Sept. 1 -- Waste Management Inc. is expanding its organic recycling operations in a big way through the acquisition of Garick LLC,... MORE»

Aug. 31 – A new company, based in Boca Raton, Fla., plans to build and operate a new oil recycling facility at the Port of Tampa. The... MORE»

Aug. 31 -- Federal environmental and transportation officials are proposing changes to new car fuel economy labels that would include... MORE»

Aug. 31 – Wacom Technology Corp. has launched a new take-back program for its interactive pen display models. The company is a... MORE»

Aug. 31 – Barnegat Light, a port in New Jersey, is the latest location to be added to the Fishing for Energy Initiative that aims at... MORE»

Aug. 31 -- A pair of new office buildings and a parking structure at Sony Pictures Entertainment’s historic lot in Culver City,... MORE»

Aug. 30 -- The state of California has given Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers International approval to use a new system for CRT... MORE»

Aug. 30 -- Waste Management Inc. has a newly redesigned website that offers what the company calls an ôimproved customer... MORE»

Aug. 30 -- In addition to recycling more than 260 tons of waste and moving towards a goal of zero waste to landfills, the Harris Tea... MORE»

Aug. 30 -- US Ecology Inc. is acquiring a hazardous liquid waste treatment, storage and disposal facility in Vernon, Calif., from... MORE»

Aug. 30 -- A former General Motors plant is being ordered by the federal government to remove materials and soil contaminated with... MORE»

Aug. 27 -- Despite uneven economic recovery in North America and questions over debt of sovereign nations in Europe, Sims Metal... MORE»

Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has extended the public comment period for a plan to clean up contamination at the... MORE»

Aug. 27 -- The Tonawanda Coke Corp., of Tonawanda, N.Y., faces another round of environmental orders from the U.S. Environmental... MORE»

Aug. 27 -- Officials with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection say if cleanup begins soon, tritium leaking from the... 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... MORE»

Aug. 27 -- Clean Harbors Inc. is providing a live webcast of its upcoming investor day from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.... MORE»

Aug. 27 -- Otto Environmental Systems North America Inc., a waste collection container maker, has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of... MORE»

Aug. 26 -- A survey published by the American Chemistry Council shows residents in a Texas community are opposed to a recently enacted... MORE»

Aug. 26 -- Pennsylvania is proposing to spend $8.8 million to clean the Currie landfill site in Erie County, a wetlands that was... MORE»

Aug. 26 -- Upstate Shredding LLC of New York was named the fastest growing privately-held scrap metal processing company in the... MORE»

Aug. 26 -- The Glass Packaging Institute will hold its second "Recycle Glass Week" from Sept. 12-18. "Consumers need... MORE»

Aug. 26 -- Waste Pro USA has acquired Citrus Waste Services in Hernando, Fla., a move that adds 6,000 customers to the... MORE»

Aug. 25 -- Two Sims Recycling Solutions electronics recycling facilities in LaVaergne, Tenn., have received OHSAS 18001 certification,... MORE»

Aug. 25 -- A $26 million settlement has been reached between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Justice Department,... MORE»

Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to ban sewage discharges from all large cruise ships and other... MORE»

Aug. 25 -- Mack Trucks Inc. will increase employment by about 125 people at its Macungie, Pa., assembly operations beginning in the... MORE»

Aug. 25 -- Fatal injuries among solid waste and recycling workers "declined substantially" last year compared to 2008,... MORE»

Aug. 24 -- The first of five volumes of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission´s report on the safety of Yucca Mountain has been... MORE»

Aug. 24 -- Dell has reduced the amount of packaging it uses by more than 18.2 million pounds in 2009, the computer and electronics... MORE»

Aug. 24 -- After transfer of an operation license of a nuclear facility is complete, radioactive waste will remain on the site of the... MORE»

Aug. 24 -- U.S. industry consumption of recovered paper totaled 2.7 million tons in July, a 4% increase from June, according to the... MORE»

Aug. 24 -- Greif Inc. plans to release third quarter financial results after the close of the market Sept. 1, the Delaware, Ohio-based... MORE»

Aug. 24 -- A new survey shows that 40% of consumers are likely to test drive an electric vehicle, according to the Consumer... MORE»

Aug. 23 -- Federal environmental officials are proposing a clean-up plan for recently discovered area of contaminated liquid under the... MORE»

Aug. 23 -- Green Tech Transfer & Recycling of South Bend, Ind., has been awarded a $100,000 recycling promotion grant by the Indiana... MORE»

Aug. 23 -- A new biomass-powered energy facility is being considered for a Dow Corning plant in Midland, Mich. The manufacturing... MORE»

Aug. 23 -- In addition to being the official tire recycler of a vehicle in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Liberty Tire... MORE»

Aug. 23 -- Waste Management Inc. is declaring a quarterly cash dividend of 31.5 cents per share payable Sept. 24 to shareholders of... MORE»

Aug. 20 – The Drug Enforcement Agency is coordinating a nationwide prescription drug takeback program Sept. 25. Held in conjunction... MORE»

