As today, much of the financial news from a decade ago was grim - two months following the September 11 attacks, the economy was struggling and the recycling industry was not immune to the troubles. In the article, "Making more in poor times," the magazine's executive editor, Jerry Powell, noted that "market demand [was] softening and prices for secondary materials [were] at the low end of the cycle." So what to do? A dozen suggestions were made in the article - half of which will be featured here - the first of which was to "recover more material." Perhaps counter-intuitive to some, it was noted that "for some systems, it is a sure way to improve program economics." Collection, handling and processing costs are largely fixed, so the more tons of marketable materials handled equates to a better bottom line.
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