Waste Age Magazine | Daily News Archive

IESI Reports Q4 Revenue Increase

Patricia-Anne Tom

IESI Corp. reported revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2004, increased 33.7 percent to $74.1 million, compared to revenue of $55.4 million for the same period in 2003. ...

Waste Industries To Pay Dividends

Patricia-Anne Tom

Waste Industries USA Inc.’s Board of Directors has declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.08 per share, payable to shareholders on June 1, 2004. ...

Idaho Waste Systems Offers Waste-By-Rail Service

Erin Spinka

Idaho Waste Systems (IWS) has begun a waste-by-rail service for municipal and industrial customers in the Pacific Northwest. ...

LaBrie Awarded Patent For Bi-Compartment Truck

Erin Spinka

LaBrie Equipment Ltd. has received a U.S. patent for its automated bi-compartment truck, which features a chute system designed to collect two types of waste at once. ...

EPA Updates Engine Emissions Certification Fees

Patricia-Anne Tom

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating its regulations for Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program fees, changing the fee structure for on-highway cars and trucks to reflect the increased costs of implementing the EPA's emissions standards. ...

EPA Announces $1.5 Million for Diesel Retrofits

Patricia-Anne Tom

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Transportation and Air Quality is providing up to $1.5 million in funds to projects that demonstrate the innovative use of EPA verified pollution control equipment in reducing emissions from diesel fleets affecting sensitive populations....

RecycleNet Announces 23 Percent Sales Increase

Erin Spinka

RecycleNet Corp. has reported net earnings of $16,110 on net revenues of $526,630 for the first quarter of 2004, compared to a net loss of $23,249 on net revenues of $427,819 for the first quarter of 2003....

Schwarzenegger Appoints Two to CIWMB

Patricia-Anne Tom

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed two new members -- Rosario Marin and Rosalie Mulé -- to the California Integrated Waste Management Board, bringing the state solid waste regulatory agency up to full voting capacity....

NSWMA Premiers Safety Video at WasteExpo

Patricia-Anne Tom

The National Solid Wastes Management Association will be premiering a safety video at WasteExpo....

WM, Teamsters Still Negotiating Waste Contract

Patrica-Anne Tom

Houston-based Waste Management Inc. (WM) officials and Teamsters Union Local 533 garbage workers are continuing discussions over a new labor contract to avoid a possible labor strike in the Reno-Sparks, Nev., area....

Waste Industries Acquires Two Haulers

Patricia-Anne Tom

Waste Industries Inc. has acquired County Garbage of Alamance County, N.C., and M&M Sanitation in South Carolina. ...

Waste Pro Makes Five Acquisitions

Erin Spinka

Waste Pro USA Inc. has acquired three private hauling companies: Central Florida Refuse, Orlando, Fla.; Lott’s Construction Services, Orlando, Fla.; and Sunshine Waste Services, Hilton Head, S.C. ...

EPA’s Horinko Resigns

Patricia-Anne Tom

Marianne Lamont Horinko, assistant administrator for Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, has resigned. ...

New York Unveils Recycling Plate

Patricia-Anne Tom

The state Motor Vehicles Department is unveiling a new "New York Recycles" license plate today....

Stericycle Q1 Income Up 30 Percent

Patricia-Anne Tom

Stericycle has reported net income of $19.1 million for the first quarter of 2004, up 30.3 percent from the same period one year ago....

Waste Connections Announces Stock Repurchase Program

Patricia-Anne Tom

Waste Connections Inc.’s Board of Directors has authorized a common stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $200 million of common stock over a two-year period. ...

Republic Services Reports 2004 First Quarter Earnings

Erin Spinka

Republic Services Inc. has reported first quarter earnings for 2004 increased 7.2 percent from $594.6 million in first quarter 2003 to $637.3 million. ...

Waste Industries Reports A 10 Percent Revenue Increase

Erin Spinka

Waste Industries USA Inc. has reported first quarter 2004 revenue increased to $69.2 million from $62.9 million for first quarter of 2003. ...

Waste Connections’ Earnings Increasing

Erin Spinka

Waste Connections Inc. has announced its first quarter earnings for the first quarter of 2004 increased 16.2 percent to $149.3 million from $128.5 million in first quarter 2003. ...

Waste Management Revenues Increase 6 Percent

Erin Spinka

Waste Management Inc. has announced revenues for its first quarter in 2004 increased 6 percent to $2.9 billion, up from $2.73 billion for the same period in 2003. ...

Ruling Upholds Federal Clean Air Act Standards

Erin Spinka

In an 8-to-1 vote on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that local districts cannot create legislation countering federal Clean Air Act standards. ...

Report Considers Mobile Phones Hazardous Waste

Erin Spinka

The Basel Action Network (BAN), Seattle, has released two independent studies revealing that discarded mobile phones that no longer contain batteries still qualify as hazardous waste. ...

Bill Banning Junk Mail Rejected

Erin Spinka

The California State Legislature’s Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media Committee recently voted down a bill that would have required companies that send direct mail, to provide free returns for the unwanted mailings. ...