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Faster screening of plastic waste for harmful chemicals
A more efficient method for sorting plastic electronics waste containing harmful chemicals is proposed by a new study. The method combines two analytical techniques that together can quickly and accurately detect levels of flame retardants in plastics used by the electronics industry. The European Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive (2011/65/EU)1, adopted in 2003 and revised in ...
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Fort Peck Tribes are first in nation to assume key groundwater protection responsibilities
The Fort Peck Tribes Underground Injection Control (UIC) program has been approved by the US EPA, making the Tribes the first in the nation to assume the program to protect underground drinking water sources. As a result of this action, the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux (Fort Peck) Tribes of Montana are authorized to administer and enforce their own Class II injection well program under the ...
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New President of WM Recycle America Named
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) announced that William K. (Bill) Caesar, chief strategy officer at Waste Management, will succeed Pat DeRueda as President of WM Recycle America (WMRA) effective immediately. The company announced last month that DeRueda had returned to the West Group as Area Vice President for the Arizona/New Mexico area. “Although we are ...
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Online Diversion and Recycling Tracking Tool Launches
Waste Management has formally launched a Diversion and Recycling Tracking tool (DART) to help project planners, contractors, architects and building owners measure their green performance during a construction, renovation, and demolition project. The service, which is available across the US and Canada, operates online and is accessible 24-hours a day to monitor C&D recycling, tabulate ...
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President of WM Recycle America Returning to the Waste Management Arizona/New Mexico Market
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) today announced that Pat DeRueda, President of WM Recycle America (WMRA), will assume responsibility for the Arizona/New Mexico Area as Area Vice President, effective January 1, 2012. He will succeed current Area Vice President Dan Vermeer, who will join a newly formed unit focused on optimizing the company’s ...
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Waste Management Announces Pricing of $500 Million Senior Notes
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 2.60% senior notes due September 1, 2016 under an effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the ...
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U.S. EPA: UC davis takes 1st place in national football game day recycling competition
More than 6,000 UC Davis football fans generated nearly 900 pounds of trash, only 90 pounds of which went to a landfill SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will present UC Davis with an award for their impressive efforts to reduce waste during this year’s Aggies’ football season. The Northern California university took home first prize for achieving the highest ...
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Waste Management Appoints Steven Preston to New Post of Executive Vice President, Finance, Recycling & Energy Services
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) today announced the appointment of Steven Preston as Executive Vice President of Finance, Recycling & Energy Services, effective October 1, 2011. This is a new position that will report to Waste Management President and Chief Executive Officer David P. Steiner. Previously, Preston was President and Chief Executive Officer of ...
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North Dakota Finds More Radioactive Oil Waste
North Dakota confirmed Thursday (April 24, 2014) the discovery of a new radioactive dump of waste from oil drilling, and separately a company hired to clean up waste found in February at another location said it removed double the amount of radioactive material originally estimated to be there. The Canadian company hired to clean up the largest dump found so far, located at an abandoned gas ...
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