Feb. 22 -- The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality awarded $1.5 million in grants for litter cleanup, recycling projects and... MORE»

Feb. 22 -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality awarded Tallahatchie County $30,000 for a waste tire grant. MORE»

Feb. 21 -- Since recently expanding its recycling program, Halifax, Nova Scotia, said it has already reached its diversion goal for... MORE»

Feb. 21 – San Carlos, Calif., residents were charged nearly double for garbage and recycling services in January. MORE»

Feb. 21 -- In order to be at peak operating performance, an estimated $5 million to $10 million in additional capital investment is... MORE»

Feb. 21 – Several Qurans and other sacred Islamic materials were burned with trash after being inadvertently given to troops in... MORE»

Feb. 21 -- With an electronics landfill ban in effect in Illinois, residents there are turning to Goodwill Industries to drop off... MORE»

Feb. 21 -- Medco Environmental has proposed opening a medical waste treatment facility in Essex County, N.J., the (New Jersey)... MORE»

Feb. 21 -- Eighth-grade students in Lisbon, Conn., collected 1.8 tons of electronic waste during a three-hour recycling drive, the... MORE»

Feb. 21 -- A proposed law in Hawaii which would force consumers to pay a recycling fee for electronics is featured in Waste &... MORE»

Feb. 21 – End-of-life electronics recycler Creative Recycling Systems Inc. has joined the NASCAR Green initiative. MORE»

Feb. 17 -- In a scene that is playing out all over the country, police in Boone County, Ky., have noticed an increase in scrap metal... MORE»

Feb. 17 -- Glass placed in recycling bins in certain areas of Oregon isn´t going where residents might expect. MORE»

Feb. 17 -- Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. plans to release fourth quarter results after the market closes on Feb. 22. MORE»

Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Energy Department awarded more than $6.5 million to various Indian tribes for 19 clean-energy projects throughout... MORE»

Feb. 17 -- Scrap tire material totaling about 3.2 million pounds was removed from an unauthorized tire dump in Geneva County, Ala.,... MORE»

Feb. 17 -- The first of several phases of cleanup is being proposed for a superfund site in Bridgewater Township, N.J., the U.S. EPA... MORE»

Feb. 17 -- The U.S. EPA approved a no-discharge rule for the entire California coast from Mexico to Oregon. MORE»

Feb. 16 -- The Save the Plastic Bag Coalition has its hands in several lawsuits fighting against bag bans in California. MORE»

Feb. 16 -- Primary Energy Recycling Corp. has come to an agreement with Atlantic Power Corp. to repurchase common membership interests... MORE»

Feb. 16 -- Servicemen and servicewomen at Colorado’s Schriever Air Force Base will finally get to recycle their plastic foam, all... MORE»

Feb. 16 -- A proposed waste-to-energy plant in Allentown, Pa., was voted down by the city council Wednesday. MORE»

Feb. 16 -- Ocoee, Fla.-based ProMed Waste Solutions has acquired Curtis Bay Energy Southeast, the company announced. MORE»

Feb. 16 -- Republic Services Inc. has started "large-scale construction work" at the closed Sunrise landfill near Las Vegas... MORE»

Feb. 16 -- Waste Management Inc. saw revenue increase by more than $800 million in 2011, increasing earnings for the full year, but... MORE»

Feb. 16 -- The National Basketball Association and Sprint are planning an electric waste recycling drive on Feb. 18 in Orlando, Fla.,... MORE»

Feb. 16 --(Shaftsbury, Vt.) The secret to TAM Inc.´s success is no secret at all, owner Trevor Mance said. MORE»

Feb. 16 -- School lunchtime is one of the most cherished moments of the day for children. It can also be one of the most wasteful. MORE»

Feb. 16 -- A poll of Oregonian readers showed that 55% of residents support the Portland, Ore. composting program, the newspaper... MORE»

Feb. 15 -- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control approved a permit for an anaerobic digestion facility in... MORE»

Feb. 15 -- Having proven adept at winning business plan competitions, it´s time for waste-to-energy company ReGenerate Solutions LLC... MORE»

Feb. 15 -- St. Petersburg, Fla.´s curbside recycling service may end this year because of low participation. MORE»

Feb. 15 -- Last month New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he wanted to double his city´s recycling rate over the next five... MORE»

Feb. 15 -- When Portland, Ore., announced it was going to start collecting organics separately from trash and change dry garbage... MORE»

