource-recycling.com/E-Scrap%20conference/2009/index.html
Phone: 1-503-233-1305 Ext. 118

Oct. 28 – 29 Vancouver, Canada
Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo.
Messe Frankfurt (Canada)
www.cwre.ca
Contact: Arnie Gess
Phone: 1-877-534-7285
Email: arnie.gess@cwre.ca

Nov. 10 – 13 Shanghai, China
World Recycling Forum Shanghai ‘09
ICM
www.icm.ch/index_worldrecycling09.htm
Phone: 1-41-62-785-1000