Waste News back issues from September 2007:
Inbox.(At Your Disposal)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Pete Fehrenbach Recycle It ... No, Ban It ... No ... The city of Los Angeles has added Styrofoam, plastic grocery bags and plastic hangers to the list of items it accepts for recycling. The expansion is part of an effort to reach Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's ambitious ...
An opportunity for Big Oil.(Opinion)
Sep 03, 2007 ... BP has done the smart thing in pulling back from its plan to increase its wastewater discharges at its refinery in Whiting, Ind. And now the oil giant will have to contend with a new surge of public pressure aimed at persuading it to reduce its emissions of air pollutants at the same ...
At Deadline.(Late News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... WEA buys two wind farms in Minnesota Wind Energy America Inc. has completed the acquisition of the developer's stake in two Lincoln County, Minn., wind farms, which will generate $11 million in revenue for the company between 2010 and 2018. The Shaokatan Hills and ...
A Look Back.
Sep 03, 2007 ... 10 years ago: Anthony Lomangino, president of Waste Management Inc.'s New York division, relinquishes his post amid allegations of wrongdoing by city officials. 5 years ago: A wastewater treatment plant in Oroville, Calif., becomes the ...
Waste Industry Briefs.(Briefs)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Energy Publishing company uses solar power EBSCO Publishing has installed a photovoltaic array on the roof of its historic building in Ipswich, Mass., calling it one of the largest installations on the North Shore of Boston. A total of 192 solar panels ...
Waste Generator Briefs.(North American Ship Recycling gets contract for ship disposal from Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration.)(Riverstone Residential Group installs recyclable carpeting in Colorado)(Trex Company Inc.'s Paul Fletcher to resign)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Recycling Maryland recycler to scrap federal ships The federal government has awarded contracts to a Maryland recycler to dispose of the last of several high-priority government ships from the James River Reserve Fleet in Newport News, Va. The U.S ....
Environmental group opens shop by Wal-Mart.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini No company is invisible to the eyes of environmental watchdogs, but the nation's largest retailer now has one chained up right across the street, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Environmental Defense has opened an office across from Wal-Mart ...
Hawaii utility focuses on homegrown biofuels.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini Hawaii has taken its first steps toward developing a homegrown biofuels sector and moving away from fossil fuel dependency. Hawaiian Electric Co. Inc. and the Natural Resources Defense Council have finalized a policy to ensure that the company and ...
Colo. seeks to save on state energy tab.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini Colorado has made improvements to its government buildings, with the help of a major U.S. energy company, that will save taxpayers millions while curbing power plant emissions. A Chevron Corp. unit has completed a $13.6 million energy-efficiency ...
GreenStar makes living green frugal.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Johnson Builders, remodelers and environmentalists are coming together to create a new residential green building program tailored specifically for Minnesota. Minnesota GreenStar is a new collaborative effort created by the Builders Association of the ...
Activists fast to push Congress on climate.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Elizabeth McGowan Ted Glick is so hungry for congressional action on climate change that he's willing to go without food - for days. At least 700 others nationwide - the number continues to grow - are joining him Sept. 4 in a unique effort to prompt the ...
BFI has extensive plans for New York landfill.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Johnson Plans to expand Seneca Meadows landfill in New York include more than just developing more disposal space. Sure, BFI Canada has designs to increase capacity by 31 million tons - enough to last until 2023. But the company, through its ...
Builders overassess cost of green building.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Johnson A new survey suggests that real estate and construction officials continue to believe the gap between green building and conventional construction costs is much higher than actuality. A survey of 1,400 respondents by the World Business Council for ...
Letters.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Deposits won't do it The following letter pertains to the "Good For The Goose'' column item that appeared in the July 26 Inbox on Wastenews.com. I don't think deposits on all recyclable plastic containers are going to do the job. Just because someone pays a few cents ...
UPS ups solid waste recycling volume.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Johnson The world's largest package delivery company says it recycled nearly 37,000 tons of solid waste last year. United Parcel Service of America Inc. is out with its latest sustainability report, which includes data on recycling of a variety of ...
Fund sees gold in water investments; Environmental engineer to run portfolio.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Aaron Siegel Investment News An investment company has hired an environmental engineer to run a mutual fund that invests in water infrastructure. The company calls it the only actively managed fund that makes such investments. Aqua Terra Asset Management LLC, ...
Trouble in the air; BP agrees to lower discharges, but emission fight looms.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini BP America Inc. has backed down from its plan to increase wastewater discharges at its Whiting, Ind., refinery after a strong public outcry, but may face a new battle over air emissions at the site. The company will meet the lower discharge limits ...
