Waste News articles from July 2005

Waste News archives from July 2005

Inbox.(At Your Disposal)(Big Apple Trash Corral )
July 4, 2005... Byline: Pete Fehrenbach So the latest showdown at the Big Apple Trash Corral is a wrap. According to an article from the New York Daily News, Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood firm while his archrival, City Council Speaker Gifford Miller,...

Looking for the midpoint.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... There was some progress last week in the long-standing effort to pass a federal energy bill. The Senate passed its version, after the House approved its own bill in April. Now the real work begins. The two houses of Congress are looking at...

Where is the rage?(Opinion)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Allan Gerlat With all the wrongdoing in the world that we're exposed to, it's easy to become comfortably numb to it all. It's almost as if it's a reality show that we see unfolding but with a detached feeling that it's not quite...

Waste Generator Briefs.(Briefs)
July 4, 2005... Energy Pollution controls to cost AEP $3.7B American Electric Power Co. Inc. will invest $3.7 billion to install additional pollution controls at five of its coal-fired operating units. The Columbus, Ohio-based power company will...

Report: EPA tardy on air regs.(News)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Federal regulators have adopted most of the actions required by Clean Air Act amendments Congress adopted in 1990, but many were not completed on time, according to a new report. The Government Accountability...

Short-term potential; Report finds promise in mercury technology; long-term data lacking.(News)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Emerging mercury control technologies appear promising, but there is little long-term data to demonstrate their effectiveness when installed on coal-burning power plants, according to a new report. The...

Energy takes next step; Committee must resolve issues by Aug. 1 deadline.
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman With the Senate passing a federal energy bill last week, leaders of the House and Senate are establishing a committee to resolve significant differences between the versions passed in each house. President Bush...

Powering up; Wis. high court OKs utility's new plant, but fear of discharges worry groups.
July 4, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini The Wisconsin Supreme Court has given the green light for a $2 billion coal-fired power plant, a decision that has disappointed the green advocates. In a 4-2 vote, the court ruled June 28 that the state Public...

Energy bill response mixed.(News)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The Senate's passage of an energy bill drew mostly support from agricultural, mining, electric utility and other industries that stand to benefit from tax breaks and other incentives. Environmentalists...

EPA's waste office may have new leader.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman President Bush is nominating an attorney from outside the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take over as head of the agency's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. Susan Bodine, of Maryland, would...

Reps seek to block mercury rule.(News)(mercury rule)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Several members of the U.S. Senate and House have introduced measures to block the Environmental Protection Agency from enacting its controversial new mercury rule. The lawmakers said the rule is not strict...

California biosolids ban dropped.(News)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini A California state senator has withdrawn his bid to help Kern County ban biosolids land application after the state's largest city refused to budge on the issue. The California Senate voted 26-9 in May on Senate Bill...

A Look Back.(At Your Disposal)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... 1968: President Lyndon Johnson commissions a national survey of community solid waste practices, which provides the first comprehensive data on solid waste since cities began to record amounts and types of waste in the early 1900s. Five...

Waste Industry Briefs.(Briefs)(Von Roll America Inc)(powers and duties of Environmental Hearing Board )
July 4, 2005... Hazardous Waste Ohio incinerator violates air rules Von Roll America Inc. is facing a $643,908 penalty for alleged violations at its hazardous waste incinerator in East Liverpool, Ohio. The company allegedly violated federal...

Awards.(News)(Ed Hurley Memorial Paper Recycling Award)(presidential medal for 2005)(awards of Solid Waste and Recycling Department)(Chartered Institution of Wastes Management)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Jones takes inaugural award Jack Jones has received the first Ed Hurley Memorial Paper Recycling Award from the American Forest and Paper Association. Jones, of Jefferson County, Ark., was rewarded for his efforts in the community and...

FBI uses recycling firm as front in Tenn. sting.(News)(Tennessee Waltz)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini The Tennessee Waltz could have five current and former state legislators dancing their way to prison on alleged bribery and conspiracy charges. The FBI used an electronics recycling company as cover in a two-year...

Pa. sues Allegheny Energy; Emissions from 3 plants at suit's center.(News)
July 4, 2005... The state of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Allegheny Energy Inc., calling on the company to reduce emissions at three of its coal-fired power plants and comply with air quality requirements. The company's western Pennsylvania...

