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EPA awards $200,000 toward $2 million Hawaiian cleanup
July 1 -- The U.S. EPA has awarded a $200,000 brownfields grant to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to start cleaning up the...
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Waste Management unveils demolition debris facility
July 1 -- Waste Management Inc. has unveiled a new construction and demolition debris recycling center in El Cajon, Calif. Annually,...
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EPA expected to approve Calif. emissions plan for cars
June 30 -- The U.S. EPA is expected today to grant California´s long-standing request for a waiver allowing it to adopt a greenhouse...
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MillerCoors recycles or reuses 98% of brewery waste
June 30 -- MillerCoors reused or recycled 98% of its brewery waste, according to the company´s 2009 Sustainable Development...
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Schnitzer has third-quarter loss, but sees improvement
June 30 -- Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. posted a loss in its third quarter, but is seeing improvement on better overseas scrap...
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U.S. EPA releases list of high-hazard coal ash sites
June 30 -- The U.S. EPA has identified 44 "high hazard potential" coal ash impoundments across the country, warning they...
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Recycled goods maker Seven Generation gets HR award
June 30 -- Seventh Generation, a maker of environmentally safe products, has been designated one of the 50 best small or medium-size...
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CSX pledge 8% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions
June 30 -- CSX Corp. is pledging to reduce carbon dioxide emissions associated with its train operations by 8% by 2011. The company...
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Councilwoman guilty of taking bribe for sludge vote
June 29 -- Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers has pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting a bribe for her favorable vote on...
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Curbside recycling starting in Boston, Green Bay, Wis.
June 29 -- Boston and Green Bay, Wis., are kicking off single-stream curbside recycling programs. Green Bay started collecting...
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JMC Tire Recycling, NanoSensors announce merger
June 29 -- JMC Tire Recycling Inc. will merge into NanoSensors Inc., with NanoSensors being the surviving corporation. Houston-based...
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Plastics recycling on the rise in Canada, report says
June 29 -- Canadians have more access to recycle plastics today than just four years ago, according to a report from the Environment...
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Federal Court in Alaska rules on infectious, medical waste
June 29 -- A Federal Court in Alaska has ordered Nancy and James Oliver, doing business as Safety Waste Incineration in Wasilla,...
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House passes Clean Energy Act; Senate action pending
June 29 -- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, a global warming bill. The Senate...
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July 30 conference call to discuss Republic earnings
June 29 -- Republic Services Inc. has scheduled an investor conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time July 30 to discuss second...
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Recycling company owner sentenced to six years
June 26 -- A Connecticut judge has sentenced the owner of American Crushing & Recycling LLC to six years in jail for his role in a...
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Thermostat Recycling Corp. 2008 collections rose 19%
June 26 -- The Thermostat Recycling Corp. collected more than 135,000 mercury-switch thermostats in 2008, diverting nearly 1,300...
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Officials pledge cash-for-clunker credits by July 24
June 26 -- President Barack Obama signed the Car Allowance Rebate System, or Cash for Clunkers, legislation June 24, and...
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Court expands Caraustar´s borrowing power to $75M
June 26 -- Recycled packaging maker Caraustar Industries Inc. has received bankruptcy court permission to access all money available...
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Waste Management to release 2nd-quarter results July 30
June 26 -- Waste Management Inc. plans to release second-quarter earnings results before the market opens July 30 and then conduct an...
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Interstate Waste launches Pa. gas-to-energy project
June 26 -- Interstate Waste Services is launching a landfill gas-to-energy project at its Cumberland County landfill in Pennsylvania...
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Unifi adds 100% recycled PET bottles to fiber line
June 25 -- A North Carolina textile company is offering fiber made from 100% recycled post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate...
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3 companies join PSI to address consumer waste impact
June 25 -- Three companies have joined the Product Stewardship Institute to help address the environmental impacts of consumer...
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Mack Trucks to consolidate entire product line in Pa.
June 25 -- Mack Trucks Inc. is going ahead with previously announced plans to consolidate the company´s entire product line at...
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Chicago´s Sears Tower to get $350M green makeover
June 25 -- One of the most famous buildings in the world is getting a $350 million green makeover that its owners say is the...
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EPA offers grants to promote climate change initiatives
June 25 -- The EPA is making available as much as $10 million in Climate Showcase Communities grants to local and tribal...
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Texas governor vetoes TV recycling bill as ´onerous´
June 25 -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has vetoed legislation that would have required television manufacturers to fund a collection and...
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Weak markets bring third-quarter loss at Commercial
June 24 -- Commercial Metals Co. posted a third-quarter net loss brought on by sluggish revenue due to the weak global steel and scrap...
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Recycling pays off at Stockton, Calif., elementary school
June 24 -- Recycling at a Stockton, Calif., elementary school has garnered attention as students helped reduced the school´s...
