EIA announced that Joseph “Joe” Quarin, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (Progressive Waste Solutions), will join the EIA Board of Trustees. Read the full news release here.
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Bruce J. Parker, President and CEO of the Environmental Industry Associations (EIA), the trade association that represents the private-sector solid waste services industry through its two sub-associations, the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) and the Waste Equipment Technology Association (WASTEC), announced to EIA Board of Trustees that he will retire at the end of 2012. Parker joined the Association in 1981 as its General Counsel and took the helm in 1996. Read the full release here.
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NSWMA’s Chaz Miller wrote a paper titled “From Birth to Rebirth: Will Product Stewardship Save Resources?” and gave a presentation about it at a recent summit organized by the American Bar Association’s Environment, Energy and Resources section. An ABA panel subsequently selected his paper as the best paper presented at the summit. Anyone interested in reading a copy should request one at mediaroom@envasns.org.
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This week, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 251, a resolution expressing support for improvement in the collection, processing, and consumption of recyclable materials throughout the United States. Bruce J. Parker, NSWMA’s President and CEO stated, “It is appropriate during the week in which we observe America Recycles Day that the Senate has demonstrated its commitment to the critical importance of recycling. America’s solid waste services industry is proud to have built America’s recycling infrastructure during the last several decades. We join the Senate in a commitment to continuing to grow the amount of materials recycled, so the Americans can conserve materials, reduce energy consumption and save money.”
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The National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA), certain members and non-members filed suit against the City of Dallas today in U.S. District Court to stop implementation of flow control. Read release providing details about filing here.
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The EIA Women’s Council is pleased to offer an educational scholarship opportunity for NSWMA and WASTEC members and their dependents. Three scholarships of $5,000 will be awarded to deserving students in pursuit of undergraduate or graduate education related to a career in the environmental industry for the 2012-2013 academic year. Go here for information on eligibility, selection criteria and access to the online application form. Submission deadline is February 15, 2012.
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Download the latest issue (October 2011) of WASTEC eNews here. This issue contains information about the recent Executive Roundtable Conference, Z245 ANSI Information, about the WASTEC Market Statistics Program and about the WASTEC Awards.
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The EIA Women’s Council is presenting a no-cost webinar on Thursday, Nov 10, 2011, at 11:30 AM Central Standard Time called “Improving Your Refuse Intelligence: How EREF Adds Value to the Solid Waste Industry.” Register for this session here today.
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The WASTEC Awards provide a unique opportunity to recognize the best in our industry. WASTEC recently released the nomination form for these awards. Download form here. The deadline for nominations is January 13, 2012.
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NSWMA has updated its Research Bulletin entitled “Just Compensation and Hauler Displacement.” Download this paper here.