Suzanne Rudzinski and Margaret Guerriero will serve the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s OSWER as acting director and acting deputy director, respectively, of the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. This is the office that deals with solid waste issues.

Read more: Two Named as Interim Directors at EPA Solid Waste Office

Gemaco Sales Ltd. has opened a shingle recycling operation in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the first such facility in the region. The facility has purchased a Rotochopper unit for grinding and is selling the finished product into the hot-mix industry.

Read more: Shingle Recycler Opens in Vancouver

Demolition: Practices, Technology, and Management, by Richard J. Diven and Mark Shaurette, will be a reference resource for anyone involved in demolition projects, particularly students of construction management and engineering. Covered in the book, developed in cooperation with the National Demolition Association, is the full range of technical and management issues encountered by the demolition contractor and those who hire demolition contractors.

Read more: Demolition Handbook Published

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) has elected Jeff Schmitt, president; Sarah Kite, vice president; and Donald E. Maurer, treasurer. They will serve as the association’s Executive Committee, along with the standing position of secretary held by NERC’s Executive Director Lynn Rubinstein.

Read more: NERC Elects Officers