Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:08:47 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/images/lilwnnew.jpg http://www.wastenews.com 120 75 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283437756 Sept. 2 -- Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to hold one of the hearings scheduled on new rules proposed to handle coal ash in Kingston. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:29:16 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283440169 Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to place a former electronic components manufacturing facility in Asheville, N.C. on the National Priorities List of hazardous waste sites. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:09:29 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283438147 Sept. 2 -- Rewards-for-recycling program RecycleBank has expanded into Ann Arbor, Mich. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:35:47 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283436012 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. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:12 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283435814 Spet. 2 -- Georgia Pacific Consumer Products is being penalized $4,800 for violating the company's wastewater discharge permit at its Wauna pulp and paper mill. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:56:54 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283435650 Sept. 2 -- Ameresco Inc., an energy company that includes landfill gas-to-energy projects, has completed the purchase of Quantum Engineering and Development Inc. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:54:10 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283354284 Sept. 1 -- California's plastic bag ban, which would have banned single-use plastic bags from retail outlets in the state, has failed in the state senate by a vote of 14-21. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:18:04 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283354176 Sept. 1 -- Covanta Energy´s Field Services North team has earned STAR status in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration´s Voluntary Protection Program. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:16:16 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283354041 Sept. 1 -- A new study shows that a proposed federal Maximum Achievable Control Technology rule for industrial boilers would cost almost 17,000 pulp and paper mill jobs, according to he American Forest & Paper Association. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:14:01 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283351051 Sept. 1 -- The Institution Recycling Network handled 414 tons of scrap electronics for the Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium in the first year of its contract, IRN said. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:24:11 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283349216 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. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:53:36 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283269334 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. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:42:14 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283269129 Aug. 31 -- Federal environmental and transportation officials are proposing changes to new car fuel economy labels that would include providing a letter grade for a vehicles greenhouse gas and fuel economy performance. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:38:49 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283268381 Aug. 31 - Wacom Technology Corp. has launched a new take-back program for its interactive pen display models. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:26:21 -0400 http://www.wastenews.com/rss2.html?id=1283268204 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 recycling old, unusable fishing gear and keeping waste gear from polluting U.S. costal waters. info@wastenews.com (Waste News) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:23:24 -0400