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Allied Waste Services settles drivers' lawsuit for $6.5M
To close a class action lawsuit brought against it by its drivers, the company was told to pay the 450 drivers a $6.5 million settlement.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 3, 2015 -
Tired of your average garbage fleet: Artwork aims to draw attention to DC recycling trucks
Like Houston and other cities, DC recently found a way to draw attention to waste and recycling practices by putting artwork on its recycling trucks.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 3, 2015 -
Deep Dive
What a gas: Waste industry's adoption of CNG outpaces others
Diesel fuel prices, lower natural gas prices, and the need for better-performing, quieter trucks are some factors compelling waste and recycling firms to buy more CNG-fueled vehicles.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 2, 2015 -
WA school district sees collaborative waste, recycling effort
This includes a lunch food waste diversion program.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 2, 2015 -
Duke Energy to deposit coal ash in Georgia
The company is under a North Carolina mandate to remove coal ash from four sites and place it in landfills.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 2, 2015 -
Madison, WI now accepts bottle caps for recycling, video teaches process
The city now is accepting bottle caps for recycling, but the devil is in the details in how to recycle these small items.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 2, 2015 -
CA trucker charged with recycling fraud
A trucker is accused of transporting thousands of pounds of beverage containers from Arizona to California to try to cash in on their redemption value.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 2, 2015 -
Mondelez surpasses goals in reducing waste
The company surpassed its own goal and reduced waste by 57% in 2014, while also meeting other goals.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 1, 2015 -
MN Twins work to lower home field waste through biodegradables
The team has turned to biodegradable items as a means to get closer to acheiving a 90% waste diversion rate at its home field.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 29, 2015 -
Mountain of ice and waste lingers in Boston
A formerly 75-foot-tall mountain of snow, ice, dirt, and waste from Boston's snow-clogged winter streets is now a three-story hill of garbage, dirt, and ice.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 29, 2015 -
Covanta Vancouver WTE plant burns cleaner with new emissions technology
The plant has seen 53% lowered emissions since the start of the year due to newly installed technology.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 29, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Could more IA landfill agreements follow amid bird flu crisis?
Federal officials have inked agreements with two state landfills to accept waste related to the avian flu outbreak.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 28, 2015 -
Scott Whitney next Liberty Tire Recycling CEO
The company picked a seasoned pro in the industry as CEO to head the recently restructured firm.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 28, 2015 -
Buena Vista Landfill readying last cell, signaling site's limited time
Workers for Buena Vista Landfill in California are preparing the last cell on the site to accept waste, meaning the landfill probably has just 20 years or less to continue operations.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 27, 2015 -
Maine craft brewing begets livestock feed
Maine farmers and beer and coffee brewers have connected to provide cheaper feed for livestock through using spent grains, coffee chaff, and more.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 26, 2015 -
Bakersfield, CA trash pick-up and sewage rates likely to increase
City residents haven't seen an increase in the rates they pay for trash and sewage for nine years, according to its public works director.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 22, 2015 -
Rehrig Pacific to provide custom organic waste bins for Toronto
After determining needs with regard to the city's organic waste program, the company devised organic waste bins specifically for the city.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 22, 2015 -
San Francisco: Longer trek for daily waste disposal to have little environmental impact
Despite concerns that a longer trip to the landfill is not eco-friendly, city leaders recently OK'd changing its waste disposal site.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 22, 2015 -
Covanta purchases Advanced Waste, employees to remain
The former has made deals recently in New York and Indiana.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 22, 2015 -
After upgrades to plant, OR leaders to sign composting center agreement
Officials are expected to approve an operating agreement with a local firm that recently was under fire by residents for odors coming from the facility.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 21, 2015 -
MS county commission fires waste hauler, seeks bids from others
Lowndes County Commission in Mississippi has fired the municipality's waste hauler for not being on time with pick-ups, and is seeking bids from other haulers who want the job.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 20, 2015 -
GA county receives landfill expansion grant
It's an expansion that's necessary to avoid hauling construction waste to a landfill not owned by the county.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 19, 2015 -
Innovative food WTE plant closes
Monday, the plant's power was shut down because of unpaid electric bills.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 19, 2015 -
Dell's increases use of recycled plastic for new computers
Dell is encouraging eco-friendliness while using recycled computer plastic to manufacture its new computers.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 15, 2015 -
Verizon collects 2 million pounds of e-waste, completing a 2010 goal early
Months ahead of its 5-year goal to recycle 2 million pounds of e-waste, Verizon hits its mark.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 15, 2015
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