Waste News articles from May 2004

Waste News archives from May 2004

Kodak 2008 focus.(News)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Some of Kodak's new goals for reducing emissions and conserving resources: * Reduce emissions of methylene chloride by.......35% * Reduce waste from manufacturing by.........20% * Reduce emissions of 28 priority chemicals by....15%...

Greening the Valley.(News)(carbon dioxide emissions control)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Companies and organizations working together to reduce Santa Clara County , Calif.'s carbon dioxide emissions: Alza Corp. Calpine City of San Jose Hewlett-Packard Co. Lockheed Martin Corp. LifeScan Inc. NASA...

Waste News Poll.(News)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Q: What;s your opinion on states having the ability to permit bioreactor landfills? It's about time: 61.7% More study is needed: 20.3% Federal gov't should maintain control: 18.0%

Screaming for ice cream; Refrigeration technology would replace ozone-depleting gases.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson Maybe Ben & Jerry's should bring back KaBerry KaBOOM, an old flavor the company no longer makes, as a nod to its environmental efforts. The well-known ice cream company is using super loud sound waves to create a...

Dallas-Fort Worth airport records green progress.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson Dan Bergman wants everyone to know that the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is not just an airport. As vice president of the environmental affairs department, it's his job to oversee all types of...

Waste Industry Briefs.(Briefs)(Idaho Waste Systems Inc.)(M&M Sanitation)(Waste Industries USA Inc)
May 10, 2004... Landfills Huge rail-served landfill opens in Idaho Elmore County, Idaho - Idaho Waste Systems Inc.'s Simco Regional landfill has opened to provide waste by rail services to customers in the Pacific Northwest, the company said. ...

EPA anchors ship; Two environmental groups play key role in stopping former Navy vessel's scrapping.(News)(Environmental Protection Agency)(Sanship Inc.)(Basel Action Network)(Earthjustice)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has blocked the shipment of a decommissioned World War II ship to China for scrapping because it contains toxic PCBs. The EPA, acting on a tip from the environmental...

Power play; Report blasts utilities, Bush administration.(News)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini Two nonprofit groups released a study May 5 that they claim links the nation's top polluters and the Bush administration. Since 1999, the 30 largest U.S. utilities operating the majority of the 89 dirtiest power...

San Diego charger; Johnson & Johnson installs cogeneration heat-and-power system at California lab.(News)(Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development L.L.C.)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson A new Johnson & Johnson research lab near San Diego expects to avoid generating millions of pounds of carbon dioxide each year and cut its electricity and natural gas bill by more than $1 million through the creation of...

FedEx to begin using hybrid delivery trucks.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson FedEx Corp. plans to roll out 20 hybrid-powered delivery vehicles this year that will cut particulate emissions by 90 percent and smog-causing emissions by 75 percent. The first two of these vehicles recently went...

2 environmental 1sts in Alaska; New National Weather Service building becomes initial green-building structure within the agency and the state.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman When the National Weather Service decided to replace the Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska, it wanted to build the state's first green-certified building. It also would be the first green building anywhere for...

Truck fleets support biodiesel, survey says.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson A recent survey of truck fleet owners representing more than 50,000 vehicles show a favorable opinion for the use of biodiesel fuel - an alternative fuel that burns cleaner than traditional diesel fuel. The survey...

Coming Events.(Calendar)(Calendar)
May 10, 2004... North America May 10-11 - Recycling of Fibrous Textile and Carpet Waste Conference, Dalton, Ga. Call (404) 894-7551 or visit www.ptfe.gatech.edu/recycle_conf. May 10-13 - International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment,...

WN debuts Inbox e-mail column.(News)(Waste News)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Subscribers to Waste News' daily e-mail now receive more than that morning's headline news. Senior Editor Peter Fehrenbach takes e-mail readers around the world of environmental management twice a week with his new column, Inbox. ...

State mandates bring success, frustration.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Elizabeth Thompson Beckley Aggressive recycling goals can push some states to greater recycling heights, but for others they can become unrealistic expectations. Ohio, for example, continues to shoot for 25 percent recycling, a...

