News on Waste Management Services

Republic Services moves to quarterly profit

2010-02-22T10:00:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Republic Services moves to quarterly profit on gains from Allied Waste combination</div><div><p>Republic Services Inc. on Thursday said it moved to a fourth-quarter profit from a year-ago loss, due to contributions from Allied Waste Industries, which it bought ...

Garbage Collection Services and the Benefits of Recycling

2010-02-22T16:14:44Z

Residential collection services are a reliable option for removal of household, yard and recyclable waste. These services work directly with their client base to determine a flexible service schedule based on changing needs. Customers can utilize roll off containers for convenience. Larger units can also be used for construction and municipal solid waste. These containers range from 10 to 30 cubic yards.<br><br>Commercial services are offered to local industries, c...

Storm Rdp

2009-12-20T06:30:30Z

A New York City Department of Sanitation front end loader is seen clearing snow near the Brooklyn Bridge in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Robert Mecea)

Waste Services climb after Raymond James analyst upgrades to 'Strong Buy'</div><div><p>Shares of Waste Services Inc. and IESI-BFC climbed Monday after an analyst upgraded the waste disposal companies, citing a favorable view of their planned merge...

Mountains of garbage

2010-02-23T19:14:05Z

<div id="subtitle">In a valley an hour north of Las Vegas, the nationÕs largest landfill collects ...</div><div><p> ÒThe dumpÓ conjures images of broken couches, mounds of garbage, flies, rats, smells so strong they radiate visibly into the air.</p><p>But very few Southern Nevadans have seen the regionÕs main dump. The biggest landfill in the CARSON CITY Gov. Jim Gibbons wants to require that 75 percent of all waste material in Nevada be recycled, an ambitious proposal that trash haulers say would lead to higher rates but that the ...

Waste firm values have plenty room to rise: report

2010-02-24T01:58:24Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Current valuations of waste managers such as Waste Connections Inc &lt;WCN.N&gt;, Waste Management Inc &lt;WM.N&gt; and Rep...

Republic Services to raise up to $680 million

2010-02-24T03:41:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Republic Services to raise up to $680 million in private debt offering</div><div><p>Waste hauler Republic Services Inc. said Wednesday it has begun a private debt offering to raise as much as $680 million.</p><p>The Phoenix-based company said the proceeds from the sale of senior notes due 2021 will finance $450 million ...

Funds dwindling to oversee Utah's hazardous waste

2010-02-24T11:09:38Z

<div id="subtitle">Recession among problems pinching Utah's ability to oversee hazardous waste operations</div><div><p>Businesses that handle some of Utah's most dangerous materials are being inspected less often because of dwindling funds to pay for the work.</p><p>State monitoring of hazardous and radioactive waste has for years been funded by fees collected from commerci...

Harsco gets more than $100M services contract

2010-02-24T12:06:36Z

<div id="subtitle">Harsco gets 10-year, $100M services contract with major Italian steelworks company</div><div><p>A unit of industrial services company Harsco Corp. has been awarded a 10-year, more than $100 million contract to provide onsite services at a major steelworks in Italy, the company said Friday.</p>&lt...

CORRECTION China US Trade

2009-10-28T03:30:36Z

Geoff Butler, president of Harsco Corp., left front, and Gao Xingfu, general manager of Zhejiang Construction Investment Group, right front, shake hands during Harsco Agreement signing ceremony as U.S. Trade Representative ...

Waste Management 3Q seen hit by falling volumes

2010-02-24T13:37:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Waste Management hit by falling trash volumes, electricity prices as it posts 3Q profit</div><div><p>Waste Management Inc., the nation's No. 1 waste hauler, reports earnings for the third quarter before the market opens Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion for the period.</p><p>OVER...

Waste Management segment acquires medical business

2010-02-24T13:42:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Waste Management segment unit acquires medical waste business</div><div><p>A subsidiary of Waste Management Inc., the nation's No. 1 trash hauler, said Tuesday it has acquired a medical waste business.</p><p>The subsidiary, WM Healthcare Solutions, has acquired

Italy - Genoa's old city

2009-09-22T05:46:36Z

Waste disposal in a narrow alley in the old quarters of Genoa, Italy, 21 July 2009. Photo: Jochen Luebke....

PARIS: Veolia, presentation des resultats annuels 2006

2009-09-22T03:51:42Z

Henri Proglio PDG de Veolia Environnement lors de la presentation des resultats annuels 2006 du groupe. Paris, FRANCE-08/03/2007. Photo via Newscom...

Analyst downgrades Waste Management

2010-02-25T07:41:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Analyst downgrades Waste Management, citing efforts to become environmental services company</div><div><p>Waste Management Inc. will need more time to transform itself from a trash hauler to an environmental services company, an analyst said Monday as he downgraded shares of the Houston c...

fluid spill

2009-09-02T17:06:28Z

Fire fighters Hydraulic fluid spilled from a Gilton solid waste management truck when the line blew, leaving a fluid trail that started from the entrance to the Save Mart shopping Center on Prescott Ave. through the parking lot to where the truck is parked September 1, 2009. More fluid leaked to this parked car. Absorbant material was used by several agencies, Modesto Fire, M...

Fitch affirms credit rating for Republic Services

2010-02-25T14:58:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Fitch affirms investment-grade credit ratings for Republic Services and its subsidiaries</div><div><p>Fitch Ratings on Thursday affirmed ratings for Republic Services Inc. and its subsidiaries that reflect the trash-hauler's potential for generating cash flow and its financial flexibility, which ...

New executives

2009-08-18T21:00:52Z

At Waste Connections new headquarters in Folsom, from left Chief Financial Officer Worthing Jackman, Chairman Ron Mittelstaedt and President Steve Bouck for this company profile. .Founded in 1997...

LKQ names John S. Quinn new CFO

2010-02-25T19:12:49Z

<div id="subtitle">LKQ names John S. Quinn new CFO; Quinn to start in 4th quarter</div><div><p>LKQ Corp., which makes vehicle replacement parts, said Monday that John S. Quinn will become its chief financial officer and executive vice president in the fourth quarter.</p><p>Quinn has been chief financi...