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Deere K-Series
Loaders Offer Traction and More for Waste Industry
New John Deere K-Series loaders feature efficient Tier 3 engines,
enhanced visibility, improved ergonomics and effortless joystick
controls. A lock-up torque converter ensures productive ramp climbing
and load-and-carry operations, ideal for transfer station work. Your
John Deere dealer also has grapple buckets and forks for handling a
variety of waste.
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Daily News
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Florida
DEP Releases Plan for 75 Percent Recycling Rate
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) has released its recommendations on how the state can achieve a 75
percent recycling rate. The department was required to produce its
report by Jan. 1 by the state Energy, Climate Change and Economic
Security Act of 2008.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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SWANA
Urges Changes to Proposed Greenhouse Gas Tailoring
Rule
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
has submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
over a proposed greenhouse gas regulation. Specifically, the comments
concern the agency’s proposed Prevention of Significant Deterioration
and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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Waste
Management Buys City Wide Recycling
Houston-based Waste Management has acquired
Milwaukee-based City Wide Recycling. Terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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Schwarzenegger
Appoints Acting Director of CalRecycle
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed
Margo Reid Brown to be the chief deputy director and acting director of
the state’s Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery
(CalRecycle).
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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Republic
Moves Dividend Payment Date
Phoenix-based Republic Services has moved the payment
date for its quarterly dividend to Friday, Jan. 15.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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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 WasteAge.com.
Below are links to recent posts. After reading them, tell us what you
think in the comment threads. We want to hear from you!
• Hauled to Glory
No one who witnessed Archie Lee Wells’ casket rolling slowly toward
the graveyard on the forklift of a garbage truck would question the
man’s devotion to his profession. A garbage truck driver for 20 years,
Wells succumbed to a malignant brain tumor in December at age 43. Before
the end, he made it clear that he should be conveyed to his final rest
by the Mack truck he drove for Western Waste Services (WWS) in Twin
Falls, Idaho.
(To read the rest of the post and comment on it, click on the post
title above.)
• The
Stinking Rose (Parade)
Depending on how enthusiastically you rang in the New Year, you likely
spent the first morning of 2010 enjoying the annual spectacle that is
the Tournament of Roses Parade. But it’s after the 750,000 spectators
clear out and the television cameras switch off that the real show
begins: the cleanup.
(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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WasteExpo - May
3-6
• Be at the center of it all at WasteExpo, May 3-6,
2010, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta! WasteExpo is
North America’s largest event serving the $55 billion solid waste and
recycling industry. Meet with 500 exhibitors showcasing the latest
equipment and technology. Learn from experts at 40 conference sessions
and workshops. www.wasteexpo.com
Use code B27 when registering.
• Robert (Bob) G. Hoppe, the longtime chairman and owner of
Romeoville, Ill.-based Perkins Manufacturing, died on Dec. 25, 2009. He
was 80.
In 1970, Hoppe acquired Stanton Equipment, a La Grange, Ill.-based
equipment distributor. Five years later, he purchased Perkins. Hoppe
conceived the firm’s TuckAway residential cart tipper. He held a seat
on the firm’s Board of Directors until five years ago, and his three
children will continue to serve on the board.
Survivors include his wife, Julianna; his daughters, Cheryl Waite and
Julie Schneider; his son, Robert Hoppe; his grandchildren, Alicia Waite
and Kristin Schneider; and his sister, Georgene Norris. Messages of
condolence may be left for the family at www.davenportfamily.com.
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Stories from the Latest Issue of Waste Age
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A
Ton of Changes
An increased emphasis on landfill diversion means
traditional waste handlers need to rethink their business models.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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It's
No Accident
Creating a safe landfill requires an ongoing effort
and commitment.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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Cultivating
a Green Image
Through a range of environmental initiatives and an
effective ad campaign, Waste Management has fostered the solid waste
industry's green consciousness.
(To read the rest of the story, click on the headline above.)
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Industry Events
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Jan. 11-13,
2010
Landfill Methane Outreach Program's Annual Conference
and Project Expo
Baltimore
For details, visit www.epa.gov/lmop.
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