Most comply with Calif.'s aggressive goal.(News)(California)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Elizabeth Thompson Beckley Time and again when talking about recycling goals, industry experts refer to California and its mandated 50 percent diversion target as the only law with any real teeth in it. The goal is aggressive,...

Personnel.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... ASFE - Gerald Salontai named president. EARTH TECH INC. - Georgia Perkey named chief information officer. GALBREATH INC. - Tom Denham appointed environmental product manager. GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY CO. - Gillan Taddune appointed...

Groups seek strict mercury limits from EPA.(News)(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The National Wildlife Federation and other conservation groups want a federal judge to order that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency require coal- and oil-fired power plants to use maximum achievable control...

Supreme Court decides in favor of engine makers.
May 10, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of engine manufacturers who argued that a Los Angeles-area air quality district overstepped its authority by imposing anti-smog restrictions that limit the types of engines...

Firm develops circuit board recycling system.(Products)(Northeast Surplus & Materials)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Tracy Hayhurst Jim Moltion, an electronics engineer since 1962, has been in the electronics recycling business since 1996 when he started Northeast Surplus & Materials in Syracuse, N.Y. It did not take long for him to grow alarmed...

Report sparks debate on depth of ozone problem.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman More than half of Americans live in areas with unhealthy levels of either ozone or particle pollution, according to a report by the American Lung Association that looked at monitoring data from across the country....

More for your money; Republic doubles dividend to 48 cents per year.(News)(Republic Services Inc.)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson Republic Services Inc., after hearing from shareholders, is doubling its dividend. The company also plans to spend an additional $75 million to repurchase its own stock this year. The nation's third-largest...

Millions for hydrogen; Automakers join DOE's investment in less polluting technology.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson Hundreds of millions of dollars are being pumped into new hydrogen energy research through a new program that will link public and private forces. The U.S. Department of Energy is spending $350 million across the...

Navy OKs warship's sinking.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Navy has given its OK for a Korean and Vietnam War-era aircraft carrier to be sunk off the coast of Pensacola for use as an artificial reef to benefit divers and fishermen. The former aircraft carrier...

San Francisco to develop old Navy shipyard.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman San Francisco officials hope to soon take ownership of 78 acres of previously contaminated land from the U.S. Navy for development of waterfront property, including affordable housing, parks, and commercial space....

USAF machinists use vegetable oil; Biodegradable oil helps workers lube, clean metal drilling areas.(News; United States Air Force)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Air Force reservists near Dayton, Ohio, say they are using vegetable oil to cook up a cleaner environment around their machine shop. The 445th maintenance squadron is testing a new machine used to lubricate and...

Horinko resigns.(Marianne Lamont Horinko, Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Marianne Lamont Horinko, who heads the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, will resign effective June 1. The assistant administrator's resignation is the latest in a...

EPA stresses aid over 35% mark; Agency helps specific industries with recycling as nation moves toward goal.(News)(Environmental Protection Agency)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Elizabeth Thompson Beckley The United States is not on track to meet the 35 percent recycling goal set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 2005. That's not a problem, according to the agency. The goal is more about...

Big wind farm in Illinois searches for purchasers.(News)(Zilkha Renewable Energy)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini It will be the world's largest onshore wind farm, pumping out some 400 megawatts of electricity, provided the developer can jump through the final hoops. Houston-based Zilkha Renewable Energy LLC is completing plans...

Green signature; Conn. sets deadline for renewable energy.(News)(Connecticut)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland has signed an executive order calling on the state government to purchase 20 percent of its total electricity from clean, renewable energy by 2010. In addition, Rowland said the...

Silicon Valley eyes emissions.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini Silicon Valley, synonymous with technological innovation, is applying its brainpower to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A coalition of high-tech companies, along with the city of San Jose, the Santa Clara Valley...

Dell throws down gauntlet; CEO confronts rivals, answers students' concerns in webcast.(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini Michael Dell dropped an environmental challenge to rival computer makers during a webcast while giving college students and administrators a shot at the Dell Inc. chief himself. Dell, founder and CEO of Round Rock,...

Investing Capital; Canadian firm lines up financing for Fla.(News)(Capital Environmental Resource Inc.)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson Capital Environmental Resource Inc. has completed a $374 million financing package that will help to fuel the company's expansion in Florida. Capital Environmental, based in Burlington, will use about $98.5 million...

