June 29 -- Waste and Recycling News is planning a residential recycling conference to be held in cooperation with Republic Services Inc., a national solid waste management and recycling company headquartered in Phoenix. The... MORE»

July 2 -- Seattle recycled a record amount in 2008, diverting half of the city´s waste from the landfill, according to Mayor Greg Nickels. The city´s 2008 recycling rate for residential, commercial and self-hauled... MORE»

July 2 -- California´s Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2008 took effect July 1, increasing the number of thermostat collection locations and making recycling more convenient, according to the bill´s supporters. The law... MORE»

July 2 -- Covanta Holding Corp. has bought a minority stake in Detroit´s waste-to-energy facility and agreed to continue operating the... MORE»

July 2 -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa plans to create thousands of green-collar jobs with the development of a Clean Tech... MORE»

July 2 -- Waste Management Inc. has opened a 65,000-square-foot construction and demolition debris recycling center near Hillsboro,... MORE»

July 2 -- More than half of the coal ash that spilled from the Tennessee Valley Authority´s Kingston, Tenn., power plant will be... MORE»

July 2 -- Petro Marketing and Brokerage Company Inc. and Patricia and John Wynn have settled alleged violations of underground storage... MORE»

July 1 -- The Delaware legislature has passed a bill that would repeal the state´s bottle bill. House Bill 201, if signed by Gov. Jack... MORE»

July 1 -- Environmental justice advocates have asked the U.S. EPA during a June 30 public hearing to undo a Bush-era hazardous waste... MORE»