Waste News articles from November 2003

Waste News archives from November 2003

Times 3.(News; environmental plaintiffs)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Plantiffs in 3 seperate lawsuits filed against the U.S. EPA: * Illinois * Connecticut, Distrist of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,...

Lukewarm bill; Global warming measure defeated.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Many in the electric industry praised the Senate for defeating a global warming bill during an Oct. 30 vote, but the bill's sponsors said they were encouraged by the amount of support the measure received. The...

U.K. may deny 'ghost' ships entry.(News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Four former U.S. Navy ships being towed to England may be turned away by the British government. The British Environment Agency has revoked permission for the ships to come to an AbleUK Ltd. ship scrapping...

First time's not last time.(Opinion; McCain-Lieberman global warming bill)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Sometimes a clear-cut rejection isn't so clear-cut. Some rebuffs come bundled with contradictory messages, like, "Sorry, the water's not warm enough yet, but it's getting warmer. Try again soon.'' That may or may not be one of the messages...

At Deadline.
November 10, 2003... Norfolk Southern seeks energy efficiency Norfolk, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. is conducting an 18-month pilot program to test new technology that may make its locomotives more environmentally friendly. The company's Norfolk Southern...

Waste news pricing report.(News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... (With graph: Boxboard cuttings): HIGH MARKS IN THE LEDGER: The market for sorted white ledger has continued to improve, with prices increasing $5 per ton to $10 per ton in most regions last month. Supply is tight, making it difficult for buyers...

Pollution & politics mix.(Opinion)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Allan Gerlat Politics is in the air these days. And an important question is, will there be more pollution in the air as a result? Last week there were strong indications that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will drop...

Business hails Leavitt; Emissions issues, others await new EPA chief.(News; Michael Leavitt )
November 10, 2003... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Senate's confirmation of Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt was greeted by well wishes from the president and much of the businesses community, but many environmentalists criticized the Senate's action. The...

Fresh Kills' next life begins to take shape.(News; landfill)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Once considered a blight, the world's largest landfill now offers a tremendous opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the people of New York City. Fresh Kills landfill, all 2,200 acres of it, stopped...

Coming Events.(Calendar; waste management industry)
November 10, 2003... North America Nov. 12-15 - National Oil Recycling Association Annual Conference & Trade Show, San Diego. Contact Scott Parker (703) 753-4277 or visit www.noranews.org. Nov. 17-19 - BioCycle Renewable Energy from Organics Recycling...

San Diego to test 2 wastewater systems.(News)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Roger Renstrom Two biological aerated filter systems - the Biostyr and Biofor brands - would compete in a pilot testing program being contemplated for San Diego's wastewater system. "We need to pilot so we know what tools we...

Personnel.(People; waste management industry)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... AMEC - Angie Jones named senior project manager. AUTOCAR TRUCKS - Paul Blanchard named vice president, manufacturing; Bill Dolesh named vice president, engineering; Tom Vatter named vice president, sales; Mike Popovich named vice president,...

A Look Back.(News; waste management)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... 1965: The first federal solid waste management law, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, authorizes research and provides for state grants. Five years ago: The temporary blockage of a plan to export 2,400 tons of Brooklyn trash daily to...

Supplier News.(News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Heil consolidates parts business Chattanooga, Tenn. - Heil Environmental Industries Ltd. has begun the process of consolidating its original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket parts businesses with a targeted completion date of March...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
November 10, 2003... Just doin' it All the fuss over proposed post office recycling legislation ["Junk mail bill in works,'' Oct. 13] strikes us a bit funny, since we've been collecting and recycling mixed paper from our local post offices - including the...

Ill. to slash bus emissions.(News)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Illinois is targeting diesel school buses in a campaign to cut air pollution through a variety of methods. The program, called the Illinois Clean School Bus Program, aims to replace older buses with cleaner burning...

Inventor patents rubber regeneration system.(Products; Fulford Group Inc.)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Bruce Davis Richelieu, Quebec - A 75-year-old Canadian inventor and entrepreneur has developed and patented a rubber recycling process that he claims yields a regenerated rubber that offers processing and performance...

Paper giant cuts toxins 52 %.(News)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson International Paper Co. reports that it is more than two years ahead of its schedule to reduce its toxic emissions at the world's largest paper company. The world's largest paper company says in a new company...

Obituaries.(Obituary)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
November 10, 2003... Edwin Hurley Chicago - Edwin P. Hurley, manager of legislative affairs for Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., died Nov. 4 after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 60. Hurley worked for 35 years in the paperboard and paper recycling...