Feb. 15 -- What do you get when you take four famous chefs and tell them they can cook only with food destined for the trash? MORE»

Feb. 15 -- Mahoning County, Ohio is close to a deal that could lead to a $10 million brine-wastewater recycling center, The Vindicator... MORE»

Feb. 15 -- A proposed bill in Hawaii would force consumers to pay a recycling fee for electronic items purchased in the state to... MORE»

Feb. 15 -- The Defense Department has renewed its five-year electronic waste deconstruction services contract with Sims Recycling... MORE»

Feb. 15 -- A labor dispute that could have led to garbage workers striking in Toronto has been averted, the Globe and Mail reported. MORE»

Feb. 15 -- The minister charged with bringing in the government´s recycling target by 2017 has acknowledged the benefits of... MORE»

Feb. 15 -- For the second straight year, a legislative initiative to ban plastic bags in the state of Washington has died in... MORE»

Feb. 14 -- Stericycle Inc.´s longtime CEO Mark Miller is stepping aside and will become the company´s executive chairman, the... MORE»

Feb. 14 -- A new recycling program is being offered to restaurants in the Atlanta area. MORE»

Feb. 14 -- Candidates for the CEO position at the Environmental Industry Associations have already gone through two rounds of phone... MORE»

Feb. 14 -- In December I was contacted regarding the CEO opening for the EIA, held by the retiring Bruce Parker. I was overwhelmingly... MORE»

Feb. 14 -- After days of searching at a Washington recycling center, items dropped off by Josh Powell before he killed his two... MORE»

Feb. 14 -- America´s fifth-largest paper and packaging company is opening a new recycling facility in Wichita, Kan. MORE»

Feb. 14 -- Waste Pro USA Inc. has taken delivery of the company´s first compressed natural-gas-powered garbage truck. MORE»

Feb. 14 -- Casella Waste Systems Inc. plans to release results for its fiscal year 2012 third quarter after the close of the stock... MORE»

Feb. 14 – Troy, N.Y., homes, schools and businesses can now safely dispose of light bulbs at a new recycling plant. MORE»

Feb. 14 -- Los Angeles officials moved forward with a plan that would divide the city into 11 franchise zones for commercial and... MORE»

Feb. 14 -- Officials in San Francisco have enacted an expansion to the city´s plastic bag ban, extending it to restaurants, gift... MORE»

Feb. 14 -- A Bonita Springs, Fla., doctor was charged with disposing hazardous waste without a permit, after being accused of dumping... MORE»

Feb. 14 -- Funding for superfund cleanup by the U.S. EPA in fiscal year 2013 has been scaled back under the budget proposed by the... MORE»

Feb. 14 -- Plastics Sorting (PSL), the South Wales, U.K., recycling company which called in administrators Begbies Traynor on 3... MORE»

Feb. 14 -- New figures show that Scotland´s household recycling efforts save local governments about $3.15 million (more than... MORE»

Feb. 13 -- A date has been set for shareholders of WCA Waste Corp. to consider a proposal to sell out to Macquarie Infrastructure... MORE»

Feb. 13 -- Gearing up for a March 12 curbside collection recycling program, Knoxville, Tenn., said it will add 3,500 recycling carts. MORE»

Feb. 13 – North Carolina´s disposal rate fell to less than one ton per person in 2010, according to a report. MORE»

Feb. 13 -- Any assault against New York City sanitation workers would be a felony if a new proposal is passed. MORE»

Feb. 13 -- One western Michigan school wants its students to get all zeros, just not on their math tests. MORE»

Feb. 13 -- A 35-mile move of Southern Waste Systems´ headquarters to Davie, Fla., will allow the company´s corporate... MORE»

Feb. 13 -- A Carolina Panthers fan found the team´s playbook from Super Bowl XXXVIII against the New England Patriots in a bag headed... MORE»

Feb. 13 -- Three Hershey Co. manufacturing plants have achieved zero-waste-to-landfill status. MORE»

Feb. 13 -- A fight over the future waste collection of commercial and large apartments in Los Angeles is set to begin today, the Los... MORE»

Feb. 13 -- The U.S. EPA revised its 2010 Municipal Solid Waste Characterization study, saying recycling of PET containers was 29.2%,... MORE»

Feb. 13 -- New York City is looking to reverse a previous policy and begin charging nonprofit groups for trash pickup, something that... MORE»

