Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Daily Newsletter: Romney's garbage man in campaign video

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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Daily Newsletter

Mitt Romney's garbage man speaks up
"My name is Richard Hayes and I pick up Mitt Romney's trash"

Toyota creates incentive to get customers' cars recycled
Toyota Motor Co. recently launched an incentive program to ensure its cars get recycled.

Waste Management acquires Nevada's TrashPros
Company served city of Fernley; terms not disclosed



On The Job ... with 'Polo' Gonzalez
Hipolito Gonzalez is a hard-working, fun-loving manager at Progressive Waste Solutions' Florida facility

Website launched to help grocers recycle rigid plastics
Grocery chains across the U.S. now have another avenue to help recycle the more than 350 million plastic containers they throw out each year.

Republic Services to announce Q3 results on Nov. 1
Republic Services Inc. will announce its third quarter financial results on Nov. 1.

Extension of bag ban going well in San Francisco, officials say
The implementation of the extension of San Francisco's single-use plastic bag ban has gone relatively smoothly, city officials told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Toronto mayor wants plastic bag ban overturned
Passed in June and not yet enacted, the Toronto City Council may reopen the discussion of a single-use plastic bag ban in the city.

Coca-Cola touts progress in plant-based PET packaging
Maybe far more quickly than anyone anticipated -- except maybe executives at Coca-Cola Co. -- plant-based PET has established roots in soft drink and water bottles.

Superfund cleanup in Hawaii completed
Cleanup of a superfund site on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, has been completed, the U.S. EPA announced.

Two companies fined for hazardous waste violations
Two companies agreed to pay penalties to settle alleged hazardous waste violations.

Business notes: Center awarded $1.9 grant for alternative energy research
Awards, partnerships and new facilities in and around the industry.

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