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Waste Management to Open Landfill Gas to Energy Project in Ohio
New plant will generate 4.8 MW of electricity
By Sean Griffey • May 14, 2012 -
Group from Nepal in Oregon to Study Waste Management
Delegation from Kathmandu will spend time in Eugene to observe local waste management facilities
By Sean Griffey • May 13, 2012 -
Rhode Island Landfill Air Quality Bill Passes Senate
Legislation will require Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation to install four new monitors for air quality.
By Sean Griffey • May 13, 2012 -
Republic Services replaced in Franklin, TN
Relationship with Republic reportedly soured after steep increase in tipping fees. Republic claims their deal would save the city $6.2 million.
By Sean Griffey • May 11, 2012 -
ReCommunity Launches New Single Stream Facility in New York
The new facility went online in late April and can handle 25 tons per hour.
By Sean Griffey • May 9, 2012 -
NJ Landfill Solar Farm Dedicated
The 3-megawatt (MW) installation is part of PSE&G's solar program and was built on a 13-acre capped section of the closed landfill.
By Sean Griffey • May 9, 2012 -
Plastic trash altering ocean habitats
A 100-fold upsurge in human-produced plastic garbage in the ocean is altering habitats in the marine environment, according to a new study.
By Sean Griffey • May 8, 2012 -
Goodyear Recognized for Zero Waste to Landfill Program
Goodyear has not sent any manufacturing waste from its 53 factories to landfills since 2008
By Sean Griffey • May 8, 2012 -
Florida Governor Signs into Law Key Solid Waste Permit Bill
Bill doubles the permit terms for solid waste facilities
By Sean Griffey • May 7, 2012 -
Six Advantage Metals Recycling Facilities Receive 2012 Safety Award
The Safety Council of the Ozarks, a regional branch of the National Safety Council (NSC), has awarded its 2012 Corporate Safety Award to six scrap metal recycling facilities owned by Kansas City, Mo.-based Advantage Metals Recycling (AMR).
By Sean Griffey • May 7, 2012 -
E-Z Pack Purchased by Navistar
Truck body manufacturer, E-Z Pack, expects to continue building, marketing and supporting refuse truck bodies for integration with other OEM chassis.
By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012 -
3,000 Ton per Day Waste-to-Energy Plant Approved in Florida
The plant is scheduled to begin commercial operation in spring 2015
By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012 -
New York's Largest Farm & Food Waste Biogas Facility Opened
Facility will generate 1.4 MW of electricity and will reduce greenhouse emissions by 8500 tons annually
By Sean Griffey • May 2, 2012 -
BHS acquires National Recovery Technologies
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012 -
Landfill Gas Project Delivering Power to Nissan in Mexico
Project is the first in Mexico to be registered with U.N. under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol
By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012 -
Group Seeks Conservation Restriction on Capped Landfill Near Walden Pond
Landfill is capped and only used for compost and snow disposal.
By Sean Griffey • April 29, 2012 -
Republic Down Sharply After Earnings Miss, Lower Guidance
Stock down sharply based on earnings report. By Friday afternoon, stock was down ~13%.
By Sean Griffey • April 27, 2012 -
25 Year Digestate Recycling Contract for 4R Recycling
Under this contract it is expected that the company will handle up to 25,000 tons of material per year.
By Sean Griffey • April 26, 2012 -
Wind pushes plastics deeper into oceans, driving trash estimates up
Decades of research into how much plastic litters the ocean, conducted by skimming only the surface, may in some cases vastly underestimate the true amount of plastic debris, according to an oceanographer.
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
Stars align for NASA's corporate sustainability initiative
Launch, a collaboration between NASA, the United States Agency of International Development (USAID), Nike and the U.S. State Department, has examined sustainability issues such as water, health and energy. Next up for Launch? Waste. "The average person just doesn't think about waste,&...
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
EPA Report Landfill Greenhouse Emissions Down 27% since 1990
Landfills still the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
Covanta to Commercialize its Gasification Technology
Pilot commercial demonstration proves viability of new 300-ton-per-day modular system
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
Massachusetts Seeks Zero Discharge Area for Bay
EPA is evaluating the proposal and accepting public comments
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
ProSelect Unveils New Carbon Capture Technology
The GC6 Carbon Capture System is able to harness carbon dioxide (CO2) from biomass combustion emissions and convert it into fertilizer to grow climate friendly greenhouse crops.
By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012 -
Man nabbed on scrap-stealing charges twice in same day
ManRobert caught stealing rain gutters and downspouts from local houses
By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012