Waste360

New York City to Collect Residential Food Waste for Composting
Jun. 17, 2013
New York City is planning to prompt residents to separate their food waste for composting.
Related Articles
Must Reads
Latest Multimedia
Latest Headlines
Jun. 17, 2013
News
Waste Age

Rumpke Buys Waste, Landfill Assets from Forest Green

Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc. has agreed to purchase waste collection and landfill operations from Forest Green Waste Service in Harrison, Ohio, for an undisclosed amount....More
Jun. 17, 2013
News
Waste Age

Lawsuit Alleges Huizenga, Others Misrepresented Swisher Stock in Sale

The sellers of waste management firm Choice Environmental Services Inc. are suing H. Wayne Huizenga and two other officers of the firm that bought it, Swisher Hygiene Inc....More
Jun. 14, 2013
News
Waste Age

Houston Expanding Automated Curbside Recycling

Houston is expanding its automated curbside recycling program....More
Jun. 14, 2013
News
Waste Age

Tennessee Passes Law for Recycling Incentives

Tennessee has passed a law that provides incentives for the recycling of aluminum cans and plastic bottles....More
Jun. 13, 2013
News
Waste Age

GE, PHG Partnering on Waste-to-Energy Gasification Plant

GE Power and PHG Energy are partnering on a waste-to-energy gasification operation in Gleason, Tenn....More
Jun. 13, 2013
News
Waste Age

New York City Discloses Polystyrene Foam Ban Plan; Protests Resume

New York City lawmakers announced a bill to ban polystyrene foam for food products, prompting renewed protests from opponents....More
Jun. 12, 2013
News
Waste Age

ERI Partners with United Nations Campaign to Recycle Electronics

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) has partnered with the United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up campaign to provide for the recycling of electronic products for resale....More
Jun. 12, 2013
News
Waste Age

EPA Approves Permit for Puerto Rico Waste-to-Energy Unit

A waste-to-energy facility in Puerto Rico has gotten the go-ahead from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which approved an air permit for the construction and operation of a 77-megawatt unit....More
Jun. 11, 2013
News
Waste Age

Providence, R. I., Starts Small Business Recycling Program

Providence, R.I., has launched a small business recycling program....More
Jun. 11, 2013
News
Waste Age

ASTM Shifts from Chasing Arrows Plastic Resin Label

ASTM International is moving away from the chasing arrows recycling label in its plastic resin identification system....More
Jun. 10, 2013
News
Waste Age

KAB, Dr Pepper Award Park Recycling Bin Grants

Keep America Beautiful and Dr Pepper Snapple Group awarded 33 grants for recycling bins in parks across the United States....More
Jun. 7, 2013
News
Waste Age

Advanced Disposal Hopes to Sell New Jersey, New York Assets by Late Summer

Advanced Disposal Services Inc. hopes to close the divestment of its remaining New Jersey and New York waste and recycling assets by late summer....More
Jun. 30, 2012
Article
Waste Age

Waste Industry Mergers & Acquisitions Database   1

This database tracks the key mergers and acquisitions in the waste and recycling industry....More
Jun. 7, 2013
News
Waste Age

Call2Recycle Reaches Pact with Wistron on Battery Recycling 1

Call2Recycle has reached an operational agreement with Wistron GreenTech to increase sorting capacity for its no-cost battery recycling program....More
Jun. 6, 2013
News
Waste Age

Waste-to-Energy Firm Covanta, Clean Energy Open CNG Station in New Jersey

Waste-to-energy firm Covanta Energy Corp. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Newark, N.J., to serve waste and recycling trucks in northern New Jersey and New York City....More
Jun. 6, 2013
News
Waste Age

Waste Management, McDonough Partner on Sustainability 1

Waste Management Inc. and sustainability leader William McDonough are partnering to help develop packaging design innovation for businesses....More
Jun. 6, 2013
News
Waste Age

Postal Service Increases Waste Diversion to 48 Percent in 2012

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said through recycling programs it diverted 48 percent of its solid waste from landfills in 2012, a 2-percent gain from 2011....More
Waste360 Press Releases

If you would like to submit a press release, please ensure you are logged in and then click Contribute

If you are not a registered user on Waste360, click Register

Grow with Us: Watch the Waste360 Story
Current Issue
CURRENT ISSUE
 / ARCHIVE

What is the biggest incentive to convert a collection fleet to CNG?

View all polls



Featured White Papers
When Technology Meets Trash Haulers – Implementing a Telematics PC
Fan-less dual-core PC-based telematics system for garbage truck operation
More White Papers
Hot Topics
  1. Route Optimization
  2. Zero Waste
  3. E-Waste
  4. Landfill Gas to Energy
  5. Recycling
  6. Alternative Fuels
  7. Food Waste
  8. Acquisitions
  9. Safety
  10. Home
View All

The New Home Of

WasteAge

Waste Expo

View each Waste Group brand on Waste360

  • HealthCare Waste Conference
  • Waste Training Institute
  • Waste Tech
  • The Circular File
  • Global Waste Management Symposium
  • Waste Industry Marketplace

equipmentone.com

Search 2.5+ million listings!
prev next
Commentaries & Blogs
The Heap: This Land is Your Land, This Land is Waste Land
by Steven Averett
Posted 5 weeks ago
in The Heap
Circular File: Turning the Pile
by Chaz Miller
Posted 5 weeks ago
in Circular File
Safety First: Safe Succession
by David Biderman
Posted 2 weeks ago
in Safety First
Waste Wise: Packing It In
by Bryan Staley
Posted 6 weeks ago
in Waste Wise
NIMBY Notes: Unwelcome Oversight
by Darden Copeland
Posted 6 weeks ago
in NIMBY Notes

Welcome and Warning 2

As the widow of George J. Harrison ("Father Dies After Fall at Dump"), I would like to thank you for publishing this article. His death was cruel and entirely preventable had a simple barrier been in place. His kids and I will never get over what happened. Public safety is about so much more than just avoiding liability.

on Sep. 13, 2012
Join the Discussion
 

Find suppliers for the products and services you need in the Waste Industry Marketplace!

Connect With Us
Waste360.com
Penton Waste Industry Sites
Copyright © 2013 Penton