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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. ...

Waste Management Announces Third Quarter Revenue

Wendy Angel

Houston – Waste Management, Houston, announced Thursday its earnings were up 44 percent for the third quarter. ...

Van Weelden Resigns As Allied Waste President; Firm Also Announces Third-Quarter Results

Stephen Ursery

Thomas H. Van Weelden has resigned, effective immediately, as president and board member of Allied Waste Industries Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. ...

Georgia Residents Consider Suing Atlanta Over Transfer Station Vote

Stephen Ursery

A group of Fulton County, Ga., residents is considering suing the city of Atlanta to prevent the city from shipping its trash to a transfer station in their neighborhood, according to the Web site of WSB-TV in Atlanta. ...

Waste Connections Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $22.5 Million

Stephen Ursery

Waste Connections Inc. has reported a third-quarter net income of $22.5 million, or $.46 per diluted share, on revenues of $165.4 million. ...

Severn Trent Services Begins Management Of Fresh Kills Leachate System

Stephen Ursery

Severn Trent Services, Ft. Washington, Pa., has begun providing operational, maintenance and management services for the leachate control system at Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island. ...

Atlanta Votes To Send Trash To Transfer Stations In Metro Area

Stephen Ursery

The Atlanta City Council has voted to send the city’s trash to two transfer stations in metro Atlanta. ...

Houston Launches "Stop Trashing Houston" Campaign

Stephen Ursery

The city of Houston has launched a "Stop Trashing Houston" campaign to crack down on people who "illegally dump trash or prematurely set out heavy trash," according to The Houston Chronicle. ...

SWANA Names Lori Scozzafava Deputy Executive Director

Stephen Ursery

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Silver Spring, Md., has appointed Lori Scozzafava to serve as deputy executive director, a newly created position. ...

U.S. Senate Passes Landfill Gas Tax Credits

Stephen Ursery

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a corporate tax bill that includes a landfill gas tax-credit measure. ...

Republic Services Sets Date For Third-Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Stephen Ursery

Republic Services, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., will release its third-quarter earnings report in a conference call on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 8:30 EST. ...

Honolulu Will Not Ship Trash To The Mainland

Stephen Ursery

A Honolulu official says the city will not ship its trash to Idaho or Washington state, a move the municipality had been exploring. ...

Allied Waste Announces Organizational Restructuring

Stephen Ursery

In a filing with the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Allied Waste Industries Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., stated that it will eliminate 30 jobs as part of a organizational restructuring. ...

Seattle City Council Approves New Recycling Measures

Stephen Ursery

The Seattle City Council has approved a series of initiatives aimed at boosting the city’s recycling rate. ...

New York Mayor Unveils Solid Waste Management Plan

Stephen Ursery

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has unveiled a plan to transport most of the city’s residential trash out of the city on barges. ...

California DOC Launches Revamped Recycling Web Site

Stephen Ursery

The California Department of Conservation has launched an updated version of its Web site located at www.bottlesandcans.com. ...

Wastequip Buys Certain Assets Of Hi-Rise Recycling

Stephen Ursery

Wastequip Inc., Cleveland, has purchased certain assets of Wooster, Ohio-based Hi-Rise Recycling Companies Inc. Wastequip plans to continue operations at Hi-Rise facilities in Phoenix and southern Florida....

Former Waste Company Owner Sentenced To Prison For Bribe

Stephen Ursery

The former owner of a waste services company has received a five-month prison sentence for bribing a Carson, Calif., councilman to support a garbage hauling contract, according to The Associated Press (AP). ...