When the Department of Environmental Management steps in to manage industry regulations, the discussion typically turns to government overreach. That’s not the case in Rhode Island, where officials were happy to announce a productive agreement between the state and Rhode Island Recycled Metals corporation. Although the company will need to address hazardous waste on its
On a month to month basis ARS monitors the sales performance of vehicles on the lower end of the value spectrum. The values tracked here are pre-loss Average Cash Values (ACVs) less than $3,000. In the above graph, ARS illustrates the monthly performance of our average wholesale auction results by value. This month we saw
This week we’re featuring a fun donation to U.S. Fund for UNICEF, a sharp Mercedes-Benz 560SL. These slick convertibles with the detachable hard tops were produced from 1971 through 1989. They are the second longest single series ever produced by the Mercedes after the G-Class. View post on imgur.com The Mercedes-Benz 560 SL is really the
Latest scrap metal prices news. Scrap metal prices – above is our market watch graph from January 2012 to April 2015. Over last month, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies increased 2.89%. Over last year, scrap metal prices for crushed auto bodies declined 46.99%. Over two years ago, scrap metal prices for crushed auto
From: Oil Prices Impact Metal Recyclers By: Mike Breslin It’s about time U.S. businesses and consumers are getting a price break on something… oil and its cornucopia of derivatives. Most visible are gasoline pump prices falling in many areas in the $2 per gallon range (as of this writing). It’s all because worldwide crude oil
What a day to be a dog! Last week, the rescue dogs from Alexandra Morgan’s Animal School and Rescue got a real treat! More than 50 PUPCAKES were donated to the organization on behalf of ARS (parent company of Car Donation Wizard which benefits charities) and COMSEARCH employees. The PUPCAKES, a peanut butter and carrot
“Too many other buyers. I can tell other buyers were here yesterday,” Johnson Zeng told Bloomberg. “There wasn’t as much scrap as usual.” For Zeng and other Chinese scrap metal buyers who purchase millions of pounds of metal in the U.S., it’s a seller’s market; with increasing competition among buyers, scrap yards can afford to
As we all know by now, the scrap metal market has taken a pounding with a strengthening U.S. dollar and slower than expected economic growth internationally, and this is projected to be the case for throughout 2015. However, on the near horizon there is potential bottom-line relief for some firms as new technologies are being
The scrap metal market has taken a pounding with a strengthening U.S. dollar and slower than expected economic growth internationally, especially with regards to Crushed Auto Bodies. To highlight this, the average price of Crushed Autobodies across the U.S. averaged $178.73 per gross ton as we finished the first quarter of 2015. This is a
The (radical) truth is, attacking waste is the engine that will pull the whole train. If you’re looking for a quick, profitable ascent up Mount Sustainability, going after waste is the natural place to begin.