New technology uses less water and produces energy and fertilizer at the same time

Water is a valuable resource. New technologies are making it easier to handle drinking water responsibly, purify wastewater effectively and even recover biogas and fertilizer.

By Sean Griffey • April 19, 2012

Investment Firm Buys Paper Recycling Company

Manistique Papers purchased for an undisclosed amount of money.

By Sean Griffey • April 18, 2012

WastePro Teams with Clean Energy Partners to Build CNG Facility

Facility will be used to support $100 million Waste Pro CNG fleet.

By Sean Griffey • April 18, 2012

Kneiss hiring signals a new era for EIA

Sharon H. Kneiss brings an important background of experience in both environmental issues and association management

By Sean Griffey • April 18, 2012

Waste Management Opens Waste-to-Energy Facility in Nevada

Lockwood Landfill to Produce 3.2 Megawatts Of Electricity Using Landfill Gas

By Sean Griffey • April 17, 2012

Veolia Working with NYC to Collect Household Hazardous Waste

Household Hazardous Waste will be picked up in ach of the city's five boroughs this spring. 

By Sean Griffey • April 17, 2012

New Law Opens Polish Waste to Energy Market

For many years Poland has been facing a serious problem of waste management and disposal, with the current system failing to reduce landfilled waste. 

By Sean Griffey • April 16, 2012

Global Networks Working Together

There are several cities which host international organisations, including Paris that has both the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and major technical branches of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). In conjunction with the ISWA Board, and the Scie...

By Sean Griffey • April 16, 2012

Size Matters Bigger Wastemaster Articulated Wheel Loader

JCB's latest wheel loader has more power, more torque, and an increased bucket capacity

By Sean Griffey • April 16, 2012

Responsible Electronics Recycling Act Backed by Senator Gillibrand

Act would impose criminal penalties for exporting restricted electronic waste.

By Sean Griffey • April 16, 2012

Waste Connections slowly to move toward CNG fleet

Waste Connections Inc. expects about a fifth of the solid waste management company's total collection fleet will be powered by compressed natural gas within 5 years.

By Sean Griffey • April 13, 2012

U.S. EPA, companies to contain leachate seepage

The U.S. EPA announced it has entered into an agreement with General Electric Co. and SI Group Inc. to collect and dispose contaminated groundwater and other liquid leaching from the Dewey Loeffel Landfill outside of Nassua, N.Y.

By Sean Griffey • April 13, 2012

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