Fresh Air 

By Chris Carlson

Senate committee adds recycling to climate change bill....

A Clear Solution 

By Chris Carlson

New York uses shame to enforce recycling regulations....

Zero Aspirations 

By Stephen Ursery

Deep in the heart of texas, city of Austin officials have unveiled an initiative that at first glance might appear as if it might have been hatched in...

Code Remedy 

By Barry Shanoff

Who says you can't fight city hall and win? Sometimes yes, it hurts to say this you can even do it without a lawyer. Just ask Joseph Vince of Garfield...

The Big Uneasy 

BY CHRIS CARLSON

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the city of New Orleans and one of its landfill operators claiming private land was used to illegally dispose...

Go with the Flow 

BY CHRIS CARLSON

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Silver Spring, Md., has issued a statement on flow control and the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in...

All in the Family 

BY CHRIS CARLSON

The atlanta city council has passed legislation that will enforce stricter recycling regulations for owners and management of multi-family residential...

Boxcar Blues 

By Chaz Miller

For the last four years, state and local officials, private and public sector haulers, and environmentalists have been united in an intense battle over...

Return Trip 

By Barry Shanoff

Federal law does not necessarily preclude all state regulation of operations and conditions at sites where solid waste is loaded onto rail cars, according...

Losing Count 

By Chaz Miller

We Americans love numbers. They give us the facts we need to solve problems and set rules. But can you make good public policy, or good business decisions,...

Bin Caught Stealin' 

By Chris Carlson

New york city is looking to crack down on recyclable thieves who are cutting into the city's diversion rate and recycling revenue. City officials say...

Maine passes cell phone recycling legislation 

By Chris Carlson

Legislation passed in June, which takes effect in January 2008, will make it illegal to throw away your old cell phones in Maine. State Rep. Christopher...

Adult Behavior 

By Stephen Ursery

It may yet be a while before the federal government is able to pass legislation addressing climate change and carbon emissions. But while congressmen...

Derailed for Now  

By Chris Carlson

Appeals court overturns ruling on N.J. rail-yard regulations....

Following Suit 

By Chris Carlson

Philadelphia models a San Francisco ban of Plastic Bags....

Oy Canada 

By Barry Shanoff

Flow control hits the land of the maple leaf....

Let Them Eat Garbage 

By Chaz Miller

The North Carolina legislature sinks deeper into denial....

Getting Traction 

By Chris Carlson

New legislation addresses tire disposal in Vermont...

Balers by the Book 

By Gary Satterfield and Michael Fickes

How government regulations and voluntary ANSI standards combine to improve baler safety....

Rise Up 

BY CHRIS CARLSON

The solid waste association of North America (SWANA) recently announced that it would support legislation providing tax incentives for buying recycling...

Cards on the Table 

Steven Averett, Managing Editor

The national solid waste management association (NSWMA) has voiced its strong opposition to legislation that it says will compromise workers' rights to...

Here We Go Again 

Steven Averett, Associate Editor

When legislation hampering solid waste imports from Canada passed the U.S. House of Representatives last year but died in the Senate, Canadians may have...

New Plan, New York 

Jennifer Grzeskowiak

January is the month of good intentions: fewer cigarettes, more money in the 401(k) account. For New York City, the new year means a new attempt at bolstering...

The Midterm Impact 

BY JENNIFER GRZESKOWIAK

Predicting exactly what impact the new Democratic Congress will have on the solid waste industry is about as difficult as correctly guessing who will...

Season to Take Back 

BY JENNIFER GRZESKOWIAK

Soon, people will begin the traditional holiday exchange of gifts, many of which will require batteries. Yet residents in New York City now will have...