Veolia Agrees to Buy Allied Assets
Veolia Environmental Systems, Milwaukee, Wis., has announced the purchase of certain solid waste landfill and collection assets located in the Midwest and Southeast from Allied Waste, Phoenix, for $86 million. ...
RecycleBank Appoints New President
RecycleBank, Philadelphia, has announced Matthew Tucker was appointed as President....
Heil Environmental Hires New Customer Support Manager
Heil Environmental, Chattanooga, Tenn., has announced the hire of Bill Shaw as the new customer support manager....
Veolia ES acquires Missouri hauler
Veolia Environmental Systems, Milwaukee, Wis., has announced the acquisition of Otis & Sons Trash Disposal, Boonville, Mo....
Republic Reports Second Quarter Gains in Net Income
Republic Services, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has reported a net income of $87.2 million on revenues of $808 million for second-quarter 2007. ...
Ingersoll-Rand Sells Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments Business for $4.9 Billion
Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda, has announced the sale of its Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments business units to Doosan Infracore, Suwanee, Ga., for approximately $4.9 billion. ...
GE Acquires California Landfill Gas Recovery Project
GE Energy Financial Services, Stamford, Conn., has acquired a 90 percent interest and limited partnership in the Scholl Canyon Landfill gas project in Glendale, Calif., from the Scholl Canyon Landfill Gas Corp....
Intechra announces acquisitions
Jackson, Miss.-based Intechra, which provides e-waste recycling services, has announced the acquisition of BCS Logistics, Dallas, and Lifecycle Partners, Merrimack, N.H. ...
STB Rules Certain Activities at Transloading Site Would Be Subject to State and Local Regulations
The federal Surface Transportation Board (STB) has ruled that some waste-handling activities that New England Transrail would engage in at its proposed transloading facility in Wilmington, Mass., would be subject to state and local regulations. ...
Pennsylvania Board Upholds Federal Railway Regulations
The Surface Transportation board has upheld recent federal regulations by ruling that Hainesport Industrial Railroad, Hainesport, Pa., would not be subject to local oversight for transporting solid waste....
Waste Pro Announces Acquisitions
Waste Pro USA, Longwood, Fla., has announced the acquisition of A to Z Waste Services, Atlanta, the assets of Waste Management in Liberty County, Fla., and Choice Environmental in St. Lucie County, Fla....
Fecon Announces Personnel Hirings
Fecon Inc., Lebanon, Ohio, has announced Darden Whitaker as the new customer service manager and Anthony Nikodym as regional manager of western Canadian markets. ...
Wisconsin's Imported Trash Continues to Decline
For the second straight year, the amount of garbage trucked into Wisconsin from out of state and dumped in its landfills has declined....
Waste Management Launches Waste-to-Energy Initiative
Waste Management, Houston, has announced plans to expand its landfill gas to energy practices adding 60 new facilities over the next five years....
Veolia Acquires Waste Management Landfill
Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc., Lombard, Ill., has acquired the landfill and hauling operations of Waste Management’s subsidiary near Summer, Ill. ...
Rumpke Names New Vice President
Rumpke Consolidated Cos., Cincinnati, has announced Michael Nelson will serve as vice president of its southern market. ...
Heil Sales and Marketing Executive Dies
Heil Environmental, Chattanooga, Tenn., has announced that David Baratti died over the weekend at his home in Chattanooga....
Florida County Turns Trash Into Artificial Reef
Florida’s Collier County has announced it has nearly completed installation of a $100,000 artificial reef nine miles off the county’s coast. ...
N.E. Hauler Enters Guilty Plea
In an ongoing probe into the trash industry in parts of Connecticut and New York, Jason Manafort pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to destruction of property to prevent its seizure. ...
SWANA Proposes Amendments in Support of RISE Act
In response to the federal Recycling Investment Saves Energy (RISE) Act of 2007, the Solid Waste Association of North America, Silver Spring, Md., has proposed amendments including a revision of the definition of recycling to include composting, the option of a tax credit as the alternative to accelerated depreciation, and a mechanism for the public sector to directly benefit from the financial incentives. ...
SWANA Seeks Industry Help to Update Certification Courses
The Solid Waste Association of North America, Silver Spring, Md., has announced it will be changing its Construction and Demolition Debris, Managing MSW Recycling Systems and Managing Transfer Systems courses. ...
Montauk Teams Up for New Gas Recovery Facility Near Cincinnati
Montauk Energy Capital, Pittsburgh, Pa., today opened a landfill gas recovery facility at the Rumpke Sanitary Landfill in Colerain Township, Ohio. ...
Advanced Disposal Acquires Arrow Disposal
Advanced Disposal Services, Jacksonville, Fla., has announced the acquisition of Arrow Disposal Service, Birmingham, Ala. ...
Covanta Agrees to Operate Harrisburg Authority’s Waste-to-Energy Facility
Covanta Holding, Fairfield, N.J., has announced a 10-year agreement with the Harrisburg Authority to operate its waste-to energy facility in Harrisburg, Pa. ...
Allied Waste Appoints New Board Member
Allied Waste Industries, Phoenix, Ariz., has announced the addition of Leon J. Level to its board of directors. ...