Retailer fined for hazwaste mishaps.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Home Depot USA Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to California state and local officials for improper handling of hazardous materials and waste. The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, the California Attorney General's Office and a ...
Fed judge orders climate studies.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Geiselman A federal judge has sided with environmentalists and ordered the Bush administration to produce two scientific reports on global warming by mid-2008. Judge Saundra Armstrong, of the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., ruled Aug. 21 that ...
New Products & Technology.(Ohio Magnetics Inc. introduces MC-1.5 A and MC-2 A Magnet Controllers)(Fluid Components International introduces high accuracy thermal mass flow meter)(Royce Technologies introduces Model 4100 Automatic Vacuum Liquid Feed Control System)
Sep 03, 2007 ... OHIO MAGNETICS INC. has announced the addition of the MC-1.5 A and MC-2 A Magnet Controllers to its line of magnet controller products. The new magnet controllers have a separately enclosed resistor assembly and 230 Volts DC Operation/70/150 Cold Magnet Amps range. Available in Standard ...
Western states cut emissions.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Geiselman The six states and two Canadian provinces belonging to the Western Climate Initiative have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the West by 15 percent by 2020. Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington formed the WCI in ...
Personnel.(David Jones)(Terry Whitlock)(Shriram Bagrodia)(Scott Dempsey)(Brief article)
Sep 03, 2007 ... ALERIS INTERNATIONAL INC. - Joseph Mallak appointed senior vice president of finance, chief accounting officer and controller. BLAST-N-CLEAN LLC - David Jones appointed chief operating officer; Terry Whitlock appointed executive vice president of sales and marketing. ...
Humanitarian for health; Global Links tries to answer medical demand in the developing world.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Elizabeth McGowan If doctors in the stressed central African nation of Gabon can't secure suture to stitch patients back together after surgery, they're forced to resort to fishing line. Not only is that less than sanitary, but it also can be life-threatening ...
More hospitals becoming hospitable to nature.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Elizabeth McGowan A Michigan hospital reupholsters its chairs and couches instead of pitching them when remodeling its interior. A Kentucky hospital boosts air quality and employees' safety by sterilizing instruments with hydrogen peroxide gas plasma technology. And a ...
Banking on a different kind of green.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Johnson New Resource Bank in San Francisco is putting the green in greenbacks. The San Francisco-based bank, open for less than a year, is focusing on serving environmentally aware businesses and individuals. "When we looked around, we saw that ...
CAPITAL BRIEFS; A summary of recent developments in federal and state environmental legislation and regulation.(Briefs)
Sep 03, 2007 ... LEGISLATION SOLID WASTE Illinois: Senate Bill 69 amends the Copper Purchase Registration Law and the Vehicle Code, providing that every scrap processor and recyclable metal dealer shall maintain records of sales over a specified amount of money. Signed by governor ...
Cool fuel cell chills facilities.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini Fujitsu America Inc. dedicated Silicon Valley's first hydrogen power plant, which will provide half of the power needed to cool its Sunnyvale, Calif., campus data center and labs. The fuel cell, which utilizes natural gas, will produce 35 percent ...
The ebb & the flow.
Sep 03, 2007; ... Byline: Allan Gerlat One of the things that's interesting about business' attitude toward the environment is how the story line changes from industry to industry. It's a hot topic in one sector for a while, cools or levels off, and meanwhile, it becomes a big deal in another ...
A skirmish at the border.(Brief article)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Once again environmental concerns appear to be at serious odds with other economic and political concerns. The latest conflict concerns a proposed new Bush administration pilot program that would allow 100 multiple truck carriers to cross from Mexico in the United States. It ...
Valero to pay $147M.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini Valero Energy Corp. will spend $147 million on new and upgraded pollution controls at two of its petroleum refineries under an agreement with the federal government. The improvements at the Port Arthur, Texas, and Memphis, Tenn., facilities will ...
EPA: No more controls for petrol refineries.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Geiselman A recent analysis by the U.S. EPA concluded the risks to human health and the environment from air toxics emitted from petroleum refineries are low enough that no further controls are warranted. The decision drew harsh criticism from ...
Scrap recovery rate drops.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini Only one year has seen more scrap steel recovered in the last decade, as demand and high prices have pushed scrap inventories to their lowest level since World War II. The Steel Recycling Institute released its annual steel recycling figures this ...