Coming Events.(Calendar)(Calendar)
July 4, 2005... North America Aug. 22-25 - 2nd Sustainable Range Management Conference & Exhibition, San Antonio. Contact Heather Gatta (410) 306-8651 or visit www.battelle.org. Aug. 28-31 - National Recycling Coalition 24th Annual Congress &...

New Products & Technology.(Products)(ST75 Series Flowmeter)(product introduction of Eagle International LLC)(Skidloader Compatible Car Tire Derimmer)(UV Hound)
July 4, 2005... FLUID COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL LLC has introduced the ST75 Series Flowmeter. The meter measures and monitors air or gas flows in line sizes from 0.25 to 2 inches with a single instrument and provides three unique outputs of the mass flow rate,...

Hugo Neu finds replacement quick.(mergers of Hugo Neu Corp)(Sims Hugo Neu Company LLC)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini Hugo Neu Corp. apparently wasn't too brokenhearted after ending its relationship with Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. in June, wasting no time finding another partner. Hugo Neu and Sims Group Ltd., one of the world's...

Capital Briefs.(News)
July 4, 2005... Legislation General Environment California: Assembly Bill 1383 establishes the Low-Income Housing Development Revolving Loan Program to help finance solar energy systems in eligible low-income housing located in the service areas of an...

N.Y.'s 'bigger, better' bill bites dust again.(News)(Bigger, Better Bottle Bill)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini Once again, New York's Bigger, Better, Bottle Bill is dead. The New York State Senate shot down the proposed expansion of the state's 22-year-old bottle bill despite the Assembly approving the measure June 20. The...

At Deadline.(Late News)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Stationary diesel pollution may be cut The federal government is proposing to cut emissions from 81,500 new stationary diesel engines by 90 percent by 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed the New Source Performance...

Eyes on the prize.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... At first blush, it seems that the EPA's 15-year record for implementing Congress's 1990 Clean Air Act amendments ought to make the agency's brass do just that - blush. The statistics contained in a recent Government Accountability Office report...

San Fran. adopts green buying law.(News)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini San Francisco's city government will shell out the green only for the green. Mayor Gavin Newsom signed landmark environmental legislation June 17 that will phase out the city government's use of toxic products by...

Capitol proposals to reduce e-waste.(Opinion)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Randy "Duke" Cunningham We all know that it is much easier and cost-effective to throw out old electronics, such as computers and televisions, than it is to upgrade an existing one. Many times this garbage, better known as e-waste,...

DLJ buys Wastequip.(News)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... DLJ Merchant Banking Partners has purchased Wastequip Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of equipment used to collect, process and transport solid and liquid waste materials. DLJ bought Wastequip from CIVC Partners, a private equity...

Personnel.(People)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... AERO INDUSTRIES INC. - Lisa McCool named flatbed products manager. EIP ASSOCIATES - John Moynier named director, water resources group. ENSR INTERNATIONAL - Philip Wood named southeast environmental health and safety regional manager....

Seeking help; U.K. program looks for recycling investors.(News)(Waste & Resources Action Programme)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Roger Renstrom A publicly funded initiative in the United Kingdom seeks private investment from overseas recycling companies in an effort to boost rates of recapturing U.K. resources. Representatives of the nonprofit Waste &...

Va. lumber firm uses sawdust to power kilns.(News)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson A Virginia-based company that salvages old wood to make new building products is taking recycling efforts to an even higher level. Mountain Lumber Co. has for years sent sawdust to area farms for use as animal...

Recycler in N.C. expands.(News)(Blue Ridge Plastics LLC)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Jason Lea Blue Ridge Plastics LLC, a recycler based in Eden, N.C., is planning a $1.5 million expansion that involves buying a facility and new equipment and hiring more workers. Blue Ridge will move operations as soon as...

Ohio county launches landfill project.(News)(Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio)(services of FirmGreen Energy Inc)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson This is not your typical landfill-gas-to-energy project. Work has started on the $18 million Green Energy Center at the Franklin County, Ohio, landfill, a project that will create electricity as well as fuel to...

$500 million within grasp; Vermont-based Casella Waste foresees revenue growth.(News)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson Casella Waste Systems Inc. expects to top the $500 million mark in revenue during the current fiscal year, which started May 1. Casella, based in Rutland, Vt., said it expects revenue to be between $500 and $520...

