Waste Management Editor investigates waste management systems in The Netherlands August 28, 2002 As part of an ongoing effort to bring Solid Waste & Recycling readers the best information about the most innovativ...
Waste Management RCO headquarters goes virtual August 27, 2002 On September 1, 2002, the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) will leave its headquarters at 489 College Street in T...
Waste Management Republic Services, Inc. selects Dossier maintenance software August 26, 2002 On August 21, 2002, Republic Services Inc., a leading provider of non-hazardous waste collection and removal servic...
Waste Management Clean Power acquires U.S. landfill gas generator August 14, 2002 Clean Power Income Fund recently made a US$93-million deal to acquire a U.S. landfill gas generator. California-bas...
Waste Management Waste collector crushed by truck in Halifax August 13, 2002 On August 9, 2002, Donald Marriott, a waste collector for Enviro-Care Services in the Halifax Regional Municipality...
Waste Management Recycling Council of Alberta conference & AGM August 12, 2002 The 2002 Recycling Council of Alberta's Conference "Recycling -- It's Second Nature" and AGM will be held on Octobe...
Waste Management World Summit on Sustainable Development August 9, 2002 The United Nations (UN) World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD, also known as the Earth Summit) is being hel...
Waste Management Hewlett-Packard launches computer take-back services August 6, 2002 On July 23, 2002, Hewlett-Packard (Canada) announced a new take-back service to provide Canadian businesses and con...
Waste Management Sewage sludge studies point to serious health risks August 1, 2002 Recent studies confirm that the practice of applying sewage sludge to farm fields can pose serious and even fatal h...
Waste Management Border guards may block TO waste haulers July 25, 2002 The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a measure that adds funds to the U.S. Customs Service for more bo...
Waste Management New tools to stamp out open burning July 17, 2002 Residential burning of garbage accounts for the largest quantifiable source of dioxin (a known carcinogen) in North...
Waste Management Back-to-work for waste services staff July 15, 2002 After a 16-day municipal strike the Ontario government passed back-to-work legislation on July 11, 2002 for City of...
Waste Management RCO appoints new executive director July 11, 2002 On July 10, 2002, the Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) announced the appointment of Suzanne Elston as its new exe...
Waste Management Ontario government passes waste diversion legislation July 10, 2002 On June 27, 2002, Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) became a permanent, non-government corporation when the Waste Diver...
Waste Management Aluminum recycling rate drops July 10, 2002 A recently released report indicates that in 2001 more aluminum cans were littered, landfilled or incinerated than...