WASTE EXPO 2004 is quickly approaching. The event always has provided a forum to help waste management professionals prep for the future, learn from their colleagues and, most importantly, improve their business and environmental-compliance savvy...

MARKET CONSOLIDATION, pricing considerations, legislative reforms and capital concerns are going to be hot tickets in the insurance industry in 2004, according to some late 2003 predictions. And as the fewer but stronger players emerge, this could...

New York – A New York Department of Sanitation worker was killed yesterday when she was crushed by the garbage truck’s mechanical arm. Eva Barrientos, 41, was the first woman killed in the line of duty in NYDOS history...

New York – A New York Department of Sanitation (DSNY) worker was killed yesterday when she was crushed by the garbage truck’s mechanical arm. Eva Barrientos, 41, was the first woman killed in the line of duty in the department's history...

Mabton, Wash. -- Following the nation's first case of mad cow disease, the industry should prepare itself for potential animal disposal problems, according to Rocky Ross, manager of a wildlife area in Yakima Valley. In December, a Washington state...

PARENTS OF TWO BOYS who were killed when a landfill slope collapsed on them cannot sue the landfill owner for the children's wrongful death because the boys were trespassers on county land and the dangerous condition of the slope was discovered...

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released a study that found that approximately 5,000 people are killed every year because of accidents involving large trucks. While less than 20 percent of fatalities...

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently released a study that found that approximately 5,000 people are killed every year because of accidents involving large trucks. While less than 20 percent of fatalities...

St. Paul, Minn. -- According to results of a joint survey between the Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) and the American Trucking Associations (ATA), Minnesota's trucking companies are experiencing rising insurance rates, especially after Sept...

Washington, D.C. -- The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) has established two guidelines on how to deal with terrorist activity and how to handle anthrax...