Waste News articles from September 2002

Waste News archives from September 2002

Top of the heap; The top five companies in this year's Waste News Recycling Rankings:.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 2, 2002... 1. Forman Metal Co. 1. The Newark Group Inc. 3. OmniSource Corp. 4. Imco Recycling Inc. 5. Metal Management Inc. See Rankings, Pages 14-22

Recycling Rankings.
September 2, 2002... List of 100: see printed publication.

Waste News Stock Report.
September 2, 2002... graphic: see printed publication.

N.Y. debris; Cleanup facts & figures from the World Trade Center disaster.(1.64 million tons of debris)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Illustration)
September 2, 2002... * Amount of debris: 1.64 million tons * Truckloads: 108,444 * Days to haul: 261 * Hauling distance: 18 miles by barge** * Debris disposal site*: Fresh Kills landfill, Staten Island * About 200,000 of steel was sent to...

D.C. debris; Cleanup facts & figures from the attack on the Pentagon:.(41,751 tons of debris)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)(Illustration)
September 2, 2002... * Amount of debris: 41,751 tons * Truckloads: 5,072 * Days to haul: 87 * Hauling distance: 59 miles * Debris disposal site: King George County landfill (Va.)

At Deadline.(United States Department of Energy contracts Uranium Disposition Services)(multiple topics)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... U.S. awards pact for uranium conversion Washington-The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a contract worth an estimated $558 million to Uranium Disposition Services LLC to design, build and operate two facilities to convert the...

Mo.'s waste, diversion on rise.(Missouri Department of Natural Resources)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Missouri is generating more waste, but the state is also diverting a higher percentage of the material from landfills. Statistics from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources show that statewide waste generation was 10.6 million tons...

What we're made of.
September 2, 2002... We'll be hearing a lot about Sept. 11 in the days to come, as the anniversary of that terrible day nears. One of the things that was said so often a year ago, and now will be said again, is that our lives were forever changed by the attack on...

Foggy Mt. letdown; Park air study falls short, some say.(Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Stakeholders have concluded a 10-year study to address air quality issues in national parks in the southeastern United States, but some participants say the report fell short of its goal to provide strong recommendations for improvement. ...

Study: Smog up 10% in 2001.(United States)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... The number of times Americans were exposed to unhealthy levels of smog increased by more than 10 percent in 2001, according to the U.S. Public Interest Research Groups, a national lobbying organization that addresses environmental issues. ...

Waste News Commodity Pricing Report.(Recovered high-density polyethylene prices)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... ELBOW ROOM: Recovered high-density polyethylene prices have continued to climb, with domestic demand leading the price increases for both natural and colored HDPE. Modest increases in virgin resin prices have given scrap value room to move as...

47 more ; Kmart could join other generators in funding Ill. waste oil cleanup.(Superfund site near Lemont, Illinois)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... The U.S. Justice Department with federal and Illinois environmental officials have reached an agreement with 47 alleged waste generators to help fund the cleanup of an oil Superfund site near Lemont, Ill. The consent decree calls for 22 of...

Waste Industry Briefs.(includes multiple records)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Oil Waste U.S. Filter to buy MCS Technologies Houston - U.S. Filter Corp. acquired MCS Technologies LLC on Aug. 26 and said it plans to combine the company with its existing operations to treat oil refinery waste. MCS...

Regulators, generators discuss teamwork.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Waste generators and regulators came together at a regional summit in late August to see how they could further the cause of industrial byproducts. While acknowledging a number of obstacles they have to overcome - general misperception,...

Bagging the 'flag'.(Ireland imposes tax on plastic bags)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... In Ireland, shoppers are giving a new response to the bagger's question: Paper or plastic? ``Neither'' is the ever-increasing answer because of the country's 5-month-old tax on plastic bags. For 15 cents apiece, shoppers can have as many...

New Products & Technology.(various briefs)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... SAFETY-KLEEN CORP. has developed a service to recycle computer and electronic equipment to meet the increasing need for proper disposal and recycling of obsolete and damaged electronics. The service includes recycling of desktop, laptop and...

Voluntary benefits; Gas firms save millions via EPA emission program.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... The natural gas industry saved millions of dollars last year by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Natural gas providers, involved in a partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency, saved $126 million through methane emission...

Calif. wastewater plant goes solar.(California)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 2, 2002... A West Coast wastewater treatment plant will become the first predominantly powered by solar energy when it comes online this year. The Sewerage Commission-Oroville Region turned to solar power last year after being hit by a 41 percent...