Feb. 13 -- A Cuyahoga County, Ohio, legislator is planning to introduce a plastic bag fee for the state´s largest county, the... MORE»

Feb. 13 -- There may be 46.6 tons of medical waste returning to Charleston, S.C., after Brazil rejected its importation, but officials... MORE»

Feb. 13 -- The Clean Ohio Fund, a state loan and grant program created to help cities clean up environmentally contaminated... MORE»

Feb. 10 -- America´s largest trash company is looking to fundamentally alter the way it collects garbage, recyclables and organics... MORE»

Feb. 10 -- It may not be on the top of your list to sift through more than 10 tons of trash, but when Mark Peterson of Waukee, Iowa,... MORE»

Feb. 10 -- Pierce County, Wash., detectives have cordoned off a portion of a recycling center in Graham, Wash., after receiving a tip... MORE»

Feb. 10 -- TFC Recycling is adding five compressed-natural-gas-powered trucks, a move the company says makes it the largest private... MORE»

Feb. 10 – City garbage trucks in Memphis, Tenn., are leaving trails of bacterial "garbage juice," according an investigation... MORE»

Feb. 10 -- Republic Services Inc. saw profit increase for both the fourth quarter and the entire year in 2011. MORE»

Feb. 10 -- An Everett, Mass., scrap metal dealer is facing 10 workplace safety violations after two workers were injured. MORE»

Feb. 10 -- After switching to mandatory recycling on Jan. 23, a town five miles from Salem, Mass., has seen its recycling loads double... MORE»

Feb. 10 -- Within the next three to six months, Portland, Texas, will move to a single-stream recycling system, switch to automated... MORE»

Feb. 9 -- The Alexandria (Va.) City Council and the Arlington County Board unanimously approved a new waste disposal and service... MORE»

Feb. 9 -- Writing that Dallas´ flow control ordinance was designed specifically to generate revenue for the city, a federal judge... MORE»

Feb. 9 (Baltimore) -- Growth in the landfill gas-to-energy business continues at a "fairly robust" pace, according to one... MORE»

Feb. 9 (Baltimore) -- Jimmy Sloan has some important advice for anyone who wants to get into the landfill gas-to-energy business. MORE»

Feb. 9 -- Two heavy-hitters have joined the Coalition for American Electronics Recycling to fight for passage of the Responsible... MORE»

Feb. 9 -- Covanta Holding Corp. said it had a very good fourth quarter and 2011, thanks to price and volume increases in recycled... MORE»

Feb. 9 -- Windsor, Ontario, residents could face a limit of three garbage bags a week under a plan from the Essex-Windsor Solid Waste... MORE»

Feb. 9 -- Veolia Environmental Services is once again signing on as title sponsor for what´s billed as a "near-zero... MORE»

Feb. 9 -- Clean Harbors Inc. plans to host a conference call at 9 a.m. eastern time Feb. 22 to discuss fourth-quarter and full-year... MORE»

Feb. 9 – The Grammy Awards is hosting two events featuring wines sealed with recyclable corks. MORE»

Feb. 9 -- A pilot food scraps composting program will soon be coming to 1,300 Oak Park, Ill., residents. MORE»

Feb. 9 -- Columbus, Neb., officials voted to close the city-run recycling center later this year and let Shred Monster Inc. take over... MORE»

Feb. 9 -- The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality announced it has $250,000 in grant money to help communities properly... MORE»

Feb. 9 -- Connecticut officials have given preliminary approval for the expansion of a solid waste processing, transfer and recycling... MORE»

Feb. 9 -- The recycling of nonbottle rigid plastics in the US leapt in 2010, rising 72% on a top of a near-33% gain in 2009, according... MORE»

Feb. 9 -- Nearly a year and a half after the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers encouraged consumers to recycle their... MORE»

Feb. 8 – The National Park Service is prohibiting the sale of plastic water bottles at the Grand Canyon National Park -- just a little... MORE»

Feb. 8 -- More than 75% of Americans surveyed consider reducing their paper consumption for environmental reasons to be important,... MORE»

Feb. 8 -- A waste worker in East Bernstadt, Ky., was killed by his collection truck on Jan. 19 when the hydraulics on the vehicle... MORE»

Feb. 8 -- Waste Connections Inc. topped the $1.5 billion mark in annual revenue for the first time last year. MORE»

Feb. 8 – A proposed yard-waste recycling center near Millville, Del., that drew the ire of locals was approved by the Sussex County... MORE»

