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Recyclers News Press
Iowa salvage yard to pay
$2,500 for dumping, burning
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has
fined a Kanawha man $2,500 for illegal open dump-
ing and open burning. The Mason City Globe Ga-
zette says Bernard Michaelson was ordered to pay
the fine for violation at his Kanawha salvage yard.
The department
says that in Octo-
ber 2010, offi-
cials discovered
four active burn
piles that con-
tained tires, in-
sulation, wood and
garbage,
among other
things. A viola-
tion notice was
issued later that month.
In June 2011, Michelson submitted a receipt show-
ing that he had cleaned up the site, but the depart-
ment says a follow-up visit to the site uncovered a
small burn pile and about a dozen appliances in an-
other pile. The DNR says it has visited the site 12
times since 1997 to investigate open burning and
open dumping.
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ordered-to-pay-for-dumping-burning/article_fb08f557-
da98-5b02-9580-8d182a0e1907.html
Courier Information
from: Globe Gazette,
Belmond business fined for
lack of storm water permit
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has or-
dered a Belmond business to pay a $1,450 fine for
failing to obtain storm water permit coverage for his
business. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports
that the fine was recently levied against Kevin Smith,
doing business as Smith Auto Salvage. The DNR
says it discovered Smith's lack of the permit while
conducting a site visit in December 2011. The DNR
says it then explained the process for obtaining the
permit.
The DNR says despite follow-up letters and an order
for Smith to obtain the permit by Jan. 1, Smith did
not obtain the permit until March 1.
In addition to the fine, Smith must prepare and im-
plement a pollution prevention plan for disposal of
waste fluids, batteries and other waste.
READ THE STORY
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regional/iowa/belmond-business-fined-for-lack-of-permit/
article_70c802c9-a2ee-52cb-bdab-423fd44c17d0.html
Courier Information from: Globe Gazette, http://
Neither salvage yard cited is a member
of the Iowa Auto Recyclers.
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ARA Updates
Industry news from the national association
Number 1 Distributor of Counter-
feit Airbags in the U.S. Sentenced
to Seven Years in Prison
October 7, 2013 - A North Carolina man was sen-
tenced to seven years in prison last week after being
convicted of selling thousands of counterfeit airbags.
Igor Borodin, 27, pleaded guilty in October of last year
to trafficking and selling over 7,000 counterfeit airbags
on eBay that he obtained from China. He also
pleaded guilty to delivering hazardous materials for air
transportation, failing to properly display warnings on
the airbags before they were shipped from China
which would have warned those handling the ship-
ments about the potential danger of explosives.
Borodin appears to be the number 1 distributor of
counterfeit airbags in the country.
Borodin was part-owner of Krugger Auto in Charlotte,
North Carolina, where federal agents seized nearly
100 counterfeit airbags. Another 1,500 airbags were
recovered in Borodin's home. Prosecutors say he
earned more than $2 million by selling the counterfeit
airbags for Toyota and Honda vehicles online. New
OEM airbags typically cost more than $700. By con-
trast, Borodin was offering his airbags for $150. In ad-
dition to the seven year prison sentence, Borodin was
ordered to pay $26,000 in restitution to the 118 vic-
tims of the offenses who filed claims with the U.S. at-
torney's office.
In July, the Board of Directors of ARA Product Ser-
vices, LLC ("ARAPS") urged all ARA and affiliated
chapter members to remain vigilant against the in-
creasing prevalence of counterfeit airbags in the auto-
motive parts marketplace and to protect their busi-
nesses by offering for sale only those quality recycled,
non-deployed OEM airbags that have been subject to
the ARAPro Quality Control Inspection and Protocol.
ARAPro, is a service of ARAPS and a subsidiary of
ARA. It provides specific training on the inspection
and removal of non-deployed airbags from the donor
vehicle, proper shipping, handling, storage tech-
niques, and guidelines for documentation and sale.
Nearly 84 Million Tons of Steel
Recycled in 2012; Including 16.3
Million Tons of Steel Automotive
Scrap
More than 1 billion tons of steel have been recycled in
North America over the past 25 years, the Steel Recy-
cling Institute announced last week in conjunction with
the organization's 25th anniversary. Last year alone,
the recycling rate for steel was 88 percent, represent-
ing almost 84 million tons of steel that was recycled.
The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) was commis-
sioned in 1988 by the North American steel industry
to develop an infrastructure for the recycling of steel
cans as well as serve as an information and technical
resource. By 1993, the organization's focus had ex-
panded beyond steel cans to the broader goal of pro-
moting the recycling of all steel products. The SRI cal-
culates steel recycling rates using data from the
American Iron and Steel Institute’s annual statistical
reports, U.S. Geological Survey, the Environmental
Protection Agency’s Characterization of Municipal
Solid Waste, the National Automobile Dealers Asso-
ciation, the Association of Home Appliance Manufac-
turers and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries.
The 2012 figure of 84 million tons of steel recycled
includes more than 16.3 million tons of automo-
tive scrap -- a recycling rate of 92.5 percent.
Reprinted with permission from ARA
