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1. Dumpster Rentals In Buffalo Now Available From SameDayDumpsters.com
   5/8/2012

   Dumpster rentals in Buffalo are now available for same-day delivery, the waste removal and roll-off dumpster providers at SameDayDumpsters.com recently announced

2. ReCommunity Building State-Of-The-Art Recycling Facility To Serve Delaware
   5/8/2012

   ReCommunity, the largest pure play recycling company in the United States, has signed a 20-year agreement with the Delaware Solid Waste Authority (DSWA) to operate a state-of-the-art automated recycling facility that will serve the entire state of Delaware. ReCommunity is investing $15 million to repurpose the existing 64,000 square foot building, and install state-of-the art sorting equipment within the Delaware Recycling Center (DRC), located at 1101 Lambsons Lane, New Castle, DE to process recyclable aluminum, plastics, paper, cardboard, tin and glass collected from throughout Delaware

3. 2012 Passaic County Computer And Electronics Recycling Collection Dates Announced
   5/7/2012

   Wayne Passaic County Office of Solid Waste & Recycling Programs announced the following dates for the 2012 Computer and Electronics Recycling collection events

4. Ecology Awards $18.8M In Grants To Local Governments To Manage Solid And Hazardous Waste
   5/7/2012

   The state Department of Ecology (Ecology) recently awarded more than $18.8M in grant funding to 95 city and county government agencies to support waste reduction and recycling and solid waste enforcement in Washington

5. Fujitsu To Adopt Casella Waste System’s Power Of Three Closed Loop Recycling System
   5/3/2012

   Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. (FFNA), a leader in innovative technology and front-end solutions, reaffirmed its commitment to being a leader in sustainability by joining Casella Waste Systems Power of Three™ closed loop recycling service

6. Legacy Waste Program Nearing Completion
   5/2/2012

   The last scheduled shipments of remote-handled (RH) transuranic (TRU) waste left Sandia on Wednesday, headed directly for permanent disposal in the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, N.M. These shipments end Sandia’s final stage in DOE’s Legacy TRU Waste Program, which works to safely remove such waste from sites throughout the DOE complex.

7. Air-Trak And Intermec Collaborate With Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling To Deliver New RFID Solution
   4/30/2012

   Air-Trak in collaboration with Intermec, Inc. (NYSE: IN) of Everett, Wash, today announced a partnership with Specialty Solid Waste & Recycling to deploy a new RFID tracking system to accurately track the delivery of bins and carts, recording waste collection by location, time, and bin or cart size in real-time

8. Rising Rural Solid Waste Management Market In Vietnam
   4/23/2012

   Rural solid waste comprise of animal manure from the farmers' houses, crop residues, and residues of agro-chemicals. A significant share of rural solid waste in Vietnam is organic and easily degradable in the soil and most of the waste from agricultural cultivation is reused. The concept of “Craft villages” is also growing strongly in the country

9. All Green Electronics Recycling Gets Certified, Recognized In Tech Industry For High Standards In E-Waste Management—e-Stewards, ISO 14001 And R2
   4/23/2012

   All Green Electronics Recycling, a leading electronics recycler specializing in secure IT asset disposition and data destruction services, has received three major certifications representing high standards in service and practice: e-Stewards, ISO 14001 and R2. e-Stewards Certification and R2 (Responsible Recycling), help generators of electronic waste identify companies that ensure that all assets will be reused or recycled in a responsible and environmentally friendly manner

10. DuPont Building Innovations Receives Supplier Sustainability Award From McDonald’s® For Achievement Of Zero Landfill
    4/20/2012

    DuPont Building Innovations, maker of DuPont™ Corian®, was recently recognized by the U.S. Restaurant Development (USRD) department of McDonald’s USA, LLC as a recipient of USRD’s first-ever Supplier Sustainability Award. Building Innovations was honored for achieving zero landfill status by reducing its landfill waste from 81 million pounds annually to zero