EPA and western utilities promote safe disposal of CFC-laden appliances
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has joined with nine utility companies in the western United States to found the Responsible Appliance Disposal program, a voluntary effort to promote the environmentally responsible disposal of obsolete refrigerators and freezers....
American Beverage Association joins National Recycling Partnership
The American Beverage Association (ABA) has announced that it will join the National Recycling Partnership (NRP), a coalition dedicated to reinvigorating recycling in the United States....
Denver completes roll out of expanded recycling program
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper announced yesterday that the city had completed the expansion of its residential recycling service a full three years ahead of schedule. ...
Illinois governor issues e-waste mandate
Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich has issued an executive order instructing state agencies to recycle electronic equipment at the end of its useful life. ...
Dell unveils computer recycling service in China
Dell Computer announced today that it will begin offering no-charge computer recycling services to customers in Hong Kong and China by the end of November....
Veolia commissions landfill gas project in Alabama
Veolia Environmental Services (VES) has announced that it will use methane from its Star Ridge Landfill in Moody, Ala. to power nearby brick kilns owned by Jenkins Brick....
U.S. recycling more according to EPA
New data released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows that, including composting, the U.S. recycled 32 percent of its waste in 2005, up 2 percent from 2004 and doubling the percentage recycled in 1990. ...
Coalition of recycling interests calls for moratorium on PLA
A group of recycling companies and research organizations has issued a call for an embargo on polylactic acid or PLA, a bio-based plastic developed by NatureWorks....
Mack cuts workforce
Mack Trucks announced today that it would eliminate 450 jobs over the next six months at its truck assembly plant in Macungie, Pa....
CEA calls for national electronics recycling solution
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), citing the results of a study released by the National Electronics Recycling Information Clearinghouse (NERIC), is calling for a formalized, nationwide approach to the recycling of electronics....
EPA unveils new grants to encourage methane energy solutions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting proposals for projects that support the Methane to Markets Partnership. ...
Vermont WTE plant awarded permit to expand
The Washington Electric Cooperative has received clearance from the Vermont Public Service Board to expand its methane-powered electricity plant located at a landfill in Coventry, Vt....
Hazardous waste leak discovered at Lowell, Ind. landfill
Barrels leaking high levels of methane, hydrogen cyanide, lead and arsenic were discovered in a landfill in Lowell, Ind., shortly after sensors were installed to test for toxic chemicals....
SWANA names new president
Tom Parker has been named the new president of the Solid Waste Association of North America....
Lancaster County Solid Waste joins Chicago Climate Exchange
The Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) in Lancaster, Pa. has become the first public environmental services organization in the United States to join the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the first legally-binding, multi-sector market for reducing and trading greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions....
Toronto nixes use of plastic bags for collecting recyclables
After conducting a pilot program testing the feasibility of city-provided clear plastic bags to aggregate recyclables for curbside collection, Toronto officials have tossed out the idea. ...
New Jersey awards $4.5 million in recycling grants
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced $4.5 million in grants to support local recycling programs in the state....
Cadillac, Mich., residents file lawsuit over landfill leak
Homeowners from 17 townships in Cedar Creek, Mich., have filed a lawsuit against Wexford County, the Wexford County Landfill and the Wexford Department of Public Works alleging that improper waste disposal led to the contamination of the area’s groundwater and more than $1 million in property damage. ...
Alcan to build new recycling plant in Quebec
Montreal-based aluminum recycler Alcan will build a $180 million aluminum spent pot lining recycling plant in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region....
Carolinas Recycling Group to merge with Atlantic Scrap
Lyman, S.C.-based Carolinas Recycling Group has announced plans to merge with Atlantic Scrap and Processing of North Carolina....
Dell launches free computer recycling
Beginning Friday, Dell will launch a free program to collect and recycle its legacy products....
Supreme Court agrees to review flow control case
The U.S. Supreme Court will review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s decision in the United Haulers Association v. Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority (N.Y.) case. ...
New director appointed to Clean Harbors board
Today, Norwell, Mass.-based Clean Harbors named Gene Banucci to its board of directors....
Detroit to resume bulk trash pickup
After eliminating monthly bulk trash pickup due to budgetary constraints, Detroit plans to restore bulk collection on a quarterly basis beginning Oct. 1....
EPA issues guidelines for recycling of foundry sand
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published “The State Toolkit for Developing Beneficial Reuse Programs for Foundry Sand,” which is designed to help create markets for the millions of tons of waste sand produced by the U.S. foundry industry each year....
