Waste Legislation
It's About Time
Barry Shanoff Legal Editor Rockville, Md.
Employees who put in overtime work must receive overtime pay...
SOL on CDL
By Barry Shanoff
Hauler loses fight to collect construction waste in Seattle...
Beside the Fact
By Barry Shanoff
Sometimes, a plaintiff can be in the dark....
A Climate of Change
By Chaz Miller
Waste industry will feel effects of climate legislation....
Payback Time
By Chris Carlson
Twelve Pennsylvania landfill operators are seeking a refund of nearly $4 million in overpaid solid waste tipping fees. In 2005, the companies won a ruling...
Flow Row
By Chris Carlson
Pennsylvania haulers challenge flow-control ordinance....
Peace in the City
BY CHRIS CARLSON
Compromise separates differences over NYC e-waste....
Safe Carting
By Gary Satterfield and Craig Wallwork
Recently released ANSI standards address cart and container safety....
The Green Arm of the Law
By Chaz Miller
Waste-related legislation in 2008 is likely to focus on recycling and climate change....
In Session
By Alice Jacobsohn
Waste Expo has session tracks to cater to every need....
Take It Off
By Ed Repa
EPA establishes standards for painting and stripping operations...
Make It, Take It
By Chris Carlson
New York pins e-waste responsibility on manufacturers ...
E-Waste Tussle
Stephen Ursery
Recycling Legislation has Elicited a range of emotions from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in recent months. In January, he happily put his John Hancock...
Scrap Metal Scrap
By Barry Shanoff
Firm, city clash over scrap metal recycling ordinance...
Takin' It To The Web
By Chris Carlson
New SEC rule paves way for online proxy materials...
Digging for Demo Data
By Michael R. Taylor
Demolition industry commissions study of C&D waste stream to help develop recycling policies...
No Day In Court
Barry Shanoff Legal Editor Rockville, Md.
Firms are making workers pursue disputes through arbitration...
Not So Fast
By Chris Carlson
Waste Industries privatization effort leads to lawsuit. ...
Rock n Roll-Off
By Barry Shanoff
Court OKs exclusive franchise to haul construction waste. ...
Nipping It In the Bag
By Chris Carlson
Local governments continue to address plastic bag concerns....
Paper and Plastic
By Stephen Ursery
It's the familiar question heard in grocery stores everywhere: Paper or plastic? But when it comes to reducing the waste stream, those involved in solid...
Good RID-dance
By Chris Carlson
Illinois program cleans up 130 illegal dump sites....
The Quiet Arm of the Law
By Barry Shanoff Legal Editor Rockville, Md.
High court will impact waste industry in a less noisy way this year....
Sweetheart(less) Deal
By Barry Shanoff
Appeals court OKs unequal treatment of waste firms....
The Sanitation Seer
By Chaz Miller
Fearless legislative forecasts for the new year....






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