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Baton Rouge Launches Curbside Campaign

The city of Baton Rouge, La., has been selected by the Curbside Value Partnership, Arlington, Va., to start a “CART IT!” public relations campaign to encourage residents to increase their curbside recycling. ...

U.S. Coast Guard Breaks Ground for Landfill GTE Facility

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced a ceremony to break ground for its landfill gas co-generation plant in Baltimore, Md. ...

ISRI Approves New Railroad Transportation Policy

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, has approved a new railroad transportation policy that promotes federal legislation and other efforts encouraging railroads to significantly increase their investment in rail cars needed to transport scrap materials. ...

Geocycle Acquires Premier Environmental Management

Geocycle US, Dundee, Mich., has acquired Premier Environmental Management, St. George, S.C. ...

American LaFrance Announces Promotion

American LaFrance, Summerville, S.C., has promoted Jeff Cook to national sales manager for the commercial division. ...

Keep America Beautiful Announces 2007 Cleanup Results

Keep America Beautiful, Stamford, Conn., has released the results of its annual Great American Cleanup, which included more than 30,000 local events in all 50 states. ...

Rumpke Looks to Expand Kentucky Landfill

Cincinnati-based Rumpke Consolidated Co. has received a draft permit from the Kentucky Division of Waste Management to expand its Pendleton County Landfill in Butler, Ky....

Allied Waste Reports Third-Quarter Earnings

Phoenix-based Allied Waste has announced third quarter 2007 revenues of $1.56 billion, an increase from $1.53 billion in the same quarter in 2006. ...

Advanced Waste Services Receives Growth Award

Milwaukee, Wis.-based Advanced Waste Services has received a Mid-Market Growth Award from the Milwaukee Business Journal as one of the fastest growing mid-market companies in the Milwaukee area....

SCS Engineers Hires New CFO

SCS Engineers, Long Beach, Calif., has hired Curtis Jang as the firm’s new chief financial officer....

WASTEC and Waste Age Introduce Waste Industry Marketplace

The Waste Equipment Technology Association (WASTEC) has partnered with Waste Age to launch a new online Waste Industry Marketplace. ...

NYC Dept. of Sanitation Announces New Appointments

The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced the appointments of Bernard Sullivan as director of the Bureau of Cleaning and Collection and Michael Bellew as chief of cleaning operations....

Waste Management Announces Third-Quarter Earnings

Houston-based Waste Management has announced third-quarter revenues of $3.4 billion, a decrease from $3.44 billion in third-quarter 2006. ...

MHF Logistical Solutions Names New President and CEO

Pittsburgh-based MHF Logistical Solutions has named Tom Piatak as its new president and CEO....

American LaFrance Appoints new President and CEO

American, LaFrance, Summerville, S.C., has announced Bill Hinz will take over as the new president and CEO. ...

Waste Connections Reports Third Quarter Earnings

Waste Connections, Folsom, Calif., reported third quarter revenues of $250.8 million, an increase from $216.5 million in third-quarter 2006. ...

Covanta Reports Third Quarter Increases

Covanta Holding Corp., Fairfield, N.J., has reported third quarter revenues of $352.4 million, a $41.3 million increase from $311.1 million in third-quarter 2006. ...

Trail King Opens New Plant in North Dakota

Trail King Industries, Mitchell, S.D., has opened a new manufacturing plant in West Fargo, N.D., which spans 160,000 square feet and currently employs 175 workers....

Waste Industries USA Receives Offer to Go Private

Waste Industries USA, Raleigh, N.C., has received an offer from a group of investors led by Lonnie Poole Jr., the company’s founder and chairman, and Jim Perry, the firm’s president and CEO, to take the company private. ...

SWANA, APWA to Co-Locate Shows in 2010

The Solid Waste Management Association of North America (SWANA) and the American Public Works Association (APWA) have reached an agreement to co-locate SWANA’s WASTECON and APWA’s International Public Works Congress and Exposition in Boston on Aug. 15-17, 2010....

EIA Elects New Board Member

The Environmental Industries Association (EIA) has elected Charles C. Appleby as the newest member of its board of trustees. ...

Advanced Disposal Announces Promotions

Advanced Disposal Services, Jacksonville, Fla., has announced the promotions of R. Mark Odekirk to district manager of the Atlanta market, Michael Cosman to district manager of the Montgomery, Ala., and Auburn-Opelika, Ala., markets and William R. Williams to general manager of the Augusta, Ga., and Aiken, S.C., markets....