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5 hrs ago | Azcentral.com

Republic Services mum on Waste Mgt. bid

The chief executive of Republic Services Inc. refused Friday to discuss Waste Management Inc.'s attempt to buy shares of his company as part of a takeover bid.

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Related Topix: Fort Lauderdale Metro, Miami Metro, Republic Services, Environmental, Waste Management, Allied Waste Industries

9 hrs ago | Azcentral.com

Republic Services mum on Waste Mgt. bid

The chief executive of Republic Services Inc. refused Friday to discuss Waste Management Inc.'s attempt to buy shares of his company as part of a takeover bid.

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Related Topix: Fort Lauderdale Metro, Miami Metro, Republic Services, Environmental, Waste Management, Allied Waste Industries

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Houston Chronicle

Waste Management brushes off rejection

Waste Management isn't taking no for an answer. Nearly a week after rival trash hauler Republic Services announced it was rejecting Waste Management's $6.2 billion acquisition offer and going ahead with plans ...

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Related Topix: Environmental, Waste Management

News-Register

CFLs burn bright until they alight in a landfill

A little-known fact: On Dec. 17, 2007, Congress effectively banned sale of incandescent light bulbs in the United States by setting an efficiency standard they can't meet.

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Related Topix: Portland Metro, Environmental, Waste Management

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Jackson Heights News

Waste Not With Waste Mgmt. Recycling Program

By Henrick A. Karoliszyn Straight from Waste Management, Inc. comes an innovative alternative to simply throwing out old compact fluorescent lamps , batteries, and other used household electronics.

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Related Topix: Waste Management, Environmental

The Arizona Daily Star

Marana ex-mayor, wife file for bankruptcy

Bobby Sutton Jr.: "I'm just starting over." "This will allow them to get out from under their debt and get a fresh start." Eric Slocum Sparks Bobby Sutton Jr's bankruptcy lawyer The story so far - April 22, ...

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Related Topix: Tucson, AZ, Tucson Metro, Marana, AZ, Environmental, Waste Management

Tue Jul 22, 2008

PhillyBurbs.com

Radioactive waste plan 'suspended'

TULLYTOWN / FALLS - Waste Management has "suspended" plans to dump 750 tons of radioactive sludge at its landfills in Falls and Tullytown after news reports in the Courier Times.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Tullytown, PA, Environmental, Waste Management

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Solid Waste and Recycling

Waste Management launches online CFL program

Waste Management, Inc. , North America's leading provider of comprehensive waste management services, has launched ThinkGreenFromHome.com, a streamlined online service for the recycling of universal household ...

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Related Topix: Waste Management, Environmental

WFAA-TV Dallas

Kits keep corkscrew light bulbs out of landfills

Set sprinklers to water the lawn or garden only - not the street or sidewalk. Use the microwave to cook small meals.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Waste Management, Environmental

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Business First of Louisville

Feds fall short on small business contracts

The federal government failed to meet its goal of awarding 23 percent of its procurement dollars to small businesses, according to preliminary 2007 data.

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Related Topix: Dell, Computers, Office Equipment, Construction, Weyerhaeuser, Xerox, Manufacturing, Retail, Environmental, Sherwin Williams, Waste Management, Chemicals, Home Depot, Household Products

Saint Cloud Times

Our view: Electronics program is working

It comes down to being responsible. And Minnesotans - individuals, businesses and government - are taking more responsibility for what they do with electronics after they're no longer wanted.

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Related Topix: TV, Electronics, Computers, Minnesota, Minnesota Government, Environmental, Waste Management, Opinion

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Courier Times News

Radioactive waste coming

Federal and state regulators have agreed to let Waste Management accept low-activity radioactive waste, which originated at the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant, at its landfills in Tullytown and Falls.

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Related Topix: Tullytown, PA, Nuclear Energy, Environmental, Waste Management

Desert Sun

Coachella Valley was a pioneer in alternative energy

Long before our recent energy crisis hit the country, the Coachella Valley took a national role in alternative energy research and development.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Palm Desert, CA, Waste Management, Environmental

Recycling Today

WMI Introduces Residential CFL Recycling Program

Waste Management, Inc. launched a new service for recycling household waste, including compact fluorescent lamps.

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Related Topix: Waste Management, Environmental

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Kane Co. Chronicle

No cause found in garbage fire

BATAVIA Fire officials say they do not know what caused a garbage fire at a waste transfer station.

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Related Topix: Batavia, IL, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Environmental, Waste Management, Kane County, IL

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Bizjournals

Waste Management launches CFL recycling program

Waste Management Inc. on Wednesday launched a new online service for the recycling of universal household waste such as compact fluorescent lamps and batteries.

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Related Topix: Waste Management, Environmental

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Whiff of controversy hovers over Perinton landfill

John Koharski and his family moved into a two-story home in Perinton's Whitebrook neighborhood in 1983, and he loved it.

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Related Topix: Fairport, NY, Home Gardening, Home, Wayne County, NY, Environmental, Waste Management

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Paris Texas

Casa Bonita contract awarded

The city's most embarrassing eyesore is coming down - possibly before year's end.

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Related Topix: Paris, TX, Waste Management, Environmental

Mon Jul 14, 2008

The Washington Post

Among big movers

The Associated Press Monday, July 14, 2008; 4:59 PM NEW YORK -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Anheuser-Busch Companies ...

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Beverages, Anheuser Busch Companies, Republic Services, Environmental, Waste Management

RGJ.com

County takes no action after discussion on refuse franchise agreement

The Lyon County Board of Commissioners voted to take no action at this time on a franchise agreement with Waste Management, Inc., for solid waste disposal in Lyon County.

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Related Topix: Reno Metro, Reno, NV, Lyon County, NV, Environmental, Waste Management, Smith Valley, NV

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