Groups agree on producer responsibility terms

Organizations agree on definitions for EPR and product stewardship

By Sean Griffey • April 12, 2012

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

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

Veolia Launches CNG Waste Fleet in Indiana

Fleet of compressed natural gas trucks will serve the Evansville area. 

By Sean Griffey • April 11, 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

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

Tempers Flare Over New Waste Stations In NYC

Staten Island residents angered by plan to re-open a local facility closed in 2001.

By Sean Griffey • April 5, 2012

Labrie Enviroquip appoints new sales manager

Collection truck manufacturer Labrie Enviroquip Group has named Skip Berg its new national sales manager.

By Sean Griffey • April 5, 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

Australia to take comprehensive review of waste-to-energy technology

Report  will review different technologies used in Europe, US, and Japan. 

By Sean Griffey • April 4, 2012

Contenur Wins Side Loading Bin Contract in UAE

Spanish bin manufacturer, Contenur has signed a contract to supply side loading containers to United Arab Emirates (UAE) waste management firm, Bee'ah. Contenur said that its CCL 2400 containers have already been on the streets of Sharjah - one of the seven emirates that make up the UA...

By Sean Griffey • April 4, 2012

Medical waste incinerator proposed, opposition mounts

Residents in Baker County, Fla., are voicing their opposition to a planned medical waste incinerator, a Jacksonville television station reported. 

By Sean Griffey • April 3, 2012

Fairfax, Va., to get recycling bins in parks

Recycling bins and dumpsters will be placed at several Fairfax, Va., parks that are used heavily for athletic activities. 

By Sean Griffey • April 2, 2012