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BFI, Republic Wrangle in Miami 

Rebekah A. Hall

Miami -- BFI Waste Systems of North America has accused All Service Refuse of mailing cancellation letters to BFI commercial customers in the Miami-Dade...

Caterpillar Sales Up 

Rebekah A. Hall

Peoria, Ill. -- Caterpillar Inc. has announced its 2003 sales aof $22.76 billion and revenues of $1.1 billion, or $3.13 per share profit. The company...

IESI Landfill Receives Business of the Year Award 

Ft. Worth, Texas -- IESI Corp.'s Seneca Meadows Landfill has received Seneca County, N.Y., Chamber of Commerce's Business of the Year Award for 2003....

IESI Landfill Receives Business of the Year Award 

Ft. Worth, Texas -- IESI Corp.'s Seneca Meadows Landfill has received Seneca County, N.Y., Chamber of Commerce's Business of the Year Award for 2003....

Homeowners Sue Chicago Haulers Over Strike 

Patricia-Anne Tom

Chicago -- A group of residents in the Chicago area are suing Waste Management of Illinois, Groot Recycling and Waste, Onyx Waste Services, Homewood Disposal...

Mad Cow Creates Illegal Disposal Concerns 

Patricia-Anne Tom

Mabton, Wash. -- Following the nation's first case of mad cow disease, the industry should prepare itself for potential animal disposal problems, according...

SWANA’s O’Brien to Appear on 20/20 

Rebekah A. Hall

Silver Spring, Md. -- The Solid Waste Association of North America’s Director of Applied Research, Jeremy O’Brien, will represent the waste industry on...

WM Promotes Execs 

Rebekah A. Hall

Houston -- Waste Management Inc. (WMI) has announced the appointments of Cherie Rice as vice president and treasurer and Jimmy LaValley as senior vice...

In Memorium: Ken Pratt, Al-jon 

Rebekah A. Hall

Ottumwa, Iowa – The COO of Al-jon Inc., Ken Pratt, died on Dec. 24, 2003. He was 62. Pratt began his career in the late 1960s at Modesto, Calif.-based...

Pa. Recycling Tops 4 Million Tons 

Rebekah A. Hall

Harrisburg, Pa. – Pennsylvania counties have reported recycling more than 4 million tons of municipal materials in 2002, according to Governor Edward...

Republic and Waste Connections to Report 4th Quarter Earnings 

Rebekah A. Hall

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Republic Services Inc. has announced that it will report its fourth quarter financial results at 8:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, Feb....

Seattle Resumes Trash Collection 

Rebekah A. Hall

Seattle – Green trash bins have lined many Puget-Sound area streets after a heavy snowstorm visited the city last week, hindering garbage collection for...

Safety-Kleen President to Step Down 

Rebekah A. Hall

Plano, Texas – Safety-Kleen Corp. has announced that Ronald Rittenmeyer, the company’s chairman, CEO and president for two-and-a-half years will resign...

Supreme Court to Hear Anti-Smog Case 

Rebekah A. Hall

Washington, D.C. –- Supreme Court justices are considering whether Los Angeles may impose anti-smog rules that are tougher than the federal Clean Air...

Rechargeable Batteries Recycled 

Rebekah A. Hall

Atlanta -- The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) has announced recycling more than 4 million pounds of rechargeable batteries from the...

AW, WMI and Safety-Kleen Financial Updates 

Rebekah A. Hall

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Allied Waste Industries has announced that it will report its fourth quarter financial results at 5 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb.10, 2004....

Oregon’s Rigid Plastic Container Recycling Rate Drops 

Rebeakh A. Hall

Portland, Ore. – The recycling rate for rigid plastic containers dropped in 2002 to 26.2 percent from approximately 31 percent in 2001, the Oregon Department...

NYC Collects 100,000 Christmas Trees 

Rebekah A. Hall

New York – The New York Department of Sanitation collected an estimated 100,000 trees from Jan. 5 to Jan. 10 during its annual Christmas Tree Recycling...

Three Million Funds E-Waste Research 

Rebekah A. Hall

Washington, D.C. –- Congressman Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va., has obtained $3 million in new funding for a high-tech recycling initiative. The program, Mid-Atlantic...

Three Million Funds E-Waste Research 

Rebekah A. Hall

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Allan Mollohan, D-W.Va., has obtained $3 million in new funding for a high-tech recycling initiative. The program, Mid-Atlantic...

EPA Announces E-Waste Partnership 

Rebekah A. Hall

Washington, D.C. – Hoping to take a new approach to electronics recycling, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a new partnership...

Superfund Underfunded By Bush Administration 

Rebekah A. Hall

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of the Inspector General has reported that Superfund sites were underfunded...

WMI Files Petition for Judicial Review in Live Oak Case 

Rebekah A. Hall

Atlanta –- Waste Management of Georgia (WMI) has filed a Petition for Judicial Review with the Cobb County Superior Court in response to an administrative...

Honolulu Fined by EPA for Hazwaste Infractions 

Rebekah A. Hall

Honolulu – An agreement has been reached between the city and county of Honolulu and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, D.C.,...

In Memorium: Thomas Rumpke 

Rebekah A. Hall

Cincinnati –- Co-owner and co-president of Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc., Thomas Rumpke, died on Jan. 4 from cancer. He was 63. The company was founded...