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Solid Waste Report provides unbiased perspective on the latest opportunities and challenges involving resource recovery, recycling, collection and disposal.

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Canadian Waste Totals Grew in 2006; Composting, Recycling on Rise
Canadians are producing and disposing of more waste than ever. According to a new study, in 2006 Canadian waste has increase by 8 percent ...read more.
Organic Waste Collection Is Stylish; It’s Also Green, Saves Landfill Space
Removing the garbage from solid waste is easily the greatest trend in the industry today. Much of the scheme has been regulation driven, but, with ...read more.

Economists Favor Cap-and-Trade, Tax to Address Climate Change
Experts quizzed by the Government Accountability Office offered a new wrinkle for lawmakers to consider as they ponder the politics and economics of ...read more.
OPPORTUNITIES
Collection: The Timberlake Job Corps Center, located in located in Estacada, Ore., seeks a contractor to provide waste collection ...read more.

Time Is Up: EPA Orders Republic to Begin Landfill Cleanup Immediately
The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Republic Services of Southern Nevada, to begin remediation work at the closed Sunrise Mountain ...read more.
NYC Trash Cops Nab 21 Trucks; Recyclables to Stay in City’s Coffers
New York City Sanitation Police seized and impounded 21 vehicles that were involved in incidents of theft of recyclables during the month of May.
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National and Local Firms Join Forces; Allied, SDT Bond on Jefferson Contract
Allied Waste Industries and SDT Waste and Debris Services have pooled their resources to compete for a waste collection contract in Jefferson Parish, ...read more.
Ohio Judge Rules Key Corp/PNC Bank Leasing Transaction Improper Tax Shelter
A federal judge in Cleveland sided with the IRS in a case involving tax liability related to a sale-in/lease-out (SILO) transaction executed by AWG ...read more.
Farm Law Includes Tax Credit for Producing Biofuel
Farm law, H.R. 2419, passed in May over a presidential veto, includes a new tax credit of $1.01 a gallon for producing cellulosic biofuel, according ...read more.
When Waters Recede, Waste Managers Will Get Flooded by Debris
As flood waters start to recede, thousands of Indiana homeowners and business owners face the difficult task of cleaning up. The Indiana ...read more.
Republic and Allied Confirm Negotiations; Industry Officials Weigh In
Tinsel Town Cracks Down on the Trashy; Extra Capacity Charges Will Be Enforced
EU Raises Diversion Rate; WTE Regarded as Recovery Operation
4 Charged With Commercial Dumping in Fla.; Ringleader Faces More Time