In a flash: Kodak meets most goals, sets more.(News)(Eastman Kodak Co.)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini Eastman Kodak Co. has met seven of the eight environmental goals it set five years ago to reduce emissions and conserve natural resources and is ready for more. Based on its initial success, the company unveiled a...

Waste News Pricing Report.(News)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... STABLE GRADES: Recovered paper markets have been unusually stable over the last three months. Old corrugated container prices remain strong but mills do not expect any price changes this month. Suppliers question what will happen in June and...

High Court ruling favors utility.(News)(clean air cases)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini The U.S. Supreme Court denied the federal government's petition to review its clean air case against the Tennessee Valley Authority, allowing the utility to disregard for now the government's call to clean its coal-fired...

A look back.(News)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Five years ago: Roger W. Stone, president and CEO of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., retires and receives a $5.83 million severance package. A year ago: Wisconsin Electric Power Co. agrees to spend $600 million to reduce emissions to resolve...

Waste show merger? Exhibitors push to combine Expo, Wastecon.
May 10, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson As thousands converge upon Dallas next week for the solid waste industry's largest get-together, there will be a push for change. Some exhibitors at the upcoming Waste Expo want to explore the idea of combining that...

letters.(Letter to the Editor)
May 10, 2004... A lumper's retort I just read your editorial "Lid tossers beware'' [April 12]. It struck a sore spot with me. I put myself through college working as a "lumper,'' or helper, on a residential trash route. Nothing used to get my goat...

Waste Generator Briefs.(Briefs)
May 10, 2004... Power Three utilities agree to report CO2 risks Boston - Three more power companies have agreed to publicly address the possible financial risks from greenhouse gas emissions amid shareholder pressure for more transparency on the...

Selling the intangibles.(News)(plans of combining trade shows of waste management industry)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Talk has heated up once again of combining the waste industry's biggest exhibitions. An exhibitor-generated survey of exhibitors at Waste Expo, Wastecon and the American Public Works Association shows provided overwhelming support for the...

Scrap industry wrestles with trade issue.(News)(Panel Discussion)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini Global trade has opened new markets for scrap metal dealers and consumers, but also is exposing them to the unfair advantages of some overseas economies, costing the U.S. jobs and money. Three trade experts discussed...

Too much 'stick'?(News)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Allan Gerlat In just about every walk of life, there's a lot of talk about goals. A lot of talk; and sometimes even some action. Why should recycling be any different? In this issue of Waste News, we took a look at national and...

Clarification.(Correction)(Correction Notice)
May 10, 2004... * A story on Page 1 of the April 27 issue should have characterized the Solid Waste Association of North America as an organization whose membership works for governments and the private sector.

Quote of the week.(News)(Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... I'd like to see more competition here. Just because we're selling a lot now doesn't mean we should take care of their problem. Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell says other computer manufacturers need to step up to the plate to deal with their...

Teeter, totter.(News)(Unstability at the top continues to be the order of the day at the United States Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Unstability at the top continues to be the order of the day at the U.S. EPA. Marianne Lamont Horinko is the latest upper level manager to leave. She served as the chief of the agency's solid waste division for three years and has a history...

At Deadline.(Late News)(Canada's electronics recycling program)
May 10, 2004... Canadian province sets e-recycling fee Edmonton, Alberta - Alberta is launching Canada's first provincial electronics recycling program this year and will charge an advance recycling fee of up to $45 on electronics sold in the province to...

Largest coal waste plant receives mixed reviews; Owners to start up Pa. power unit in third quarter.(News)
May 10, 2004... The world's largest coal waste power plant is slated to go on line this year and will gobble up mounds of waste coal piles polluting Pennsylvania's waters. The plant may burn 100 percent waste coal, yet some environmental groups aren't 100...

California wineries opt for solar power.(News)(Rodney Strong Vineyards)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini A growing number of California wineries are relying on the sun for more than growing grapes. Rodney Strong Vineyards recently completed the winery world's largest solar power project, installing 4,032 photovoltaic...

Fla. filing; Bankruptcy an option for U.S. Plastic Lumber.(News)(Florida )(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... Byline: Angie DeRosa U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp. may need to seek bankruptcy protection. In an April 14 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Boca Raton-based company said it is not in compliance with the terms of a...