A Look Back.
September 2, 2002... Five years ago: The Clinton administration nominates Cardell Cooper, the mayor of East Orange, N.J., to direct the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund and solid waste programs. A year ago: Terrorists crash jetliners into the...

Exemptions dulling teeth of tariffs on foreign steel.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Scrap metal recyclers and the steel industry are watching closely as President Bush continues to exempt more steel products from the tariffs he implemented in March. The U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Trade Representative's...

Tariffs help scrap metal firms rebound from 2001.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Metal recyclers, who have long sat near the top of the Waste News recycling rankings, suffered from lower demand and prices in 2001. But a variety of factors - including tariffs on imported steel - appear to be slowly turning around their...

Haz waste firms facing tighter scrutiny.(Antiterrorism Act of 2001 call for monitoring of hazardous waste transportation)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Life after Sept. 11 is different for everyone, including those in the hazardous waste business. As a result of the passage of the USA Patriot Act, otherwise known as the anti-terrorism bill, states are now required to perform background...

Eerie timing of WMI job turns work into 'duty'.(Waste Management Inc. cleans Pentagon attack site)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... A routine job for Waste Management Inc. ended up being anything but routine. When terrorists crashed a jetliner into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, Waste Management workers already were on site through a contract to handle waste from...

Q&A with Joseph McGuire.(president of Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers)(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 2, 2002... In March, the Bush administration imposed tariffs on imported steel to aid the struggling U.S. steel industry. That move by the federal government had a direct impact not only on steel makers, but also on the scrap metal industry and domestic...

Enron selling newsprint mills.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Enron Corp is selling one recycled newsprint mill and plans to deal another. Enron confirmed that it expects to receive bankruptcy court approval this week to sell Garden State Paper Co. of Garfield, N.J., a recycled newsprint mill that...

Waste Generator Briefs.(includes multiple records)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Mining Idaho firm steps away from mining pact Coeur D'Alene, Idaho - Hecla Mining Co. said it will remove itself from an agreement with federal and state agencies to settle claims for cleanup costs and natural resource damages from...

Long road, small steps.(industrial byproduct recycling)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Waste generators and regulators in the Midwest got together recently to try to further the cause of industrial byproducts. The fact that it was a regional meeting underscores some of the obstacles they face in that mission. One problem...

Ford's drop in packaging waste slows.(waste per vehicle 53 pounds in 2001 vs 48 pounds in 2000)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 2, 2002... Ford Motor Co. has cut packaging waste by more than half since 1997, but the amount increased slightly in 2001 compared to the year before. That waste generation tidbit is part of the Dearborn, Mich.-based automaker's annual corporate...

Military's interest in pollution prevention grows.(Joint Services Pollution Prevention Conference and Exhibition)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... The military must look at pollution prevention as an integral part of its operations, according to several speakers attending last month's Seventh Annual Joint Services Pollution Prevention Conference and Exhibition. About 3,500 military...

Debris gone; memories remain; Sept. 11 buried deep in Staten Island landfill.(Fresh Kills landfill)
September 2, 2002... A calm is returning to a Staten Island hillside that cradles the remains of one of America's darkest days. This is a nondescript place, part of Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. Just miles from the bustle of lower Manhattan, but...

Tragedy sparks change.(crisis management for Sanitation Department)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... The nerve center for New York's Sanitation Department sits along Worth Street, just blocks away from where the World Trade Center once rose high into the sky. So the department - just like the rest of Lower Manhattan - turned upside down...

A year to forget; Leaders' revenues dip; Forman, Newark hit top.(Forman Metal Co., Newark Group Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 2, 2002... Revenues from recycling operations took a significant hit last year as the depressed economy reduced goods shipments and, along with that, manufacturers' need for raw materials. Total recycling revenue for the 100 largest recycling...

Breaking barriers; Regulators pine for national byproduct standards.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Government regulators are interested in developing uses for byproducts - with limitations that agencies have varying control over. ``Above all, waste minimization and pollution prevention should remain as the top priority,'' said Paul...

Industries promote virtues of byproducts.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Industrial waste generators want regulators to take at least one simple thing to heart - industrial byproducts are a positive thing. ``There's a lot of good that can be said,'' observed William Thacker of the National Council for Air and...

Farm tiff; Groups support Calif. rancher.(California rancher/developer in water pollution case)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 2, 2002... A Sacramento developer who is fighting a $1.5 million federal fine for violating the Clean Water Act is getting additional support from a public interest law firm and a national farm organization. The Pacific Legal Foundation, which says it...