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Allied´s Northern Ohio recycling program offers rewards
June 24 -- Residents in several Cleveland metropolitan-area communities will be rewarded for recycling, compliments of RecycleBank LLC...
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Waste Management plans to make LNG from landfill gas
June 24 -- Waste Management Inc. is preparing to begin operations at what´s being called the world´s largest facility to...
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Republic landfill gas helps power A-H brewery in Houston
June 24 -- Gas from a Republic Services Inc. landfill will now help power operations at an Anheuser-Busch brewery in Houston. The...
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Maine requires recycling of bulbs containing mercury
June 24 -- Maine Gov. John E. Baldacci has signed a bill requiring establishment of a program to recycle light bulbs containing...
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Rep. Frank tries to block nuclear cleanup fund transfer
June 24 -- Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., wants the House to reconsider committee action to transfer $369 million in the fiscal 2010...
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Hilex Poly to double capacity of Indiana recycling facility
June 23 -- The world´s largest plastic bag recycling facility is going to get even bigger. Hilex Poly Co. plans to double...
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RMA report indicates continued growth in tire recycling
June 23 -- Scrap tire recycling and reuse continues to grow in the United States, according to a new report by the Rubber...
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Alameda County, California, bans plant debris in landfills
June 23 -- The Alameda County, Calif., Waste Management Authority and Recycling Board is launching a public education campaign today...
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3 Wisconsin counties to open $9.9M recovery facility
June 23 -- Three Wisconsin counties are combining their recycling programs and will celebrate the opening of a $9.9 million regional...
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Plastic Technologies forms company to recycle PET
June 23 -- A company has been formed to market a system that can convert post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate into food-grade...
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PepsiCo joins Ceres, to roll out compostable bag in 2010
June 23 -- PepsiCo Inc. has joined the Ceres coalition to further its sustainability efforts. The Purchase, N.Y.-based company´s...
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Catalyst Paper shuts Arizona newsprint mill temporarily
June 23 -- Catalyst Paper is temporarily shutting down its recycled newsprint mill in Snowflake, Ariz., for 10 more days in July as a...
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Fraser Paper delisted on Toronto Stock Exchange
June 23 -- Fraser Papers Inc.´s stock is being delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange as a result of the company´s...
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EPA administrator helps kick off Kansas volunteer project
June 22 -- EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson visited Kansas June 22 to mark the kickoff of the Obama administrations United We Serve...
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Mohawk Fine Papers increases alternative energy use
June 22 -- Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. is increasing its use of alternative energy, the Cohoes, N.Y.-based company said. Mohawk is...
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EPA marks river fire that sparked improved water quality
June 22 -- The U.S. EPA today commemorated the 40th anniversary of the infamous Cuyahoga River fire that is credited with galvanizing...
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Solo rolls out container line featuring recycled materials
June 22 -- Solo Cup Co. deli containers and lids made with 20% post-consumer recycled plastic are now available nationwide. The Bare...
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Liberty acquires Texas tire recycler Able Tire
June 22 -- Liberty Tire Recycling has acquired Texas tire recycler Able Tire Co. LLC for an undisclosed amount, according to The March...
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Office Depot relaunches environmental Web site
June 22 -- Office Depot Inc. has relaunched its environmental Web site, outlining its strategy and solutions regarding its global...
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Cash for Clunkers bill makes its way out of Senate
June 19 -- The Senate concurred with the House and passed Cash for Clunkers legislation that will encourage owners of older, less fuel...
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Georgia rural recycling effort earns EPA accolade
June 19 -- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs´ Office of Environmental Management has been recognized for its efforts to...
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New York bottle bill expansion remains blocked
June 19 -- Parties involved in the bottled water companies´ lawsuit to halt New York´s bottle bill expansion apparently are trying to...
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Oakleaf Waste Management founder to move aside
June 19 -- Oakleaf Waste Managements founder and long-time CEO is stepping aside to focus on large clients, major vendors and...
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Groups calling for action on coal ash disposal sites
June 19 -- Three environmental groups have written to the Department of Homeland Security, the Army Corps of Engineers and the...
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Amusement park firm to curb waste generation
June 19 -- Amusement park company Six Flags Inc. is undertaking a company-wide initiative to cut waste as well as fuel and electricity...
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Waste Management opens Detroit recycling facility
June 18 -- Waste Management Inc. is opening a new 63,000-square-foot recycling center in Detroit, a facility that will handle 150 tons...
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San Antonio welcomes Greenstar recycling center
June 18 -- Greenstar North America has opened what it´s touting as the largest recycling plant in Texas. The 180,000-square-foot San...
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EPA declares asbestos health emergency in Montana
June 18 -- The U.S. EPA has determined that a public health emergency exists at the Libby asbestos site in northwest...