Schwarzenegger unlikely to repeal new laws; Davis leaves environmental mark on California businesses; signs dozens of laws before exiting.(News; Gray Davis)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Elizabeth Thompson Beckley The last five years have been "phenomenal'' for waste reduction and recycling legislation under the administration of Democratic California Gov. Gray Davis and his appointees, according to one...

EPA's new style: Less cop, more colleague.(News)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regional office in Atlanta painted a picture to industry representatives of a kinder, gentler agency that is anxious to collaborate with them on waste and...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
November 10, 2003... * A photo description on Page 19 of the Oct. 27 issue should have described Madvac Inc.'s vacuum litter collection vehicle and its Kevlar Bagless Debris Collection System.

Uncle EPA wants you; Major firms have joined waste minimization effort.(News)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recruiting companies to voluntarily reduce by 50 percent their generation of 30 chemicals commonly found in hazardous waste, and some large, high-visibility companies have...

Attitude shift.(Opinion; Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency might just be getting it. At last week's EPA Southeast Industrial Byproducts Beneficial Use Summit in Atlanta, Regional Administrator Jimmy Palmer told the audience of regulators and generators that...

Agencies to launch byproduct informational Web site.(News; industrial waste)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Bruce Geiselman A new online resource should be available by the end of November for industries looking for information about existing and proposed standards for beneficial use of industrial byproducts. Dan Oman, vice president...

States may act if EPA drops probes.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini New York's attorney general wants the Bush administration to turn enforcement records over to states if the federal government isn't going to pursue possible polluters. Eliot Spitzer's request came two days after...

Industry struggles with rules, labels.(News; waste management)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Environmental regulators need to be more consistent in their interpretations and remove regulatory impediments to using byproducts, industry representatives say. Attendees at last week's annual byproducts summit...

States persist with fight; EPA's change to New Source Review prompts lawsuits.(News)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Thirteen states, the District of Columbia, several local governments and numerous environmental groups have filed lawsuits to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from changing the definition of "routine...

On target; Waste Connections nears $60 million goal.(News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Waste Connections Inc. acquired operations representing $43 million in annual revenue during the third quarter, boosting the company's total acquisitions so far this year to more than $50 million. The Folsom-based...

Q & A with; Greg Cekander.(News)(Interview)
November 10, 2003... Greg Cekander is vice president of the Environmental Management Group at Waste Management Inc. in Houston. Cekander has been with WMI since 1993. His group oversees the planning, development, operation and compliance of approximately 300...

Waste Generator Briefs.(News)
November 10, 2003... State Regulations Pa. implements new clean fill policy Harrisburg, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has revised the state's clean fill policy to simplify the beneficial use of certain industrial byproducts,...

Ash left in wildfires' wake.
November 10, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Residents and cleanup crews now face the daunting task of clearing ash and charred debris left from raging wildfires that devastated portions of Southern California. Blazes last month and this month destroyed...

Power plan; Report: Reducing mercury viable option in Northeast.(News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Toxic mercury emissions from power plants could be reduced from 48 tons to only 7 tons annually through a combination of existing air pollution controls and utilization of commercially available mercury reduction technologies, a new report...

Waste Industry Briefs.(News)
November 10, 2003... Scrap Metal Metal Management buys Conn. recycler Chicago - Metal Management Inc. completed the acquisition of the scrap metal recycling assets of H. Bixon and Sons of in New Haven, Conn. The Bixon assets will be immediately...

Quote of the Week.(News)
November 24, 2003... "It was an absolute asymmetrical teeter-totter of a campaign last time." Richard H. De Voto, president and CEO of Canyon Resources Corp. of Golden, Colo., describes Montana voters' razor-thin 1998 adoption of a law banning the use of...

Mining foes sue over valley fills.(Special Report)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini Mountaintop coal-mining opponents are taking another shot in court to halt Appalachian mining companies' practice of filling streambeds with waste rock. A group of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the...

Tailings dam failures persist; Tech advancements fail to stem flow.(Special Report)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini The mining industry has come a long way since the original forty-niners simply dumped waste rock and dirt down rivers and streams. But failures of tailings dams, which hold slurries containing waste rock and dirt,...

CERI buys Allied Fla. assets.(News)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Capital Environmental Resource Inc. is continuing a push south into the United States with a $120 million acquisition of assets in Florida from Allied Waste Industries Inc. The two companies have a definitive...