Waste reduction award, scholarship honors Davis.(News)(Stephanie C. Davis)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Two environmental specialists each received a newly created waste reduction award and scholarship to attend this year's CleanMed conference in Philadelphia. Family and friends of Stephanie C. Davis, a well-known...

Waste News Poll.(Opinion)
May 24, 2004... Q. Are there too many trade shows and conferences from which to choose? A: Yes; consolidating some would help: 54.9% No; it's good to have choices: 39.9% No; the niche markets necessitate them: 5.2% From the Waste News Web...

Waste Generator Briefs.(News)(Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc.)(Calpine Corp.)(Honda of America Manufacturing Inc.)
May 24, 2004... Waste Generator Briefs Beverages Anheuser-Busch recycles 97% of waste St. Louis - Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. recycled more than 97 percent of its solid waste in 2003, according to the company's just-released 2003 environmental,...

Unity, clarity fill the air; New emission rule impacts construction and farming sectors.
May 24, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman In a rare show of unity, government officials, engine and petroleum company executives, and environmentalists stood together to support a newly enacted rule to reduce air emissions from nonroad diesel engines. ...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
May 24, 2004... Weighty issue "Lid throwers beware'' hits home [April 12, Page 8]. We're faced with either going automated or increased workers comp costs. The customers buying these large cans fill them up, which get awful heavy. Is it possible to have a...

The next cycle.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... The issues surrounding the recycling of our nation's fast-growing stream of electronic waste are many and complex, and the industry still has a ways to go before it resolves them. But progress is being made, however slow and fitful it may be....

Water system developer gets capital infusion.(News)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Tracy Hayhurst A name change, new headquarters, an injection of venture capital and a new chief executive are part of a push to further commercialize a technology that converts wastewater into treated water in a shorter period and...

Coming Events.(Calendar)(Calendar)
May 24, 2004... North America May 24-27 - Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, Calif. Call (800) 783-6338 or visit www.battelle.org/chlorcon. June 5-8 - Composite Can and Tube Institute Annual Meeting, Napa, Calif. Contact...

Bush forms Great Lakes cleanup team.(News)(George W. Bush)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman President Bush signed an executive order on May 18 that creates the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force to coordinate environmental efforts in the Great Lakes among federal agencies, state and local governments and...

Waste Expo 2004.(Products)(Recycling industry)
May 24, 2004... Hundreds of exhibitors attended Waste Expo in Dallas this year, bringing new products for use in waste management, recycling and environmental services. The following is a sampling of the products that were displayed. Additional new...

At Deadline.(Late News)(Waste management)
May 24, 2004... Senate debates nuclear waste disposal Washington - Disagreements about how best to dispose of highly radioactive waste from former weapons sites bogged down debate late last week on the 2005 defense bill. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,...

Alliance adds Texas partner.(News)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini Recycle America Alliance LLC has signed up another electronics recycling partner to help streamline its operations while entering the New England market. It signed an agreement with Compucycle Inc., which will...

Waste News Pricing Report.(News)(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... (with graph: Used beverage can prices): DOWN, NOT OUT: After staying strong for the last few months, used beverage can markets started slipping this month in most parts of the country. Prices have fallen several cents per pound since April....

Survey time; WN solicits company info.(News)
May 24, 2004... Waste News needs your help. If your company hauls, processes or disposes of solid, hazardous, liquid or other types of waste, please visit our Web site and complete our Hauling and Disposal survey. The 100 largest companies in North...

Group blasts Iowa farm regs.(News)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman An environmental group has accused the Iowa Department of Natural Resources of inadequately regulating livestock feed operations, placing water quality and public health at risk. The Environmental Integrity...

Waste Industry Briefs.(Briefs)
May 24, 2004... Diesel Emissions International to develop clean system Melrose Park, Ill. - International Truck and Engine Corp. is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop and commercialize a new clean-diesel emission control...

Electronic allies; Nxtcycle, Allied to handle customers' e-waste.
May 24, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini The nation's second-largest waste management company has signed an agreement that will allow it to offer its corporate customers a national electronic waste program. Allied Waste Industries Inc. and Nxtcycle Corp....