Feb. 8 -- A California judge has given one more chance to a composting operation where two brothers died last year. MORE»

Feb. 8 – Chicago´s Department of Streets and Sanitation saved the city nearly $1 million in recycling services in the last quarter of... MORE»

Feb. 8 -- Asheville, N.C., and other communities nearby have begun collecting used cooking oil and turning it into biodiesel. MORE»

Feb. 8 -- Organics recycling company Agromin Inc. boosted its collection of organic material last year. MORE»

Feb. 8 -- The trade body representing the packaging and film sectors in the U.K. has added its criticism of the government´s... MORE»

Feb. 8 -- Recycling green glass in the U.S. is kind of like the real estate market...it´s all about location, location, location. MORE»

Feb. 7 -- Another Alabama school is joining the Crimson Tide as a national champion. MORE»

Feb. 7 -- Some Southern California cities are saying no to junk mail. MORE»

Feb. 7 – For the first time, San Mateo, Calif., residents put out more compost on the curb than garbage. MORE»

Feb. 7 -- At certain Kraft Foods Inc. plants, nothing is going to waste. MORE»

Feb. 7 – Being a trash collector is one of the most sought-after positions in Washington D.C. for those without college degrees. MORE»

Feb. 7 -- A Canadian waste-to-biofuels company recently filed plans for an initial public offering of up to $125 million of common... MORE»

Feb. 7 -- WCA Waste Corp. had been considering different "business combinations" for years and years before ultimately... MORE»

Feb. 7 -- Top officials at WCA Waste Corp. stand to gain millions of dollars through the company´s sale to investment firm Macquarie... MORE»

Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Labor Department released an online guide aimed toward women looking to get into the "green jobs" market. MORE»

Feb. 7 -- The European plastics industry has set an ambitious target: the total elimination of plastics waste going to landfill by... MORE»

Feb. 7 -- The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has slammed the coalition government´s preferred option for plastics packaging... MORE»

Feb. 7 -- The Northern Ireland Executive has revealed plans to bring in a 5p tax on single-use plastic bags next year. MORE»

Feb. 6 -- Since 2005, the recycling of post-consumer plastic bags and wraps has increased 50%, according to a recently released <a... MORE»

Feb. 6 -- During the next eight weeks, more than 600 colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada will be competing to see... MORE»

Feb. 6 – Braintree, Mass., residents who don´t pay for trash pick up will lose the service next month. MORE»

Feb. 6 -- Colgate-Palmolive Co. said it´s committed to reducing waste sent to landfills by 15% from 2010 to 2015, according to... MORE»

Feb. 6 – Trash is building up on Kansas Highway 42 after it falls from garbage trucks heading to a landfill in Wichita. MORE»

Feb. 6 -- Missouri is issuing a construction permit for a new solid waste transfer station in Scott County. MORE»

Feb. 6 -- A major ruling in the lawsuit industry leaders filed against Dallas over its flow control ordinance tops this week´s... MORE»

Feb. 6 -- Motorola Mobility Inc. says some of its refurbished tablets have been sold with previous owners´ data still intact on the... MORE»

Feb. 6 -- The Save the Plastic Bag Coalition has filed a lawsuit in an attempt to overturn the ban on plastic bags in San Luis Obispo... MORE»

Feb. 3 -- Stericycle Inc. reported stronger than expected fourth quarter earnings. MORE»

Feb. 3 -- A single-use carry-out plastic bag ban went into effect in San Jose on Jan. 1. MORE»

Feb. 3 – Recycling in Kansas has increased 20% since 2005, according to a survey. MORE»

Feb. 3 -- Horticulturists, landscapers and others with green thumbs will now have a better idea of the proper compost they should use... MORE»

Feb. 3 – Plans for a $35 million waste-to-energy plant in Mason, City, Iowa, were halted by the Landfill of North Iowa Board Thursday. MORE»

Feb. 3 -- By composting its food waste last year, a Montana food bank said it has saved thousands of dollars. MORE»

Feb. 3 -- A record number of nominations have been submitted for the upcoming Driver of the Year awards given out by the Environmental... MORE»

Feb. 3 -- About six months later than anticipated, CarbonLite Industries LLC has opened its $58 million bottle-to-bottle PET recycling... MORE»

Feb. 3 -- Procter & Gamble Co. gave Gillette Fusion ProGlide’s packaging a "future friendly" facelift by reducing plastic... MORE»

