Collections & Transfer: Page 111

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    New app brings e-waste disposal to the iPhone

    iWaste helps businesses dispose of e-waste.

    By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 1, 2013
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    ACE Solid Waste
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    Republic adds 67 CNG vehicles to fleet

    Republic launches new fleet of solid waste and recycling trucks to help reduce its carbon footprint.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 31, 2013
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    Worldwide waste set to triple by 2100

    Due to high rates of consumption from emerging economies in the near future, the volume of trash is expected to multiply exponentially. 

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 31, 2013
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    Will Hart
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    Strikes end at two Md. waste haulers

    A Montgomery County waste worker strike that began two weeks ago has ended after some provisions were met.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 31, 2013
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    Yazan Badran
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    Bulk waste pickup fees scrutinized in Ill. town

    Aldermen in Bloomington, Ill., are looking to change the way bulk trash is handled in order to cut costs.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 30, 2013
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    Scott Robinson
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    Trash or treasure: Colo. man throws gold worth $500K into dumpster

    A man in Divide, Colo., allegedly threw half a million dollars worth of gold bars into a dumpster, which is believed to now be sitting in a landfill.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 30, 2013

  • NSWMA against proposed NYC waste law

    The association is strongly opposed to Intro.1170, which would limit the amount of waste handled by a single district.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 29, 2013
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    Sanitation fee sparks lawsuit in Brunswick, Ga.

    The city is being sued by a candidate who believes the trash fees are illegal.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 28, 2013
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    Geologists explore storage solutions for radioactive waste

    Scientists are using computer models to determine alternative solutions.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 28, 2013
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    Unsuspecting resident brings explosive chemical to Colo. recycling event

    A bomb squad was called to detonate the material.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 28, 2013
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    $1B at stake as haulers fight for Calif. contract

    The biggest companies are vying for a trash contract in Contra Costa County worth $1 billion over the next 20 years.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 25, 2013
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    Lawmakers fail to solve Md. waste strike

    A visit from two state lawmakers did little to quell the battle between workers and management at Unity Disposal and Recycling.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 24, 2013
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    Memphis waste workers seek pay during suspension

    Three sanitation workers who felt threatened by striking Republic Service workers are fighting suspension to receive retroactive payment.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 23, 2013
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    ACE Solid Waste
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    Republic Services adds 53 CNG vehicles to S.C. fleet

    The vehicles will help reduce harmful emissions by up to 80%.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 21, 2013
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    Rob Bixby
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    Waste workers held up at gunpoint on route

    Three men stole cash and a cell phone before firing a shot during the incident.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 21, 2013
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    The Javorac
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    Hospital questions Stericycle's toxic solution to medical waste

    Environmental groups want to have Stericycle's incinerator shut down for violations, prompting at least one local hospital to question its practices.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 18, 2013
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    California High-Speed Rail Authority
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    Amtrak train hits garbage truck in Mo.

    The driver of a sanitation vehicle was injured in an accident involving an Amtrak train.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 18, 2013
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    Can public shaming help Scranton, Pa. collect $7.8M in unpaid trash fees?

    The city has published the names of residents who are past due on their trash fees since 1999 in the local newspaper.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 16, 2013
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    New trash rules on hold while bears hibernate in Boulder, Colo.

    The community is worried about the welfare of the bears, but no decisions will be made until next year.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 16, 2013
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    Two Montgomery County, Md. haulers will strike

    The striking workers provide waste and recycling services for 20,000 households in the area.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 16, 2013
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    City of Tulsa
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    Biggest CNG station in Okla. opens up for trash, recycling trucks

    The compressed natural gas station will service 41 trash and recycling trucks in Tulsa.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 15, 2013
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    EnviroSolutions becomes largest Waste-by-Rail firm in North America

    The recent acquisition of Environmental Logistics Services waste-by-rail operations by EnviroSolutions ​strengthens the company's presence in the Northeast. 

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 15, 2013
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    Solar-powered trash bins text city workers when they're full

    The bins are also bear-proof.

    By Davide Savenije • Oct. 14, 2013
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    Can singing garbage trucks really boost trash collection?

    Neighborhoods in Taipei City eagerly anticipate their trash collection.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 14, 2013
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    N.J. hauler airlifted to hospital after equipment accident

    Driver Michael Stiso was involved in an accident which left him in critical condition.

    By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 11, 2013