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Waste Association Disagrees with Michigan Senate Committee on Waste Bills 

Lynn Schenkman

Lansing, Mich. -- The Michigan Waste Industries Association (MWIA) is voicing disagreement with a package of bills approved Tuesday by a state Senate...

Teamsters and Employers Reach Tentative Agreement in Strike 

Lynn Schenkman

Chicago -- Employers have accepted a tentative agreement from Teamsters in the Chicago garbage strike involving 3,300 employees of private waste companies....

Judge Halts Enforcement of County Law, Supports Argument in NSWMA Lawsuit 

Lynn Schenkman

Wayne County, Mich. -- Judge Marianne Battani of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan has issued a preliminary injunction...

Mediator Called in to Aid Strike Negotiations 

Lynn Schenkman

Chicago -- The strike between Teamsters representing trash haulers and the Chicagoland Refuse Haulers Association (CRHA) is one week old and, according...

West Palm Beach, Fla. - Solid Waste Authority Request for Qualifications 

Request for Qualifications Biosolids Processing Facility RFQ No. 04-201 The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County requests interested parties to...

Teamsters Reject Contract 

Lynn Schenkman

Chicago --The Teamsters union has rejected a labor contract proposed by the Chicago Area Refuse Haulers (CARH) Association that would have raised wages...

SWANA Briefs White House on LFG Tax Credits 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- Thomas Hadden, a member of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the executive director of the Iowa Metro Waste...

EPA Names New Superfund Sites 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added 12 final sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), including one...

Chicago Waiting Out Strike 

Lynn Schenkman

Chicago --The garbage strike that began Wednesday between the Teamsters Locals 731 and 301 and the Chicago Area Refuse Haulers Association has left trash,...

Allied Schedules Q3 Call 

Lynn Schenkman

Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Allied Waste Industries Inc. will report financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2003, in a conference call at 5...

Chicago Lockout Follows Strike 

Lynn Schenkman

Chicago -- Unable to reach contract resolutions, the Chicagoland Refuse Haulers Association (CRHA) has declared a lockout, ending all talks with Teamsters...

Chicago Lockout Follows Strike 

Lynn Schenkman

Chicago -- Unable to reach contract resolutions, the Chicagoland Refuse Haulers Association (CRHA) has declared a lockout, ending all talks with Teamsters...

WMI to Announce Q3 Earnings 

Lynn Schenkman

Houston -- Waste Management Inc. will host a conference call at 9 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST), Oct. 30, to discuss third quarter 2003 results. The...

Seattle Turns to Landfill to Raise Money for Budget Gap 

Lynn Schenkman

Seattle -- The King County Council is questioning the legal points of a proposal to generate funds to fill a budget gap by charging rent on the Cedar...

California Orders Older Garbage Trucks to De-Soot 

Lynn Schenkman

Sacramento -- The California Air Resources Board has mandated that older garbage trucks be retrofitted to eliminate soot from diesel exhaust. The engines...

Environmentalists Upset Over NEPA Proposals 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- Environmental groups are criticizing the Bush administration for changes it is proposing to the National Environmental Policy Act...

Waste Age Publisher Emeritus Dies 

Lynn Schenkman

Jerry Schwartz, Waste AgeÂ’s publisher emeritus, has died. The funeral is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 1, at IJ Morris, 21 Deer Park Road,...

California to Fine City for Failing to Reach Diversion Goals 

Lynn Schenkman

Sacramento -- The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) is planning to fine the city of Gardena in Los Angeles County $70,000 for failing...

California to Fine City for Failing to Reach Diversion Goals 

Lynn Schenkman

Sacramento -- The California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) is planning to fine the city of Gardena in Los Angeles County $70,000 for failing...

Edmon, Okla. - Progressive Development, L.L.C., Offers Business Opportunity 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Progressive Development, L.L.C. owns approximately 12.416 acres of land and a 11,480 square foot, three bay solid waste transfer...

California Gov. Signs E-Waste Law 

Lynn Schenkman

Sacramento -- Gov. Gray Davis has signed the California Electronics Waste Recycling Act of 2003. The new law, sponsored originally in the state senate...

SWANA Announces Key Speaker 

Lynn Schenkman

Silver Spring, Md. -- The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has announced Barry Breen will deliver the keynote address at WASTECON 2003,...

Volunteers Grab Beach Garbage in Cleanup Event 

San Francisco -- More than 40,000 volunteers participating in a public cleanup effort picked up more than 400,000 pounds of trash along beaches and inland...

Waste Connections to Announce Financial Results 

Lynn Schenkman

Folsom, Calif. -- Waste Connections Inc. will announce financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2003, on Oct. 22. The company will host...

Waste Industry Braces for Hurricane Cleanup 

Lynn Schenkman

Silver Spring, Md. -- Municipalities hit by Hurricane Isabel are pooling back-up and emergency staff and funds to clear the debris left in the storm’s...