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Former business owners sue Huizenga
Entrepreneur H. Wayne Huizenga is being sued by the former owners of Choice Environmental, a Fort Lauderdale waste-hauling company. Former owners Glen Miller and Neal Rodrigue filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Friday against Swisher Hygiene co-...Tags: Toronto Stock Exchange, Fort Lauderdale, Trials, NASDAQ, Stock Market
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Delray could void trash hauler contract, consultants say
A team of consultants determined earlier last week that Delray Beach's decision to renew a contract with its trash hauler last year without first putting it out to bid was against the rules. At a meeting on Tuesday, city commissioners will discuss their...
Tags: Delray Beach, Waste Management Incorporated, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach County, Company Privatization
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Orland Park signs off on 10-year garbage, recycling contract
The Orland Park Village Board approved a new 10-year waste removal contract Monday, doubling the number of recycling pickups from two to four times a month. Houston-based Waste Management will continue providing its take-all collection program, which...
Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Local Government, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Whole Foods Market, Marketing
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Park district offers electronics recycling
Naperville residents can now recycle small electronics at four new locations around the city. The Naperville Park District has partnered with Waste Management to collect cell phones, tablets, e-readers and laptops, which can't be thrown away because...
Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Science and Technology, Electronics, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Environmental Issues
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Harford, Baltimore counties enter agreement on trash collection
Baltimore and Harford counties have struck a deal on trash collection they say will benefit taxpayers in both places. Beginning next year, a Baltimore County contractor will take Harford County paper, plastic and other recyclables to a single-stream...
Tags: White Marsh, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Edgewood, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Environmental Issues
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British court imposes heavy fine on nuclear waste plant owners
ReutersBy John McGarrity LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - A British court fined the Sellafield nuclear waste site 700,000 pounds ($1 million) on Friday for the illegal dumping of radioactive material, the latest controversy to assail an industry that will have a...Tags: Science and Technology, Fines, Technology, Punishment, United Kingdom
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W.Va. sewage treatment facility operator deals with pollution violations
matthewu@herald-mail.comThe operator of a sewage treatment facility for a Falling Waters, W.Va., mobile home park has agreed to pay a $55,530 penalty for multiple water pollution violations, according to a proposed settlement announced Monday. The final settlement of an...Tags: Environmental Pollution, House Building, Environmental Issues
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Lauderhill to decide on waste disposal contract soon
Lauderhill's waste disposal contract is up for grabs. Vying for the contract are two companies that have widely different ways of dealing with trash. Waste Management, which has two waste-to-energy facilities in Broward County, uses incinerators and...Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Southwest Ranches, Miramar, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Lauderhill
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Developer granted extension for use application in North Whitehall
North Whitehall residents, standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the township municipal building on Monday, had a message for their elected officials: Don't let the Strawberry Acres turn into an active adult housing development. A developer wants to build...
Tags: Politics, Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Whitehall, Elections
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Allentown council tables clean air ballot question after solicitor pans proposal
An Allentown City Council committee tabled a vote on a proposed ballot initiative drafted in response to a waste-to-energy plant slated to be built in the city after concerns were raised by local and state officials about the legality of the plan. In a...Tags: Allentown, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Plant Openings
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Brawley approves first reading of sewer use ordinance
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — The City Council here made the first step toward approving an updated sewer-use ordinance during the council meeting Tuesday evening. The suggested ordinance was proposed as a way to fulfill the State and Regional Water Quality Control...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues
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Green initiative has officials flush with excitement
The Deerfield Park District has become a leader in harvesting rainwater, with a beta program at Woodland Park that diverts roof runoff into an underground storage tank for water to flush toilets, hose down floors and other non-drinking needs. "Our...Tags: Union (McHenry, Illinois)
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