All the headlines from our Waste Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 2 2009 // Sloan Mason, based in San Diego, Calif., has introduced coverages for garbage/trash haulers and landfill operators, available nationwide. The A XV rated carrier provides general liability, pollution and auto coverage....
Dec 15 2008 // Environmental officials say a settlement has been reached to complete the cleanup of the Shpack landfill in Norton and Attleboro, MassachusettsThe landfill is a federal Superfund site contaminated with chemical and...
Aug 22 2008 // Officials in Johnston, Rhode Island say firefighters struggled to douse a large recycling plant fire over the weekend because cars there were stacked too high and were piled too close to each other.The blaze at the Metals...
Jun 2 2008 // Karen Clark, former CEO of AIR Worldwide, now heads her own firm Karen Clark & Co. (www.karenclarkandco.comwww.karenclarkandco.com). She made the statement, “garbage in, gospel out,” at the European...
May 1 2008 // State environmental officials say runoff from the thousands of gallons of water sprayed on a fire at a South Carolina recycling plant may have killed hundreds of fish.The facility where plastic bottles and cardboard are...
Mar 21 2008 // A Loudoun County, Virginia landfill blamed for contaminating drinking wells is being added to a federal registry of the nation’s most hazardous sites. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added the Hidden Lane...