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Garbage truck hits pipeline and causes natural gas leak
Police and firefighters responded by shutting down traffic and evacuating homes.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 27, 2012 -
Garbage truck driver claims he lost his job for refusing to drive defective truck
A man is now filing a lawsuit against the city of Port Arthur in Southeast Texas.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 26, 2012 -
Solar powered trash compactors installed in Norfolk, Va.
The trash compactors will be installed around city transit services.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 26, 2012 -
Waste Management to pay $1.24 million in settlement
The longest garbage strike in Seattle history is resulting in some residents going 12 days without garbage collection.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 26, 2012 -
Chicago garbage crew finds body
Waste workers found more than they were looking for while on their route yesterday.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 25, 2012 -
Tsunami debris from Japan washing up in Hawaii
One year after the tsunami that destroyed parts of Japan, remains are staring to wash up in the U.S. and Canada.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 25, 2012 -
Toronto garbage truck dumps pile of flaming garbage on street
Observers stood by as the driver tried to put out the smoldering trash in his vehicle.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 24, 2012 -
New law takes effect to protect NYC trash collectors
Harassing a garbage collector in NYC can now result in jail time and a felony.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 21, 2012 -
Wastewater probably cause of norovirus outbreak
Residents at the Cardrona ski resort in New Zealand were getting sick with no clues of the cause.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 21, 2012 -
Garbage trucks banned from only bridge into neighborhood, leaving residents without trash service
The weight limit change for the only access point into the area leaves residents without many services.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 19, 2012 -
Missouri city council pushing for roll-cart trash collection system to help reduce risks for employees
Last year thirteen injury claims were filed, totaling $127,865 in compensations largely due to workers having to pick up the bags manually.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 17, 2012 -
Sainsbury’s Chooses Palm Recycling to Manage Customer Recycling Centers
The U.K. supermarket chain Sainsbury's has partnered with Palm Recycling, along with the charity organization Oxfam and consultant Valpak, to introduce a new system to enhance recycling rates, reduce local authority costs and offer a more aesthetically pleasing and customer-friendly facility. P...
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Misunderstanding leads to pile of trash on church’s front lawn
An unpaid bill and less than clear directions lead to one Pastor coming to work to find city garbage around his church.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 14, 2012 -
Chicago suburb, Portage, to upgrade to automatic cart lifts on garbage trucks in partnership with Best Equipment
As more and more cities turn to mechanical trash collection, Portage receives a contract to retrofit six of their trucks.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 11, 2012 -
Ariz. county issuing RFP for management of 160-acre landfill
La Paz County is seeking a new operator for one of the nation's largest landfills, which is about 300 miles east of Los Angeles.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Huntsville Ala. to get much needed new garbage truck fleet
After half of their existing fleet broke down because of age, the town is finally able to get new, reliable trucks.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 6, 2012 -
Garbage worker gets arm trapped in trash crusher
Tuesday morning a 46-year–old garbage collector got his arm stuck in the compactor but stayed calm.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 5, 2012 -
Waste Management to add DriveCam safety system to all trucks
After a six-month test period, Waste Management decided to install the cameras in every fleet.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 5, 2012 -
Bechtel defends progress on nuclear waste plant despite heavy criticism from Department of Energy
Last month, a high-ranking director at the Department of Energy said the progress of the plant was so bad Bechtel should be removed from the project.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 4, 2012 -
Casella Waste Systems reports $8.4M Q1 loss, lowers FY13 expectations
Common shares lost $8.4 million, while revenue dropped 4.7% from last year's Q1 report.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 30, 2012 -
General Electric unveils new environmentally friendly heavy-haul locomotive
The new locomotive is the first in an environmentally focused line to reach Tier 4 EPA standards.
By Shauna Blackmon • Aug. 28, 2012 -
Waste Management temporarily suspends collection service in La.
With increasing concern over Tropical Storm Isaac, Waste Management will hold off collection until it is deemed safe for their staff and equipment.
By Shauna Blackmon • Aug. 28, 2012 -
Measure to prevent plastic bag bans vetoed by Illinois governor
The governor of Illinois draws criticism after nixing a new bill to block plastic bag bans throughout the state.
By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 27, 2012 -
Hyundai Merchant Marine to implement scrap metal surcharge
The scrap metal transportation company announced a blanket increase for all of their lines.
By Shauna Blackmon • Aug. 27, 2012 -
Waste Management opens compressed natural gas fueling station in Arizona
The company is modernizing its truck resources with renewable, cleaner burning fuel.
By Shauna Blackmon • Aug. 24, 2012
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