A Valuable End-Game 

Eddy Dean Smith

THE U.S. ARMY, known for its military precision, recently found it could benefit from a little fluff. Thanks to the Army Engineer Research and Development...

Room for Growth 

Joe Dunlop

GEORGIA LANDFILLS HAVE IT, and the state's manufacturers want it. Hundreds of thousands of tons of recyclable material that could have been raw material...

MOVING AND SHAKING 

By Michael R. Taylor

WHILE THEY SPECIALIZE in carting debris away, construction and demolition (C&D) debris recyclers say the industry has nowhere to go but up, thanks to...

It's in the Bag 

Ziad Mazboudi Solid Waste Coordinator San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

WHEN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIF., was faced with state legislation mandating a 50 percent solid waste diversion rate, city officials knew they had to...

CUTTING EDGE BUSINESS 

By Jennifer Holmes

THE COUNTRY'S HEIGHTENED security concerns are not limited to airports and borders. The theft of personal information in the form of records being stored...

Au Revoir to Waste 

Wendy Angel Associate Editor

FINDING WAYS TO EFFECTIVELY reduce waste is a challenge for any nation, and after studying a decade of Belgium's waste reduction programs, The Brussels...

Beach in a Bottle 

Peter Foye Broward County Waste and Recycling Services and Holly M.P. Burton and Sanford Gutner Malc

GLASS IS ONE OF THE MOST challenging materials to recycle. While uses of recycled glass have been developed glasscaping and landscaping many cities incur...

IN SEARCH OF SYNCH 

By Randy Woods

THE RECYCLING INDUSTRY enjoyed a wave of popularity for much of the 1990s, as many communities instituted curbside collection and the public happily participated...

BUYING the RIGHT BALER 

By Lynn Merrill

BALERS ARE THE LAST STOP for most recyclables moving through any processing center, whether the facility is the local grocery superstore or a 1,500-ton-per-day...

Tire Mire 

Dr. Eddy Dean Smith

TIRES LITERALLY DRIVE the U.S. military, as most military vehicles, from Humvees to planes, are equipped with tires. The Department of Defense's (DoD)...

Building Bridges 

By Jed Christensen, Kevin Miller and Heidi Sanborn

COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR solid waste services can sometimes prove fatal for weak-hearted cities and lead to expensive lawsuits. For most jurisdictions,...

The Boom Town 

Michael Fickes Business Editor

A DEVELOPMENT BOOM in Chicago has the Windy City launching an effort to increase the recycling of construction and demolition (C&D) debris. Starting next...

GROWING LIKE A WEED 

BY NIKKI SWARTZ

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLA., knows a thing or two about growing a yard waste program. In 1992, the state of Florida decided it was OK if residents got rid...

Passing the Smell Test 

By Kim A. O'Connell

IT'S THE MESSAGE NO LANDFILL wants to receive. Recently, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Boston, issued a notice of non-compliance...

FULL SPEED AHEAD 

By Ben Rogers

ON THE UPDRAFT OF a healthier economy, demand for most recyclables is strong, and should maintain, if not increase, in 2005. As the domestic economy continues...

Just Chuck It 

Wendy Angel Assistant Editor

IN 2003, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY'S (NCSU) head football coach, Chuck Amato, encouraged his Wolfpack team to play with enthusiasm with the slogan...

Free and Fabulous 

Wendy Angel Assistant Editor

IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT TRASH GARNERS a massive amount of positive attention, but a relatively new re-use group, called Freecycle, has been earning accolades...

Still PLUGGED IN 

By Michael Fickes

THE WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) industry has returned to the nation's renewable energy radar screen, thanks to recent tax credit legislation. Among various...

ON THE CUTTING EDGE 

By Jennifer Grzeskowiak

FOR cities that run successful recycling programs, food waste is the next frontier. While the benefits of food waste composting, such as methane gas reduction...

DOWN and DIRTY 

By Randy Woods

REALITY TV SHOWS ARE earning a small fortune showing how changes in appearance can have dramatic impacts on the lives of their subjects. The composting...

The Digital Trash Challenge 

Michael Fickes Business Editor Cockeysville, Md.

AMERICANS WILL THROW OUT more than 12 million tons of electronic equipment next year according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington,...

Curbing Recyclable Waste 

Patricia Brady, Paul Hudak, Shirlene Sitton and Sylvia Wood University of North Texas and City of De

WHEN COMMUNITIES ARE SHORT on landfill space, they often turn to recycling to preserve their valuable disposal capacity. However, merely operating a curbside...

Changing in Midstream 

By Kivi Leroux Miller

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, the decision to retool a materials recovery facility (MRF) is driven by the bottom line. If operators can prove that changes in equipment...

San Francisco Treat 

Kathleen M. White Contributing Editor Portland, Ore.

SAN FRANCISCO DINERS unknowingly are participating in a closed loop recycling program when they frequent local restaurants. Behind the scenes in numerous...

SEEING GREEN 

By Michael Fickes

LAST APRIL, THE U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, D.C., issued its long awaited research, design and development (RD&D) rule allowing...