Waste Age

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...

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...

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...

KC's Recycling Snag 

Rebekah A. Hall

Kansas City, Mo. –- Despite not being able to obtain recycling containers, Kansas City still plans on implementing its recycling program beginning in...

Biosolids Unrestricted 

Rebekah A. Hall

Lynchburg, Va. -- A federal judge has rejected a Virginia county's laws that bans biosolids from being used as fertilizer on farm fields and pastures....

Casella Reports Fiscal Results 

Rebekah A. Hall

Rutland, Vt. – Casella Waste Systems Inc. has reported revenues of $112 million for the second quarter of the 2004 fiscal year. The company also announces...

WM Turned Down in Pottstown 

Rebekah A. Hall

Pottstown, Pa. -- Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection has rejected a request by Houston-based Waste Management Inc. (WM) to expand the...

Pensacola, Fla. - Escambia County Seeks Director of Sanitation 

POSITION AVAILABLE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL JOB POSTING Escambia County Utilities Authority P. O. Box 15311, Pensacola, Fl 32514 RECRUIT@ecua.org. DIRECTOR OF...

Pennsylvania Awards Recycling 

Lynn Schenkman

Harrisburg, Pa. -- Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen McGinty announced that 181 Pennsylvania communities will share $3.76 million...

NYC Reviewing Waste Disposal Options, Again 

Rebekah A. Hall

New York -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is taking another look at the Big Apple’s solid waste disposal options. In July 2002, the mayor announced plans...

NYC Looks at Waste Disposal Options, Again 

Rebekah A. Hall

New York -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is taking another look at the Big Apple’s solid waste disposal options. In July 2002, the mayor announced plans...

Michigan Legislature Reconvenes on Landfill Issues 

Rebekah A. Hal

Lansing, Mich. -- Because Michigan cannot ban Canadian waste from entering its landfills, when state lawmakers reconvene today, they will consider bills...

New Rule to Spike Cell Phone Tossing 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- A new rule taking effect Nov. 24 will allow cell phone users to keep their phone numbers if they buy new cell phones or switch providers....

Schwarzenegger Halts Laws for Review 

Lynn Schenkman

Sacramento, Calif -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed an executive order requiring a six-month halt to writing and implementing new regulations so...