Calif. suing AutoZone for illegal dumping; Service retailer denies charges.(News)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini AutoZone Inc. is facing a $12 million lawsuit for allegedly illegally dumping and storing hazardous waste at its California retail stores. State Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed the complaint in San Bernardino...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
July 4, 2005... All for one In the editorial "Pie in the sky'' [June 6] the author brings out some very relevant points on greenhouse gas, or GHG, emissions. If we don't get a comprehensive approach that includes all industry, we will not solve the...

Both sides claim win in NSR case.(New Source Review)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman A recent federal appeals court decision about New Source Review reforms largely supports federal regulators and power plant operators while striking down most of the objections voiced by environmentalists and 13...

Voluntary wins out over mandatory; Senate, business back climate change plan.
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Senate voted June 21 to include a climate change plan as part of the energy bill now under debate. However, it opted for a voluntary, incentive-based program favored by the business community but...

Report: Tools lacking to track perchlorate.
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman It's difficult to determine the extent of perchlorate contamination and to track perchlorate cleanup efforts in the United States, according to a new federal report. Standing in the way, according to the...

Apropos appropriation; N.Y. mulls earmarking license plate fees for environmental fund.(New York)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini In Virginia, Parrotheads - the colorful fans of singer Jimmy Buffet - can get their own license plates. Skiers and "Old Timers'' in Idaho even have their own. Heck, square dancers in several states can be recognized on...

Furniture maker retreats from PVC.(polyvinyl chloride )(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Rhoda Miel Steelcase Inc. aims to be PVC-free by 2012. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based office furniture maker said June 13 that it will eliminate polyvinyl chloride from edge banding first and be free of the material in time for...

Shifting gears; Bosch to expand its role in hybrids.(Robert Bosch GmbH)(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Edmund Chew About 50 hybrid models will be on sale globally by 2010, and supplier Robert Bosch GmbH wants its technology in at least 10 of them, said Bernd Bohr, head of Bosch's automotive operations. Bosch was not involved in...

Supplier News.(Briefs)
July 4, 2005... E-recycler opens plant in W.Va. Envirocycle Inc, a recycler of obsolete electronics, is opening a new operation in the Polymer Technology Park in Davisville, W.Va. The facility should be operational this month. The Polymer...

Small haulers strive to survive.
July 4, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson Make no mistake, there's money to be made in those trash cans. The solid waste industry has provided many an entrepreneur with a handsome living along with an independent lifestyle. But the work can be long and...

C&D spurs disposal rise in Va.(construction and demolition)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson Virginia saw solid waste disposal jump by about 1.9 million tons last year, due in large part to waste received at a construction and demolition debris landfill. The state Department of Environmental Quality has...

McCain-Lieberman bill fails again.(Brief Article)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Senate on June 22 rejected a mandatory greenhouse gas emission reduction proposal from Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn. The Senate rejected the plan by a 60-38 vote, marking a...

Battle simmers over NYC waste proposal.(New York City Council )
July 4, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson An expected showdown failed to materialize on the New York City Council floor regarding Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plans to use marine transfer stations to help move out the city's trash. But Council Speaker Gifford...

Donation to pave way for development of Pa. site.(Department of Environmental Protection)
July 4, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini Five years of complex negotiations involving a contaminated aluminum forging site and bankruptcy apparently will have a fruitful ending. Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. will donate its 50-acre property in Erie,...

Bush considers nuclear as option.
July 4, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Donning a hard hat, President Bush visited the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, Md., on June 22 to call for the construction of new nuclear power plants. Telling plant workers and others in...

A junk junkie's hog heaven; S.F. artist thrives in Norcal Waste Systems residency program.(At Your Disposal)(recycling through unique artistic works)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson When Andrew Junge heads to the trash pile, he doesn't see garbage, he sees potential. As a member of the Artist-In-Residence Program sponsored by Norcal Waste Systems Inc., Junge and dozens before him have taken...

Funding for hazardous waste falls.(News)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Hazardous waste program funding has dropped significantly in the past 12 years, according to a new report. Federal funding for hazardous waste programs remained almost unchanged from fiscal years 1993 through...

