Latest Waste Management Headlines
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North Texas Foam Recycling Plant Burns; 3 Workers Injured
Mar 2 2021 // Three workers were injured as a massive North Texas foam recycling plant fire burned all day on Feb. 25 and into the night. The fire at the Advanced Foam Recycling plant in the Fort Worth suburb of Richland Hills was...
Explosion at Florida Sanitation Complex Destroys 5 Garbage Trucks
Feb 17 2021 // An explosion and fire destroyed five garbage trucks and damaged two others at a sanitation complex in the Florida Panhandle. The flames erupted Sunday afternoon at the station in Escambia County, Emerald Coast Utilities...
Blast at Chinese Battery Recycler Draws Attention to Industry’s Supply Chain Risks
Jan 8 2021 // China’s biggest battery manufacturer has urged a focus on safety issues after an explosion at a recycling affiliate, which has drawn attention to the risks in the industry’s supply chain. The blast at a Hunan...
Feds: Firm Dumped Liquid Landfill Waste into Flint’s System; Owner Charged
Jan 7 2021 // A Flint business owner is accused of illegally discharging nearly 48 million gallons of waste from landfills into the city’s wastewater system from 2007-15. The waste included a chemical from a family of chemicals...
Metal Recycler Fined $2.7M for Improper Disposal of Waste
Oct 7 2020 // A metal recycler has been fined nearly $3 million for improperly disposing of hazardous waste on its site, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office said. The $2.7 million fine is the largest the state has issued...
2 Workers Die from Burn Injuries After Mississippi Recycling Plant Explosion
Aug 17 2020 // Two workers severely injured in an explosion at a Mississippi processing plant have died, authorities confirmed. The explosion happened Aug. 10 at the DAR PRO Solutions plant at the Greater Jackson Industrial Park near...
Evacuations Ordered After Fire Sweeps SW Illinois Recycling Center
Mar 12 2020 // A fire swept through a recycling business in southwestern Illinois early Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes, officials said. The fire began about 2 a.m. Wednesday at a Madison, Illinois, industrial park in...
Alliant to Offer AmWINS Program for Waste Operators, Haulers
Mar 20 2019 // AmWINS Group, Inc., a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has partnered with Alliant Insurance Services to service the needs of waste clients nationwide. Alliant’s WasteAssure clients,...
Texas Metal Recycling Co. Cited for Employee Injury, Fined $311.5K
Nov 2 2018 // Federal safety officials have cited Venture Metals LLC – based in Dallas, Texas – for exposing employees to crushing hazards after a stack of pipes fell and crushed a worker, leading to his hospitalization. The company...
Parents of Florida College Student Killed by Garbage Truck Awarded $25M
Oct 23 2018 // Jurors have awarded $25 million to the parents of a University of Florida student who was run over and killed by a garbage truck near campus. The Gainesville Sun reports that an Alachua County jury awarded $12.5 million...
$10M Award to Man Hit By Garbage Truck Reinstated by Oregon Court
Jul 20 2018 // The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial judge shouldn’t have reduced a jury’s award to a man whose leg was severed by a garbage truck in downtown Portland. In reinstating the award, the Appeals Court...
Chicago-Area Fire Destroys Half of Metal Recycling Facility
Jan 12 2018 // Crews worked through the night to extinguish large fire at a recycling facility in suburban Chicago. No injuries were reported following the fire that started late on Jan. 10 in Des Plaines. Deputy Chief Peter Dyer of the...
Lawyer Hit by Garbage Can to Get $2.1 Million from Insurers for Des Moines
Dec 28 2017 // Insurers for the city of Des Moines paid $2.1 million to a lawyer who alleged he suffered head injuries when he was hit by a falling garbage can. The city released a copy of its November settlement with Jaysen McCleary in...
Family of Oregon Cyclist Sues Garbage Truck Company for Death
Oct 16 2017 // The family of a Portland, Ore., woman who died after a collision with a garbage truck is suing the company for $10 million. The lawsuit was filed in court in late Steptember against Republic Services Alliance Group after...
Family of Oregon Cyclist Sues Garbage Truck Company for Death
Oct 2 2017 // The family of a Portland, Ore. woman who died after a collision with a garbage truck is suing the company for $10 million. The Oregonian/OregonLive reported the lawsuit was filed in court last week against Republic...
Volvo Tests Autonomous Garbage Truck for Use in Cities
May 19 2017 // Volvo Group is working with Swedish waste and recycling specialist Renova to develop an autonomous garbage collection truck for use in urban areas. The project explores how automation can contribute “to enhanced...
Worker Crushed to Death in Incident at Southern California Landfill
Dec 12 2016 // Authorities say a construction worker has been crushed to death at a landfill in Southern California. Capt. Daryll Milliot with the Orange County Fire Authority says the man in his mid-to-late 30s was killed at Prima...
Kentucky Levies Nearly $8.2M in Fines Against Businesses for Waste Disposal
Nov 18 2016 // Kentucky state health regulators said Monday they will seek millions of dollars in civil penalties against companies accused of bringing radioactive drilling waste into Kentucky to dump in Appalachian landfills. Penalties...
Florida Plastic Recycler to Pay $424K in Back Wages to Workers
Nov 9 2016 // The U.S. Department of Labor says a Florida plastic recycler will pay $424,537 in back wages to 195 employees for violating overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In a news release issued...
St. Louis Area Landfill Operator Settles Suit with 34 Homeowners
Sep 27 2016 // The operator of a suburban St. Louis landfill where an underground fire is producing a strong odor has reached a settlement in federal lawsuits filed by nearly three dozen nearby residents. Bridgeton Landfill LLC announced...
