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...
Waste Industries Reports First Quarter Results
Lynn Schenkman
Raleigh, N.C. -- Waste Industries USA Inc. has reported first quarter 2003 revenue of $62.9 million compared to $60 million for the quarter ended March...
Waste Connections Announces New Executive Positions
Lynn Schenkman
Folsom, Calif. -- Waste Connections Inc. has appointed Worthing Jackman to the newly created position of vice president of finance and investor relations....
WMI Announces Financial Results and Acquisitions
Lynn Schenkman
Houston -- Waste Management Inc. (WMI) announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003. Revenues for the quarter were $2.72 billion...
EPA Announces Land Reuse Will Be a Priority
Lynn Schenkman
Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an initiative focused on suggested models for land reuse within EPA’s...
Battery Recycling Comes to Staples
Lynn Schenkman
Atlanta -- The Rechargeable Battery Corp. (RBRC) has launched a battery-recycling program in Staples office supply stores throughout the United States....
Waste Authority Loses Flow Control Fight
Lynn Schenkman
Hattiesburg, Miss. -- The Pine Belt Regional Solid Waste Authority has lost its hold on flow control laws that required solid waste to go to the authorityÂ’s...
Smurfit-Stone Reports Net Loss
Lynn Schenkman
Chicago -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has reported first quarter 2003 financial results. The company reported a net loss of $33 million, or 13 cents...
California Senate Revisits Bottle Bill
Lynn Schenkman
Sacramento -- The California Senate Natural Resources Committee has passed a bill that will increase the redemption rate of beverage containers in California...
Waste Connections Reports Q1 Results
Lynn Schenkman
Folsom, Calif. -- Waste Connections Inc. announced first quarter earnings of 49 cents per diluted share on a diluted basis of 32.7 million shares. Revenue...
Heil Receives Patent for PowerLift Side Loader
Lynn Schenkman
Chattanooga, Tenn. -- Heil Environmental Industries has received a patent for its "rolling pivot" design of the lift mechanism on the PowerLift commercial...
Navistar Announces Personnel Changes
Lynn Schenkman
Warrenville, Ill. – Navistar International Corp., manufacturers of trucks and mid-range diesel engines, has announced Daniel C. Ustian, president and...
Waste Connections to Announce Earnings
Lynn Schenkman
Folsom, Calif. -- Waste Connections Inc. will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT April 23 to announce first-quarter earnings. The call will be broadcast...
Bondholders Seek Compensation Over False Waste Records
Lynn Schenkman
Columbia, S.C. -- A class of institutional bondholders has filed a motion for summary judgment against PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC), New York, for producing...
SWANA Announces Policy Initiative
Lynn Schenkman
Silver Spring, Md. -- The International Board of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), composed of 45 chapters throughout North America,...
NSWMA Adopts E-Waste Policy
Lynn Schenkman
Washington, D.C. -- The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) has adopted a policy that supports financial backing for electronic waste...
EPA Diesel Initiative Gets Stringent on Non-Road Vehicles
Lynn Schenkman
Washington D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed an emissions reduction initiative for non-road diesel engines used in construction,...
Waste Stocks Maintain Bearish Outlook
Lynn Schenkman
New York – According to JP Morgan Environmental Services Equity Research department, true pricing power is unlikely to be a reality in the waste industry....
RJM Receives Grant
Lynn Schenkman
Easley, S.C. – RJM Waste Equipment Co. has been awarded a $1,007,126 job-development grant. The grant program encourages capital expenditures in South...
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