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By Amanda Smith-Teutsch

International Paper cuts capacity

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International Paper is cutting its North American paper and containerboard production capacity by 2.1 million tons, putting 1,600 people out of work.

The Memphis, Tenn.-based
company, which is a major pa-
per recycler, will shut down con-
tainerboard mills in Pineville,

As alternative and renewable energy developers wait for private investors to re-enter the market, government is stepping in to provide much-needed financing for new projects.

“Public money is almost a bridge until private money de-

Two biofuel companies combine
their processes to produce ethanol
from wastewater sludge. Page 15
See At Deadline, Page 25

cides to come back,” said Roger Feldman of Andrews Kurth LLC. Feldman and Andy Rovito

ready
Trade groups’
fact sheet helps
industry prepare

IN THIS ISSUE

See Energy, Page 25

From left, Green Plains Renewable Energy CEO Todd Becker, Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and BioProcess Algae CEO Tim Burns view an algae photobioreactor at Green Plains’ ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa.

By Jim Johnson
SOLID WASTE

Cash for clunkers, Part 2

Covanta Holding Corp. buys most of Veolia Environmental Services North America’s incinerator business. Page 3

Firms step in to
edify consumers
about appliance
rebate program
SCRAP/RECYCLING
By Bruce Geiselman

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoes a proposal that would have expanded the state’s container deposit law. Page 16

HAZARDOUS WASTE

New EPA rules pertaining to incineration of medical waste force hospitals to rethink the ways they process their waste. Page 11

Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., introduces a bill to help “Good Samaritans” who want to clean up abandoned mines.

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JACK ORTON / MIL WAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

An old refrigerator is added to a heap of scrap metal at Mill Valley Recycling in Milwaukee, Wis.

A major appliance manufacturer and one of the nation’s largest retailers plan to launch their own Web sites to educate consumers about the upcoming cash for appliances program that will offer consumers rebates as an incentive for replacing old, inefficient appliances.

Bosch, a manufacturer of washers, dryers, refrigerators and other major appliances, and retailer Sears held a joint telephone news conference Oct. 21 to outline their plans for educating the public about the $300 million State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program that will launch later this year in some states and next spring in other states.

Bosch and Sears executives expect rebates will range from $50 to $100 for the purchase of new Energy Star-certified appliances. Energy Star is a federal program that recognizes

Nobody is quite sure how much havoc the H1N1 flu will create this season, but a pair of trash industry trade groups is warning their members to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Both the National Solid Wastes Management Association and the

Waste Equipment Technology Association are out with a fact sheet to help their members prepare for potential problems the H1N1 flu might bring in the months ahead.

David Biderman, general counsel and safety director for the NSWMA, said he has noticed an increase in discussion of the issue through his work with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. So he felt it was important to put together a fact sheet for the solid waste industry.

“Unlike where you work, or where I work, if a third of the place gets sick and the work

Biderman

Reports of the National Recycling
Coalition’s demise are premature,
NRC officials say. Page 5

See Rebate, Page 25

doesn’t get out the door, it’s not that big of a deal, in some manner of speaking. But if a third of the people who collect the garbage is not available, it can create a disruption and cause potential bad press, environmental issues, public health issues,” Biderman said.