Coming Events.
September 2, 2002... North America Sept. 8-11 - National Recycling Coalition Annual Congress & Exposition, Austin, Texas. Call (703) 683-9025. Sept. 18 - 2003 Economic Outlook Conference, Dearborn, Mich. Contact Gwen Brown (800) 441- 6832. Sept. 18-20...

Business climate, trash volume sag.(area around Ground Zero)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... Business remains down at shops near where the World Trade Center once stood. And when there's less business, there's less trash produced. ``We used to put out seven plastic garbage bags and two cardboard boxes,'' said John Chung, president...

A moment in time; Clothing store owner encases debris-covered display.(Chelsea Jeans clothing store near from Ground Zero keeps memorial to event)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2002... It's David Cohen's mission to keep the grittiness of Sept. 11 in clear view. Cohen has created a memorial from the debris and dust that blew into his clothing business a block away from Ground Zero. ``I think it shows the truth of...

Facts & figures.(Focus)(recycling of computers, electronics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 16, 2002... * Personal computers that became obsolete in 1998: 20.6 million * PCs recycled in 1998: 2.3 million * PCs entering waste stream from 1998-2007: 500 million * All electronics recycled in U.S. in 1998: 137,500 tons * Annual...

Federal agencies generate most e-waste.(Focus)(electronics recycling)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini The country's largest consumer, the federal government, is developing procurement and disposition guidelines for electronics, but the recycling industry may not be ready to handle the government's glut of material. ...

Groups debate solution to export issue.(Focus)(handling of exported electronics scrap)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini U.S. recyclers export thousands of tons of recovered material overseas every year, but the export of scrap electronics has drawn sharp criticism and concern. ``There's a lot of very toxic material being handled in...

Stewardship holds spotlight at NRC.(News)(product recycling programs, National Recycling Coalition)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini Product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, whatever you want to call it, is taking hold in the United States as environmental groups call on manufacturers to take more responsibility for their products. ...

USPL, CEI close deal.(News)(U.S. Plastic Lumber, Clean Earth Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Jim Johnson Clean Earth Inc., U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp.'s environmental services and recycling division, finally has new owners. U.S. Plastic Lumber completed the sale of the business to CEI Holding Corp. for $45.5 million in...

So-so voyage; Cruise lines cut emissions but still dump water, Alaska says.(News)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Jim Johnson The environmental performance of the cruise ship industry serving Alaska is mixed, according to a new report by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Cruise ships have made progress in cutting air...

Browner opposes Clean Air Act revisions.(News)(Carol Browner)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol M. Browner, who served during the Clinton administration, testified before senators Sept. 3 and criticized the Bush administration's plans to revise a...

Learning to walk; E-waste stewardship takes first tentative steps.(Focus)(electronics recycling)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini Heightened environmental awareness and fear of bad publicity should cause large generators of electronic scrap to think twice before choosing a contractor to handle the material. Electronics recycling trade groups,...

Ohio TV maker uses recycled CRTs.(Focus)(Techneglas Inc., cathode ray tubes)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini Recyclers have achieved a milestone recycling cathode ray tube glass through a partnership between manufacturers and recyclers. Techneglas Inc., a Columbus, Ohio, television glass maker, started manufacturing CRT...

Minn. sports complex boosts diversion rate; WMI runs recycling program for 172-acre facility.(News)(National Sports Center recycles with help from Waste Management Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Jim Johnson Tons of waste once headed for an incinerator are now being recycled through a new diversion program at Minnesota's largest sports complex. The National Sports Center in Blaine includes 52 soccer fields, four...

Calif. keys: New markets, diversity.(Opinion)(Native American environmental efforts)(Column)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Jose Medina In the Editor's View in the July 8 issue, Allan Gerlat said, ``Making recycling viable on an economic basis is key to its success.'' He said a big part of the answer has to come from the demand side of the equation. I...

EPA sets 2 aggressive goals for industry, U.S.(Cover Story)(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)(Cover Story)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is calling on Americans to recycle more, raising the nation's recycling goal to 35 percent by 2005, while reducing the amount of harmful chemicals that manufacturers generate in...

Car use up, emissions down, EPA says.(News)(Environmental Protection Agency report on air quality)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The levels of six major air pollutants have decreased by 25 percent in the United States since 1970, despite economic growth and an increase in the use of motor vehicles, according to the U.S. Environmental...

