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Waste
Industries USA Finalizes Privatization
Shareholders of Waste Industries USA, Raleigh, N.C.,
have approved the company’s privatization transaction for $38 per
share. The transaction is expected to be complete today. The company’s
shares were de-listed from the Nasdaq exchange before trading opened
today.
To read more of this story, click on the headline above.
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Survey:
Americans' Green Guilt Rising
A survey by the Atlanta-based Rechargeable Battery
Recycling Corporation (RBRC) shows the number of Americans who
experience “green guilt” has increased to 58 percent this year from
49 percent in 2007. “Green guilt” refers to the feeling consumers
get when they know they are not doing everything possible to protect the
environment.
To read more of this story, click on the headline above.
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Free Recycling Carts and Containers Catalog
These rugged recycling carts and bulk containers are sized to cube out
trailers with heavy loads, maximize your fleet efficiency and save on
fuel costs. Get our free Material Handling Product Catalog featuring our
tilt trucks, collection carts and bulk forklift containers. www.Recycleosaurus.com
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Crown
Disposal Fined for Emissions
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has fined
Crown Disposal Company, Sun Valley, Calif., more than $88,000 for
two-year failure to comply with state emissions requirements for its
diesel fleet of trucks.
To read more of this story, click on the headline above.
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EREF Issues Request for
Proposals
The Arlington, Va.-based Environmental Research and
Education Foundation (EREF) would like to receive pre-proposals on:
• Determining the municipal solid waste industry's carbon footprint;
• Quantifying the amount of carbon sequestered in municipal solid
waste (MSW) landfills;
and
• Quantifying the collection efficiency of gas collection systems and
amount of fugitive emissions from MSW landfills.
Proposals are due at the close-of-business on May 30, 2008. For more
information, visit www.erefdn.org.
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Q&A: Bruce
Parker
Just before WasteExpo started, we chatted with Bruce
Parker, president and CEO of the Environmental Industry Associations,
about the state of the waste industry. Read on to get his take on the
biggest issues facing the industry, the growing emphasis on safety and
the impact of last year's Supreme Court flow control decision.
Waste Age: What are the biggest issues facing the solid waste
industry?
Parker: Climate change; political and social pressure to divert
more materials from disposal; worker safety; increasing commodity costs;
increasing fuel costs, i.e., the price of diesel has increased by more
than $1 a gallon since October 2007 and more than tripled since 2002.
To read the full interview, click on the headline above.
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Submit Your
Application Now for the Waste Age 100
Don't miss your opportunity to be part of the 15th
annual Waste Age 100. This listing, published in the June issue of Waste
Age magazine, is the definitive source for the top 100 refuse firms in
the private sector. Inclusion in this listing is free and will provide
you and your employees with a sense of recognition and accomplishment.
But we need your help.
Please visit www.wasteage.com or www.wasteindustrysite.com to download an application.
After you complete the application, you can fax it to (877) 520-0523
(toll-free) or e-mail it to saverett@wasteage.com.
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Lifting productivity takes a lot of ingenuity. And experience. You get
both with Perkins. The result is maximum equipment up-time, improved
route efficiencies and lower cost of operations.
Every model in our lifter line, from our advanced TuckAway™, to our
new fully Automated Container -- the PAC -- features simple design and
durable construction. So your trucks stay on the road, not in the shop.
Increasing productivity. Raising profits. That's the lift you get with
Perkins. www.perkinsmfg.com
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Updates
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Announcements
The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio has awarded
the law firm of Luper, Neidenthal and Logan with its Board of Trustees
Emerald Award for the firm's efforts to reduce its paper consumption.
Measures undertaken by the law firm include sending and receiving faxes
electronically and requiring employees to print on both sides of a page.
To read about more Emerald Award winners, visit www.swaco.org.
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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. www.curottocan.com
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May 15,
2008
NSWMA Georgia Chapter Golf Tournament and Chapter
Meeting
Statham, Ga.
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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May 16,
2008
NSWMA Illinois Chapter 18th Annual Trash Can Open
Bloomingdale, Ill.
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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May 19-21,
2008
SWANA's North American Waste-to-Energy Conference
(NAWTEC)
Philadelphia
For details, visit www.nawtec.org.
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May 29,
2008
NSWMA New York City Chapter Spring Meeting
East Elmhurst, N.Y.
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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June 1-4,
2008
NSWMA Chairman's Council Tour
Greater Washington, D.C., area
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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June 9,
2008
13th Annual Landfill Symposium and the Planning &
Management Conference
Palm Springs, Calif.
For details, visit www.swana.org.
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June 17,
2008
NSWMA Minnesota Chapter 16th Annual Trash Can Open
Ham Lake, Minn.
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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June 26,
2008
NSWMA Indiana Chapter 13th Annual Trash Can Open
Danville, Ind.
For details, visit www.nswma.org.
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June 26-28,
2008
The Great West Truck Show
Las Vegas
For details, visit www.truckshow.com.
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