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Explore Export Opportunities at WasteExpo

Stephen Ursery

Waste equipment companies will be able to meet with U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) officials at WasteExpo 2005 to discuss export issues. ...

Waste Industries Completes Three Acquisitions

Stephen Ursery

Waste Industries USA Inc. has purchased Piedmont-McKinney LLC, Foreman’s Sanitation Inc., and the assets of an eastern North Carolina subsidiary of Houston-based Waste Management Inc. ...

Ohio Considers Cutting Recycling Funding

Wendy Angel

The Ohio state legislature is considering budget legislation that would drastically reduce the state’s recycling budget by about a third. ...

Rendell, Pa. Legislature Reach Compromise on Environmental Funding

Stephen Ursery

The Pennsylvania Legislature and Gov. Ed Rendell have reached a compromise on environmental-program funding, and state residents will therefore vote on a $625 million bond issue on May issue, according to media reports....

Senate Committee Endorses Johnson For EPA Administrator

Stephen Ursery

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has approved the nomination of Stephen Johnson as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ...

New Jersey Updates Solid Waste Plan

Wendy Angel

The New jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced it will boost recycling rates through its first statewide solid waste plan update since 1993. ...

San Diego Targets Construction Waste

Wendy Angel

-- If a San Diego proposal is approved, city contractors would have to pay mandatory deposits on construction and demolition projects. ...

NSWMA Cautions NYC about Marine Station Plan

Stephen Ursery

The Washington-based National Solid Wastes Management (NSWMA) has cautioned the New York City Council about the costs of the city’s proposed plan to use marine transfer stations in its solid waste management. ...

Michigan To Stop Issuing Bonds For Landfills

Stephen Ursery

The Michigan Strategic Fund has concluded that landfills do not create enough jobs to receive taxpayer subsidies, according to a report in The Detroit News....

New York State Makes Grants For Brownfield Cleanup Available

Stephen Ursery

The state of New York has made $30 million in grants available for the cleanup of brownfields, according to a report in The New York Times. ...

Waste Connections Sets First-Quarter Conference Call

Stephen Ursery

Waste Connections, Folsom, Calif., will release its first-quarter earnings report after the close of the stock market on Wednesday, April 20. The firm will host a conference call to discuss the results at 8:30 a.m. EST on April 21....

Allied Waste Schedules Release Of Earnings Report

Stephen Ursery

Allied Waste Industries Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., will release its first-quarter 2005 financial results after the close of the stock market on Tuesday, April 26, and will host a conference call at 5 p.m. EST on that day....

Waste Industries Announces Delay In Annual Report Filing

Stephen Ursery

Waste Industries USA Inc., Raleigh, N.C., has informed the Securities and Exchange Commission that there will be a delay in the filing of the company’s Form 10-K (its annual report) for fiscal year 2004. ...

Republic Services Schedules First-Quarter Conference Call

Stephen Ursery

Republic Services has scheduled a March 29th conference call to discuss the company’s first-quarter earnings report. ...

Washington-Area Governments to Rid the Potomac River of Trash

Wendy Angel

Washington-area governments have decided to reduce trash in the Potomac River and its tributaries. ...

USTDA To Discuss Business Opportunities In China At WasteExpo

Stephen Ursery

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is hosting a briefing at WasteExpo 2005 in Las Vegas on business opportunities in China’s growing market for solid waste equipment and services. ...

Wisconsin Board Approves Bigger Landfills

Stephen Ursery

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board has voted, by a 4-3 vote, to approve a rule that would allow the size of landfills to increase....

NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s Trash Plan Garnering Criticism

Wendy Angel

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s trash plan proposal has some residents concerned about its costs. ...

Pennsylvania Awards Recycling Grants

Wendy Angel

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has announced more than $3.8 million in recycling performance grants to 158 communities based on their 2003 recycling programs....

Mayor Daley Defends Blue Bag Program

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is blaming residents for problems with his controversial recycling program. ...

New Jersey Awards Grants To Get Rid Of Scrap Tire Piles

Stephen Ursery

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has awarded a total of $2.2 million in grants to 16 local governments to eliminate stock tire piles and to run tire collection programs....

IRS Issues Guidance On Truck Excise Tax

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance to help truck dealers determine when a truck body is subject to a federal excise tax. ...

Maine Generates More Trash, Recycles Less

Stephen Ursery

A new state report shows that Maine is generating more trash and recycling less of it. ...

Aluminum Can Challenge Raises Money For Charities

Stephen Ursery

A competition sponsored by the Can Manufacturers Institute and the Aluminum Association to collect aluminum cans in celebration of America Recycles Day recycled more than 122,910 pounds of aluminum and raised more than $88,000 for charities....