Waste Age

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...

Allied Sells More Assets 

Rebekah A. Hall

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Allied Waste Industries Inc. has sold several additional assets in an effort to further divest to repay debt. The recent divestitures...

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...

Pa. Awards Waste Recovery Grants 

Rebekah A. Hall

Harrisburg, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen McGinty has announced that the agency will spend $137,600 for two Waste Recovery...

Canada Reopens Doors to Maine 

Rebekah A. Hall

Madawaska, Maine – Garbage trucks that had been denied entry into Canada from Maine earlier this week have been allowed to cross the border. When mad...

Casella Begins Operating NY Landfill 

Rebekah A. Hall

Rutland, Vt. –- Casella Waste Systems has begun operating the Ontario County, New York landfill, assuming all permitting and construction of the site....

WMI's Recycle America Wins Award 

Rebekah A. Hall

Houston –- Waste Management Inc. (WMI) has announced that its subsidiary, Recycle America Alliance, has been awarded the National Recycling Coalition’s...

WM Landfills Win Conservation Awards 

Rebekah A. Hall

Silver Springs, Md. –- The Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) has presented six Waste Management Inc. (WM) landfills with wildlife habitat conservation awards...

Allied Waste Converts Stock 

Rebekah A. Hall

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Shareholders of Allied Waste Industries Inc. have approved the converting of the company’s $1.3 billion Series A Preferred Stock for...

Allied Waste Converts Stock 

Rebekah A. Hall

Scottsdale, Ariz. – Shareholders of Allied Waste Industries Inc. have approved the converting of the company’s $1.3 billion Series A Preferred Stock for...

Seattle Mandates Recycling 

Rebekah A. Hall

Seattle -- The city council has made the recycling of paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, aluminum and tin cans mandatory for businesses and residents...

Calif Cities to Fight Gasification Plans 

Rebekah A. Hall

Alameda, Calif. -– Alameda, Oakland and San Leandro residents and other local health and environmental groups will hold a press conference Dec. 18, 2003,...

Caterpillar to Meet 2007 EPA Regs Without SCR Technology 

Rebekah A. Hall

Peoria, Ill. -- Caterpillar Inc. has announced that it will meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA), Washington, D.C., 2007 emission standards...

Shaw EMCON/OWN Acquires LFG&E International 

Rebekah A. Hall

Baton Rouge – The Shaw Group Inc. has announced that its solid waste subsidiary, Shaw EMCON/OWT Inc., has acquired LFG&E International (LFG&E), a supplier...

Shaw EMCON/OWT Acquires LFG&E International 

Rebekah A. Hall

Baton Rouge -- The Shaw Group Inc. has announced that its solid waste subsidiary, Shaw EMCON/OWT Inc., has acquired LFG&E International (LFG&E), a supplier...

North Hampton, Mass. - Dept. of Public Works Seeks Landfill Manager 

LANDFILL MANAGER CITY OF NORTHAMPTON, MA Full-time (40 hrs/wk) Landfill Manager for the Department of Public Works. Annual salary range: $37,475 – $57,876...

House Passes Canada-U.S. Trash Agreement 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- The House of Representatives has passed an amendment that would earmark $1 million to enforce a bilateral agreement stating Canada...

Study Finds Drivers Aren’t Buckling Up 

Rebekah A. Hall

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released a study that found that approximately 5,000 people are killed every year...

Study Finds Drivers Aren’t Buckling Up 

Rebekah A. Hall

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released a study that found that approximately 5,000 people are killed every year...

Atlanta's Landfill to Close 

Rebekah A. Hall

Atlanta -- A judge has ordered the Live Oak Landfill to close in December 2004. Live Oak is the metro areaÂ’s largest landfill, accepting approximately...

Atlanta's Landfill to Close 

Rebekah A. Hall

Atlanta –- A judge has ruled that the Live Oak Landfill close in December 2004. The landfill accepts approximately 4,500 tons per day, a majority of the...

EPA Administrator Plans to Improve Air Quality 

Rebekah A. Hall

Washington, D.C. -- Mike Leavitt, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) administrator, recently previewed his plan to improve the nation’s air quality...