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...

Sept. 14, 2012

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

New technologies changing the way Oregon handles trash

Salem is saving resources and money after the installation of solar compactor trash cans.

By Shauna Blackmon • Aug. 23, 2012

Waste truck collides with vegetable truck, shuts down Wisc. highway for eight hours

A solid waste hauler crashed into a semi full of canned vegetables, splitting both of the vehicles.

By Shauna Blackmon • Aug. 22, 2012

Report anticipates $263.4 billion global waste management and remediation services market by 2017

Lucintel releases report that predicts waste industry growth and cites key factors over the next five years.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 19, 2012

Most Read Waste News of the Week: Apple docks, Advanced HQ and trucks

Wish you had more time to read waste news this week? Spend a minute and catch up on Waste Management Dive's most popular posts.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 17, 2012

Boeing to Refine Waste Cooking Oil into Biofuel in China

A new technology center is to research the use of waste cooking oil as aviation biofuel in China has been jointly funded by Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). The companies said that the project is a collaborative effort to support commercial aviati...

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 17, 2012

Biotech Body Backs Renewable Fuel Standard in Face of Drought

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), which represents biotechnology companies and institutions across the U.S., has strongly backed the Renewable Fuel Standard as being a "fundamental foundation driving private investment", following recent requests by two politicians that it b...

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 16, 2012