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Diamond Z Buys Rule Steel

Stephen Ursery

Diamond Z Manufacturing, Caldwell, Idaho, a manufacturer of industrial tubs and horizontal grinders, has purchased Rule Steel, Caldwell, Idaho, a manufacturer of steel products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....

Casella To Host Third-Quarter Conference Call

Stephen Ursery

Casella Waste Systems Inc. will host a conference call on Thursday, March 10, at 10:00 a.m. EST to review the company’s third-quarter financial results. The firm’s third quarter for fiscal year 2005 ended on Jan. 31....

WM Appoints DeRueda President of Recycle America Alliance

Houston-based Waste Management (WM) has announced Patrick DeRueda as the new president of its Recycle America Alliance subsidiary. ...

U.S. Senators Introduce E-Recycling Bill

Stephen Ursery

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jim Talent, R-Mo., have introduced the Electronic Waste Recycling and Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. ...

Bush Nominates Stephen Johnson To Head EPA

Stephen Ursery

President George W. Bush has nominated Stephen Johnson, currently the acting administrator of the Washington-based U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, to become the administrator of the agency....

Waste Industries Announces Fourth-Quarter Earnings, Buys Three Companies

Stephen Ursery

Waste Industries USA Inc., Raleigh, N.C., posted a net income of $3.9 million on revenue of $72.7 million during fourth-quarter 2004. ...

WCA Waste Corp. Reports Net Loss For 2004

Stephen Ursery

WCA Waste Corp., Houston, reported a net loss of $4.4 million on revenue of $73.5 million in 2004. ...

Naperville, Ill., May Charge To Dispose Of Large Appliances

Stephen Ursery

The Naperville, Ill., City Council is expected to vote today on a measure that would charge residents $15 to dispose of large household appliances, according to a report in the Daily Herald. ...

Strike Against Waste Management In New Jersey Ends

Stephen Ursery

A strike against Houston-based Waste Management (WM) has ended. According to the Associated Press (AP), members of the Teamsters Local 701 voted 102-60 late last week to accept a five-year contract with WM. ...

Allied Waste Unveils New Financing Plan

Stephen Ursery

Allied Waste Industries Inc. has unveiled a new financing plan that the company says is aimed at "substantially enhancing liquidity, significantly extending maturities, reducing interest costs and improving its capital structure while accelerating de-leveraging."...

Waste Connections Reports $14 Million In Fourth-Quarter Net Income

Stephen Ursery

Waste Connections Inc., Folsom, Calif., reported $14.4 million in net income on $163.7 million in revenue during fourth-quarter 2004. ...

Diesel Pollution Still Serious Health Threat, Report Says

Stephen Ursery

Fine particle pollution from diesel vehicles kills nearly 21,000 Americans each year. That is one of the findings of a new study by the Boston-based Clean Air Task Force. ...

Schwarzenegger Drops Plan To Eliminate CIWMB

Stephen Ursery

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has withdrawn his proposal to eliminate 88 state boards and commissions, including the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB). ...

Bush Proposes Extending LFGE Tax Credit

Stephen Ursery

In his proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2006, President George W. Bush includes an extension of the Section 45 tax credits for landfill-gas-to-energy (LFGE) projects. ...

Palo Alto City Council Defeats Plan For Transfer Station

Stephen Ursery

The Palo Alto, Calif., City Council has defeated, by a 5-4 vote, a proposal to build a recycling center and garbage transfer station in the city’s "baylands" area. ...

Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. Reports Increase In Battery Collection

Stephen Ursery

The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. has reported that it collected more than 4.4 million pounds of rechargeable batteries in the United States and Canada in 2004....

SWANA, World Bank Undertake Tsunami Relief Effort

Stephen Ursery

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Silver Spring, Md., the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), Copenhagen, Denmark, and the World Bank, Washington, have created a partnership to help in the clean up of areas affected by the tsunami. ...