Analyst downgrades Waste Management, citing efforts to become environmental services companySeptember 14th, 2009 Analyst downgrades Waste ManagementHARTFORD, Conn. — Waste Management Inc.
Researchers track 3,000 pieces of Seattle trash to get people thinking about their own refuseSeptember 13th, 2009 Researchers track 3,000 pieces of Seattle trashSEATTLE — Where does that coffee cup, disposable razor or unwanted television end up once it's tossed to the curb?
Using an electronic tracking device about the size of a matchbook, MIT researchers are tagging about 3,000 pieces of Seattle trash to get people thinking about what they throw away and where it ends up. "Seeing where your trash goes allows you to change your behavior," said Assaf Biderman, associate director of MIT's SENSEable City lab and a project leader.
New eco-friendly waste management facility unveiled in UAESeptember 6th, 2009 ABU DHABI - A new environmentally sustainable waste management facility to process waste generated from construction activities has been unveiled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported Sunday. The facility has been installed by Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), a developer of tourism real estate assets within Abu Dhabi, in conjunction with the facilities management company Thiess Services Middle East.
French insurer Axa says 1st half net profit fell 39 percent as financial crisis hits earningsAugust 5th, 2009 Axa H1 net profit falls 39 percentPARIS — Axa SA said its net profit fell 39 percent in the first half as the global financial crisis hammered earnings at both its life and savings and asset management businesses. France's largest insurer reported net profit of euro1.32 billion ($1.9 billion) in the six months ended June 30, down from euro2.2 billion a year earlier.
Waste Management posts sharp drop in 2nd-qtr profit due to falling recycling pricesJuly 30th, 2009 Waste Management's 2Q profit down on recyclingHOUSTON — Waste Management, the nation's largest trash hauler, says its second-quarter profit fell sharply due largely to a continuing drop in recycling prices. Net income was $247 million, or 50 cents per share, down 22 percent from $318 million, or 64 cents per share, last year.
Waste Management posts sharp drop in 2nd-qtr profit on recycling pricesJuly 30th, 2009 Waste Management's 2Q profit falls 22 percentHOUSTON — Waste Management, the nation's largest trash hauler, said Thursday its second-quarter profit fell sharply due largely to a continuing drop in recycling prices. Net income was $247 million, or 50 cents per share, down 22 percent from $318 million, or 64 cents per share, last year.
Waste Management posts sharp drop in 2nd-qtr profit on falling recycling and energy pricesJuly 30th, 2009 Waste Management 2Q profit falls 22 pct on pricesWaste Management, the nation's largest trash hauler, said Thursday its second-quarter profit dropped sharply due largely to falling recycling and energy prices. Net income totaled $247 million, or 50 cents per share, down 22 percent from $318 million, or 64 cents per share, last year.
German drug, chemical maker Merck second quarter net profit falls 48 percent to euro109 millionJuly 24th, 2009 Merck Q2 net profit falls 48 percent to euro109 MFRANKFURT — German drug and chemical maker Merck KGaA said Friday its second quarter net profit fell 48 percent as higher research costs and one-time effects from the acquisition of Serono weighed on the bottom line. The Darmstadt-based company reported a net profit of euro108 million ($153 million) in the April-June period compared with euro207 million a year earlier.
Ban on plastic bags no solution, says Jairam RameshJuly 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh Wednesday said the government would pursue a policy of encouraging bio-degradable plastic and argued that banning polythene bags was no solution. It is the failure of the solid waste management by (the) local bodies that is forcing the state governments to ban the use of plastic bags, Jairam Ramesh, who holds independent charge of environment ministry, said in parliament.
Va. woman gets trapped in trash bin, falls asleep, emerges unscathed after ride to dumpJuly 3rd, 2009 Va. woman rides to landfill in trash binWINCHESTER, Va. — Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.
America's 'front yard' _ the National Mall _ is getting its 1st recycling programApril 30th, 2009 National Mall to start recycling programWASHINGTON — The National Mall, known as America's "front yard" and stretching from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, is finally getting a recycling program.
Waste Management 1st-qtr profit falls 36 pct, with trash, prices for recycled goods downApril 29th, 2009 Waste Managment 1Q fallS 36 pct, hurt by recyclingHOUSTON — Waste Management Inc., the nation's largest garbage collector, says its first-quarter profit fell 36 as the recession hurt prices of recycled goods and lowered the amount of trash picked up. The Houston-based company says net income totaled $155, or 31 cents per share, down from $241 million, or 48 cents, in the first quarter of 2008.
No-trash talk: Landfills raise fees, lay off workers as consumers repair, reuse in recessionApril 25th, 2009 Landfills hurting as consumers repair, reuseDAYTON, Ohio — Thrift-driven Americans are fixing up, making do and reusing so much to cope with the recession that the drop in throwaways means less fill for landfills. To deal with the drop-off in dropoffs, landfills are laying off workers, reducing hours of operation and hiking disposal fees, with the increases passed along to cities, businesses and consumers.
India can generate 2,500 MW from waste: AssochamMarch 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With efficient recycling technology, India can generate about 2,500 MW of electricity from the metro's waste in the next three years at a cost of Rs.3 billion (Rs.300 crore), according to an industry lobby report. The study, jointly carried out by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) and auditing major Ernst and Young (E&Y), said about 1,500 MW of power could be generated from urban wastes, while an additional 1,000 MW could be created from industrial wastes by 2012.
President Patil cautions plastic industry for harming environmentFebruary 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Wednesday urged plastic manufacturers to take adequate measures for waste management, as more than half of the plastic waste is causing harm to the environment. 'Plastics are chemically inert by nature, but it's a question of degradability which has attracted severe criticism on its applications all around,' Patil said after inaugurating the seventh International Plastics Exhibition and Conference, PlastIndia-2009, here Wednesday.
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