Waste-to-energy plant site goes green; Ohio group hopes to transform former waste site and build a better business park.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Johnson Work is under way in central Ohio to reclaim land at a former waste-to-energy plant to help create a green business park. And officials at the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio hope the 10-acre site, called the Columbus Transformation Center, ...
Building a new, more efficient New Orleans.(News)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Chrissy Kadleck Two years after the devastating blow of Hurricane Katrina, the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans has 1.5 acres of star-powered green building underway. Designed as a model of sustainability for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, the Holy Cross ...
Coming Events.(Calendar)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sept. 9-12 - 22nd Annual WasteReuse Symposium, Tampa, Fla. Contact Courtney Tharpe (703) 548-0880 or visit www.watereuse.org/2007Symposium/Index.html. Sept. 10-12 - 17th Annual Arkansas Recycling Coalition Conference & Trade Show, Eureka Springs, Ark. Contact Cherie O'Mary (866) ...
Groups seek to block Mexico truck plan.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Environmentalists and community activists have joined a labor union in asking a federal court to block a pilot program that would allow commercial trucks from Mexico easier access to U.S. roads. The Sierra Club, Public Citizen and the Teamsters ...
The wheels on the bus go 'round ... on vegetable oil.
Sep 03, 2007; ... Byline: Elizabeth McGowan Even when deriders sneeringly refer to them as Ivy League do-gooders, Hayley Kennedy and her 10 compadres remain polite, sincere and poised. "If we're do-gooders, why not do good?'' the upbeat San Diegan asks while aboard the vegetable oil ...
Stock Report.(At Your Disposal)
Sep 03, 2007 ... 3 graphs: Waste News Stock Index * Calvert Social Index Fund * Dow Jones ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Sep 03, 2007 ... * On Page 18 of the July 23 issue, the location of Troiano Waste Services' ...
Microwaves marketed for waste biz.(Technology)
Sep 17, 2007 ... A New Jersey company has begun marketing microwave technology it says can extract liquid or gas fuel from any waste product containing hydrocarbons. Global Resource Corp., of West Berlin, N.J., plans on delivering the first commercial unit in January 2008 to Gershow Recycling, ...
Coming Events.(Calendar)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Sept. 23-26 - 2007 Polyurethane Professional Development Program & Training Course, Orlando, Fla. Contact Mary Novak (718) 578-4658 or visit www.americanchemistry.com/polyurethane. Sept. 25-26 - 5th Annual Solid Waste Association of North America Massachusetts Chapter Solid ...
Exchange chief Sandor trading on clean air.(Richard Sandor)
Sep 17, 2007; ... Byline: Ann Saphir Crain's Chicago Business Richard Sandor considers himself a radical, dating to his days teaching at the University of California, Berkeley in the late 1960s. But while students were practicing free love, Sandor was advocating for free markets. In those days, ...
Beverage maker plans biggest plastics plant.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini Coca-Cola Co. will invest more than $60 million to build the world's largest plastic-bottle-to-bottle recycling plant as part of its goal to recycle 100 percent of the bottles it uses in the United States. United Resource Recovery Corp. will work ...
Waste News duties change.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Waste News now has a full-time correspondent in Washington, and has rearranged reporter responsibilities as a result. Elizabeth McGowan, who has contributed to Waste News since 2005, now will cover activities in the nation's capital full time. A Washington resident, she will ...
New solar plant planned for Pa. Station will be largest solar site east of Arizona.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini Pennsylvania will be home to the largest solar power station east of Arizona as the state looks to boost its renewable energy generation and increase its energy independence. The 161/2-acre site will consist of 16,500 solar panels and will generate ...
Sculpting new uses for society's scraps.(At Your Disposal)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini Junkyard artists are not hard to find, nor are most of their works, but a San Francisco area sculptor is using hazardous waste to create pieces that don't resemble junk. Ellen Babcock uses polystyrene foam and layers of discarded construction ...
Calif. refinery to offset GHG emissions.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Geiselman ConocoPhillips has agreed to spend $10 million to offset increased greenhouse gas emissions from the expansion of its oil refinery in northern California. State officials called the agreement "groundbreaking.'' "Under this unprecedented global ...
In brief.(Brief article)
Sep 17, 2007 ... N.J. beach waste vexes lawmakers New Jersey's two senators and one of its representatives have sent a letter to the U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers asking them to determine why medical waste recently washed ashore in Ocean County, N.J. Syringes, tampon ...
