Anthony Hargis previously held fleet safety management role with Coca-Cola.
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Washington State Considers First Carbon Tax in US
Washington state is considering the first carbon tax in the US, which would require energy-intensive manufacturing operations — steel mills and food processers, natural gas power plants, refineries that use fossil fuels, and others — to pay $25 per metric ton of carbon emissions released. Proponents of the bill say although it would impose a […]
EPA official to serve as keynote speaker for annual SWANA event
Mathy Stanislaus will be joined by other EPA officers to discuss the government’s 50 percent food waste reduction goal at SWANApalooza, April 4-7, 2016.
Waste Connections and Progressive Waste Solutions merger gets the go-ahead under HSR Act
Merger is still subject to other customary closing conditions.
Kurion System Gives Nuclear Site Operators ‘New Tool’ to Manage Tritium
Nuclear waste cleanup firm Kurion today announced it has completed construction and testing of a prototype system that removes tritium from contaminated water. Kurion says the Modular Detritiation System (MDS) is a cost-effective system to manage tritium and eliminate the release of tritiated water to the environment. Water treatment systems at nuclear sites remove many […]
Sustainability Programs Mature, Focus on Intended Outcomes
This article is sponsored by Dakota Software. The corporate sustainability programs of many companies saw 2015 marking the beginning of a new set of goals, which would seem to suggest that such programs are maturing, according to a new report from the National Association for Environmental Management (NAEM). Of particular interest, the report found, is the fact many […]
Gold Mountain Recycling to acquire Steel & Resources Co. Ltd.
Los Angeles firm to purchase South Korean company.
EPA Chief: Methane Emissions ‘Substantially Higher Than We Thought’
Energy markets may now be awash in natural gas but the fuel has, well, fueled an economic boom in the United States. Not only has it changed the way electricity is generated but it has also given the manufacturing sector here a critical edge. Anything standing in its way? Excessive methane releases could block progress. […]
Fuchs names new regional sales manager/national accounts manager
Anthony Laslavic joins material handler manufacturer.
California Water Bond Funding Will Begin to Flow
Two years ago, Californians voted to pass Proposition 1, a $7.5 billion general obligation bond, also known as the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. As part of developing a comprehensive water plan for California’s future, Proposition 1 provides $2.7 billion of continuously appropriated funds for the Water Storage Investment Project (“WSIP”) […]