Collections & Transfer: Page 125
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Augusta, GA Looks to Save $2 Million by Switching Collection Schedule
Move has been approved in committee but not by full city commission
By Sean Griffey • May 11, 2012 -
Richmond Dropping to 4 Day Trash Collection Schedule
Changes to collection schedule designed to save money and start on July 9th
By Sean Griffey • May 10, 2012 -
More Labor Issues for Republic - Unit Locks Out Teamsters in Indiana
At issue is a plan to replace the Teamsters current pension plan with a 401(k)
By Sean Griffey • May 9, 2012 -
ReCommunity invests $15 million in Delaware Recycling Plant
Investment part of 20-year agreement to provide recycling services to the state
By Sean Griffey • May 9, 2012 -
Waste Management opens giant CNG facility in Chicago
Facility will be the state's largest commercial compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility.
By Sean Griffey • May 7, 2012 -
Medical Waste Partnership Launched by Sharps Compliance & Daniels Sharpsmart
Partnership will offer mail-back/ship-back solutions for small quantity generators of medical waste and used healthcare products
By Sean Griffey • May 4, 2012 -
E-Z Pack Purchased by Navistar
Truck body manufacturer, E-Z Pack, expects to continue building, marketing and supporting refuse truck bodies for integration with other OEM chassis.
By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012 -
3,000 Ton per Day Waste-to-Energy Plant Approved in Florida
The plant is scheduled to begin commercial operation in spring 2015
By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012 -
BHS acquires National Recovery Technologies
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012 -
Landfill Gas Project Delivering Power to Nissan in Mexico
Project is the first in Mexico to be registered with U.N. under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol
By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012 -
Plug gets pulled on curbside recycling in St. Pete
Waste Services of Florida Inc. has told St. Petersburg, Fla., city officials that it will not renew its curbside recycling contract.
By Sean Griffey • April 27, 2012 -
Republic Down Sharply After Earnings Miss, Lower Guidance
Stock down sharply based on earnings report. By Friday afternoon, stock was down ~13%.
By Sean Griffey • April 27, 2012 -
Waste Management Continues to Roll-out Crime Prevention Program
Waste Management introduced a new program called Waste Watch, which trains garbage truck drivers to keep a lookout for anything suspicious in the communities they serve
By Sean Griffey • April 26, 2012 -
25 Year Digestate Recycling Contract for 4R Recycling
Under this contract it is expected that the company will handle up to 25,000 tons of material per year.
By Sean Griffey • April 26, 2012 -
Wind pushes plastics deeper into oceans, driving trash estimates up
Decades of research into how much plastic litters the ocean, conducted by skimming only the surface, may in some cases vastly underestimate the true amount of plastic debris, according to an oceanographer.
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
Stars align for NASA's corporate sustainability initiative
Launch, a collaboration between NASA, the United States Agency of International Development (USAID), Nike and the U.S. State Department, has examined sustainability issues such as water, health and energy. Next up for Launch? Waste. "The average person just doesn't think about waste,&...
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
Study: Single-Stream is More Wasteful, Expensive
Sorted recycling systems win out over single-stream recycling in a head-to-head competition when the municipal playing fields are even, according to a research report
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
U.S. EPA Offers Up to $20 Million in Grants to Remake Fleets
Agency looks to reduce emissions from nation's existing diesel fleet
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
Could Biogas Fuel Cells Make Landfills the Perfect Site for Data Centers?
A small 200 kW prototype data center is claimed to offset over 907 tons of CO2 emissions per year - equivalent of about 300 Honda Civics being taken off the road.
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
Covanta to Commercialize its Gasification Technology
Pilot commercial demonstration proves viability of new 300-ton-per-day modular system
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
Massachusetts Seeks Zero Discharge Area for Bay
EPA is evaluating the proposal and accepting public comments
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
Waste Management Dedicates Commercial CNG Fueling Facility
Company expects 80% of its annual new collection vehicle purchases to be natural gas-powered trucks.
By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012 -
Man nabbed on scrap-stealing charges twice in same day
ManRobert caught stealing rain gutters and downspouts from local houses
By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012 -
Kellogg Co. sees waste-to-landfill numbers rise
Landfill waste increased approximately 9% in the past year.
By Sean Griffey • April 20, 2012 -
New technology uses less water and produces energy and fertilizer at the same time
Water is a valuable resource. New technologies are making it easier to handle drinking water responsibly, purify wastewater effectively and even recover biogas and fertilizer.
By Sean Griffey • April 19, 2012
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