Wood Dealer Promises to Phase Out CCA-Treated Wood
Oct 19, 2001
San Francisco -- Following the lead of several U.S. wood retailers, wood distributor Golden State Lumber recently has affirmed its committment to phase-out the purchase and sale of chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood...
California Waste Management Statistics Questioned
Oct 19, 2001
Sacramento -- While California is known for its high recycling and landfill diversion rates, some recently have questioned whether the statistics are accurate...
WASTECON Session to Discuss World Trade Center Debris
Oct 09, 2001
Baltimore -- At WASTECON 2001, Oct. 15-18, the Lawrence Lecturer will be professor William L. Rathje, renowned garbologist and landfill expert. He will hold a session on Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 1:45-3:15pm, on the management of disaster debris that...
And the Trash Goes On
Oct 01, 2001
It seems irreverent to speak of trash collection problems during the aftermath of what happened in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. But just as life must go on in the wake of so much death, so must mundane tasks — including solid waste...
Invisible Army
Oct 01, 2001
Ground zero in Manhattan is becoming a shrine dedicated to America's working men and women, not only those who perished there, but also to those laboring at the site. Naturally, firemen and policemen are in the spotlight, but lined up to perform...
Paper Recovery Rate Reaches an All-Time High
Oct 01, 2001
The paper recovery rate in the United States climbed to 48 percent in 2000, its highest ever, according to the “Paper Recovery Progress Report” published by the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA), Washington, D.C...
UPDATE: Recipe for Success
Oct 01, 2001
Sometimes the best way to a customer's heart is through his stomach, as Ron and Sally Weihs, president and vice president of R&S Waste Systems Inc., Defiance, Iowa, have discovered. Owners of the small trash removal and recycling company, the...
Right Moves, The
Oct 01, 2001
As far as the customer is concerned, providing good customer service is the only reason you are in business. While you might start out singing that tune, between stiff competition and a floundering economy, your service can wind up playing second...
Profiles in Garbage: Newspaper
Oct 01, 2001
Newspapers are printed on newsprint, an uncoated groundwood paper made by mechanically grinding wood pulp without first removing lignin and other wood pulp components. This creates a different product than the chemical pulping process used to make...
Birth Defects Tied To Landfill Proximity
Oct 01, 2001
A controversial new study from the United Kingdom has concluded that pregnant women living near landfills may have a slightly higher risk of bearing children with birth defects or low birth weights...
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