Waste Generator Briefs.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Hospitals FDA wants single-use device comments Washington - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking hospitals to submit comments to the agency about their policies on whether they discard or reprocess open but unused single-use...

A Look Back.(News)
September 16, 2002... 1959: Twenty-two years after it was patented, the first photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced. Five years ago: A sudden ailment hospitalizes a key witness in the state's case against two alleged leaders of a New York City waste hauling...

Letters.
September 16, 2002... Timing, schmiming Bottle up what? I was perplexed by the editorial in which it was suggested that the timing is not right for a national bottle bill [``Bottle it for a while,'' July 22]. I understand that the world has changed and we...

A fine romance.(Opinion)(National Electronics Product Stewardship Initiative)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Hollywood romantic comedies always start with the lovers-to-be meeting by chance and hitting it off like oil and water. Then they keep stumbling into situations where they're forced to share space. Their repulsion starts to melt. At some point...

Wastewater issue circles semiconductors.(Focus)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini The semiconductor industry touts itself as proactively pursuing, predicting and preventing environmental problems, and is mainly motivated by competition, not just being a good corporate citizen. It is a relatively...

Fuel cell makers seek funding.(News)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Officials representing 26 companies involved in developing fuel cells are asking members of Congress and the administration to provide $5.5 billion in federal funds over the next decade for research, development,...

Coming Events.(Calendar)
September 16, 2002... North America Sept. 22-25 - American Public Works Association Congress, Kansas City, Mo. Call (816) 472-6100 or fax (816) 472-1610. Sept. 22-25 - American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services Annual Conference and Technical...

Study: Voluntary works best.(Focus)(electronics industry recycling programs)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini The best hope for effective electronics recycling programs may lie with the industry itself, but mandating recycling may hinder the industry from running successful programs. Voluntary industry-run programs...

House OKs Great Lakes cleanup.(News)(House of Representatives approves Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The House of Representatives has approved legislation that would provide $260 million over the next five years for monitoring, cleanup and prevention of future sediment contamination in the Great Lakes. The...

EPA rows upstream.(Opinion)(Environmental Protection Agency proposes Resource Conservation Challenge)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
September 16, 2002... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled some ambitious recycling goals for the country at the National Recycling Coalition meeting last week. While achieving the goals may be a daunting task, the agency made a move in the right...

Correction.
September 16, 2002... The Sept. 2 issue should not have listed Forman Metals Inc. as tied for the largest recycling company, by revenue, in our annual Recycling Rankings. The president of Forman Metals provided inaccurate information for his company. The...

Container recycling in crisis? Depends who you ask.(News)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini Beverage container recycling rates are declining, but answers on to how to boost recovery are as varied as container types, which may be part of the problem. ``I think we have way too many messages out there,'' said...

Senate OKs thermometer ban.(Cover Story)(Mercury Reduction and Disposal Act)(Brief Article)(Cover Story)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The Senate unanimously passed legislation Sept. 5 that would impose a nationwide ban on the sale of mercury fever thermometers and improve management of surplus mercury. The Mercury Reduction and Disposal Act,...

At Deadline.(Late News)(United States Steel Corp. to clean up hazadous waste site, Institution Recycling Network develops laser and inkjet cartridge recycling program)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Steelmaker to clean up hazardous waste Pittsburgh - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection unveiled an agreement Sept. 12 with U.S. Steel Corp. that calls on the company to clean up hazardous waste at the former Municipal...

A hazardous drop; Report: Haz waste generation, business falling substantially.(Cover Story)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Jim Johnson Hazardous waste generation is expected to fall by more than 1 million tons per year by 2007, a new study predicts. Hazardous waste management is a $2.35 billion dollar business in North America, with 11.7 million...

Clean Harbors inks deal.(News)(acquires Safety-Kleen Corp. chemical services division)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Jim Johnson Clean Harbors Inc.'s deal for the chemical services division of Safety-Kleen Corp. is complete. The deal boosts Clean Harbors' annual revenue to $750 million and adds 38,000 customers to its hazardous waste service...

Waste Industry Briefs.(Briefs)(includes, United Airlines completes cleanup work of Flight 93 crash)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Disaster Cleanup Pa. says crash site cleanup is complete Pittsburgh - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said on Sept. 10 that cleanup work has been completed at the site in Stoneycreek Township, Pa., where United...