Plastic trio; Pa. awards recycling grants.(News)(Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Angie DeRosa Plastics News The Keystone State is offering a boost to plastic lumber manufacturers, awarding $773,424 in Recycling Markets Infrastructure Development Grants to three producers. The money will be used to buy...

California promoting motor oil recycling.(News)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson California is spending $2.2 million on several programs designed to promote proper recycling of used motor oil and filters. Grants from the California Integrated Waste Management Board include money earmarked to...

Khashoggi retires from EarthShell Corp.(News)(Essam Khashoggi)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini Essam Khashoggi, the co-founder and chairman of EarthShell Corp., is stepping down from the company's board of directors. Khashoggi said June 7 that he would not seek re-election to the board as part of his scheduled...

G8 climate plan lacks specifics.
July 18, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Leaders of eight of the world's largest nations, including the United States, agreed July 8 on a plan to battle global climate change, but the plan does not include any targets or dates for achieving reductions in...

Worthy of time, not a waste; Constant turnover of tires in waste industry means profits for tire dealers.
July 18, 2005... Byline: Kathy McCarron Tire Business Sooner of later, every tire dealership has to deal with an overly demanding customer. But how about one that requires a tire replacement every few months, numerous retreadings on one casing and a...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
July 18, 2005... One for the files Thank you for your article "Contaminated No More'' [June 20]. I travel past the Jergens location frequently and wondered how the site was able to be developed, knowing what was located there previously. I am keeping...

EPA keeps new standard for ground-level ozone.(News)(Environmental Protection Agency)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Federal regulators have rejected a petition from environmentalists to reconsider New Source Review requirements used by states and communities in adopting the new, more protective eight-hour standard for...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
July 18, 2005... * The Hauling and Disposal Ranking on Page 22 of the July 4 issue should have listed Jan Fay as the top waste executive for Fay Portable Buildings Inc.

EPA gets particular with particulates.(News)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Some U.S. Environmental Protection Agency staff are recommending that the agency strengthen and refine air quality standards for particle pollution to better protect public health and visibility. The...

GAO advises study of special gas blends.(News)(Government Accountability Office)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Federal regulators should analyze emissions from modern vehicles and better estimate the air quality benefits resulting from the use of special blends of gasoline, according to a federal study. Sens. James...

N.M. may stiffen rules for new landfills.(News)(New Mexico)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson All new landfills in New Mexico could be required for the first time ever to formally report what impact they have on surrounding communities. Requiring those reports, which would address environmental justice...

G8 inertia: There's always next year.(Opinion)(climate change management through signing Kyoto protocol)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Brennan Lafferty I don't get to too many concerts these days. Whenever I do, though, I'm always anxious to see the opening act. I have this delusion that I'm going to hear the next big thing. I'll be the one, years later that...

Waste Industries USA remains active.(News)(ASP Sanitation )(Mark Dunning Industries )(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson Waste Industries USA Inc. is expanding in both the Atlanta and Nashville, Tenn., markets. The Raleigh-based company acquired residential collection routes from ASP Sanitation near Atlanta, and a multiservice...

Capital Briefs.(Briefs)(Hawaii changes residential solar energy laws)(Maine allows rebates for solar energy installation)(Oregon establishes energy efficiency standards)
July 18, 2005... Legislation General Environment Hawaii: House Bill 1017 allows owners of single-family residential dwellings to install solar energy devices without approval, provided the devices are registered with the appropriate homeowner,...

Weyerhauser's paper recycling piles up.(News)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson A single company collected just about one out of every eight pounds of recycled paper in the United States last year. In a new environmental report, Federal Way, Wash.-based Weyerhaeuser Co. reports that it...

N.M. county drops glass, plastic recycling.(News)(New Mexico)(Southwest Solid Waste Authority)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini It's New York all over again - well, on a much, much smaller scale - but the issue is just as significant. Financial problems are forcing the Southwest Solid Waste Authority in New Mexico to cut glass and plastic...

Quote of the Week.(News)
July 18, 2005... The Downing Street spin machine may try to whip language like this into a victory, but it's really just a lot of hot air. Philip Clapp, president of Environmental Trust, an environmental advocacy group, lambasts the G8 Summit's climate...

EPA nominees face critics.(Environmental Protection Agency )
July 18, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Two Democrats on the Senate Environment Committee may try to hold up the nominations of some recent Bush administration nominees to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unless the agency provides them with...

