Waste Management News

The cleanup process got underway Tuesday morning after a tank sitting on TJ Campbell Construction Company's land sprung a leak and sent gallons of a tar-like sludge onto a neighbor's property.

Looking for a new lawnmower? The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, along with OSU/OKC and Black and Decker are willing to give you $100 towards the purchase of a new electric mower.

Underground smoldering at the Bridgeton Landfill has created a foul odor so strong that Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster sued the landfill owner, Republic Services Inc. Bridgeton Landfill is part of the larger West Lake Landfill.

BILOXI - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality , through its Beach Monitoring Program, has issued a precautionary beach closure.

Monday, the judge upheld an appeal of Rosemont's aquifer protection permit issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.

Baxter Day Service Center is slated to add a new materials conveyor and baler to help handle an increasing load of recyclable materials.

Burgmeier's Hauling has bought all the residential and the "rearload" commercial container accounts in Blair County from Waste Management, effective July 1. Burgmeier's will add 2,500 customers through the purchase, bringing its total to 25,500 customers in six Pennsylvania counties, western Maryland and eastern West Virginia, according to company ... (more)

Ascension Parish officials on Monday began answering questions and soliciting public comments about a proposed sewer system that would serve residents on the parish's east bank of the Mississippi River.

Neighbors in Broken Arrow are finally seeing debris removed from their streets after a tornado ripped through their area in May. Wagoner County told FOX23 it took so long to get the debris removal started because the county had to get a permit approved by the Department of Environmental Quality.

The town government plans to pay about 7 percent more for water, sewer and related services in the upcoming fiscal year to a contractor that has provided the services for years.

's stock had its "buy" rating restated by analysts at TheStreet in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Stock Ratings Network reports.

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Waste Management, Inc. . Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Company Description: Waste Management Inc. is a Houston-based company that is the largest U.S. trash hauling/disposal concern.

Looking for a way to increase residential waste recycling and reduce recycling litter in neighborhoods, the city wants to initiate a two-year pilot program in which selected households would be asked to place their recyclables in clear plastic bags instead of bins.

Every day, Joe Eori receives calls from about 10 potential customers who would like his Rostraver company, Big's Sanitation, to add their homes or businesses to its garbage collection routes.

For the first time in a generation, the town's operating budget is being put together without the hundreds of thousands of dollars paid yearly by Waste Management Inc. Despite the nearly $600,000 less in dump revenue, the Finance Committee says it was able to come up with a budget proposal for next week's town meeting that includes a recommended 3 ... (more)

The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors on Friday finalized a contract with Waste Connections Inc. of Walnut that is expected to save the county hundreds of thousands of dollars over the 10-year term of the agreement.

One man's trash is another man's treasure explains the profit model for Republic Services, Inc. .

A live audio webcast of the conference call can be accessed by logging onto the Company's Investor Relations page on republicservices.com or listeners may access the call by dialing 210-234-0084, passcode "Republic Services."

Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, had been receiving treated at the Baton Rouge General Medical Center's burn unit but succumbed to his injuries Friday, said Capt.

's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by analysts at TheStreet in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, AnalystRatings.Net reports.