Aug. 20 -- China accounted for more than half of the global trade in recycled paper during 2009, according to research from RISI... MORE»

Aug. 20 -- Los Alamos County in New Mexico has taken delivery of the first hydraulic hybrid refuse truck in the state of New... MORE»

Aug. 20 – The board of industrial and environmental services company Ecology and Environment has authorized the company to purchase up... MORE»

Aug. 20 -- Casella Waste Systems Inc. will host a conference call to discuss fiscal year 2011 first quarter results at 10 a.m. Eastern... MORE»

Aug. 19 -- Summer Street Capital Partners LLC, a private equity firm, is making an investment in Action Environmental Services, a... MORE»

Aug. 19 – A new recycled plastic resin facility, capable of producing 90 million pounds of recycled plastic annually, has opened in... MORE»

Aug. 19 -- Sorrento Lactalis Inc., a cheese manufacturer, is paying a $315,000 penalty for excess discharges that violate its... MORE»

Aug. 19 – Two online recycling websites have teamed up to increase their recycling location offerings for consumers. The agreement... MORE»

Aug. 19 – The advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has spoken out against U.S. Environmental Protection... MORE»

Aug. 18 -- The Environmental Quality Co. is purchasing a Tulsa, Okla., hazardous waste management facility from A Clean Environment... MORE»

Aug. 18 -- RecycleBank and Allied Waste Services have announced a new rewards-for-recycling program for residents served out of... MORE»

Aug. 18 -- New legislation to expand residential recycling in New York City has been signed into law. Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed... MORE»

Aug. 18 -- A metal plating company is facing $12,422 in penalties for alleged hazardous waste violations, the Oregon Department of... MORE»

Aug. 18 -- The Newark Group Inc. is out of bankruptcy court protection. The Cranford, N.J.-based company, which collects and uses... MORE»

Aug. 18 -- A proposed ocean outfall at the city of Rehoboth Beach´s Wastewater Treatment Facility is being scrutinized by the... MORE»

Aug. 17 -- A trade group representing private solid waste companies in the United States says a proposal by the U.S. Environmental... MORE»

Aug. 17 -- Four sites in Maine where underground fuel storage tanks are posing a hazard to nearby drinking water supplies are being... MORE»

Aug. 17 -- Daniel Gascoyne has been named executive vice president of ferrous and nonferrous recycling operations in Kentucky and... MORE»

Aug. 17 -- A former CEO of a metal plating site in Herkimer, N.Y., is paying $225,000 plus interest to help pay for cleanup of... MORE»

Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said additional work at a Superfund site in Burlington, Vt., will be completed by... MORE»

Aug. 16 -- Waste Management Inc. has been given permission to expand a landfill in Erie County, Pa. The Pennsylvania Department of... MORE»

Aug. 16 -- Reclaimed mine lands in Ohio will receive a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop alternative... MORE»

Aug. 16 -- An agreement between the owner of four gas stations around Saranac Lake, N.Y., will improve fuel tank leak detection at the... MORE»

Aug. 13 -- Appliance Recycling Centers of America saw increased revenues overall, but lower revenues from its retail stores during the... MORE»

Aug. 13 -- Round2 Inc., of Austin, Texas, has announced it will expand to a new, larger facility in Grove City, Ohio. The new... MORE»

Aug. 13 -- Dental Recycling North America, Kerr Corp. and WM Healthcare Solutions will hold a symposium in Washington, D.C., hoping to... MORE»

Aug. 13 -- Wooden pallet recycler IFCO Systems swung to a profit during the second quarter, a period when overall revenue also... MORE»

Aug. 13 -- Creative Bus Sales plans to expand its alternative fuel conversion business to Elkhart County, Ind., at a 30,000 sq.-ft.... MORE»

Aug. 13 -- Organic Resource Management Inc. is planning a food waste transfer station and a "grease trap hub depot" on... MORE»

Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice and Hawaii Department of Health and other governmental... MORE»

Aug. 12 – Another ship has left the Suisun Bay reserve fleet. The Florikan, a World War II submarine rescue ship, has left the... MORE»

Aug. 12 -- An Oregon landfill is being fined more than $25,000 allegedly failing to provide evidence of financial assurance for... MORE»

Aug. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a new report on electronic waste recycling, looking to see if a national,... MORE»

Aug. 12 -- Second quarter revenue and profit pushed higher for Ameresco Inc., the Framingham, Mass.-based energy company that has... MORE»

Aug. 12 -- Waste & Recycling News is launching a new conference in 2011, focusing on general businesses and recycling. The Corporate... MORE»

Aug. 11 -- The Aluminum Association, which promotes recycling and sustainability in the aluminum industry, has added three new... MORE»

Aug. 11 -- A company that saw 273,000 barrels of crude oil spill from its 10,000 miles of pipeline in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and... MORE»

Aug. 11 -- Sims Metal Management Limited will hold a conference call to discuss its fiscal year 2010 results at 7 p.m. Aug. 26, and... MORE»

Aug. 11 -- Waste Management Inc. will supply power derived from landfill gas to Detroit Edison through a new 20-year contract. The... MORE»