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BAN to offer accredited electronic waste certification
June 18 -- The Basel Action Network plans to offer an accredited certification program for electronic recyclers that will not allow...
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U.S. interagency partnership to enhance communities
June 17 -- The U.S. EPA, the Transportation Department and the Housing and Urban Development Department are launching the Interagency...
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Tampa, Fla. recycler wins S.C. electronics contract
June 17 -- South Carolina has awarded its state electronic scrap recycling contract to Creative Recycling Systems of Tampa, Fla. The...
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Target sued in Calif. for dumping hazardous materials
June 17 -- California has sued Target Corp. to stop the retailer from illegally dumping hazardous into landfills, while another...
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Biofuels perform favorably in jets, Boeing says
June 17 -- Boeing says a new study shows that biofuels "performed favorably" when compared to the use of petroleum-based...
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Calif. project would reduce hazardous waste from paint
June 17 -- San Joaquin County, Calif., is working with state waste officials and the California Product Stewardship Council on...
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DVD will promote reuse of building material in Oregon
June 16 -- Nearly $30,000 in grant money will help promote the reuse of building materials in Oregon through the creation of an...
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Smurfit-Stone Container moves Chicago corporate offices
June 16 -- Paper recycler and packaging maker Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. is moving its Chicago corporate office. The company,...
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Reverse vending machines to appear in high-traffic areas
June 16 -- Reverse vending machines, which take back empty beverage containers, could begin appearing in some unusual...
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Johnson Controls plans S.C. battery recycling plant
June 16 -- Johnson Controls Inc. plans to build a $100 million automotive battery recycling facility in Florence, S.C. The plant will...
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EPA proposes $97 million cleanup in Ashland Wis.
June 16 -- The U.S. EPA has proposed an $83 million to $97 million cleanup plan for polluted soil, ground water and sediment at the...
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Charges increase losses at Casella Waste Systems
June 16 -- Casella Waste Systems Inc. saw its losses increase to $68 million for its latest fiscal year due to charges against...
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Mack demos line of diesel-electric hybrid trucks
June 15 -- Mack Trucks Inc. recently demonstrated its diesel-electric hybrid technology for heavy-duty trucks in Washington to federal...
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Parts company fined for oil, hazardous waste storage
June 15 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection says it has fined a used auto parts company in Framingham $33,750...
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Company using recycled fiber sees 50% profit increase
June 15 -- International Absorbents Inc. saw profit increase by about 50% during the first quarter, the Ferndale, Wash.-based company...
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New Keds line will use recycled materials, boxes
June 15 -- Footwear firm Keds is launching a green collection that will use recycled material in the shoes and reuse old...
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Md. parts company fined for hazardous waste violations
June 15 -- Genuine Parts Co. has paid a $43,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at Rayloc, its...
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EPA fines Pa. 7-Eleven owner over fuel tank violations
June 15 -- Handee Marts Inc., owner of two 7-Eleven stores in Pittsburgh and Cranberry Township, Pa., has agreed to pay $22,758 to...
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EPA won´t reveal location of hazardous coal ash sites
June 12 -- The U.S. EPA has identified 44 coal ash waste impoundments across the country that pose a "high hazard" to the...
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Recycled steel-maker cuts operations at two N.J. mills
June 12 -- Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. will suspend production at one New Jersey steel mill and shutter another. The Tampa, Fla.-based...
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Scrap recyclers support bill taking old cars off the road
June 12 -- The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure that, according to supporters, would take old cars off the road,...
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Cascades acquires Toronto recycled tissue manufacturer
June 12 -- Cascades Inc. is acquiring Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd., a maker of recycled tissue products, for approximately $60...
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Waste Management compactors will be solar powered
June 12 -- Waste Management Inc. is getting into the solar-powered trash compactor business. The Houston-based solid waste management...
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EPA probes recycler for improperly exporting monitors
June 11 -- The U.S Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether EarthEcycle LLC improperly exported cathode-ray tube...
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Southern California plant converts biosolids into kiln fuel
June 11 -- Five southern California municipalities have begun converting biosolids into fuel to replace coal in cement...
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Mandatory recycling heads for final vote in San Francisco
June 11 -- San Francisco´s Board of Supervisors voted June 9 in favor of a mandatory recycling ordinance requiring residential...
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GeoBio Energy founder joins ISRI plastics division
June 11 -- The founder of GeoBio Energy Inc., which does business as Plastics Conversion Technologies Inc., has joined a newly formed...
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EPA assistant administrators approved for Senate vote
June 11 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on June 10 approved the nominations of Peter Silva as assistant...
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NRC, Keep America Beautiful planning to combine
June 10 -- The National Recycling Coalition board of directors has accepted a proposal from Keep America Beautiful to combine the two...
