Sept. 2 -- Casella Waste Systems Inc. of Rutland, Vt., says losses remained steady as income rose during the first quarter of the company´s fiscal year. For the three months ended July 31, the firm lost $2.9 million, or... MORE»

Sept. 2 -- Ameresco Inc., an energy company that includes landfill gas-to-energy projects, has completed the purchase of Quantum Engineering and Development Inc. Quantum is an energy service company active in Oregon and... MORE»

Sept. 1 -- Waste Management Inc. is expanding its organic recycling operations in a big way through the acquisition of Garick LLC, which brings more than a million tons of processing capacity. Houston-based Waste Management... MORE»

Aug. 30 -- Waste Management Inc. has a newly redesigned website that offers what the company calls an ôimproved customer experience" and a "fresh look." The site, at www.wm.com, includes redesigned pages... MORE»

Aug. 27 -- New Jersey will now have access to dredged materials from along the Delaware River that will be used to redevelop a Camden landfill into a community center. The state Department of Environmental Protection is... MORE»

Aug. 26 -- A survey published by the American Chemistry Council shows residents in a Texas community are opposed to a recently enacted ban on plastic bags in retail stores. The city commission of Brownsville, Texas, passed... MORE»

Aug. 26 -- Pennsylvania is proposing to spend $8.8 million to clean the Currie landfill site in Erie County, a wetlands that was filled with municipal and industrial waste in the 1950s. The Millcreek Township site contains a... MORE»

Aug. 26 -- Waste Pro USA has acquired Citrus Waste Services in Hernando, Fla., a move that adds 6,000 customers to the company. Citrus Waste provides curbside waste collection, recycling and disposal services to both... MORE»

Aug. 25 -- Fatal injuries among solid waste and recycling workers "declined substantially" last year compared to 2008, according to the National Solid Wastes Management Association. The trade group, citing recently... MORE»

Aug. 24 -- A Pennsylvania landfill is being fined more than $100,000 for what the state calls "chronic environmental violations." Seneca landfill, in Lancaster and Jackson townships, Butler County received a... MORE»