At Deadline.(Late News)(Buckeye Egg Farm)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... Ohio egg farm faces federal lawsuit Washington - The U.S. government has filed a complaint in federal court against Buckeye Egg Farm for failing to comply with clean air requirements. The Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S....

Energy bill skirmish approaches endgame.(Republican lawmakers)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini Republican lawmakers' failure to avoid a Democratic-led filibuster may be the beginning of the end for the Bush administration's energy bill. Republicans failed to break the filibuster the morning of Nov. 21 when a...

Clean Harbors merger spawns class action.(News)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Clean Harbors Inc. is being sued in federal court just about a year after taking over the Chemical Services Division of Safety-Kleen Corp. The company vows to vigorously challenge the allegations in court. At...

Values versus value.(Opinion)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Allan Gerlat There's more evidence to suggest that while people may recycle with their hearts, they are more likely to recycle with their wallets. The results of a survey on recycling commissioned by Alcan Inc. showed some...

Toyota makes strides; Automaker reduces landfilled waste; sets sights on hazardous material.(News)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Toyota has cut the amount of waste sent to landfills by almost 50 percent per vehicle during the past four years. The automaker is out with a new environmental report that shows the company sent 34 kilograms of...

Have faith in green energy.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... The first comprehensive energy bill in a decade appeared at press time to be heading for the scrap heap. It's a sign that the Republicans were a little greedy in pushing forward a business-friendly agenda. Whatever changes take place to the...

Show of strength.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger knows a thing or two about flexing his muscles. The former Mr. Universe may vie next for Mr. Clean after he and fellow California lawmakers reached out and touched a federal bill provision late last...

Do you recycle? Study says maybe not; Aluminum recycler Alcan reports Americans' efforts have dropped with rate.(News)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini Americans may be overestimating their recycling habits, according to a new survey released by Alcan Inc., the world's largest aluminum can recycler. Used beverage can recycling rates have fallen from highs of almost...

Coming Events.(Calendar)(Calendar)
November 24, 2003... North America Dec. 7-10 - International Maintenance Conference, Clearwater, Fla. Contact Terrence O'Hanlon (239) 985-0317 or visit www.imc-2003.com. Dec. 9-12 - Ground Water in Coastal Zones Conference, sponsored by the Association of...

Mower melee; U.S., California clash over rules for small gas engines.
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Accusations of special interests and the threat of thousands of job cuts swirl around a federal push to strip California of its power to regulate pollution from small gasoline-powered engines. The debate could have...

A Look Back.(News)
November 24, 2003... Five years ago: The U.S. Department of Justice and the states of Florida, New York and Pennsylvania join in a federal lawsuit to block the $1.2 billion merger of Waste Management Inc. and Eastern Environmental Services Inc. A year ago:...

Waste News Pricing Report.(News)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... (With graph: News No. 6): HISTORY LESSON: Demand and prices are historically strong for sorted office paper. Prices have jumped $5 to $10 per ton in the past month. The white ledger market also continues to gain strength. Mill prices have...

2 senators tweak Clear Skies.(News)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini Two Republican senators have introduced the latest version of President Bush's Clear Skies Act, which would reduce power plant pollution by 70 percent by 2018. The proposal, which would set caps to reduce sulfur...

Q&A with Fred Fox.(Special Report)(Interview)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini Fred Fox is the director of health, safety, environment and reclamation for Kennecott Minerals Co., of Salt Lake City. The company develops, manages and operates gold, silver, copper and other base metal mining...

Shipped & sold; Investment company purchases international recycler of pallets.(News)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson IFCO Systems NV is being bought out by an affiliate of international investment firm Apax Partners, which now owns 87 percent of the company. Major shareholders of IFCO, which operates a network of wooden pallet...

Smurfit-Stone latest paper company to settle charges; Chicago firm maintains innocence in 1990s price-fixing case.(News)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., one of the largest recycled paper collectors and users in the country, expects to pay $92.5 million to settle class-action charges that the company was part of a conspiracy to fix...

Waste Industries joins in dividend trend move.(News)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Waste Industries USA Inc., looking to give itself a boost with the investment community, will start paying a semiannual dividend. The Raleigh-based solid waste management company will pay stockholders 8 cents per...

Waste Generator Briefs.(Briefs)
November 24, 2003... Education Carnegie Mellon unveils 1st green dorm Pittsburgh - The U.S. Green Building Council has recognized Carnegie Mellon University's New House residence hall as the nation's first green dormitory. The $12.5 million,...