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Clean energy jobs outpace economy, says Pew report
June 10 -- The number of jobs in America´s emerging clean energy economy grew nearly two-and-a-half times faster than overall...
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LG, San Francisco BART begin mobile phone recycling
June 10 -- LGE MobileComm USA, a unit of LG Electronics Inc., is teaming up with San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit to provide...
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Philadelphia six-week tire roundup starts July 11
June 10 -- The Philadelphia Streets Department will kick off a six-week scrap tire collection program July 11. Only registered...
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Georgia-Pacific agrees to $10 million Michigan cleanup
June 10 -- Georgia-Pacific has agreed on a new cleanup phase to address Michigan´s Allied Paper/Kalamazoo River Superfund...
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EPA to hold three hearings on cement kiln air pollution
June 9 -- Public health and environmental advocates from across the U.S. say they will travel to Washington June 18 to speak at a...
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Maven Media, Waste2Energy complete reverse-merger
June 9 -- Maven Media Holdings Inc. has completed a reverse-merger with Waste2Energy Inc. Waste2Energy shareholders received nearly...
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Joint recycling venture aims for 280 million pound output
June 9 -- Clear Path Recycling LLC and Peninsula Packaging Co. have joined the National Association for PET Container...
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ARCA venture expands recycling services in Mexico
June 9 -- Appliance Recycling Centers of America has entered into a joint venture that will expand its recycling services into...
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Pittsburgh recycler challenges dumping accusations
June 9 -- An Oklahoma-based electronics recycler accused of dumping scrap, collected during events in Pittsburgh, in developing...
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Maritime Administration sells Navy ship for recycling
June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportations Maritime Administration has sold a ship for recycling to International Shipbreaking...
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IESI-BFC stock offering is priced at $10 per share
June 8 -- IESI-BFC Ltd. has priced its upcoming U.S. stock offering at $10 per share, the Toronto-based solid waste management company...
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EPA documents raise concerns about shredded tires
June 8 -- The U.S. EPA is examining whether shredded tires are safe to use on playgrounds. The agency for years has recommended the...
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Dell, Goodwill collaborate on computer drop-off program
June 8 -- Dell and Goodwill Industries International are expanding a free drop-off program for consumers to recycle any brand of...
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U.S., Mexico seek to enhance pollution incident response
June 8 -- The U.S. EPA has transferred personal protective suits, multi-gas meters and related hazardous materials response equipment...
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Solid waste groups seek EPA exemption for equipment
June 8 -- Two associations for solid waste professionals are asking the U.S. EPA to change proposed updates to air pollution laws...
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At DHL Express, it´s lights out -- for one hour
June 5 -- Delivery company DHL Express is launching a new program to raise environmental awareness among employees. Dubbed "My...
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Anheuser-Busch employees clean up communities
June 5 -- Employees at Anheuser-Busch´s 12 breweries in the United States took time today to help clean up their communities and...
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Alliance CEO Davis to oversee EPA´s Great Lakes plan
June 5 -- The Obama administration has named Cameron Davis as a special advisor to the U.S. EPA overseeing its Great Lakes restoration...
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Survey shows 64% back ´green´ workplace initiatives
June 4 -- People are willing to "put their money where their hearts are" when it comes to environmental issues and corporate...
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Court allows Caraustar to pay unsecured claims
June 4 -- Caraustar Industries Inc. has received bankruptcy court approval on so-called "first day motions" allowing the...
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Boise launches single-stream recycling program
June 4 -- Boise, Idaho, Mayor David Bieter has formally launched the city´s new single-stream recycling program, called...
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Landfill gas powers part of Mead Johnson Ind. operation
June 4 -- Mead Johnson & Co. is using landfill gas to power a portion of its manufacturing operations in Evansville, Ind. The baby...
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U.S. to spend $2.2B for Wash. state nuclear cleanup
June 3 -- The U.S. Energy Department has awarded more than $2.2 billion in stimulus funding to Washington state, with most of the...
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Republic starts Pa´s. largest landfill gas-to-energy project
June 3 -- Gas is now flowing from the Conestoga landfill to areas businesses as part of the largest landfill gas-to-energy effort in...
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Curbside recycling to commence in Durham, N.C., July 13
June 3 -- Durham, N.C. will launch a new curbside recycling program, July 13. The city´s Department of Solid Waste Management...
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Hallco Manufacturing founder "Ole" Hallstrom dies
June 3 -- Olof "Ole" Hallstrom, who owned Hallco Manufacturing Co. for more than 30 years, died May 27. He was 79. Mr....
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Global 8 deal includes recycling facility in Ontario
June 3 -- Global 8 Environmental Technologies Inc. plans to buy Park Terrace Development Corp. and its Ontario recycling...
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