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One example of chemical waste being exported from the Global North onto the Global South was the event of an Italian business man seeking to avoid European economic regulations. [24] Allegedly exporting 4,000 tons of toxic waste, containing 150 tons of polychlorinated biphenyls , or PCBs, the Italian businessman made $4.3 million in shipping ...
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A WM trash collection truck in Toronto, Ontario. Video clip of WM trash removal operation, Ypsilanti Twp., MI A WM rolloff container in Durham, North Carolina. Waste Management, Inc., doing business as WM, is a waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company operating in North America.
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Waste is shipped between countries for disposal and this can create problems in the target country.. Electronic waste is commonly shipped to developing countries for recycling, reuse or disposal.
Dr. Rathje (also known affectionately as "Captain Planet") and his students studied the contents of Tucson residents' waste to examine patterns of consumption. Quantitative data from bins was compared with information known about the residents who owned them.
Casella has a history of legal conflict, including complaints over leachate handling in Bethlehem, NH [8] and Southbridge, MA, [9] numerous violations of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law from 2015 to 2022, [10] damage to wetlands in Southbridge, MA, [11] anti-competitive service contracts, [12] occupational health and safety violations, [13] and operating a landfill without a ...
Thornycroft Steam Dust-Cart of 1897 with tipper body. Wagons and other means had been used for centuries to haul away solid waste. Among the first self-propelled garbage trucks were those ordered by Chiswick District Council from the Thornycroft Steam Wagon and Carriage Company in 1897 described as a steam motor tip-car, a new design of body specific for "the collection of dust and house refuse".