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U.S. House approves ban on foreign trash

The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that would allow states to regulate or ban imports of municipal solid waste from other countries. ...

N.J. Senator urges for state regulated facilities along rail lines.

In an ongoing debate, U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., urged the Surface Transportation Board at a recent hearing to allow states such as New Jersey to regulate solid waste processing facilities along rail lines. ...

WeRecycle! Inc. opens an e-waste recycling facility in metro N.Y.C.

WeRecycle! Inc., Wallingford, Conn., has announced it will open an e-waste recycling facility in Mount Vernon, N.Y, just outside of New York City. ...

Wastequip acquires Toter Inc.

Wastequip, Beechwood, Ohio, has acquired Toter Inc., a manufacturer of plastic carts used in curbside recycling and waste collection systems based in Statesville, N.C....

Nalgene launches campaign against bottled water

Nalgene Outdoor Products, Rochester, N.Y., announces its “Refill Not Landfill” campaign to reduce disposable water bottle waste. ...

EPA reports slight increase in greenhouse gas emissions

According to a recent inventory, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported a 1 percent increase in overall greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 compared to the previous year. ...

Heil announces new account team

Heil Environmental, Chattanooga, Tenn., announces a new key account team. Wayne Grundmeier will serve as the director of the accounts, and Eric Evans, Patrick Schneider and Marv Banowetz will serve as account managers. ...

Five-state mercury thermostat recycling program expands nationwide

The Thermostat Recycling Corporation, Rosslyn, Va., and the Product Stewardship Institute, Boston, have announced the nationwide expansion of the five-state thermostat recycling program. ...

ISRI to host EPA e-waste recycling session

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washngton, will host the Environmental Protection Agency’s first informational session to discuss the best management practices for e-waste recycling. ...

San Francisco completes fuel switch for all trucks

Norcal Waste Systems of San Francisco has announced that its subsidiaries serving the San Francisco—Sunset Scavenger, Golden Gate Disposal & Recycling, and S.F. Recycling & Disposal Inc.—now exclusively use alternative fuels in their trucks. ...

Pennsylvania county exchanges greenhouse gas reduction credits

Through its membership in the Chicago Climate Exchange, the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority conducted the first transatlantic exchange of project-based greenhouse gas credits....

Audit Integrity names Allied among America’s most trustworthy

Phoenix-based Allied Waste has been honored by Audit Integrity, Los Angeles, as one of the country’s 100 most trustworthy companies. ...

Novelis recycles 45 percent of aluminum cans in North America

Novelis Inc., Cleveland, has recycled 24 billion used beverage cans (UBCs) collected in North America in 2006. ...

California e-waste recycler acquires Massachusetts company

Electronic Recyclers, Fresno, Calif., has acquired ElectronCycle, Gardner, Mass., in the first step of its planned national expansion. ...

Hendrickson Trucking announces personnel changes

Hendrickson Trucking, based in Itasca, Ill., has announced Sean Coleman has been promoted to director of program management, and Rick Johnson has been promoted to director of information technology...

SWANA comments on proposed national greenhouse gas control program

The Solid Waste Association of North America, Silver Spring, Md., has submitted comments and recommendations to Congress in response to a proposed national greenhouse gas program. ...

Waste Services completes swap with Allied, announces loan financing launch

Waste Services Inc., Burlington, Ontario, has acquired Phoenix-based Allied Waste’s south Florida operations and sold its Arizona operations to Allied....

WCA Waste acquires Klean Way disposal

WCA Waste Corporation, Houston, has acquired Klean Way Disposal, a nine-truck collection company based in Springfield, Mo. ...

Charlotte names new solid waste director

Charlotte City Manager Pam Syfert has named Victoria Garland director of Solid Waste Services. ...

N.Y. Senator adjusts truck bill to include garbage trucks

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced in a March 22, letter that his staff is finalizing legislation that would set route regulations for long-haul solid waste carrying trucks and trucks carrying hazardous waste, according to a report by New York newspaper....