PA. FINES HAULERS FOR TRASHING RECYCLABLES
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has collected $41,000 in penalties from four trash transporters that did not properly recycle separated materials.
An investigation in Latrobe revealed that Greenridge Waste Services allegedly disposed of separated recyclables at a transfer station, rather than dispatching a separate vehicle. Greenridge Waste Services, owned by Allied Waste Industries, paid a $16,000 penalty for the violations.
J.J. Brunner Inc. paid $2,500 for allegedly commingling recyclables and waste collected in March from Ambridge in Beaver County.
County Hauling Corp. of Monongahela paid a $6,500 penalty for disposing of source-separated recyclables in California.
Waste Management Inc. of Pennsylvania paid a $16,000 fine for a violation involving missed pickups of waste and source-separted recyclables that were collected in the same vehicle.
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS
Readers have responded to our requests on several recent occasions to contact us if they see a company name missing or listed with outdated information on one of our recycling industry lists.
Following are several additions and corrections called to our attention relating to three different lists that have appeared in Recycling Today in the second half of 2004.
20 Largest MRFs in the U.S., August 2004 issue:
• A MRF operated by USA CRINC-RecycleAmerica Alliance in Phoenix processed more than 47,000 tons of fiber in 2003, meaning it should have ranked 17th on our list.
• The Blue Mountain Recycling MRF in Philadelphia may belong on the list, though an annual ONP tonnage figure is still being sought.
• The correct address of the FCR of Boston MRF is 24 Bunker Hill Industrial Park, Charlestown, Mass. 02129.
• The Norcal Recycle Central MRF in San Francisco processed 95,000 tons of paper in 2003, less than was estimated in the list.
• The Prince George’s County, Md., MRF is now operated by Recycle America Alliance.
• A reader inquiry suggested the Athens Services MRF near Los Angeles and the Taormina Industries MRF in Anaheim, Calif., may each belong on the list, but we were unable to verify information with these two facilities.
20 Largest Curbside Programs in the U.S., Sept. 2004 issue:
• San Francisco’s curbside program was established in 1989.
• Seattle’s program collects steel cans along with other commodities.
• Although the list encompassed only citywide efforts, John Mitchell of the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority wished to inform readers that his agency serves 235,000 households in six jurisdictions.
Auto Shredders List, October 2004 issue:
• Additional auto shredder locations include: Recovermat, Baltimore, Md.; Spooner Metals, Flint, Mich.; PSC Metals Inc., St. Louis, Mo.; Genesee Scrap, Rochester, N.Y.; Hutcherson Metals, three shredders in Tennessee.
• In addition to its Concord, N.H., shredder, Advanced Recycling also operates an auto shredder in Claremont, N.H.
• Under construction is a shredder at Tri-State Iron & Metal in Texarkana, Ark.
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