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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/04/2008 00 Misc Distributed at the MeetingMarch 10, 2008 Mayor Dave Edler City of Yakima 129 N. 2 °d Street Yakima, WA. 98901 Dear Mr. Edler, RECEIVED CITY OF YAKIMA MAR 13 2008 OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL I am writing this letter to introduce myself and my company to local Yakima community leaders in hopes you will see and understand the role we play as the first link in the scrap metal recycling chain. My name is Ben Finch Sr. and I am the Manager of Mayflower Metals Inc., Yakima branch. Mayflower Metals Inc. has been in the scrap metal recycling business since 1976 when it was started by my father Richard Finch. My father saw the importance of serving local businesses and farmers, cleaning up the community, and keeping recyclables out of the landfill As a result of his dream we now have three generations of our family and various employees working to make the Yakima Valley a better county for all. Our desire is to make you aware of the big picture a company like ours plays in the economy of the Yakima Valley by recycling the scrap metals of Industry, Business, Agriculture, and Property Owners. In addition, we believe it is important for our community leaders to recognize the difference between scrap recycling and waste. Scrap recycling, whether it is paper, plastic, or metal is reused to make new products. Waste is no longer usable and is taken to the landfill. Often these two can be confused or lumped together which can make our job as recyclers difficult. I have enclosed a brochure titled "Recycling is Much Bigger than the Bin " and ask that you take a few minutes to look through it. I thank you for your time and look forward to partnering with you to make the Yakima Valley an even more beautiful and vibrant place to live. Ben Finch Sr. J' l8 6fl - )5-fii v7 ed q /l U Mayflower Metals Inc., 1515 S. Keys Rd., Yakima WA. 98901, 509- 786 -1818 Institute of SISRI Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. Voice of the Recycling Industry The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) — the Voice of the Recycling Industry — is the national trade association whose member companies process, broker, and consume scrap recyclables, including metals, paper, rubber, electronics, glass, plastics, and textiles. ISRI was formed in 1987 through a merger of the Institute of Scrap Iron and Steel (ISIS), founded in 1928, and the National Association of Recycling Industries (NARI), founded in 1913. The U.S. scrap recycling industry is a sophisticated, capital - intensive industry that completes the recycling chain between obsolete materials and new manufacturing. Scrap recyclers process more than 150 million tons of recyclable material each year into raw materials used in industrial manufacturing around the world. For more than 200 years, scrap recycling has been — and continues to be — integral to the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment, and sustainable development. For additional information, go to www.biggerthanthebin.org Institute of Scrap Recycling ® ISRI Industries, Inc. Voice of the Recycling Industry 1615 L Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 -5610 www.isri.org PHOENIX Like the phoenix, the mythical bird of ancient times, scrap materials that have outlived their original purpose in one life are recycled and returned to the economy as new products. This recycling, which conserves natural resources and energy, is the modern counterpart of the phoenix arising from the ashes of its own funeral pyre to symbolize the perpetuity of life. ISRI Chair Frank Cozzi ISRI President Robin K. Wiener Communications Committee Chair Joanna Jiampietro Executive Editor Chuck Carr Editorial Staff David Krohne Bryan McGannon Aaron Pryor Kent Kiser Art Director Dan Banks Copyright © 2007 Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. All rights reserved Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. 1615 L Street, N.W., Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036 -5610 Ph: 202/662 -8500 Fax: 202/626 -0900 www.isri.org www.biggerthanthebin.org printed on recycled paper M O_ f I• 0 U111111H i 4 El i 'Jill ho recycles your cars, appliances, even old buildings? Where do bridges, stadi- ums, and ocean liners go at the end of their lives? What happens to the billions of pounds of boxes used by grocers and retailers, the tons of leftover manufacturing material, and the millions of pounds of other recyclable items that reach the end of their useful life each year? The majority of recyclable material generated in the United States ends its life and begins a new life at a for - profit professional scrap Scrap Recycling Industry Facts The U.S. -based scrap recycling industry is a sophisticated, capital- intensive industry and the first link in the manufacturing supply chain. The industry processes more than 150 million tons of recyclable material each year into raw material feedstock for industrial manufacturing around the world. For more than 200 years, scrap recycling has been, and continues to be, integral to the U.S. economy, global trade and resource sustainability. $65 billion industry in 2006 I Scrap has been an important export commodity from the US 50,000 employees for more than a century. 