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October 2011

In this month's cover story, we profile San Francisco-based Recology. One of the most progressive waste handlers in the industry, it has helped its hometown reach a staggering 78 percent recycling rate.

Also this month, a case study of an RFID recycling collection pilot in Charleston County, S.C., and an update on the adoption of natural gas fuel by waste fleets.

Cover Story

Features

  • Oct. 28, 2011
    Article
    Waste Age

    The New Economics of Natural Gas

    Natural gas has long been viewed as a vehicle fuel that offers environmental benefits to refuse fleets. Now it’s perceived as one that can offer significant economic benefits as well....More
  • Oct. 28, 2011
    Article
    Waste Age

    RFID: Recycling Research by Radio

    Through a pilot project powered by radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Charleston County, S.C., has gained insight into the recycling habits of its residents — and into what the transition to single stream recycling will mean for its municipal recycling facility....More

From the Can

  • Oct. 28, 2011
    Commentary
    Waste Age

    From the Can: Going Back to Cali

    Love it or hate it, it’s hard to deny that California tends to lead the nation when it comes to progressive waste handling. There are a few exceptions of course, with other states and municipalities taking bolder steps every day (see “Solar Synergy” for Republic Services’ innovative landfill solar project in Georgia). But by and large, we look to the West Coast to see the future of waste....More

Columns

  • Oct. 28, 2011
    Article
    Waste Age

    Legal Lode: Oh Deere

    You know the old adage, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”? Well, here’s a tale of a waste company that learned how very trying repeated tries can be....More
  • Oct. 1, 2011
    Commentary

    Circular File: Magic Bullets

    The quest for a trash cure-all has become this generation’s answer to alchemy....More
  • Oct. 28, 2011
    Commentary

    Safety First: Speed Bump

    The unexpected 2010 rise in collection worker fatalities raises some tough questions....More
  • Oct. 17, 2011
    Commentary

    Waste Conversion, Re-processed

    Waste pre-processing is key to successful implementation of conversion technologies....More
  • Oct. 28, 2011
    Commentary
    Waste Age

    Collected Thoughts: Power from the Pile 1

    Even if every U.S. landfill closed tomorrow, all of the waste currently in the ground would still be generating landfill gas....More

Tip Off

  • Oct. 25, 2011
    Article
    Waste Age

    Go with the Flow

    Dallas city council approved a flow control measure to direct waste to its city landfill, with Organic Energy Corp. proposing to build a recycling facility using the waste. The council voted in favor of the ordinance on Sept. 28 by a 9-6 vote. The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA), which opposed the measure, proposed postponing the vote to create a task force to consider other options. That proposal lost by one vote....More
  • Oct. 5, 2011
    News
    Waste Age

    Report: U.S. Electronics Recycling Industry Shows Significant Growth 1

    A new report concludes that the U.S. electronics recycling industry has grown substantially in the past decade....More
  • Oct. 17, 2011
    Article
    Waste Age

    Republic Cuts Ribbon on World's Largest Solar Landfill

    Republic Services’ Hickory Ridge solar landfill cap in Atlanta is the largest of its kind....More
  • Oct. 7, 2011
    News
    Waste Age

    Calif. Recycling Gets Big Boost with 2 New Laws

    California has passed laws increasing its recycling goal to 75 percent by 2020 and will spend $10 million to $20 million annually on recycling incentives....More
  • Sep. 20, 2011
    News
    Waste Age

    Analyst: A Republic-Progressive Merger Would Make Sense

    It’s a merger that makes a lot of sense, says a long-time industry analyst, but officials from both Republic Services Inc. and Progressive Waste Solutions expressed skepticism about the idea....More
  • Oct. 25, 2011
    Article
    Waste Age

    Commingled Conversation: Melissa Gauger

    A light-hearted Q&A with the product manager for Navistar Truck Group...More

Trends

  • Sep. 1, 2011
    Article
    Waste Age

    Safe on Site

    Expanding environmental requirements and limited full-time resources have meant growth in hiring external contractors and consultants at landfills. While external hires can be a big benefit in providing extra assistance or expertise, it also is possible for them to contribute to the safety of landfill operations....More
  • Sep. 1, 2011
    Article
    Waste Age

    The History of Risk

    Let’s face it, insurance is one of those things we all take for granted. That is, until something happens....More

EIA

  • Oct. 24, 2011
    Commentary
    Waste Age

    EIA: People Like You

    When most people think of the National Solid Waste Management Association (NSWMA) and the Waste Equipment Technology Association (WASTEC), they think of the national and state advocacy that the groups provide their members....More

Profiles in Garbage

  • Oct. 24, 2011
    Article
    Waste Age

    Profiles in Garbage: Yard Waste

    Yard waste includes grass, leaves and tree and brush trimmings. By weight, grass is the biggest component of yard waste, averaging half of all yard waste....More

Haul Talk

  • Sep. 25, 2011
    Article

    Burning Up the Slopes

    A new waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen, Denmark, doubles has a public ski park....More
  • Sep. 28, 2011
    Article

    A Recycling Ferry Tale

    The island of Frenchboro, Maine, offers free ferry rides to islanders who bring their recyclables with them....More
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