Harvey Co. Trash May Turn to Energy: Negotiations With a North Carolina Recycling Firm Set the Stage for a Possible Waste-to-Energy Incinerator Near Newton.
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By Jon Schubin, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Sep. 6--In 12 to 18 months, Harvey County could be burning its trash to create electricity.   The Harvey County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday authorized the creation of a formal agreement between Quality Recycling Inc.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 6--RALEIGH -- Wake County Solid Waste Management is kicking off its  annual Telephone Book Recycling Program as new directories arrive on  doorsteps.
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Another small, eco-friendly business is scooped up by a corporation.
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By Don Spatz, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Sep. 24--After a three-month battle resolved in court, the question of whether to begin citywide trash hauling finally is on the ballot for voters to decide.
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Staff at the collapsed Richards textile factory in Aberdeen consider bidding for the business.
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By ANN S. KIM Staff Writer  When the two plastic crates at Tom Wiest's home fill up, it's time to head to the downtown recycling station. His desire to help the environment makes him a regular visitor.
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By RICHARD M. BARRON  GREENSBORO ---- Starmount Co. will soon pitch a deal to the city that would help it create a large industrial park off U.S. 29 and Summit Avenue ---- and help the city recruit jobs.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 24--Trash dumps used to be for garbage and vultures.   But Catawba County is developing the next generation of landfills: places where garbage and sewage become commodities with little left over to clutter or pollute.
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By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 10--HICKORY -- Doctors, teachers, trucking company representatives,  environmental specialists and government planners gathered at Lenoir-Rhyne  College on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the region's air quality.
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By Monica Chen, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Mar. 2--The York County Council's approval of a new solid-waste management plan this week could push the county into a third legal dispute over landfills.
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By John Estus, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 17--SPENCER -- A waste disposal company's plan to add to a landfill here troubles local officials and residents.
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Talks begin over the possible takeover of UK Coal's five opencast sites in the north-east of England.
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By Julie Ann Grimm, The Santa Fe New Mexican  Feb. 11--One serious hurdle to an effective recycling program in Santa Fe is the absence of viable commercial pickup.   The commercial rates are so high that few businesses can afford to participate.
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PROVO, Utah  -- Several Utah County cities are considering buying electricity from a coal-fired power plant in central Utah that has environmentalists concerned about air quality.
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By Ginger Shepherd  All the Walter B. Hall Resource Recovery Facility - Tulsa's trash- to-energy plant - needs for its operations is 340,000 tons of trash each year.  And the city has been able to provide that much trash - sometimes even more. But supplies may decline.
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By Molly Parker, Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.  Feb. 24--PEORIA -- The hazardous waste landfill in Pottstown moved one  step closer to expansion Friday with a move that could also put an end to  costly and time-consuming litigation.
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By KAREN GOULART  A Kingston resident whose property was declared a hazardous waste site by the state Department of Environmental Protection this week wants neighbors to know he is doing all he can to quickly correct the problems.