Feb. 3 -- Pontllanfraith, Caerphilly, U.K.-based Plastics Sorting Limited (PSL) opened its new facility on Feb. 1. The company says... MORE»

Feb. 2 -- The next leader of the Environmental Industry Associations is expected to have a good sense of humor and knowledge about the... MORE»

Feb. 2 -- A spark from a welder´s torch has destroyed a Utah recycling facility, causing more than $1 million worth of damage. MORE»

Feb. 2 -- A new, food grade recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) recycling facility will open later this year in Richmond, Ind. MORE»

Feb. 2 -- Recycling workers found the wallet of a Glastonbury, Conn., woman after she mistakenly threw it in a recycling container at... MORE»

Feb. 2 -- Those thinking of taking a swipe at a garbage worker might be in for a stiff penalty in New York state. MORE»

Feb. 2 -- An antique medical kit containing radium set off alarms at Waste Management Inc.´s Norristown, Pa., transfer facility, the... MORE»

Feb. 2 -- Magic Hat Brewing Company and PurposeEnergy Inc. agreed to pay a $2,500 fine and complete a $7,500 environmental project to... MORE»

Feb. 2 -- Corpus Christi, Texas, residents recycled 24.5 million pounds of aluminum cans, plastic bottles and cardboard boxes along... MORE»

Feb. 2 -- Recycler ECO Plastics has added 15,000 tonnes of capacity to its Lincolnshire recycling plant and created 12 more jobs... MORE»

Feb. 2 -- Plastics packaging technology specialist Petainer has developed a PET refillable bottle, claiming to "further improve... MORE»

Feb. 1 – Coca-Cola Co. and Keep America Beautiful have expanded their recycling bin grant initiative. MORE»

Feb. 1 – Residents of West Whiteland Township, Pa., are facing a rise in garbage bag fees. MORE»

Feb. 1 -- Schick and NextLife Resin have come together to create what the companies say is the first razor made from 100% recycled... MORE»

Feb. 1 -- A total of 123 volunteers picked up more than 10,000 pounds of trash along Arizona´s border, the state´s... MORE»

Feb. 1 -- Expansion of the Juniper Ridge landfill in Old Town, Maine, would be in the public´s benefit, according to the state... MORE»

Feb. 1 -- Rock Tenn Co. is opening a single-stream recycling facility in Memphis, Tenn., a 150,000-square-foot facility that´s... MORE»

Feb. 1 -- A Northborough, Mass., man was arraigned on charges that he ran an illegal dumping site, the Massachusetts Department of... MORE»

Feb. 1 -- David Foster lives and breathes green jobs. MORE»

Feb. 1 -- There´s no denying that states with bottle deposit programs see an increase in recycling, but can that also equate to more... MORE»

Feb. 1 (Roseville, Minn.) -- There was a time when Daniel "Wes" Westerhaus couldn´t imagine himself being a trash collector.... MORE»

Feb. 1 -- A U.S. attorney in New York announced a settlement agreement with the trust of the former General Motors Corp. involving the... MORE»

Feb. 1 -- As the deadline looms for comments on the government´s waste and recycling consultation paper, a leading U.K. plastics... MORE»

Jan. 31 -- Saying haulers suing Dallas are likely to succeed in their lawsuit to stop a flow control ordinance, a federal judge has... MORE»

Jan. 31 -- Canusa Hershman Recycling Co. has acquired certain assets of First State Plastics Inc. MORE»

Jan. 31 -- More than 70% of people surveyed in the European Union support a ban on plastic bags. MORE»

Jan. 31 -- The speakers and agenda are set for Waste & Recycling News´ Residential Recycling Conference (RRC), which will take place... MORE»

Jan. 31 -- The town of New Brockton, Ala., is drowning in debt and, at this point, not even the garbage truck is safe. MORE»

Jan. 31 -- A labor dispute in Toronto could idle workers, including trash collectors, news agencies in Toronto reported. MORE»

Jan. 31 -- The mother of two brothers who died last year after apparently inhaling toxic gases has filed a lawsuit against the... MORE»

Jan. 31 -- In its eighth sustainability report, Coca-Cola Co. gave itself a "B" grade in the areas of economic,... MORE»

Jan. 31 -- Lake Worth, Fla., began monitoring recycling with a computerized system this week in a one-year pilot program. MORE»

Jan. 31 -- Catalyst Paper Corp., which operates a 100% recycled newsprint mill in Snowflake, Ariz., is filing for creditor protection... MORE»

