Toronto does recycling better

Home |  Recent Issue |  News |  Blogs |  Multimedia |  Events |  Resources |  Advertise | Follow us on: crain Monday, July 16, 2012 Top Ten Most Read Newsletter Toronto does recycling better Last week I asked my editor, John, if he had culture shock coming back to the States after two weeks in Germany. He replied, "Yes, they just do some things better."   Fiery train crash causing Rumpke collection headaches in Central Ohio UPDATED at 10:52 a.m., with additional details. A train derailment in Columbus, Ohio, that sent flames into the overnight sky is causing delays in trash and recycling services offered by Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc. The company evacuated its facilities along Fields Avenue as a safety...   Report: Highstar 'appears to be in the lead' for Veolia buy Investment firm in "advanced discussions"; deal could hit $2 billion, says Reuters   Sanitation worker in China asks for water; bank says no Outrage over incident leads to outpouring of support -- and free water   Veolia ES Solid Waste opens first private CNG station in Wisconsin Company rolls out fleet of 13 CNG-powered vehicles in Waunakee   Trash and recycling truck drivers must keep eye out for distracted drivers Indianapolis – Distracted driving by others sharing the road with garbage trucks is the biggest threat to the tens of thousands of trash collectors who work on the nation's streets, according to a safety official at Waste Management Inc. "Obviously, people out in the workforce across our...   Chicago to save money on collection, expand recycling One of the largest municipal garbage collection operations in the country is in the early stages of a complete overhaul of how trash is collected.   Microsoft lawsuit claims electronics recycler installed illegal copies of software Microsoft has accused a Rochester, NY-based electronics recycler of loading refurbished computers with illegal copies of the Windows operating system and selling them.   Holy single-stream Batman! WM, Comic-Con look to increase recycling A Waste Management vice president says he wants to see the San Diego convention's "environmental hereos."   This just in: Newspapers can keep you dry, too The Eco Brolly, made by London-based product designer Shiu Yuk Yuen, reuses objects, such as newspapers, and transforms them into umbrellas.   WRN Weekly Poll What do you think? Last week, Scranton, Pa., lowered the pay of its waste workers (and others) to a federal minimum $7.25 an hour. How much should starting collection workers earn? Full Story » crain   Crain's News Source for Enviromental Managment   Follow us on: Unsubscribe  | Privacy Policy  | Terms and Conditions  | Contact Us Copyright © 1995-2012 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use Privacy Statement