Waste Collection Program Articles & Analysis
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Currently, Emterra uses CNG trucks in its waste collection operations in Manitoba and throughout British Columbia. ...
The nation's biggest city, in a far-reaching effort to limit its impact on the environment, is set to mark Earth Day by announcing a plan to reduce its waste output by 90 percent by 2030. The plan includes an overhaul of the city's recycling program, incentives to reduce waste and tacit support for the City Council's plan to dramatically reduce ...
Thanks in part to BASF-sponsored zero waste stations throughout the concourse, the Mariners and their fans already divert more than 86% of game-day waste away from local landfills through recycling of plastic bottles and composting of food waste and food service items. ...
Environmental Protection Agency marked the beginning of Earth Week by recognizing State College Borough for its curbside food recycling program. State College is the only town in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that is conducting curbside food waste collection for composting. ...
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) announced today a pilot program that will introduce Rotopress waste collection trailers for the first time in North America to improve the flexibility of its waste collection operations. ...
As Executive Director of the Pollution Control Financing Authority of Warren County, in Oxford, NJ, he oversaw an integrated solid waste system comprised of a mass-burn waste-to-energy facility, landfill, recycling program, household hazardous waste and electronics collection program, and ...
Waste Management of Nevada (WM) announced today the launch of a residential green waste recycling pilot program for Incline Village and Crystal Bay residents. The program, in partnership with IVGID Waste Not, kicked-off July 11, and is designed to assess the feasibility and community interest in an ongoing green ...
A 2011 graduate of Columbia University with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering, she first joined GBB as a 2010 summer intern/research assistant where she gained experience in researching recycling and collection programs and Waste-to-Energy (WTE) technologies. As part of her senior design project at Columbia University, Ms. ...
“EPA’s funding will not only help protect public health and reduce environmental footprints, but it will create local jobs in the new green economy,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “The innovative programs these communities have developed here in California, including packaging reduction, food ...
Honeywell International Inc. pleaded guilty today in federal district court in Benton, Ill., to one felony offense for knowingly storing hazardous waste without a permit in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). ...
The grants are part of President Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a $475 million program that represents the largest investment in the Great Lakes in two decades. ...
Consumers who are interested in recycling their old TVs can contact their local household hazardous waste collection and recycling program to find out whether they will be sponsoring an upcoming recycling event. EPA is working through its Plug-In To eCycling program to promote the environmental benefits of recycling and provide ...
Abstracts are encouraged on the following conference topics: Feedstocks, Collection, Processing & Energy Production Increasing Food Residuals Composting in the U.S. Streamlining permit regulations for composting food residuals Developing diversion programs Integrating food residuals into existing yard waste composting ...
Prior to WIH Resource Group, Wallace served in several positions with Waste Management, Inc. (WMI), last as their Director of Transportation and Logistics where he lead various initiatives including WasteRoute, WMI's in-house solid waste collection vehicle rerouting program; and their Business Improvement Process (BIP), an ...
Consumers who are interested in recycling their old TVs can contact their local household hazardous waste collection and recycling program to find out whether they will be sponsoring an upcoming recycling event. EPA is working through its Plug-In To eCycling program to promote the environmental benefits of recycling and ...
As part of the current pilot program, solid waste agencies in Kendall, Will, Knox and McDonough and the City of Galesburg collect unused drugs from senior centers, retirement complexes, and convalescent centers in their areas. ...
The focus of this group is to examine the range of issues arising from the interaction between waste management and greenhouse gas emissions. From these efforts recommendations will be made on appropriate waste management practices in the setting of achieving climate change improvements. ...
Counties, cities and townships will purchase recycling containers, establish a drop-off recycling programs, yard waste collection and composting, and augment recyclable materials processing. ...
Leftover paint is the largest volume material collected by most household hazardous waste collection programs and represents a high cost for local governments. Despite existing collection efforts, large volumes of leftover paint remain stored in basements and garages across the country. ...