150 million tons of scrap materials recycled 14 annually including: • 81.4 million tons of iron and steel • 53.5 million tons of paper • 4.5 million tons of aluminum • 1.8 million tons of copper • 1.4 million tons of stainless steel • 1.4 million tons of lead • 459,000 tons of zinc • 3.5 million tons of glass • 957,500 tons of plastic (bottles) In 2006: $15.7 billion worth of scrap commodities exported, helping U.S. trade balances. Second - largest export to China in dollar value (behind electronic components). 34 million tons of scrap exported 16 million metric tons of paper 13,540,000 metric tons of iron and steel recycling facility. Scrap recycling is a $65 billion industry in the • 750,000 tons of electronics 1,481,000 metric tons of aluminum United States that transforms obsolete materials from consumers, • 111 million tires 1,396,000 metric tons of nickel and stainless steel End of life cars become scrap rw N4 Mixed paper is collected at the source The Specification -grade scrap is a raw material feedstock for U.S. manufacturing: • 2 out of 3 pounds of steel made in the U.S. is manufactured using ferrous scrap. • 60% of the metals and alloys produced in the U.S. are made from nonferrous scrap. • More than 50% of the U.S. paper industry's needs are met through the use of scrap paper with nearly 200 U.S. paper mills using only recycled paper. • 33% of U.S. aluminum supply comes from recycled materials. Recent independent research shows there is enough material to meet domestic manufacturers' demand for recycled materials for the foreseeable future. Institute of ISRI Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. Voice of the Recycling Industry The paper facility - 803,000 metric tons of copper 343,000 metric tons of plastic (bottles only) 121,000 metric tons of lead 84,000 metric tons of zinc 7 million tires Scrap exported to 143 countries. Leading export destinations include: China Canada South Korea Mexico Germany Taiwan Turkey Japan United Kingdom India Reduces greenhouse gas emissions by requiring significantly less energy to manufacture products from recyclables than virgin ore and by avoiding landfilling. Energy saved using recycled materials vs. virgin ore: • 95% for aluminum • 85% for copper • 80% for plastic • 74% for iron and steel • 64% for paper Conserves natural resources. Recycling one ton of: • Paper saves 17 trees, 79 gallons of oil, 7000 gallons of water, and 3.3 cubic yards of landfill. • Steel conserves 2500 lbs. of iron ore, 1400 lbs. of coal and 120 lbs. of limestone. • Aluminum conserves up to 8 tons bauxite ore and 14 megawatt hours of electricity. Diverts 150 million tons of materials away from landfills. Cleaner air and water from safely removing potentially hazardous materials and keeping them out of landfills. • Mercury switches removed from older automobiles. • Lead recovered from computer monitors. • Various harmful chemicals safely recycled from electronics. www.isri.org 'Jill ho recycles your cars, appliances, even old buildings? Where do bridges, stadi- ums, and ocean liners go at the end of their lives? What happens to the billions of pounds of boxes used by grocers and retailers, the tons of leftover manufacturing material, and the millions of pounds of other recyclable items that reach the end of their useful life each year? The majority of recyclable material generated in the United States ends its life and begins a new life at a for - profit professional scrap recycling facility. Scrap recycling is a $65 billion industry in the United States that transforms obsolete materials from consumers, caper Kecyclinc Recovered Papf ,van Become .ardboard Boxy End of1RVV&s become scrap The cars Ask most people abc the curb for collectit is a vital part of rec Much Bigger Than Just businesses, and manufacturers into useful raw materials that are essential to the manufacture of new products. The scrap industry's knowledge and expertise make recycling possible. Our investment and technology make it economically practical The U.S. scrap recycling industry is big business. Scrap facili- ties often invest millions of dollars in high -tech, environmentally designed manufacturing machinery that is used to sort, pack, transform, process, manufacture, and ship materials to begin their new lives as buildings, ships, and consumer products. The industry provides jobs — over 50,000 jobs in scrap yards alone — and helps support hundreds of thousands more in related industries. It diverts over 150 million tons of material iredded and the Shredded steel is'`r M61ted .. is sorted Aft Mixed paper is collected The paper to a recycling at the source facility a orted by grade from local landfills. And the scrap industry makes a substantial positive contribution to the U.S. balance of trade, exporting more than $15 billion a year in products to over 140 countries around the world. Being "green" is good for business, too. Making new alu- minum from old aluminum uses 95 percent less energy than producing the same product from ore. Recycling a ton of paper saves 17 trees, 79 gallons of oil, and 7000 gallons of water. These savings help keep costs down and help keep jobs here in the United States. The same is true for all sorts of old materials. Used tires must be shredded and sorted, with the steel belts (tire wire) going and is baled Bales are supplied to paper mills to make new paper ... M ... used in a bridge used to make new cardboard boxes "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:4 Mayflower Metals Inc. recycling metals since 1976 toll free: 866. 288.1818 main address 509 - 786.1818 139406 W. Johnson Rd. www.mayflowermetals.com Prosser, WA 99350 yakima branch Alan S. Finch 1515 Keys Rd. Benjamin D. Finch Yakima, WA 98901