Jan. 31 -- One of the 11 states with a bottle deposit law to encourage recycling of plastic, aluminum and glass beverage containers,... MORE»

Jan. 31 -- Stericycle Inc., the nation´s largest medical waste company, will present fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 2. MORE»

Jan. 31 -- A new system to help enforce the correct disposal of waste packaging could see erring businesses make a voluntary... MORE»

Jan. 30 -- The bankruptcy of Harrisburg, Pa., as a result of the debt on the city´s waste-to-energy facility is an anomaly, and there... MORE»

Jan. 30 -- Waste Management Inc.´s new Rotopress pilot truck program leads this week´s "Curbside Live." MORE»

Jan. 30 -- The dead man discovered at a Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc. transfer station in Columbus, Ohio, last week was murdered... MORE»

Jan. 30 -- International Paper Co. and Temple-Inland Inc. are giving themselves more time to help resolve what they are calling... MORE»

Jan. 30 -- Cascades Tissue Group expects to cut the overall environmental impact of recycled bathroom tissue through a new product... MORE»

Jan. 30 -- Recycling has risen 60% at the Warren County landfill in Pennsylvania the last four years. MORE»

Jan. 30 -- A single use plastic bag ban has been approved in Alameda County, Calif., officials said. MORE»

Jan. 30 -- Two independent grocery stores in Maine have been named certified green grocers by the Maine Department of Environmental... MORE»

Jan. 30 -- A new technical guide that aims to help local authorities increase plastic bottle recycling rates has been launched by the... MORE»

Jan. 30 -- The European Commission is concerned that France has incorrectly implemented the definition of packaging and packaging... MORE»

Jan. 27 -- The famed Eiffel Tower in Paris wouldn´t be the biggest job scrap company Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman & Son has ever... MORE»

Jan. 27 -- Veolia Environnement S.A. is facing class action lawsuits after allegedly making false and misleading statements about its... MORE»

Jan. 27 -- News and recycling are coming together in London. MORE»

Jan. 27 -- A Catonsville, Md., man is going through people´s recycling on collection days and causing a nuisance. MORE»

Jan. 27 -- Residents of Mooresville, N.C., have taken a liking to their curbside recycling program. MORE»

Jan. 27 -- Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc. has started producing lubricating base oil from its new oil re-refinery in Indianapolis, the... MORE»

Jan. 27 – Fort Wayne, Ind., Mayor Tom Henry wants to reach an 80% recycling participation rate in the city this year. MORE»

Jan. 27 -- Stericycle Inc. will create 100 part-time and 100 full-time jobs at a new facility in Moosic, Pa., after receiving money... MORE»

Jan. 27 -- Final cleanup of an illegal dump outside of Chicago has begun, the Illinois EPA announced. MORE»

Jan. 27 -- Trucking activity in the U.S. rose nearly 6% last year, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said this week, the... MORE»

Jan. 26 -- Besides the sticker price on the window, the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic will soon have another label affixed to it. MORE»

Jan. 26 -- Energy firm PIC Group Inc. will operate and maintain a new pyrolysis gasification waste-to-energy plant in Green Bay, Wis. MORE»

Jan. 26 -- "Youth," the playwright George Bernard Shaw famously said, "is wasted on the young." MORE»

Jan. 26 -- Is the solution to a recession or depression to spend, spend, spend? How can that make any sense? MORE»

Jan. 26 (Mexico City) -- In the wake of a traumatic, garbage-related start to the New Year, the government of Mexico´s Federal... MORE»

Jan. 26 (Detroit) -- The 2013 Ford Fusion looks good on the outside, but it´s what´s on the inside that counts. MORE»

Jan. 26 -- Cutting waste by another 10% in a decade might not seem like such a big deal on the surface to some. MORE»

Jan. 26 – Nooksack Valley Disposal & Recycling in Washington´s Whatcom County recycled more than 6 million pounds in a year for the... MORE»

Jan. 26 -- City Council members in East Chicago, Ind., rejected a proposed medical waste processing facility, citing safety concerns... MORE»

Jan. 26 – The man discovered on Jan. 25 in the garbage at a Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc. transfer station in Columbus, Ohio, has... MORE»

Jan. 26 -- Office employees and visitors at Chicago´s James R. Thompson building don´t have an excuse not to recycle their... MORE»

