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Alexander Asks EPA To Hold Hearing On Coal Ash In Kingston, Extend Public Comment Period
9/3/2010
US Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) yesterday sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking EPA Administrator Jackson to hold one of its hearings on how to handle coal ash in Kingston, the site of the largest coal-ash spill in American history. In the letter, Sen. Alexander also asked the EPA to extend its public comment period to accommodate the concerns expressed at a possible Tennessee hearing.
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Primo Water Honors A Shared Environmental Vision
9/3/2010
The people of Primo Water Corporation want to congratulate the people of Concord, MA for taking a tough environmental stand this year.
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Ann Arbor Becomes Largest Michigan City To Reward Residents For Recycling With RecycleBank
9/2/2010
This morning, the City of Ann Arbor and RecycleBank officially marked the launch of its new recycling rewards program with a special kick-off event at Cobblestone Farm in Buhr Park. RecycleBank is a rewards program that motivates people to take greener actions, like recycling, by rewarding them with points
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Eriez Introduces Mobile Training And Education Center
8/31/2010
Eriez, world authority in advanced technology for magnetic, vibratory and inspection applications, introduces its latest resource: Orange University, a mobile training and education center designed for hands-on demonstrations and customer workshops.
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Palmyra Cove Dredge Materials To Be Used To Redevelop Camden Landfill As Salvation Army Community Center
8/30/2010
The DEP has brokered an agreement that enables the Camden Redevelopment Agency to use dredged materials from a State-owned facility along the Delaware River in Palmyra to redevelop a Camden landfill as a multimillion-dollar Salvation Army community center, Commissioner Bob Martin announced recently
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Sandia Mixed Waste Landfill Not Source Of Trace Solvent Detected In Groundwater
8/30/2010
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Sandia Corp. has concluded the Mixed Waste Landfill is not the source of very low concentrations of toluene detected in groundwater samples collected from monitoring wells at the site.
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Department Of Labor Reports Fewer Worker Deaths In Solid Waste Industry
8/29/2010
According to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Labor, the number of fatalities by solid waste collection workers declined substantially in 2009 compared to 2008. In its Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the fatality rate during 2009 for both solid waste collection and landfill employees continued to decline, as it has in recent years
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MACTEC Joint Venture Wins Multi-Million Dollar, Five-Year Navy Contract
8/25/2010
The U.S. Navy's Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest, has awarded the Accord MACTEC 8A JV, an SBA approved Mentor Protégé Joint Venture between Accord Engineering Inc. and MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract
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NSWMA Comments On Proposed EPA And OSHA Rules
8/18/2010
Institutes of the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) recently submitted comments regarding proposed rules by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Eriez Introduces Space-Saving FinesSort Jr. Designed For Mid-Sized To Smaller Recycling Operations
8/17/2010
Coming off its success with the revolutionary FinesSort Metal Recovery System, Eriez has designed and is now marketing the FinesSort Jr., specifically targeted toward recycling facilities where operational space is at a premium.