London bomb cleanup waits; Police comb sites for evidence; hazardous waste to be cleared.(Debris cleanup Services)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Sarah Veysey The sites of the four fatal bombs that exploded on London's transportation system this month are still classified as crime scenes, and the cleanup of the areas has not yet begun. However, damage experts said that...

The dirty work awaits.(Terrorists Activities )(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... The tragic terrorist bombing of London's transportation system this month is sickeningly familiar to Americans. The senseless loss of innocent lives once again has saddened and angered the world. There are environmental parallels with the...

Coming Events.(Calendar)(Calendar)
July 18, 2005... North America Aug. 22-25 - 2nd Sustainable Range Management Conference & Exhibition, San Antonio. Contact Heather Gatta (410) 306-8651 or visit www.battelle.org. Aug. 28-31 - National Recycling Coalition 24th Annual Congress &...

New Products & Technology.(Recycling Products )
July 18, 2005... PETRO-GREEN INC. has introduced the ADP-7 Surface Washing Agent. Oil leaks or hydraulic fluid sprays can be emulsified, reducing odor, appearance and flammability, using a diluted spray of the ADP-7 liquid concentrate. The water wet solution...

California town, hauler battle over fees.(H&C Disposal Co)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Roger Renstrom A Southern California municipality and trash hauler H&C Disposal Co. disagree significantly about payment of city franchise fees. Under one interpretation, H&C withheld payment of more than $450,000 in Hawthorne...

At Deadline: Canada signs on to reduce methane.(Late News)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Canada joined 15 other nations this month to reduce emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas that is more potent than carbon dioxide. Canada became the 16th member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Methane to Markets Partnership....

Sin and its consequences.(recycling rate in Las Vegas)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Las Vegas is a truly unique city, with its massive gambling and entertainment economic base. And it continues to be arguably the most rapidly growing city in America. But rapid growth has negative byproducts. One of those is that it's hard...

GE joins environmental council; Firm vows reduction in greenhouse gases.(News)(General Electric Co)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini General Electric Co. has joined an effort to address global climate change, a move that proponents claim lends even more credence to the theory that humans are contributing to global warming. Fairfield, Conn.-based...

N.C. challenges federal clean air rule.(North Carolina)(Clean Air Interstate Rule)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Bruce Geiselman North Carolina has filed a lawsuit challenging parts of the federal government's new Clean Air Interstate Rule, which federal regulators say will reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury from...

Waste Industry Briefs.(Briefs)
July 18, 2005... Green Investing More U.S. firms report performance A growing number of large publicly traded U.S. companies are reporting annually on their environmental and social performance. Thirty-nine of the 100 companies in the Standard &...

A dog's territory expands; Abitibi spreads paper recycling to 7 new cities.
July 18, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson Abitibi-Consolidated Inc., already the world's largest collector of old newspapers and old magazines, is greatly expanding its recycling program to include seven new U.S. markets. Abitibi-Consolidated's well-known...

N.Y. utility opens cleaner plant.(News)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Joe Truini It may be twice the size of the power plants it's replacing, but the Bethlehem, N.Y., Energy Center is drawing praise from environmentalists. "There is nothing more satisfying than when a traditional foe steps up...

North East adds 3 long haulers.(News)(PDC Disposal Co.)(David J. Martinez Truck )(Pontie Disposal Co.)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Jim Johnson North East Waste Services Inc. is beefing up its long-haul trucking operations and essentially doubling the revenue of the company in the process. North East acquired the operations of PDC Disposal Co., David J....

Dealers adjust to preferences.(Tire Dealers waste management)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Kathy McCarron Tire Business Some tire dealerships provide in-house training for technicians handling waste hauling accounts. "Some accounts have a special way of how they want things done. There is very extensive management,''...

Inbox.(At Your Disposal)
July 18, 2005... Byline: Pete Fehrenbach The Associated Press published a story last week that analyzes waste disposal in the U.S., particularly the trend toward shipping the fetid freight farther and farther away from its place of origin for disposition....

A Look Back.(At Your Disposal)
July 18, 2005... 1978: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that garbage is protected by the Constitution's Interstate Commerce Clause, and therefore one state cannot ban shipments of waste from another. Five years ago: Allied Waste Industries Inc. sells the last...