BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Waste Management
- a sustainable process for reducing the environmental impact of the disposal of all types of materials used by businesses. Waste management aims to avoid excessive use of resources and damage to the environment and may be achieved through processes such as recycling. It focuses on efficiency in the use of materials and on disposing of rubbish in the least harmful way. Waste management also involves compliance with the legislation and regulations covering this area.
Additional Resources
- Landfill waste to power Waste Management hauling fleet
- Germany's The Linde Group maintains its core business in industrial gases and engineering. But the company has been putting a new focus on alternative biogas, landfill gas, and hydrogen. And it isn't starting out small. "Our plans are to focus on these alternative fuels and bring them to market not...
- News items 2009-11-03
- Waste-to-Fuels Startup Terrabon Hauls in Waste Management Investment
- Terrabon has landed another investment partner -- this time, it's Waste Management-- in its pursuit of commercially viable green gasoline, a renewable fuel made from the organic waste found in your local landfill. BNET wrote about Houston, Texas-based Terrabon back in April, when Valero Energy, the largest U.S....
- Blog posts 2009-08-26
- Waste Management's Filthy Clean Energy
- If you think taking out the garbage is a real drag, think again. Waste Management raked in more than $13 billion in revenues last year, making it the largest provider of waste management services on the continent. Its core business is your garbage, which it retrieves and transports to one...
- Blog posts 2007-06-29
- Tighter environmental and technical waste management regulations to encourage industrial waste management outsourcing in Europe.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 April 2006-FROST & SULLIVAN: Tighter environmental and technical waste management regulations to encourage industrial waste management outsourcing in EuropeC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26042006 London, United Kingdom - Growing legislative pressure in Europe to shift away from landfill disposal...
- Research articles 2006-04-26
- FT/S&P Actuaries World Index - Treatment of Merger of Waste Management and USA Waste Services
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--July 15, 1998--The FT/S&P Actuaries World Indices Policy Committee announces that subject to confirmation of the merger of Waste Management USA and USA Waste Services, Waste Management will be deleted from the World Index on 16 July 1998. The surviving company USA Waste Services will be renamed Waste...
- Research articles 1998-07-15
- Medwaste management leads to charges.(News: Waste Management of New York and Kephart Trucking Co. are charged)
- Byline: Bruce Geiselman The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office has charged Waste Management of New York and Kephart Trucking, of Bigler, Pa., with illegally transporting infectious medical waste. A spokeswoman with Waste Management said one of the company's ...
- Research articles 2003-02-17
- Waste Management Benchmarking Study: A Baseline Assessment
- Ireland has the highest level of municipal waste generation per capita of all the benchmark countries and manufacturing waste generation per employee is also relatively high. Waste management and the associated costs continue to be a key issue for enterprise in Ireland. By not generating waste, one can eliminate the...
- White papers 2006-06-01
- OHIO EPA: Waste injected underground at Waste Management of Ohio is moving but no threat to water
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 June 1998-OHIO EPA: Waste injected underground at Waste Management of Ohio is moving but no threat to water C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:250698 Review of data associated with the permitted underground injection of waste at Waste Management of Ohio, Inc. has revealed movement...
- Research articles 1998-06-26
- WMI drops Arthur Andersen.(Waste Management Inc.)(Brief Article)
- Waste Management Inc.'s sometimes-rocky history with Arthur Andersen LLP is over. The nation's largest solid waste management company decided to part ways with the beleaguered auditing firm March 21 as the list of public companies ditching th Waste...
- Research articles 2002-04-01
- Waste-USA merger fallout. (Waste Management Inc.; USA Waste Services Inc.)
- Even with huge cuts, company faces a long haul Waste Management Inc.'s shareholders let out whoops of joy at news that the ailing giant will be acquired by Houston-based upstart USA Waste Services Inc. "We're thrilled," billionaire financierEven with huge cuts, company faces a long haul...
- Research articles 1998-03-16
- WMI to continue stock buyback program.(News Waste Management Inc. sees board okay stock buybacks for 2002, 2003 and 2004)
- Byline: Jim Johnson Waste Management Inc. expects to buy back plenty more common stock during the next couple of months and will continue the trend into next year. The Houston-based solid waste management giant already has...
- Research articles 2002-11-11
- WMI pumps up dividend payment.(News; Waste Management Inc.)
- Byline: Jim Johnson America's largest solid waste management firm is dramatically increasing its yearly dividend payment to shareholders. Waste Management Inc. has been paying stockholders 1 cent per share per year, but will hike that to...
- Research articles 2003-08-18
- REGULATION ON ELECTRONIC WASTE MANAGEMENT ON THE WAY
- AsiaInfo Services 11-11-2003 Regulation on Electronic Waste Management on the Way CHINA, Nov 11, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- China's government is enacting anew regulation on electronic waste management, the ManufacturerExtended Responsibilit AsiaInfo Services 11-11-2003 ...
- Research articles 2003-11-11
- STATE REJECTS CAPTIVE'S FINANCIAL BACKING.(Waste Management Inc., National Guaranty Insurance Co.)(Brief Article)
- SACRAMENTO, Calif.-The California Integrated Waste Management Board has notified Waste Management Inc. that insurance from the company's in-house National Guaranty Insurance Co. no longer will be acceptable for closure and post-closure financial assu SACRAMENTO, Calif.-The California Integrated Waste Management Board has notified Waste Management Inc....
- Research articles 1999-11-08
- WMI realigns markets, makes exec changes.(News)(Waste Management Inc.)
- Byline: Jim Johnson Waste Management Inc. is tweaking its markets and making some executive changes. The nation's largest solid waste management company is realigning markets. Ohio, which previously operated as a joint market area with...
- Research articles 2004-08-02
- WMI sponsorships boost diversity.(News)(Waste Management Inc)
- Byline: Jim Johnson Part of Waste Management Inc.'s growing involvement with NASCAR is aimed at promoting diversity in the sport. