CARE Launches California Council on Carpet Recycling

The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) has announced the formation of the California Council on Carpet Recycling (Carpet Council), an 18-member advisory group, selected to provide guidance to CARE…

BHS Grows Sales Team & Invests in Test Facilities

Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) has announced a new organizational structure to its North American sales team, adding three new hires and promoting a veteran employee. The company’s new Separation…

Dry-cleaning company fined for improper storage and disposal of toxic substance

Texmain Cleaners Ltd., a dry-cleaning business operating in London, Ontario, pleaded guilty on January 22, 2016, in the Ontario Provincial Court of Justice, of contravening the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry…

Flint water crisis creates new opportunity for Republic’s struggling recycling program

As the people of Flint, MI turn to bottled water for drinking, cooking, and bathing, they’re rapidly signing on to recycling services — a situation that Republic Services calls…

Chemicals, Waste, and Hazmat Transportation: Outlook for 2016

Recently, Bloomberg BNA released its annual outlook related to chemicals, waste management, and hazmat transportation. According the Bloomberg BNA, major stories in 2016 involve an expected overhaul of the…

Walker Industries Expands Footprint in Organics Processing

Walker Environmental Group (WEG) finalized the purchase of All Treat Farms Limited of Arthur, Ontario. All Treat owns and operates one of Ontario’s largest and most successful composting, soil blending…

Grinding technology to extend life of Alabama landfill

The Shoals Solid Waste Authority in Tuscumbia, AL has bought a $645,000 Doppstadt DW 3060k grinder to reduce almost all of its increasing waste volume at the Colbert County…

California Carpet Stewardship Assessment to Increase on April 1, 2016

The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) and CalRecycle announced at a public meeting yesterday an updated assessment fee of 20 cents per square yard on all carpet sold or…

Multi-Material BC cited in World Economic Forum report on plastics

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a report calling for industry and governments to apply circular economy principles to global plastic packaging flows in order to…

Waste Connections to buy Progressive Waste for $2.67B

Texas-based Waste Connections announced Tuesday that it will purchase Canada’s Progressive Waste Solutions for $2.67 billion as a way to expand throughout Canada. The companies will merge in an all-stock…