Aug. 11 -- Washington University in St. Louis is paying a $15,000 civil penalty over what the federal government calls "hazardous... MORE»

Aug. 10 -- Dan Crociata, former vice president of finance and administration for Silver Line Building Products, a division of Andersen... MORE»

Aug. 10 -- Sanjiv Khattri, former chief financial officer of General Motors Acceptance Corp., has been named executive vice president... MORE»

Aug. 10 -- A pair of adjacent landfills -- one open and one closed -- have stuck agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection... MORE»

Aug. 10 -- A new survey shows that green home improvement projects largely center around new windows and not much else. ServiceMagic,... MORE»

Aug. 10 -- Daniel R. DiMicco, president, chairman and CEO of Nucor Corp., has been reappointed to the U.S. Manufacturing Council.... MORE»

Aug. 9 -- The Recycling Organizations of North America are holding a free webinar to look at market development after landfill... MORE»

Aug. 9 -- Stillwater Mining Co., of Billings, Mont., has started operations at its new recycling, processing and sample plant in... MORE»

Aug. 9 -- Industrial Services of America, based in Louisville, Ky., says revenue and earnings both increased greatly in the quarter... MORE»

Aug. 9 -- Newly released statistics indicate U.S. Army waste generation dropped by more than 20% from fiscal year 2007 to fiscal year... MORE»

Aug. 9 -- Relocation of a colony of gopher tortoises -- a federally protected species -- from an Advanced Disposal Inc. landfill site... MORE»

Aug. 6 – The Rubber Manufacturers Association is speaking out against a proposal from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to... MORE»

Aug. 6 – A permit to construct a horizontal expansion at the Backridge landfill in Lewis County, Mo., has been issued by the Missouri... MORE»

Aug. 6 -- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc. is paying a $38,500 civil penalty to settle alleged hazardous waste... MORE»

Aug. 6 – All of the costal state waters of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire are now part of the U.S.... MORE»

Aug. 6 – An effort to retrofit school buses in Massachusetts to decrease pollution is growing. The Massachusetts Department of... MORE»

Aug. 5 -- A California businessman will swathe himself in 500 plastic bags and join 99 other demonstrators Aug. 12 in an effort to... MORE»

Aug. 5 -- Missouri recently issued a construction permit allowing the expansion for the Prairie Valley landfill in Crawford County,... MORE»

Aug. 5 -- Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. saw both profit and revenue increase during the second quarter, according to the... MORE»

Aug. 5 -- WCA Waste Corp. swung to a profit during the second quarter as revenue shot up about 20%, the Houston-based solid waste... MORE»

Aug. 5 -- The federal government is considering plans to clean up a 1970s-era pig farm in New Hampshire used to dispose of liquid and... MORE»

Aug. 4 -- Converted Organics, best known for its food waste composting facilities and organic soil additives and fertilizers, has... MORE»

Aug. 4 -- Commissioners from Florida´s Public Service Commission have approved a petition for a new biomass-to-energy plant... MORE»

Aug. 4 -- A new bill that has passed the Senate takes aim at increasing pharmaceutical take backs by local jurisdictions. The law,... MORE»

Aug. 4 -- Action Carting Environmental Services Inc. has completed the acquisition of certain assets in New York City from Republic... MORE»

Aug. 4 -- Clean Harbors Inc. saw revenues more than double during the second quarter due to an acquisition, work on the Gulf of Mexico... MORE»

Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given the community of Iola, Kan., $768,000 to help make much-needed... MORE»

Aug. 3 -- Republic Services and RecycleBank have teamed up to expand curbside recycling to 1 million American households. "We... MORE»

Aug. 3 -- Recycler and ferrous metal products manufacturer Schnitzer Steel has declared a dividend of $0.017 per common share for its... MORE»

Aug. 3 -- Advanced Disposal Services Inc. is acquiring Construction Waste Services LLC in Charlotte, N.C., a move that increases its... MORE»

Aug. 3 -- Early results show the number of disposable plastic and paper bags has dropped significantly in Massachusetts since thanks... MORE»

Aug. 3 -- Waste Management Inc. was recently recognized for its efforts as a military-friendly employer. One out of every 12... MORE»

Aug. 3 -- An asbestos dump Superfund site in Long Hill and Harding townships in Morris County, N.J., has been cleaned, the U.S.... MORE»

Aug. 2 -- Old refrigerators have been repurposed as works of art to help promote a Chicago-area appliance efficiency effort. The art... MORE»

Aug. 2 -- Industrial Services of America Inc. has secured a new credit facility with Fifth Third Bank in the amount of $48.8 million... MORE»

Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking suggestions for environmentally safe, innovative ideas and technological... MORE»

Aug. 2 -- A total of $1.4 million is being awarded to help clean up brownfields in California, the U.S. Environmental Protection... MORE»

Aug. 2 -- The Newark Group, a paper recycler and maker of 100% recycled paperboard and paperboard products, expects to exit Chapter 11... MORE»

Aug. 2 -- Pocono Raceway will primarily rely on energy from the sun through a new 25-acre solar power installation, the Long Pond,... MORE»