CAPITAL BRIEFS.(Briefs)
Sep 17, 2007 ... LEGISLATION SOLID WASTE Illinois: House Bill 316 amends the Environmental Protection Act relating to permits for the development or construction of new pollution control facilities and permits. The bill relates to municipal waste incineration, hazardous waste ...
Luxury hybrids to debut at Detroit's auto show.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... For those with the green who want to be green, there will be a new choice in luxury automobiles. Fisker Automotive Inc. is the result of joining hybrid plug-in engineering from Quantum Technologies with high-end sports cars created by Fisker Coachbuild LLC. Dubbed as ...
Couple goes 'junktique-ing'.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Chrissy Kadleck After years of working in the medical profession, Michael and Vicki Grusby decided to trade in their operating room scrubs to bring their bedside manner to the bulk garbage hauling business. The young Florida couple - looking at first for a way ...
BFI Canada boosts U.S. market presence.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Johnson Acquiring one of Long Island's largest independent solid waste companies allows BFI Canada to fully integrate its Northeast U.S. assets in a $281 million deal. "We've often commented on our need for additional collection assets in the Northeast ...
Waste Connections looks to expand.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Johnson Waste Connections Inc. is adding $30 million in annual revenue through the acquisition of operations in Colorado from U.S. Waste Industries Inc. The company is buying four collection companies, three transfer stations and two landfills that serve ...
LETTERS.(Letter to the editor)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Grateful Lakes Thank you very much for a well written story concerning BP and their disposal permit ["BP to cut discharges at Indiana refinery,'' Aug. 20]. I currently am in business development for a disposal company in Fresno, Calif., but am a native Detroiter ....
Reduction is biz's biggest waste worry.
Sep 17, 2007; ... Byline: Jim Johnson A new survey of more than 1,000 manufacturing employees around the world shows waste reduction is the most important environmental issue for their business these days. Manufacturing managers and professionals in seven countries - the United ...
Study lists top 10 toxic places.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Elizabeth McGowan China, India and Russia have achieved the dubious distinction of harboring six of the world's 10 most polluted places. The remaining four are in Azerbaijan, Peru, Zambia and the Ukraine. The New York-based Blacksmith Institute, an independent ...
Waste Management's HQ goes single-stream.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Johnson Single-stream recycling is a growing trend in communities around the country. And now the nation's largest trash company is implementing the process at its own headquarters to further promote the idea. Waste Management Inc., at its ...
Ag waste wrangle; Sides debate Superfund farm exemption.
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Elizabeth McGowan It's a classic "us'' vs. "them'' squabble. One side, fearful for its livelihood, claims the other is intent on classifying farm animals as Superfund hazardous waste generators. Their opponents cry foul - or perhaps fowl - insisting they only ...
Deadline to diversion.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Truini No matter the language, keeping residents educated on one of the nation's largest curbside recycling programs is no small task. The Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation is tasked with increasing recycling among the approximately 550,000 single-family ...
Court OKs Calif. emission rules.
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Geiselman A federal judge in Vermont has rejected arguments from automakers and ruled that states may adopt California's proposal for regulating greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. Judge William Sessions, of the U.S. District Court in Vermont, ...
U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor.(Obituary)
Sep 17, 2007; ... Byline: Elizabeth McGowan Despite scoring low marks from the League of Conservation Voters, U.S. Rep. Paul E. Gillmor carved out an environmental legacy in his trademark under-the-radar style. On a legislative level, the 68-year-old Ohio Republican who was found dead ...
New Products.(Products)
Sep 17, 2007 ... PETERSON MANUFACTURING has added the Smart Lamp to its Piranha brand safety lighting equipment for service, utility and construction vehicles. The Smart Lamp is computer-driven, oval in design, amber in color and meets J1318 specifications. An internal microprocessor keeps left-right ...
Coal demand to rise.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Geiselman Coal demand will grow rapidly in the coming years despite concerns about carbon dioxide emissions and global warming, Peabody Energy CEO Gregory Boyce said during an energy conference in New York organized by investment bank Lehman Brothers. ...
House OKs toxin reduction bill.(News)
Sep 17, 2007 ... Byline: Elizabeth McGowan For the third consecutive year the House gave the thumbs up to a toxics-reduction bill that the American Chemical Society touts as making molecules benign by design. Representatives passed the Green Chemistry Research and Development Act ...
Something in the water; Science detects drug abuse patterns in wastewater.
Sep 17, 2007; ... Byline: Jim Johnson Public health and law enforcement officials could one day look no farther than their local wastewater treatment plant to gain insight into drug abuse problems in their communities. Research out of the Oregon State University is proving that less ...