Waco, Texas, to switch curbside service, considers WTE project

Home |  Recent Issue |  News |  Blogs |  Multimedia |  Events |  Resources |  Advertise | Follow us on: crain Tuesday, December 4, 2012 Daily Newsletter Waco, Texas, to switch curbside service, considers WTE project Waco, Texas, will ring in the New Year with a revamped recycling program, in addition to seeking out a waste-to-energy project to handle recyclables. Winnipeg residents donate old recycling bins for reuse at food bank Residents in Winnipeg are recycling their recycling bins for food bank use. Sims Metal sells its Arizona scrap metal recycling assets Sims Metal Management has sold its Arizona scrap metal recycling assets to SA Recycling LLC for $35 million in cash. Casella Waste names new operating chief as earnings fall Casella Waste Systems names new head of operations as revenue and earnings fall. Report: Advanced Disposal HQ to remain in Florida Jacksonville Business Journal reports company has chosen St. John County; CEO Charlie Appleby says deal not yet finalized U.S. demand for post-consumer recycled plastic expected to rise Recent study sees rise of 6.5% per year to nearly 3.5 billion pounds in 2016. EPA to excavate contaminated soil in Barstow, California The EPA will remove about 1,100 tons of perchlorate-contaminated soil from a residential property. Other voices: Time to move away from landfills Who has the right answer on how to best manage the trash we all throw away each and every day? Researcher develops plastic light bulb A Wake Forest University professor of physics claims to have developed a new light source based on layers of light-emitting polymers doped with nanomaterials. By Choice or Laws: Why Are Scrap Yards Upgrading To New Technology? Today's younger generation has no problem accepting and adapting to the new technology that is developed. The question is if the older generation is succumbing to these changes because of necessity, or because they want to.... Weekly Poll What do you think? What's the single best way a sports venue can reduce its game day waste to landfill? Full Story » Curbside Live WRN's Weekly Newscast Santa's latest sleigh, a rear-loader, has been sold. And now the residents of one Canadian town isn't happy.That story, and how the new cap-and-trade system in California might impact the WTE industry, along with a fun, new interactive website from ReCommunity top this week's "Curbside Live." ... Full Story » crain   Crain's News Source for Environmental Management   Follow us on: Unsubscribe  | Privacy Policy  | Terms and Conditions  | Contact Us Copyright © 1995-2012 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use Privacy Statement