State, local bodies work to police e-waste.(Focus)(electronics waste disposal regulation)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini Absent a national agreement, state and local legislators have begun to take steps to regulate product stewardship for scrap electronics, proposing measures such as banning electronic devices from landfills and...

EPA: Diesel-cancer tie likely.(News)(Environmental Protection Agency issues Health Assessment Document for Diesel Engine Exhaust report)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a long-awaited report Sept. 3 that concludes that exposure to diesel engine exhaust from buses, trucks and other highway vehicles is a likely carcinogen. The...

Falling short; Initiative sparks progress despite lack of national e-recycling pact.(Focus)(National Electronic Product Stewardship Initiative, electronics recycling)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini The National Electronic Product Stewardship Initiative will not spawn a national electronics recycling program as hoped after its final meeting this year, but several stakeholders still say it's a success. On June...

Q&A with Catherine Wilt.(Focus)(discusses electronics industry waste management regulation)(Brief Article)(Interview)
September 16, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini In June 2001, officials from the electronics industry, government regulatory agencies and environmental groups met for the first time in San Francisco to discuss the viability of a national electronics recycling program...

New Products & Technology.(Products)(includes, Drive-One releases truck driver training program)(Brief Article)
September 16, 2002... DRIVE-ONE has released an updated version of its truck driver training program. The updated program, Coaching the Refuse Truck Driver II, includes a video and is based on discussions with the National Solid Wastes Management Association....

Waste News Commodity Pricing Report.(old corrugated containers)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 16, 2002... CARDBOARD CRASH: Old corrugated container prices took another dive this month. Domestic mill prices for baled material plummeted $25 per ton in some areas. On the East Coast, prices for baled, picked up material have fallen to about $70 per...

The James E. O'Connor File.(News)(Republic Services appoints new chairman)
September 30, 2002... Age: 53 Existing responsibilities: President and CEO New responsibilities: Chairman, effective Dec. 31 Background: * Started as staff accountant with Waste Management Inc. in 1972 * Owned solid waste collection company in...

A Look Back.(News)
September 30, 2002... Five years ago: Two brothers who owned several allegedly mob-backed waste firms and one of their employees plead guilty to conspiring to control business in three counties north of New York City. A year ago: After several individuals are...

New Orleans may privatize wastewater.(News)(New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board conducts managed competition process)
September 30, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini The city of New Orleans may privatize sewer and water operations after publicly running the system for 103 years, but current employees aren't giving up without a fight. The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board is...

New engine emission regs displease environmentalists.(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's standards for pollution reduction)
September 30, 2002... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adopting new standards for reducing pollution from several types of off-road engines, including large industrial engines, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. But the...

Greasing the skids; Bush order aims to speed OKs for transportation projects.(high number of projects worries environmentalists)(Brief Article)
September 30, 2002... Byline: Bruce Geiselman President Bush issued an executive order Sept. 18 that would expedite environmental decisions about high-priority transportation projects, creating concern among some environmentalists. ``Too many projects...

Prepared to pick up; Scouts join forces with BFI to clean Fla. debris.(Boy Scouts help clean up Miami, Florida)
September 30, 2002... Byline: Jim Johnson Boy Scout organizers are hoping to build on the success of a recent community cleanup program in Miami and expand their partnership with the nation's second-largest trash company. More than 100 scouts and their...

PCA, Wisconsin sign pact.(Packaging Corp. of America signs with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)
September 30, 2002... Byline: Jim Johnson Packaging Corp. of America is promising to exceed environmental requirements at its corrugated medium mill in Tomahawk. The manufacturer, based in Deerfield, Ill., signed a pact with the Wisconsin Department of...

Request denied; Calif. board nixes county's request for extension on diversion goal.(News)
September 30, 2002... Byline: Joe Truini Fresno County will have to work with the state to increase recycling in the unincorporated parts of the county or face fines for falling short of California's mandated recycling goal. The county's 31 percent solid...

Supplier News.(Briefs)(includes, Peterbilt Motors Co. upgrades ordering software)
September 30, 2002... Peterbilt updates ordering software Denton, Texas - Peterbilt Motors Co. said its vehicle configuration and ordering computer program has been re-engineered and is available for use throughout the company's dealer network. The program,...

Waste Generator Briefs.(Briefs)(includes, Environmental Protection Agency may allow Toxic Substances Control Act exemptions)
September 30, 2002... Military Let military import hazwaste, EPA says Washington - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to grant exemptions to the Toxic Substances Control Act in order to allow the Defense Logistics Agency to ship...