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Global Networks Working Together
There are several cities which host international organisations, including Paris that has both the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and major technical branches of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). In conjunction with the ISWA Board, and the Scie...
By Sean Griffey • April 16, 2012 -
Coca-Cola Files Suit Against Recycler Pure Tech
Beverage company claims that it is owed more than $5 million.
By Sean Griffey • April 16, 2012 -
Responsible Electronics Recycling Act Backed by Senator Gillibrand
Act would impose criminal penalties for exporting restricted electronic waste.
By Sean Griffey • April 16, 2012 -
U.S. EPA, companies to contain leachate seepage
The U.S. EPA announced it has entered into an agreement with General Electric Co. and SI Group Inc. to collect and dispose contaminated groundwater and other liquid leaching from the Dewey Loeffel Landfill outside of Nassua, N.Y.
By Sean Griffey • April 13, 2012 -
Organic Waste to Energy Specialist Secures $110 Million
Harvest Power closes $110 million Series C round of financing.
By Sean Griffey • April 13, 2012 -
Groups agree on producer responsibility terms
Organizations agree on definitions for EPR and product stewardship
By Sean Griffey • April 12, 2012 -
Waste360, Edited by Kendall Davis/Waste Dive
California town latest to pass plastic bag ban
The city of Ojai in California unanimously passed a ban on single-use plastic bags and enacted a 10-cent fee on all paper bags.
By Sean Griffey • April 12, 2012 -
Group to set refurbished phones standards
Former RadioShack CEO wants to develop the equivalent of a Good Housekeeping Seal for refurbished cell phones
By Sean Griffey • April 12, 2012 -
Wash. project mixes landfill-bound toilets with cement
Toilets were diverted from the landfill and crushed for use as an alternative to virgin aggregate.
By Sean Griffey • April 12, 2012 -
Swisher Hygiene needs more time to file financials
Swisher Hygiene Inc. needs even more time to restate financial results from last year. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company previously sought an extension to April 16 to file its annual 10-K report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. But now the company, which provides a variety...
By Sean Griffey • April 12, 2012 -
New Polymer Offers Closed Loop Recycling to Automotive Industry
Axion Polymers has added a polymer derived from end-of-life vehicles to its range of 100% recycled polymer materials.
By Sean Griffey • April 12, 2012 -
Seattle considers every-other-week trash pickup
City officials in Seattle are pondering the possibility of switching garbage service to every-other-week in an effort to save money and increase recycling, the Associated Press reported. The move would save the city about $6 million annually, and it would possibly keep 1,400 tons of waste ...
By Sean Griffey • April 11, 2012 -
New SITA Plant to Recycle 40,000 TPA of Road Sweepings
The company said that it is now estimates that 98% of the road sweepings entering the plant will be recycled.
By Sean Griffey • April 11, 2012 -
Scotts Aims for 50% Reduction in Landfill Waste Weight by 2018
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. plans to reduce its waste by weight sent to landfills by 50 percent and include 30-percent recycled and renewable content in packaging by 2018.
By Sean Griffey • April 10, 2012 -
Dead man found on Waste Management conveyor
A dead body was discovered on April 9 on a conveyor belt at a Reno, Nev., recycling plant.
By Sean Griffey • April 10, 2012 -
Carpet recycling plant in Washington state ablaze
Washington carpet recycling facility was the scene of two-alarm blaze
By Sean Griffey • April 10, 2012 -
New single-stream plant in Concord, N.H., on hold
The prospects of a single-stream recycling plant in Concord, N.H., just got dimmer.
By Sean Griffey • April 10, 2012 -
Gold buyers, recyclers plan merger
NTR Metals and Ohio Precious Metals have merged to create a company that will sell about 10% of the world's recycled gold.
By Sean Griffey • April 10, 2012 -
Chicago to Expand Recycling Citywide in 2013
Mayor pledges that the Chicago will provide citywide recycling in 2013.
By Sean Griffey • April 9, 2012 -
Calif. deaths "a wake-up call" for composters
A California agency handed down stiff penalties six months after two men lost their lives at a composting operation.
By Sean Griffey • April 9, 2012 -
Ohio man gets prison for failing to clean up illegal landfill
An Ohio man accused of running an illegal landfill and not cleaning up the site after being ordered to do so was sentenced to three years in prison
By Sean Griffey • April 9, 2012 -
Wisconsin Starts Appliance Recycling Program
A Wisconsin public energy program has launched an appliance recycling program for consumers and opened a new recycling facility for the project.
By Sean Griffey • April 6, 2012 -
Casella in negotiations to sell Waste-to-Energy facility and buy landfill
Casella Waste is in negotiations with a city in Maine to sell a waste-to-energy facility and buy a landfill.
By Sean Griffey • April 6, 2012 -
Access to Plastics Recycling Rises to 95% in Canada
Updated figures that show over 95% of Canadians now have access to plastic recycling
By Sean Griffey • April 5, 2012 -
Waste Management quantifies energy value in trash
Waste Management Inc. recently estimated the $12.3 billion it gets for hauling trash to landfills may be worth more than $40 billion a year in energy.
By Sean Griffey • April 4, 2012
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