Waste Age

Cow Disease Denies Trash Trucks Entry to Michigan 

Lynn Schenkman

Toronto -- Trucks trying to cross the border to Michigan hauling garbage and meat were sent back to Canada Wednesday after one cow in Fairview, Alberta,...

Heil Closes Facility in Phoenix 

Bill Wolpin

Chattanooga, Tenn. -- Heil Environmental Industries Inc. has announced it will close its Phoenix manufacturing facility and concentrate all North American...

Mexico Plans to Recycle PET Bottles 

Lynn Schenkman

Mexico City -- The Environment Ministry of Mexico is planning to recycle 35 percent of the country’s polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. The ministry...

Waste Pro Wins Three Contracts 

Lynn Schenkman

Longwood, Fla. -- Waste Pro USA Inc. has been awarded three municipal solid waste contracts in the Southeast valued at $2.8 million. In Florida, the company...

LMOP Seeks "Real-World" Papers for Conference 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- The Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) is looking for people to make presentations at the Seventh Annual Conference and Project...

New York Creates Fee to Cover Scrap Tire Costs 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- Following five years of persuasion, the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) has been victorious in influencing New York State to...

NASA First Federal Agency to Use LFG 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has praised the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for being the first...

Residents Fear Trash Will Linger Too Long on Curb 

Lynn Schenkman

New York -- City officials have announced a plan to cut trash pickups in Queens, Staten Island, and parts of Brooklyn and the Bronx from twice per week...

Belgrade, Serbia - Invitation for Expression of Interest 

The City of Belgrade (CB) is implementing the first PPP for a municipal service in Serbia in the solid waste sector. The service area includes 10 urban...

EPA Launches Web Tool for Auto Recyclers 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has introduced a Web-based compliance assistance center to help automotive recyclers...

Stericycle Reports Rise in Revenues and Net Income 

Lynn Schenkman

Lake Forest -- Stericycle Inc. has reported revenues of $112.3 million for the first quarter of 2003, ending March 31. Revenues went up 15.7 percent from...

Abstracts Due to SWANA for Special Wastes Papers 

Lynn Schenkman

Silver Spring, Md. -- The Solid Waste Association of North America has issued a call for papers to be presented at the Third Annual Special Waste Conference...

Los Alamos, N.M. - Solid Waste Division Manager 

Solid Waste Division Manager Hiring salary range: $54,748.00 to $82,121.00 DOQ Closing date: June 13, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. The Solid Waste Division Manager...

Call for Proposals 

DOCUMENT #2003-149P THE DESIGN/BUILD/OPERATION OF A SINGLE-STREAM MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITY AND DESIGN/BUILD OF A WASTE TRANSFER STATION AND ASSOCIATED...

Waste Recruiters Prepare to Launch Job Database 

Lynn Schenkman

Burleson, Texas -- Two waste executives are planning to launch an e-mail campaign as part of an effort to form a recruiting firm for the waste industry....

Onyx Driver Wins EIA Award 

Lynn Schenkman

Milwaukee -- Onyx Waste Services has announced that Charles Van Dyke has been selected out of approximately 125,000 other drivers as EIAÂ’s Small Industry...

Fleet Owners Needed for Online Truck Research Survey 

Lynn Schenkman

Marietta, Ohio -- The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) has posted a survey to gather information from fleet managers and owner operators to...

Seattle Looks to Boost Recycling at Apartments 

lynn Schenkman

Seattle -- Seattle Public Utilities has mailed more than 84,000 blue recycling bags to tenants of multi-family residences this week. The bags are part...

Waste Connections Gets Good Grade from S&P 

Lynn Schenkman

New York -- Standard & Poor (S&P) said it has revised its outlook on Waste Connections Inc. from stable to positive. S&P also affirmed the company’s existing...

EPA Updates Superfund List 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added seven new sites to the Superfund National Priority List (NPL) and...

Senior Citizens Criticize Bush’s Environmental Policies 

Lynn Schenkman

Iowa City, Iowa -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Washington, D.C., is fielding criticism from senior citizens that is aimed at President...

ISRI Moves on Tire Initiatives 

Lynn Schenkman

Washington, D.C. -- The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI) has approved two measures that promote tire recycling and the interests of...

Allied Reports Fall in Earnings, Completes Financing Plan 

Lynn Schenkman

Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Allied Waste Industries Inc. has reported revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003, were $1.309 billion, compared to $1.316...

Honolulu Disposal Purchases Horizon Waste 

Patricia-Anne TOm

Honolulu -- Honolulu Disposal Service Inc. has announced it is purchasing the assets of Horizon Waste Services of Hawaii Inc. THe purchase is set to close...

Horizon Waste To Cut 118 Jobs 

Patricia-Anne Tom

Honolulu -- Horizon Waste Services Inc. has notified the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations that it will close its Kapolei operations...