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Boulder County, Colo., has launched a zero waste pilot program combining new purchasing methods, reuse, recycling and composting to meet a 50 percent diversion rate by 2010 and zero waste by 2025.

Energis, Dundee, Mich., has announced a name change. Its new name is Geocycle. The company will still offer the same co-processing services, converting commercial and industrial waste into cement.

Covanta Holding Corp., Fairfield, N.J., announced the $61 million acquisition of two waste-to-energy facilities, two transfer stations, one landfill, a transportation and small collections business, and a wood and yard waste recycling operation from EnergyAnswers.

Rumpke Consolidated Cos., Cincinnati, announced the acquisition of Buckeye Valley Waste, Columbus, Ohio.

The Federation of New York Solid Waste Associations is calling for abstracts for its 2008 conference, May 4-7, on Lake George, N.Y. Abstracts up to 250 words will be accepted through Nov. 2, 2007. For more information, visit www.nyfederation.org.

Waste Connections, Folsom, Calif., acquired U.S. Waste Industries' operations in Colorado, including four collection operations, three transfer stations and two landfills.

Waste Pro USA, Longwood, Fla., announced municipal contracts with Jacksonville, Fla., Daytona Beach, Fla., and Quincy, Fla. The deal includes 90,000 homes, 2,000 businesses and the operation of a transfer station.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, has awarded grants totaling $2 million to fund gas-to-energy facilities in Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia and Ukraine as part of the Methane to Markets Partnership, which is an international effort to promote gas-to-energy facilities.