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Texas
Governor Vetoes TV Recycling Bill
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has vetoed a bill that would
have required television manufacturers to provide Texas residents with
free recycling of the devices. According to an article by Green Right
Now, “Perry acknowledged that the bill would make it easier for
consumers to recycle old televisions but said ‘it does so at the
expense of manufacturers, retailers and recyclers by imposing onerous
new mandates, fees and regulations’ and would also “generate unfair
results and stifle competition.”
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Waste
Management Joins Product Stewardship Institute
The Product Stewardship Institute Inc. (PSI), a
national non-profit organization focused on reducing the health and
environmental impacts of consumer products, this week announced the
addition of Houston-based Waste Management as a Sustaining Partner.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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Republic
Landfill Now Providing Gas to Brewery in Houston
Republic Services’ McCarty Road Landfill in Houston
is now supplying landfill gas to a nearby Anheuser-Busch brewery. The
gas is processed at a plant that is located at the landfill and is
operated by Ameresco.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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Maine
To Require Recycling of Compact Fluorescent Light
Bulbs
Maine Governor John E. Baldacci has signed Legislative
Directive 973, which requires manufacturers of compact fluorescent bulbs
to implement programs to recycle the products, into law.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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Wisconsin
Counties to Open Single-Stream MRF
On July 13, Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago counties in
Wisconsin will open the Tri-County Single-Stream Recycling facility. The
$9.9 million facility will serve over 60 communities and 200,000
households.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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The Curotto Can is the result of fifteen years of on-the-route
development. It has the highest productivity of any automated curbside
collection system. Per shift the Curotto Can services more homes than
either an ASL or a rear loader. The cab forward pickup both reduces
workman's compensation costs and allows the operator to easily see and
remove contaminants from the waste stream. The Curotto Can can be
ordered complete and installed on new front loaders or retrofitted to
existing units.
See us in Las Vegas WasteExpo Show 2009 booth #12090
www.curottocan.com
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From the Heap
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Come Talk Trash
with Us!
The Heap is a blog featuring waste industry news and
analysis written by the staff of Waste Age magazine and guest
commentators. It appears on our waste industry portal, WasteIndustrySite.com.
Below are links to a recent post. After reading it, tell us what you
think in the comment threads. We want to hear from you!
• Boots Not on the Ground
We’re hearing more and more discussion of manufacturer responsibility,
mostly as it applies to electronics. But what about something as
pedestrian (pun slightly intended) as footwear?
(To read the rest of the post and comment on it, click on the post
title above.)
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Updates
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Announcements
• The following companies recently joined the Waste
Equipment Technology Association (WASTEC):
* Sylvan Lake, Mich.-based 21st Century Industrial Services Inc.;
* Houston-based Asset Auctions;
* Atuscadero, Calif.-based Blue Ridge Services;
* Maplewood, Mo.-based Clayton Sleep Institute;
* Tomball, Texas-based EnvirOSH Services Inc.;
* Charlotte, N.C.-based MGM Brakes;
* Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Omnis Risk Management Tools;
* Kearny, N.J.-based Tech Compaction Systems;
* Newburyport, Mass.-based UNTHA America; and
* Phoenix-based WIH Resource Group.
• The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has chosen St. Louis
as the site for the 46th Annual NTEA Convention and the accompanying
Work Truck Show. The convention will open on March 9, the Work Truck
Show on March 10.
“The Work Truck Show 2009 was such a success. The top-notch
educational and special sessions combined with new products from nearly
500 exhibiting companies brought out the second-largest number of
attendees in event history, despite the poor economy,” said Allen
Birmingham, NTEA convention chairman and national sales manager of
Phoenix-based Tommy Gate Co., in a press release. “We’re looking
forward to building on that success with The Work Truck Show 2010 in St.
Louis, a vibrant city convenient to a large number of our members,
exhibitors and attendees.”
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Stories from the Latest Issue of Waste Age
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The
Load Less Traveled
To Nick Fahey, area manager of the family-owned
Southern Oregon Sanitation hauling firm in Grants Pass, Ore., the clunky
term “route optimization” breaks down to some very simple concepts,
the cornerstone of which is making more money without skimping on
customer service.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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An
Awakening Giant?
Rising electricity costs and a growing interest in
alternative sources of energy sparked the re-emergence of the
waste-to-energy (WTE) industry a couple years ago, after the industry
had endured more than a decade of stagnation. Since then, oil prices
have spiked, raising the cost of fuel for trucks hauling waste to
landfills, and landfill tipping fees have increased, providing more
momentum for WTE's resurgence.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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Industry Events
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July 14,
2009
NSWMA Minnesota Chapter 17th Annual Trash Can Open
Ham Lake, Minn.
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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July 15,
2009
NSWMA Carolinas Chapter Golf Tournament
Southern Pines, N.C.
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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July 24-28,
2009
National Association of Counties' Annual Conference
and Exposition
Nashville, Tenn.
For details, visit www.naco.org.
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July 28,
2009
MDSWA Crab Feast
Bo Brooks Crab House, Baltimore
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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Aug. 20-22,
2009
Great American Trucking Show
Dallas
For details, visit www.gatsonline.com.
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Sept. 15-16,
2009
NSWMA Southeast Annual Conference
Amelia Island, Fla.
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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Sept. 22-24,
2009
SWANA WASTECON
Long Beach, Calif.
For details, visit www.wastecon.org/.
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Sept. 22-23,
2009
NSWMA South Central Annual Conference
Lost Pines Resort in Austin, Texas
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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Sept. 28-29,
2009
NSWMA Heartland Annual Conference
Quartz Mountain Resort in Lone Wolf, Okla.
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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