May 2009
Cover Story
Good Clean Fun
By Michael Fickes
Sanitation crews work around the clock to make sure that the hedonism in Las Vegas takes place in a clean environment. more...
Features
A Flurry of Activity
By Chaz Miller
Congress, state legislatures and local governments are considering lots of bills that would affect the solid waste industry. more...
Life in the Recession
In a wide-ranging Q&A, commercial collection operators discuss how they're coping with the economic downturn. more...
Feeling the Flow
Lawyers for SWANA and NSWMA discuss the effects of the historic Oneida-Herkimer flow control decision — and its lingering issues. more...
The E-Waste Patchwork
By Jason Linnell
In the absence of a federal electronics recycling program, states are passing a variety of laws to divert the products from landfills. more...
They've Got Issues
By Jerry Peters
Temporary workers are a great resource, but using them can present an array of complex problems. more...
Change Reaction
By Kenneth M. Baylor
Managing employees during the economic downturn requires candor and empathy. more...
A Beautiful Friendship
By Harvey W. Gershman
A solid waste consultant argues that WTE and recycling programs can work together to reduce waste destined for landfills. more...
From the Can
House of Cards
By Bill Wolpin (bill.wolpin@penton.com)
So, it has come to this: Even garbage is worthless. That remark was made by a Beijing businessman who buys and sells recyclables. more...
Tip Off
Thirst Quenched
By Stephen Ursery (steve.ursery@penton.com)
Bottle bills expanded in Connecticut and New York. more...
Plight at the Museum
By Steven Averett (steven.averett@penton.com)
Popular Connecticut garbage museum in danger of closing. more...
Coed Collection
By Steven Averett (steven.averett@penton.com)
California State University, San Marcos, wins Recyclemania 2009. more...
What Goes Up
By Stephen Ursery (steve.ursery@penton.com)
Paper recycling up in 2008, but that may not last. more...
New Boss
By Stephen Ursery (steve.ursery@penton.com)
Richard Burke becomes head of Veolia North America. more...
More Money
By Stephen Ursery (steve.ursery@penton.com)
Waste Connections sees revenues rise in first quarter. more...
Take It Back
By Steven Averett (steven.averett@penton.com)
Sony Electronics introduced the GreenFill recycling service, which allows consumers to recycle small electronics using a drop box at participating retail locations. more...
Updates
Four carton manufacturers form Carton Council; EPA releases "Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007" report. more...
Roll Call
Ron Gonen receives 2009 United Nations Environment Programme Champion of the Earth award; Granutech-Saturn Systems names Mike Hinsey international VP, promotes Scott White to sales manager. more...
Mark It
May 18-20, 2009: SWANA North American Waste-to-Energy Conference; June 7-9, 2009: Paper Recycling Conference and Trade Show; June 25-27, 2009: The Great West Truck Show. more...
Columns
Legal Lode: Attesting Your Metal
By Barry Shanoff
Appeals court upholds Memphis laws designed to crack down on scrap thefts. more...
Circular File: Change in the Air
By Chaz Miller
The waste industry will continue to lower its greenhouse gas emissions. more...
Safety First: Don't Give 'Em a Reason
By David Biderman
OSHA and other agencies could take interest in waste industry if fatalities continue. more...
Trends
Filtering by Forest
By Brad Granley, P.E.
Green leachate treatment process cuts costs while enhancing the environment. more...
Clear Intentions
By Joe Cattaneo
Glass container manufacturers set 50 percent recycled content goal. more...
Walking on Sunshine
By Tony Walker
A cover made of solar panels turns a capped landfill into an "energy park." more...
Solid Foundation
By William Turley
C&D is struggling along with everyone else, but the long-term outlook is good. more...
Product Survey
A Focus on Carts, Arms & Lifters
Ameri-Kart's MegaKart Residential Waste Cart; Ameri-Kart's MBTL 180 Cart Lifter; Cascade Engineering's Residential Carts; and more. more...
A Focus on Landfill Liners, Covers & Geotextiles
Mercer Motor Works' TDS-30 Tarping System; Poly-Flex's Geomembrane Landfill Liners and Caps; and more. more...
EIA
Waste Watchmen
By Thomas Metzger
NSWMA's notable history of protecting health and the environment. more...
Haul Talk
Dutch Processed
By Steven Averett (steven.averett@penton.com)
So through a navigational snafu, a Netherlands Air Force plane landed at Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas instead of Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Ark. No big deal, right? more...
CSI Meets PET and HDPE
By Steven Averett (steven.averett@penton.com)
Chalk this up as an unintended side effect of recycling proliferation: Forensic technology developed for use on virgin plastics is now being foiled by products made from recycled polymers. more...
