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NEW YORK, April 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- WM Recycle America, a subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM), announced the kickoff of the WM NYeCycles Service, which allows electronics manufacturers in New York State to comply with the NYS Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090219/WMLOGO) Effective April 01, 2011, the act requires manufacturers of certain electronic equipment to establish convenient systems for the collection,...

Municipalities discover how closing landfills with innovative product helps them save money both now and in the future. Atlanta, GA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 30, 2011 Municipal solid waste directors are feeling the pressure from regulatory requirements, tighter budgets and the desire for increased sustainability. One Atlanta-based company, Closure Turfâ„¢, is offering relief through new technology that drastically reduces the time, cost and environmental impact associated with landfill...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Ventures LLC and Mine Reclamation, LLC announced today that the U.S. Supreme Court did not accept their petition seeking review of an adverse November 2009 U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision which will send Kaiser's completed land exchange for the Eagle Mountain landfill project back for further review by the U. S. Bureau of Land Management ("BLM"). Kaiser's and Mine Reclamation's petition was one of approximately 200...

Drop Off Your Electronics at Over 175 GreenSite® Locations in Florida Tampa, FL (PRWEB) March 25, 2011 Florida E-Waste Recycling is proud to announce its support of the Arbor Day Foundation's reforestation efforts. For every box of electronics equipment collected at a GreenSite® Drop Off location, the company will donate trees to the Arbor Day Foundation. Each GreenSite® location will accept computers (towers and laptops), cell phones, printers, fax machines, cameras,...

CARLISLE, Pa., March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Carlisle is excited to introduce its 72- and 80-mil GeoTPO membrane options designed specifically for Exposed Geomembrane Cap (EGC) or Exposed Geomembrane Solar Cap (EGSC) applications, either as interim and long-term landfill closure systems. Carlisle's GeoTPO membranes are scrim-reinforced, three-ply thermoplastic polyolefin that features Octaguard XT(TM), the most advanced weathering package in the TPO market. GeoTPO provides supreme...

RALEIGH, N.C., March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Regional solid waste services company Waste Industries USA, Inc. successfully completed a refinancing of its existing credit facility with a $750 million senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $325 million revolving facility due 2016 and a $425 million term loan B due 2017. The proceeds were used to refinance existing borrowings and pay related fees and expenses. Available capacity under the new revolver of approximately $200 million...

BENTONVILLE, Ark., March 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Walmart reported today that it has eliminated more than 80 percent of the waste that would go to landfills from its operations in California. The company's comprehensive waste reduction program that produced these results is now being implemented across Walmart's 4,400 stores, Sam's Club locations and distribution centers in the U.S., moving it closer to its global goal of creating zero waste. (Logo:...

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Diversion of Re-Roofing Waste from the landfill to the recycling center was an exciting sustainability option when Brownie Eidson of Lan-Way Roofing first broached the topic with Sara Lee's Project Manager, Dave Markel. "Recycling is the right thing to do, especially when considering waste from projects as large as a re-roof job. Sara Lee is, and always will be, looking for ways to reduce waste by re- cycling items that would normally be...

BALLERUP, Denmark, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LumaSense Technologies, Inc. (LumaSense) has released software that allows industrial manufacturers to more easily and cost effectively monitor gas emissions by remotely controlling up to 24 multi-gas monitors with a single computer. The LumaSoft(TM) Gas MultiPoint 7950 remote control software is for use with LumaSense's INNOVA 1316 multi-gas monitor, and it creates a scalable system that is less expensive than traditional multipoint...

RONKONKOMA, N.Y., March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Composting Council and its membership is working hard to fight attempts by state legislatures to repeal long-standing bans on the disposal of leaves and other yard debris in landfills in Georgia and Michigan. Both states have seen similar efforts in the past few years turned back by recycling supporters with help from the USCC and local composters. Often done under the guise of "energy independence" or even "fighting...