Death of trash worker sparks national safety campaign.
May 24, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson Trash collectors have one of the most dangerous jobs in America, working at all hours of the day along busy streets and in tight spaces. Spurred by the traffic-accident death of one driver and the serious injury of...

Personnel.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD - Rosario Marin and Rosalie Mule elected to serve on the board of directors. CETCO LINING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP - Rod Kirch appointed national sales manager. INSTITUTE OF SCRAP RECYCLING...

Manufacturers to unveil plan; Electronics makers to reveal financing structure May 26.(News)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini To ARF or not to ARF, that is the question. In February, the electronics industry told National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative stakeholders at their final meeting in Portland, Ore., that manufacturers...

Some predict consolidation; Leaders foresee change on the horizon for electronics management.(News)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini The evolution of the nascent electronics recycling industry could resemble the solid waste management and household hazardous waste processing industries as companies face consolidation and growing pains. "If anyone...

EPA wants to certify e-recyclers.(News)(Environmental Protection Agency)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini The federal government hopes to begin establishing a third-party organization by the end of this year that will review and certify electronics recyclers. Bob Tonetti, a senior environmental scientist with the U.S....

Opinions mixed about show merger bid.(Waste expo and Wastecon)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson Jim Marlowe sees both sides. Michael Blackmore wouldn't mind seeing change. And Sharon Daniel figures the current approach works just fine. Opinions varied among those asked about whether they would like to see...

NSWMA introduces worker safety video.(News)(National Solid Wastes Management Association)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Jim Johnson Dallas - Solid waste companies around the country have a new tool to help them promote worker safety, and it's not anything to wear. A new national safety video aimed at employees operating residential collection...

This is how it's done.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... The government, industry and environmentalists got it right for once. The new rule to reduce air emissions from nonroad diesel engines is a textbook example of how different interests working together on environmental issues can result in...

Investment firms focus on oil industry.
May 24, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini Investment firms have gotten a mixed response on resolutions calling on the U.S. petroleum industry to report possible financial impacts from climate change issues. Investment groups filed several shareholder...

Dell, HP score best on report card.(News)(Hewlett-Packard Co.)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Joe Truini Several computer manufacturers have taken positive environmental steps while some are lagging woefully behind, according to the Computer TakeBack Campaign's annual report card. "If a thousand-mile journey begins with...

Five W.Va. power plants may be subject of lawsuit.(News)(West Virginia)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Officials from four eastern states said they plan to file a New Source Review lawsuit against the owner of five power plants in West Virginia. Attorneys for Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania...

Wal-Mart fined $3.1 million for storm runoff.(News)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Federal officials filed an agreement May 12 with Wal-Mart Inc. that calls for the nation's largest retailer to pay a record $3.1 million civil penalty for stormwater runoff violations and to ensure that better...

Lack of recycled PET hits plastics industry.(News)(polyethylene terephthalate)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Steve Toloken The polyethylene terephthalate bottle industry's leading trade group is cutting itself to the bone, laying off its president and several top executives who deal with recycling issues, even as recycling companies warn...

Ohio landfill bill would aid health departments; Agencies would get money to oversee C&D debris landfills.(News)
May 24, 2004... Ohio is considering adding a statewide surcharge on all construction and demolition debris landfills as a way to help fund local health departments responsible for their oversight. State Rep. Shawn N. Webster, a Republican, is sponsoring...

Refiners blame enviro regs for gas spike.(News)
May 24, 2004... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Refineries' costs of complying with environmental laws are driving gasoline prices higher and supplies lower, oil industry officials said during a recent Senate committee hearing. Gasoline in many regions is...

WN's Stout named vice president.(News)( Waste News )(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... Crain Communications Inc. this month named Waste News Publisher Glen A. Stout a vice president. Stout joined Crain as publisher of Waste News in 2001. Since then Waste News, based in Akron, Ohio, has broadened its scope to cover hazardous...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction Notice)
May 24, 2004... * A graphic on Page 1 of the May 10 issue should have indicated that the trade show Wastecon will be held in Phoenix. The American Public Works Association trade show will be in Atlanta. * A graphic on Page 13 of the May 10 issue should...