All the headlines from our Waste Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 11 2021 // A Texas-based auto recycler will pay $90,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, officials said.In addition, K&L Auto Crushers in Tyler will furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination...
Apr 29 2021 // When it came time to land at San Francisco on July 7, 2017, the pilots of an Air Canada jet could not recall a critical piece of information buried on page eight of a 27-page briefing package: the closure of one of the...
Mar 22 2021 // Pollution regulators said that contamination from toxic man-made “forever chemicals” has been detected in groundwater at nearly 60 closed landfills in Minnesota, with amounts exceeding levels for safe drinking...
Mar 2 2021 // Three workers were injured as a massive North Texas foam recycling plant fire burned all day on Feb. 25 and into the night. The fire at the Advanced Foam Recycling plant in the Fort Worth suburb of Richland Hills was...
Feb 17 2021 // An explosion and fire destroyed five garbage trucks and damaged two others at a sanitation complex in the Florida Panhandle.The flames erupted Sunday afternoon at the station in Escambia County, Emerald Coast Utilities...
Jan 8 2021 // China’s biggest battery manufacturer has urged a focus on safety issues after an explosion at a recycling affiliate, which has drawn attention to the risks in the industry’s supply chain.The blast at a Hunan...
Jan 7 2021 // A Flint business owner is accused of illegally discharging nearly 48 million gallons of waste from landfills into the city’s wastewater system from 2007-15.The waste included a chemical from a family of chemicals...
Oct 7 2020 // A metal recycler has been fined nearly $3 million for improperly disposing of hazardous waste on its site, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said.The $2.7 million fine is the largest the state has issued...
Aug 17 2020 // Two workers severely injured in an explosion at a Mississippi processing plant have died, authorities confirmed.The explosion happened Aug. 10 at the DAR PRO Solutions plant at the Greater Jackson Industrial Park near...
Mar 12 2020 // A fire swept through a recycling business in southwestern Illinois early Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes, officials said.The fire began about 2 a.m. Wednesday at a Madison, Illinois, industrial park in...
Mar 20 2019 // AmWINS Group, Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has partnered with Alliant Insurance Services to service the needs of waste clients nationwide. Alliant’s WasteAssure clients,...
Nov 2 2018 // Federal safety officials have cited Venture Metals LLC – based in Dallas, Texas – for exposing employees to crushing hazards after a stack of pipes fell and crushed a worker, leading to his hospitalization.The company...
Oct 23 2018 // Jurors have awarded $25 million to the parents of a University of Florida student who was run over and killed by a garbage truck near campus. The Gainesville Sun reports that an Alachua County jury awarded $12.5 million...
Jul 20 2018 // The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial judge shouldn’t have reduced a jury’s award to a man whose leg was severed by a garbage truck in downtown Portland.In reinstating the award, the Appeals Court...
Jan 12 2018 // Crews worked through the night to extinguish large fire at a recycling facility in suburban Chicago. No injuries were reported following the fire that started late on Jan. 10 in Des Plaines. Deputy Chief Peter Dyer of the...
Dec 28 2017 // Insurers for the city of Des Moines paid $2.1 million to a lawyer who alleged he suffered head injuries when he was hit by a falling garbage can. The city released a copy of its November settlement with Jaysen McCleary in...
Oct 16 2017 // The family of a Portland, Ore., woman who died after a collision with a garbage truck is suing the company for $10 million. The lawsuit was filed in court in late Steptember against Republic Services Alliance Group after...
Oct 2 2017 // The family of a Portland, Ore. woman who died after a collision with a garbage truck is suing the company for $10 million.The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the lawsuit was filed in court last week against Republic Services...
May 19 2017 // Volvo Group is working with Swedish waste and recycling specialist Renova to develop an autonomous garbage collection truck for use in urban areas.The project explores how automation can contribute “to enhanced...
Dec 12 2016 // Authorities say a construction worker has been crushed to death at a landfill in Southern California.Capt. Daryll Milliot with the Orange County Fire Authority says the man in his mid-to-late 30s was killed at Prima...