Collections & Transfer: Page 92
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Illegal construction waste dumping routine in Chicago, inspector general charges
In the future, contractors must submit an affidavit to verify compliance with proper disposal.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 12, 2015 -
Covanta contract 'not a done deal' say Indiana recyclers
A $120 million waste and recycling contract with the city that was won by Covanta was a topic of discussion at a recent gathering of Indianapolis recyclers.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 11, 2015 -
EPA digging for answers in second scrap metal company fire
EPA officials are looking into air and water contamination and searching for answers in how to prevent another fire at a Pueblo County scrap metal company.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 11, 2015 -
Seattle's new food waste law codifies longstanding behavior, ups participation
The city's new food waste separation ordinance makes mandatory what has been a longstanding voluntary practice, and residents seem to be embracing it.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 10, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Landfills, utilities collaborating on coal ash disposal solutions
The recent EPA reclassification of coal ash allows the waste to be placed in MSW landfills and opens up a lot of potential work, but the classification also leaves open the possibility of future challenges and changes to that rule.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 9, 2015 -
Advanced Disposal acquisition count climbs with Disposal Management Systems purchase
The firm recently bought yet another company, adding to its growing portfolio of smaller firms serving the waste and recycling industry.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 8, 2015 -
TN firm aims for composting awareness, business expansion
With its recently inked contract to compost food waste from Music City Center, Nashville-based The Compost Company are hoping it can offer the service to firms located downtown in the city.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 8, 2015 -
Hormel Foods outpaces goal of food waste reduction
The company recently acheived its waste reduction goals six years earlier than it originally had planned.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 5, 2015 -
Waste Management offers safety tips around waste, recycling trucks
The company is reminding the public about safety as summer rolls in.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 5, 2015 -
The Recycling Partnership expands, adding more city partners
The partnership has added three new partner cities, extending the reach of the national curbside recycling nonprofit.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 5, 2015 -
Konecranes design/tech solutions provide second lives to older WTE plants
The company has seen success in replacing WTE plant cranes while allowing the plant to continue operations.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 5, 2015 -
Industry leader Bruce Ranck inducted into Waste and Recycling Association Hall of Fame
Bruce Ranck served as a waste industry professional for 29 years, and was recently honored for his contributions to the industry as a newly inducted member of the Waste and Recycling Association's Hall of Fame.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 4, 2015 -
Eriez new monitoring devices increase capture of metal recyclables and more
The manufacturer recently added a new line of monitoring equipment for recycling operations.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 3, 2015 -
Allied Waste Services settles drivers' lawsuit for $6.5M
To close a class action lawsuit brought against it by its drivers, the company was told to pay the 450 drivers a $6.5 million settlement.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 3, 2015 -
Tired of your average garbage fleet: Artwork aims to draw attention to DC recycling trucks
Like Houston and other cities, DC recently found a way to draw attention to waste and recycling practices by putting artwork on its recycling trucks.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 3, 2015 -
Deep Dive
What a gas: Waste industry's adoption of CNG outpaces others
Diesel fuel prices, lower natural gas prices, and the need for better-performing, quieter trucks are some factors compelling waste and recycling firms to buy more CNG-fueled vehicles.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 2, 2015 -
WA school district sees collaborative waste, recycling effort
This includes a lunch food waste diversion program.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 2, 2015 -
Duke Energy to deposit coal ash in Georgia
The company is under a North Carolina mandate to remove coal ash from four sites and place it in landfills.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 2, 2015 -
Madison, WI now accepts bottle caps for recycling, video teaches process
The city now is accepting bottle caps for recycling, but the devil is in the details in how to recycle these small items.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 2, 2015 -
CA trucker charged with recycling fraud
A trucker is accused of transporting thousands of pounds of beverage containers from Arizona to California to try to cash in on their redemption value.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 2, 2015 -
Mondelez surpasses goals in reducing waste
The company surpassed its own goal and reduced waste by 57% in 2014, while also meeting other goals.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 1, 2015 -
MN Twins work to lower home field waste through biodegradables
The team has turned to biodegradable items as a means to get closer to acheiving a 90% waste diversion rate at its home field.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 29, 2015 -
Mountain of ice and waste lingers in Boston
A formerly 75-foot-tall mountain of snow, ice, dirt, and waste from Boston's snow-clogged winter streets is now a three-story hill of garbage, dirt, and ice.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 29, 2015 -
Covanta Vancouver WTE plant burns cleaner with new emissions technology
The plant has seen 53% lowered emissions since the start of the year due to newly installed technology.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 29, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Could more IA landfill agreements follow amid bird flu crisis?
Federal officials have inked agreements with two state landfills to accept waste related to the avian flu outbreak.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 28, 2015
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