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Former landfills, hazardous waste sites reclaimed

On March 3, 2012 By

Former landfills, hazardous waste sites reclaimed
By Vince Bond Jr. | WRN reporter

March 2 — At first glance, there´s nothing out of the ordinary about the gentle roaming hills at the Tifft Nature Preserve in Buffalo, N.Y.

The grass-covered mounds, which make up 42 acres at the 264-acre preserve, are a distinct shift from [...]

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Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Results and Important Strategic Achievements at Two Landfills; Updates Guidance for the Year

On February 29, 2012 By

RUTLAND, VT–(Marketwire -02/29/12)- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST – News), a regional vertically-integrated solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, today reported financial results for its third quarter fiscal year 2012, and provided updated guidance for its 2012 fiscal year.

Highlights for the quarter included:

Revenue growth of [...]

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Ohio EPA Proposes Stricter Regulation of C&D Landfills, Especially Leachate

On January 2, 2012 By

Ohio EPA Proposes Stricter Regulation of C&D Landfills, Especially Leachate

Date: December 27, 2011

Source: OhioEPA

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OhioEPA) is proposing new rules that would for the first-time, require operators of construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfills to monitor landfill liquids, known as leachate. Such landfills previously have been [...]

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Update: Landfills still No. 1 — public enemy, that is

On October 6, 2011 By

Update: Landfills still No. 1 — public enemy, that is
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Landfills — not in my backyard, survey shows

On September 23, 2011 By

Landfills — not in my backyard, survey shows
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SWANA Seeks EPA Guidance for Long-Term Care of Landfills

On August 26, 2011 By

SWANA Seeks EPA Guidance for Long-Term Care of Landfills

Date: August 22, 2011

Source: News Room

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), having recently published a report on the topic, is calling on EPA to develop a national policy on how to manage closed municipal solid waste landfills past the [...]

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TRC Exit Strategy(R) Program Expands Cleanup and Closure of Midwestern Landfills

On August 23, 2011 By

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Press Release Source: TRC Companies, Inc. On Monday August 22, 2011, 9:00 am EDT

LOWELL, MA–(Marketwire -08/22/11)- TRC Companies, Inc.   (NYSE: TRR – News) today announced that it has executed a second Exit Strategy® based, risk-sharing transaction with a Midwestern municipal corporation representing [...]

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Hospital Leaders Partner with Stericycle to Reach 25-Year Milestone of Keeping 100 Million Disposable Sharps Containers Out of U.S. Landfills

On June 22, 2011 By

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Press Release Source: Stericycle, Inc. On Wednesday June 22, 2011, 9:00 am EDT

LAKE FOREST, Ill., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRCL – News) announced today it is reaching a milestone with its Sharps Management Service [...]

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Economic Recovery? More Waste into Virginia Landfills after Years of Decline

On June 21, 2011 By

The volume of waste received by the state of Virginia’s landfills increased slightly in 2010, the first such increase since 2006, according to a new report…
Waste Business Journal News

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