Waste Age Magazine | Daily News Archive

Holiday Season Brings More Trash

Stephen Ursery

The holiday season has arrived — and that means more garbage for the solid waste industry. ...

NSWMA Comments on FMCSA On-Board Truck Recorder Proposal

Patricia-Anne Tom

Responding to a recent Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposal, the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) says requiring electronic on-board recorders on trucks that monitor drivers' compliance with hours of service requirements will create unnecessary expenses for the waste industry....

SWANA Book Offers Help For Christmas Tree Recycling Programs

Stephen Ursery

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Silver Spring, Md., has for sale on its Web site a book designed to help communities organize Christmas tree recycling programs. ...

Ernst & Young Honors Waste Industry Legend Wayne Huizenga

Stephen Ursery

New York-based Ernst & Young has awarded Wayne Huizenga, chairman of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based Huizenga Holdings Inc. and a major figure in the history of the solid waste industry, its 2004 Overall National Entrepreneur of the Year Award. ...

Palo Alto, Calif., Looks Toward Zero Waste Plan

Stephen Ursery

The City Council of Palo Alto, Calif., has voted to draft a zero waste goal and action plan that it will then vote on next spring. ...

WCA Waste Purchases Rural Disposal Inc.

Stephen Ursery

WCA Waste Corp., Houston, has acquired Willow Springs, Mo.-based Rural Disposal Inc., a collection company that services approximately 2,300 customers. ...

Agreement Creating Methane To Markets Partnership Is Signed

Stephen Ursery

Mike Leavitt, administrator of the Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and representatives from 13 other countries signed an agreement yesterday to formally create the Methane to Markets Partnership....

Peekskill, N.Y., Reinstitutes Refuse Trucking Fee

Stephen Ursery

The city of Peekskill, N.Y., has reinstituted a refuse fee in an attempt to pay for road wear and tear it says is caused by trash trucks, according to a report in The Journal News newspaper....

Seattle Public Utilities Launches Recycling Awareness Ad Campaign

Stephen Ursery

To celebrate America Recycles Day, Seattle Public Utilities, the Washington State Department of Ecology and a group of local solid waste agencies in the Puget Sound area have launched a television advertising campaign aimed at encouraging viewers to recycle. ...

Waste Services Inc. Increases Revenue During Third Quarter

Stephen Ursery

Waste Services Inc., Burlington, Ontario, Canada, has reported a net loss of $5.7 million on revenues of $94.6 million during third-quarter 2004. ...

Landfill Fire In Suburban Chicago Rages On

Stephen Ursery

An underground fire at a former landfill in suburban Chicago’s Greene Valley Forest Preserve continues to smolder while investigators have yet to discover the location of an oxygen leak that’s fueling the blaze, according to a report in the Daily Herald newspaper. ...

Dallas' Recycling Pilot Program Faring Well

Stephen Ursery

Two months in, the city of Dallas’ yearlong recycling pilot program is faring well. According to a report in The Dallas Morning News, all four neighborhoods in the program have the exceeded the household participation rate goal of 30 percent. ...

SWANA Submits Comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce About Electronics Recycling

Wendy Angel

The U.S. Department of Commerce held a roundtable discussion in September regarding the formation of national policy for electronics recycling and requested comments. The Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA) recommendations include:...

Recycle America Alliance To Acquire Quality Paper

Patricia-Anne Tom

Recycle America Alliance, a subsidiary of Waste Management Inc., has signed an agreement to acquire the group of Quality Paper facilities....

Industry Representatives Discuss Merger of WasteExpo, Wastecon Trade Shows

Patricia-Anne Tom

On Thursday, industry representatives met to discuss the possible merger of the WasteExpo and Wastecon trade shows. ...

New York Joins Iniatiative to Curb Backyard Burning

Wendy Angel

New York has joined seven Northeast states in a regional effort to reduce pollution caused by backyard burning of household waste....

Fulton County Fights Atlanta Trash Plan

Patricia-Anne Tom

Fulton County is threatening legal action over Atlanta's plan to truck its garbage over county lines....

SPSA Entering Landfill Market Despite Threat of Lawsuit

Patricia-Anne Tom

The Southeastern Public service Authority has decided to accept construction and demolition debris at its landfill, muchto the chagrin of private sector operators in the area....

CIWMB Announces WRAP Award Winners

Patricia-Anne Tom

The California Integrated Waste Management Board, through its Waste Reduction Awards Program, has recognized several private and nonprofit organizations for their waste diversion efforts. ...

Republic Services Announces Third Quarter Results

Wendy Angel

Fort Lauderdale -- Republic Services has reported a net income of $62.5 million on total revenues of $699.9 million for the third quarter of 2004, up almost 40 percent from its $44.7 million net income for the same period last year....

Los Angeles to Study Urban Landfills

Wendy Angel

Los Angeles -- The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to pay for a study on urban landfills using funds from a trust fund created a decade ago by the operators of Sunshine Canyon landfill....

SPX To Sell Bomag Unit

Stephen Ursery

SPX Corp., Charlotte, N.C., has announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Bomag unit to Bordeaux, France-based Fayat for approximately $446 million in cash. ...

WCA Waste Corp. Announces Third Quarter Results

Stephen Ursery

For third-quarter 2004, WCA Waste Corp. has reported a net income of $1.1 million on revenues of $19.8 million. ...

Republic Names Former Roadway CEO To Its Board

Stephen Ursery

Republic Services, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has announced that Michael Wickham, retired chairman and CEO of Roadway Corp., will serve on the firm’s Board of Directors. ...