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New Orleans landfill — finally!
I was pleased to see a news item on the wires today concerning the New Orlenas ASL site, a notorious old Superfund landfill that was submerged by Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters. Although I won’t take credit for the coverage of the…
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Waste Expo "Member of the Year"
One year ago, Larry Stone and Rumpke Consolidated Companies, Inc. introduced the "Slow Down to Get Around"…
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StatsCan data shows environment business is a large industry of small players
Statistics Canada released the results of its 2002 Environment Industry survey on September 21. Small and medium-si…
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Contest finds working Vulcan battery chargers from 1940s, helps buyers
When Vic Beleny read about a contest looking for the oldest working Vulcan Electric battery charger, he took the ti…
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Plast-Ex 2004 "Theme Days" focus on markets and productivity
A series "Theme Days" will be featured at Plast-Ex 2004, Canada’s premier plastics industry trade show to…
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Waste company launches multi-million dollar lawsuit against municipality, politicians
According to an article by Jennifer McLarty in the community newspaper the Cowichan Valley News Leader, a waste man…
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Study finds health effects from cadmium
A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine suggests that cadmium, a heavy metal used in rechargeable batt…
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Rural trees suffer from urban smog
Most people might assume that big-city smog affects urban trees and vegetation the most, but a new study reveals th…
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Dioxins & Incineration
Dioxins are a group of chemicals in the halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon family released by municipal and biomedical incinerators, and other sources. Public concern about the health impacts of dioxins…
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Mercury Rising
As anyone who’s ever broken a thermometer can attest, mercury is a fascinating substance. It also has an interesting history.Named after the fleet-footed Roman messenger of the gods, mercury has been …