Colo. firm creates green air cooling system.(Products)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Tracy Hayhurst A new air-cooling system installed in the attic of a historic Denver school has its roots in the former Soviet Union. The Coolerado Cooler evolved from a design by Valeriy Maisotsenko, a native of Ukraine and one...

Nautical report card; Shipping survey sets sail.(United States shipping)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson Manufacturers around the world have a new way to determine how much they're affecting the environment by shipping their products across oceans. A new survey called the Clean Cargo Environmental Performance Survey...

Year-old green auto group seeks growth.(News, carmakers, United States Environmental Protection Agency)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Rhoda Miel Europe and California have been behind the wheel when it comes to most environmental decisions in the auto industry. Carmakers and their suppliers have reconfigured fuel tanks and systems to meet emission...

NorskeCanada to buy mill from Newstech Recycling.(News)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jim Johnson The largest customer of Newstech Recycling's British Columbia operation is buying the company's newsprint de-inking plant in Coquitlam from Belkorp Group for $58 million. NorskeCanada buys about 132,000 tons of pulp...

Miners, green groups wrangle over cyanide.(Special Report, mining industry environmental aspects)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini Environmental groups and the mining industry are squaring off in a bitter battle over the use of cyanide to recover precious metals from ore. On Nov. 3, the Summit County, Colo., planning commission rejected a...

Industry refutes rank on toxic release report.(Special Report, metal mining industry)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini Federal environmental reporting rules are putting mining companies between a rock and a hard place. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's annual Toxics Release Inventory requires industries to report accidental...

EPA official: PCBs left deep underground.(Special Report)(Environmental Protection Agency)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini Mining companies bury millions of dollars of equipment in old mines, but some of it may come at a higher cost than they realize. Mines use electrical equipment containing PCBs for heavy power usage, just as other...

Land ho; GreenScapes initiative focuses on land use.(News)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled a nationwide partnership with industries to reduce, reuse and recycle waste material from large land-use applications. The agency revealed the GreenScapes Alliance, part of its Resource...

100 sets of wheels; DaimlerChrysler rolls out fuel cell plans for 2004.(News)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Waste News Staff Report DaimlerChrysler Corp. said it expects to have more than 100 nonpolluting fuel cell vehicles on the road around the world by the end of next year. The automaker said vehicles will include cars, vans and...

Back again with support; Huge glass recycler backing Jeffords' national bottle bill.(News)(Column)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini The nation's largest glass recycling company is throwing its weight behind legislation aimed at doubling the national beverage container recycling rate. Houston-based Strategic Materials Inc., along with some three...

14 states try to block air rule changes.(News)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini A 14-state coalition filed a federal lawsuit Nov. 17 to block the implementation of changes to the New Source Review requirements of the Clean Air Act. The states, along with a host of local governments, filed the...

Re-reading of law favors industry.(Special Report)(mining industry)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Joe Truini The federal government's reinterpretation of a century-old mining law last month has drawn environmental concerns, while others see it merely as common sense. The U.S. Department of the Interior issued a final rule...

Personnel.(People)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... CITY CARTON RECYCLING - Joseph Skaff named regional sales manager. INDEPENDENT CONTAINER MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE - Herb Tews named executive director. NETZSCH INC. - Mark Seale named south central regional sales manager. RMT INC. -...

Letters.
November 24, 2003... Disposable income I couldn't help but respond to your article in the Aug. 4 Waste News edition about resisting government mandates on recycling efforts ["The carrot, not the stick,'' Page 8]. I agree that government mandates for things...

Trends: Buckeye bounce-back.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... Since Ohio enacted its scrap tire management fund in 1993, the state has made big strides to clean up its largest tire piles. Total tires removed: 18 million Current annual average: 4 million Percent being recycled: 90% ...

Losing energy?(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... The federal energy bill, if passed, would: * Extend the wind energy production tax credit * Call on federal government to use a minimum of renewable energy * Not set a national renewable energy portfolio standard * Ban MTBE in...

Waste News Poll.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... Q: Should states be allowed to pursue Clean Air Act cases if the EPA drops them? (pie chart) A: Yes: 75.6% No: 24.4% From the Waste News Web site, Nov. 10-17. To vote in the current Waste News Poll, go to www.wastenews.com.

Money matters.(News)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... Annual dividend payments solid waste management companies plan to pay in 2004: Republic Services Inc.: 24 cents/share Waste Industries USA Inc.: 16 cents/share Waste Management Inc.: 75 cents/share