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Trash disposal rates will increase 5% for residents in Gresham, OR
Gresham City Council considered several factors, such as increased hauling fees and equipment costs, when planning to increase trash disposal rates for residential and business customers.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 9, 2015 -
SC recycling company turns 100% of coal ash into usable product
Instead of sending coal ash to a landfill, Santee Cooper is sending ash to SEFA Group, where 100% of the ash waste is being recycled into a usable product for cement.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 8, 2015 -
Discrepancies still unresolved between Athens-Hocking recycling, waste companies
The Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District board in Ohio rejected a proposal from Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers Inc. this week, leaving agreements unresolved.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 7, 2015 -
Baltimore City landfill staffer pleads guilty to 14-year bribery conspiracy
One Baltimore City DPW employee will face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy and solicitation of bribes.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 7, 2015 -
Recycling fee sought in Fort Collins, CO to offset waste hauler costs
Due to a new hauling charge for recycable materials, Gallegos Sanitation Inc. is seeking permission from Fort Collins officials to charge customers a fee for curbside recycling.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 6, 2015 -
DE recycling center could close due to illegal dumping
Illegal dumping at one recycling drop-off center in Delaware has prompted state officials to post a scary sign in the center, but its effectiveness is questionable.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 6, 2015 -
Indiana implements new Slow Down To Get Around law
Indiana is now the ninth state to pass a Slow Down to Get Around law, protecting waste workers along the state's roadways from careless drivers.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 2, 2015 -
UPDATE: Deffenbaugh, Omaha agree to extend co-collection of waste
After a July 1 meeting, Deffenbaugh Industries and the City of Omaha reached an agreement that will allow Deffenbaugh to pick up both trash and yard waste in the same vehicle until October.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 2, 2015 -
Edelman
Deep DiveNovolex exec: Plastic bag industry 'is about sustainability'
Senior director Phil Rozenski said his company believes people should have a choice in using plastic, paper, or reusable plastic bags, rather than having the government decide for them.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 1, 2015 -
Waste Management, California Waste Solutions share Oakland contract
The companies will both serve Oakland, CA, residences and businesses in a new waste pick-up, composting, and recycling system in the city.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 1, 2015 -
DTE Energy to install solar-powered waste collection sites in downtown Detroit
DTE Energy will soon place solar-powered composters and recyclables bins in several spots in Detroit's downtown.
By Jonathan Barnes • July 1, 2015 -
Newcomer K2 Waste merges with Lake Country Disposal
The recently formed, Texas-based company seeks to assemble a group of waste industry firms.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 30, 2015 -
North Carolina waste hauler under fire after alleged spotty service
Waste Pro could lose its contract with Buncombe County due to its inability to recover logistically from two employees quitting the company.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 29, 2015 -
New recycling center keeps county's recycling trending upward
In recent years Delaware County, NY has decreased what it puts in a landfill by two-thirds, and now a new recycling plant is helping the county to save even more recyclables from going to a landfill.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015 -
Paterson, NJ seeking WTE plant proposals from firms
Despite the protests of environmentalists panning the idea, Paterson, NJ officials still want a waste-to-energy plant and are seeking proposals from firms to create such a facility.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015 -
New wood waste biorefinery concept championed by German, Norwegian firms
A German pulverizer manufacturer and a Norwegian biomass conversion technology firm are collaborating on a new wood waste biorefinery concept that will soon include a demonstration plant located in a forest in Norway.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015 -
Fotolia
Devouring haulers, Advanced Disposal adds seventh firm to its 2015 acquisitions tally
The company is hungrily gobbling up smaller waste and recycling companies, buying its third company this month.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 25, 2015 -
MRF, transfer station OK'd by Santa Fe Springs, CA planning commission
An MRF and transfer station proposed for Santa Fe Springs could face more opposition, though it has gotten approval from the town's planning commission.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 25, 2015 -
ISRI, NCSL concur in opposing proposed federal metals theft law
A proposed federal law intended to combat metals theft would be redundant, and hurt efforts to stop such crimes, ISRI recently said.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 24, 2015 -
MO recycler suspends metals collection due to low aluminum prices
Civic Recycling stopped accepting metal from the public last week, and will keep it on hold for at least until the week's close.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 24, 2015 -
Dell: 1.4B pounds of recycled e-waste since 2007
A corporate social responsibilty effort by Dell has resulted in $53M in savings from packaging.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
Launching K2: Industry pros see profit in entering struggling market
Two industry pros see future profits in waste and recycling and have created K2 Waste Solutions LLC, to assemble a group of companies in mid-sized markets.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
UPenn develops process for easier recycling of rare earth metals
University of Pennsylvnia researchers have developed a lower-cost process through which rare earth magnets can be recycled for re-use in new electronics more cheaply than locating raw materials.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
About 90% of waste sent to landfill could be recycled or composted
Organic waste is the biggest proportion of potentially usable waste deposited in a landfill from Austin, TX at 46%.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015 -
Greener Ideal
CO landfill now accepting e-waste drop-offs for small fees
Montezuma County landfill in Colorado now will accept electronic waste and plastics for recyling, providing an outlet for e-waste being stored or illegaly dumped in the state since it outlawed e-waste being depositied in landfills in 2013.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 23, 2015
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