May 5, 2010 - http://action.earthjustice.org/campaign/coalash_0510

For years, power and coal companies have been freely dumping toxic coal ash into unlined landfills and unsafe ponds. Coal ash is hazardous waste from coal-fired power plants filled with dangerously high levels of arsenic, selenium, mercury and other ...

May 5, 2010 - http://maplewood.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/05/imho-no-hazards-getting-rid-of-this-waste/

Hazardous waste recycling day brings a line of cars filled with toxic trash to the Essex County Hazardous Waste Depot in Cedar Grove. Chris Black, a Local contributor, reflects on his removal of hazardous waste in an opinion post. Essex County held i...

May 5, 2010 - http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/bs-br-coal-ash-aa-20100505,0,3398655.story

Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold called on the state Wednesday to delay approval of putting coal ash in a landfill just across the county line in Baltimore until the federal government has decided whether the waste should be treated as h...

May 6, 2010 - http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/256222/denr-sets-guidelines-waste-materials

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has set the guidelines on the use of waste materials to promote the utilization of alternative fuels and raw materials in the production of cement. DENR Secretary Horacio Ramos cited that cem...

May 6, 2010 - http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/245864

State environmental regulators have issued a $1,800 fine to ITT Night Vision in Roanoke County for improperly storing hazardous waste. About 10 gallons of isopropanol, a flammable solvent, were dumped into a tank at the Plantation Road facility in Oc...

May 6, 2010 - http://www.htrnews.com/article/20100506/MAN0101/5060548/1984/MANnews

MANITOWOC — Residents, farms and businesses can dispose of hazardous materials safely during Manitowoc County's 2010 Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep on May 14 and 15, according to a news release from the Manitowoc County Recycling Center. Items su...

May 6, 2010 - http://www.deccanchronicle.com/bengaluru/city-sits-e-waste-bomb-150

Bengaluru, May 5: Being the IT capital of the country, Bengaluru contributes hugely to e-waste. The IT hub, which sees a big demand for electronics goods, reportedly accounts for nearly 10,000 tonnes of the 1.5 lakh tonnes of e-waste generated across...

May 3, 2010 - http://dqweek.ciol.com/Headline/MAIT-welcomes-draft-e-waste-(Management-and-Handling-Rules),-2010/120148/0/

E-waste is one of the world's fastest growing waste streams and with increased consumption of IT and electronic products; India will soon be faced with the challenge of managing the same. MAIT has congratulated the Union Minister of State for Enviro...

April 22, 2010 - http://yahindnews.com/india/finally-a-law-to-tackle-mounting-e-waste-in-india.html?amp;upm_export=doc

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) India is finally set to have a law which can tackle head on the mounting problem of electronic waste dumped in the country. “The provisions of the new law could be such as could effectively monitor the trade in electr...

April 28, 2010 - http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/04/29/stories/2010042952410900.htm

Organized recycling of electronic waste or e-waste is all set to get a policy push. The Environment Ministry on Wednesday announced draft rules for handling of e-waste by defining the responsibilities of stakeholders such as producers, dealers and re...