Veolia ES Solid Waste announces two acquisitions
Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc., Lombard, Ill., has acquired Harry’s Refuse Disposal, Inc. of Franklin, Pa. and Roy’s Disposal of Spurgeon, Ind. ...
Waste Connections names new board member
Folsom, Calif.-based Waste Connections announced Edward E. Guillet as the newest member of its board of directors....
Waste Management announces plan to increase stock repurchases by up to $600 million
Houston-based Waste Management’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of an additional $600 million in stock, which brings the total amount authorized for 2007 repurchasing to $1.8 billion. ...
Veolia ES Solid Waste becomes newest NSWMA member
The National Solid Waste Management Association announced Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. as its newest corporate member. ...
Illegal drop-offs plague Allied Waste facility in Boise, Idaho
Illegal midnight drop-offs at an Allied Waste collection site in Boise, Idaho have led the company to threaten violators with expensive fines or jail time. ...
Allied Waste announces general counsel hiring
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Allied Waste announced the hiring of Timothy R. Donovan as the executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. ...
Canadian waste volumes in Michigan increase
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality reported in its annual summary that the overall tonnage of Canadian waste shipped to the state increased to 5.7 million tons in 2006 from 5.6 million tons in 2005. ...
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Waste Industries USA reports a fourth-quarter net income gain of 36 percent.
Preliminary financial results showed Raleigh, N.C.-based Waste Industries USA experienced a fourth-quarter net income of $5.4 million, up from $4 million in 2005. ...
Pure Earth acquires three Vineland recycling companies
Pure Earth Inc., Trevose, Pa., announced an agreement to acquire three recycling companies in Vineland, N.J. ...
Judge Blocks New Jersey's Efforts to Regulate Railyard Transfer Stations
A federal judge has at least temporarily thwarted New Jersey's attempts to regulate railyard transfer stations. ...
Honeywell fined $500,000 for hazardous waste violations
Under a consent judgment, Honeywell Inc. was ordered to pay $500,000 for hazardous waste violations in Mohave County, Ariz. ...
Allied Waste names two new board members
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Allied Waste has appointed William J. Flynn and John M. Trani to its Board of Directors, effective Feb. 19. ...
Nissan plant named recycler of the year
Nissan North America’s powertrain assembly plant was named Tennessee Recycler of the Year for 2006....
Organizations launch cell phone recycling campaign
Sprint Nextel, The Wireless Alliance and Keep America Beautiful are teaming up during the 2007 Great American Cleanup in an effort to recycle old wireless phones....
Allied Waste says taxes nullified fourth quarter profits
Citing state and federal income taxes as a factor, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Allied Waste Industries reported zero net income for the fourth quarter 2006....
Denver planning Colorado’s first landfill gas plant
The city of Denver has proposed the construction of a gas-to-energy plant using methane from two of the city’s landfills....
AF&PA accepting nominees for paper recycling awards
This is the final week to nominate candidates for the American Forest & Paper Association’s (AF&PA) 2007 Recycling Awards....
IESI acquires Allied Waste’s NYC operations
IESI Corporation, of Fort Worth, Texas, announced today that it has acquired the New York City commercial waste hauling operations of Phoenix-based Allied Waste Industries, Inc....
Waste Management reports 15 percent drop in earnings
Fourth quarter financial results released today by Houston-based Waste Management reveal that the company’s fourth-quarter earnings fell 15 percent compared to one year ago....
SWANA accepting award nominations
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is seeking nominees for its Excellence Awards Program, which recognizes programs or facilities that demonstrate outstanding achievements in various segments of the solid waste industry....
NSWMA challenges proposed Employee Free Choice Act
The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) has announced its opposition to legislation that it says will compromise workers’ rights to a federally supervised secret ballot election when deciding whether or not to join a union....
Wastequip changes ownership
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, a private equity investment affiliate of Credit Suisse, has announced the sale of Wastequip to Odyssey Investment Partners LLC in a transaction valued at $616 million....
Kentucky offers recycling grants
In an effort to address a perceived lack of funding for local recycling initiatives, the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet’s Division of Waste Management (DWM) is soliciting grant proposals for projects that promote an integrated infrastructure and public education, with priority given to local recycling....
Plastic interests petition Oregon to amend recycling laws
A coalition of industry groups have filed a petition with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to ask that the state’s law on recycling rigid plastic containers be amended....
