Waste Age Magazine | Daily News Archive

Keith Foster Passes Away

On April 15, Keith Foster, the founder of KEITH Mfg. Co. and its related companies, passed away after a brief battle with cancer. ...

Tentative agreement averts Seattle garbage strike

According to an article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle garbage truck drivers over the weekend reached a tentative agreement for five-year contracts with Allied Waste Industries and Waste Management. ...

N.O. storm debris landfill given green light

Despite protests from area residents and environmentalists, the Louisiana State Department of Environmental Quality approved the creation of a new construction landfill in eastern New Orleans....

EPA report indicates a decrease in release of toxic chemicals

According to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxin Release Inventory (TRI), released yesterday, the amount of toxic chemicals entering the environment in 2004 was 4 percent less than the amount measured in 2003....

American Forestry & Paper Association Recycling Award winners announced

Each year the American Forestry & Paper Association (AF&PA) presents awards to recognize efforts to increase the percentage of used paper that is recycled in the United States....

Maine legislature passes thermostat reclamation bill

The Maine House of Representatives and Senate have approved a bill that would require manufacturers to establish the infrastructure necessary to collect and recycle unwanted thermostats, according to an Associated Press report....

San Antonio moves toward automated curbside collection

On Thursday, San Antonio’s city council approved $6.6 million for the purchase of 31 automated collection trucks and five rear-load trucks....

Dell plans to triple recycling capacity by 2009

According to an 83-page “Sustainability Report” released on Wednesday, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell Inc. will triple the amount of computer equipment it recycles by 2009....

Louisiana DEQ ponders proposed C&D landfill

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is considering a proposed construction and debris landfill near the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge, located east of New Orleans. ...

Seattle garbage truck drivers extend strike deadline

A garbage strike was averted Friday night as unionized Seattle garbage truck drivers voted to extend by two weeks the deadline for reaching an agreement with the city’s two main hauling companies, Allied Waste and Waste Management....

Deadline approaches as prospect of Seattle garbage strike looms

Negotiations between union truck drivers and the Seattle area’s two major garbage haulers will reach a critical juncture at midnight, according to union organizers....

Kansas creates new category of solid waste disposal area

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius yesterday signed State Bill 362 into law, establishing a new category of solid waste disposal area, defined as an “industrial facility.” ...

Oregon expands fishing tackle recycling program

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced this week that it will expand a program that provides streamside receptacles for the recycling of fishing line and other tackle. ...

BFI-operated landfill receives approval for expansion

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has granted permission for expansion of the Middlepoint landfill in Rutherford County....

Washington governor signs e-waste bill

Last week, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a bill that will require electronics manufacturers to pay for e-waste recycling in the state....

NSWMA releases white paper on the development of modern landfills

The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA), Washington, has released a new white paper discussing the development, design and operation of modern landfills. ...

SWANA releases survey to aid update of MOLO training course

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Silver Spring, Md., has released a survey for landfill professionals in an effort to update its Manager of Landfill Operations training course and certification exam. ...

Missouri officials ease waste disposal regulations following recent storms

After last week’s tornadoes, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources will temporarily ease its disposal regulations to aid cleanup efforts. ...

Waste Services releases fourth-quarter results

Burlington, Ontario-based Waste Services has released its fourth-quarter 2005 (4Q) results and has reported a net loss of $12.1 million on total revenues of $96.3 million. ...

NSWMA addresses impact of rising fuel costs on waste industry in new white paper

The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA), Washington, has released a new white paper addressing rising fuel prices and their impact on the solid waste industry. ...

Waste Industries releases fourth-quarter 2005 earnings

Raleigh, N.C.-based Waste Industries has announced its fourth-quarter (4Q) earnings reporting a net income of $3.7 million for 4Q 2005. ...

Washington state officials approve e-waste legislation

The Washington state House and Senate have passed a bill that will require television and computer manufacturers to pay for e-waste recycling programs. ...

EPA and Best Buy team up to recycle electronics destroyed by hurricane

On Mar. 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington and Richfield, Minn.-based electronics retailer Best Buy joined together to collect electronic equipment destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. ...

SWANA partners with production company on solid waste management series

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Silver Spring, Md., is partnering with Pompano Beach, Fla.-based production company IPITV, to create a nationally televised series that will inform viewers of solid waste management issues. ...