Jan. 26 -- The current and former owners and operators of a superfund site in Pennsylvania have agreed to pay $2.1 million for past... MORE»

Jan. 26 -- Verizon Communications Inc. is holding the first of a series of electronic recycling rallies around the country at the... MORE»

Jan. 26 -- Waste Management Inc. is introducing a new trash collection vehicle to North America. MORE»

Jan. 26 -- Coll Materials Exchange LLC is adding a second extrusion line at its plant in Waco, Texas, that will double the capacity at... MORE»

Jan. 25 -- Covanta Energy Corp. and Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. are two potential candidates seeking to renovate and operate a... MORE»

Jan. 25 -- A man who was injured during an explosion at a biosolids facility in West Palm Beach, Fla., has been identified and is... MORE»

Jan. 25 – In Pace, Fla., a discarded oxygen tank and aerosol can caused two explosions in the back of a garbage truck around 2:15 p.m.... MORE»

Jan. 25 -- A 26-year-old man in Wichita, Kan., is in critical condition after sustaining burns to about 35% of his lower body during a... MORE»

Jan. 25 – The Woodlands Township in Texas has begun a single-stream recycling service. MORE»

Jan. 25 – A body was found in the garbage at a Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc. facility in Columbus, Ohio, around 8 a.m. Wednesday. MORE»

Jan. 25 -- The Solid Waste Association of North America grew its membership by 12% in 2011 and increased its bottom line by more than... MORE»

Jan. 25 -- Environmental Logistics Services LLC has selected Element Markets LLC to construct a landfill gas project at its Apex... MORE»

Jan. 25 -- The exterior of Waste Pro USA Inc.’s recycling plant in Birmingham, Ala., sustained heavy damage when a tornado touched... MORE»

Jan. 25 -- Medical Waste Transport Inc. was featured on Discovery Channel´s "Dirty Jobs" recently, as host Mike Rowe visited... MORE»

Jan. 25 -- Residents of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., have outgrown their 18-gallon recycling bins after more than a decade of use. MORE»

Jan. 25 -- After delaying a contract with an electronic waste recycling company to give a chance to a local bidder, officials in... MORE»

Jan. 24 -- Honda Motor Co. continues to strive for zero waste at its North American plants, according to its seventh sustainability... MORE»

Jan. 24 -- The mayor of Hawaii County, which covers the Big Island of Hawaii, signed a bill that bans plastic bags for retail... MORE»

Jan. 24 – A financial taskforce made up of Denver civic and business leaders made a series of recommendations on Jan. 23 to help the... MORE»

Jan. 24 -- A driver of a roll-off truck in Victor, N.Y., was given several citations after he forgot to lower the rails on his truck... MORE»

Jan. 24 -- Waste Management Inc.´s recycling arm, Waste Management Recycle America, has joined the Coalition for American Electronics... MORE»

Jan. 24 – Sony Corp. surpassed its waste reduction goal of 40% with a 54% rate in 2010. MORE»

Jan. 24 -- An explosion rocked the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County´s biosolids processing facility in West Palm Beach,... MORE»

Jan. 24 -- The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has recommended the state legislature reevaluate product stewardship after... MORE»

Jan. 24 -- Tennessee-based Southern Wood Piedmont Company and its parent company, Rayonier Inc., have agreed to pay a $317,000 penalty... MORE»

Jan. 24 -- One of the dirtiest and most demonized portions of the municipal waste stream may soon be diverted from its centuries-long... MORE»

Jan. 23 -- General Motors Co. has outlined recycling goals in its sustainability report, the first such report since the company... MORE»

Jan. 23 -- A union that represents non-uniform Dallas city workers has filed a brief in support of the lawsuit against the city´s flow... MORE»

Jan. 23 -- Trash collectors around the country are getting use to stringent federal rules that severely restrict the use of cell... MORE»

Jan. 23 -- Tickets for people dumping trash in public litter bins rose 46% in New York City last year. MORE»

Jan. 23 -- Waste Connections Inc. plans to report financial results for the fourth quarter and all of 2011 after the stock market... MORE»

Jan. 23 -- Domestic consumption of recovered paper was 2.3 million tons in December, down 7.5% compared with the previous December,... MORE»

Jan. 23 -- The Douglas County (Ore.) Public Works Department paid a $7,200 fine for discharging wastewater that contained excessive... MORE»

Jan. 23 -- An all-inclusive California recycling complex is using the power of the sun to meet half its energy needs. MORE»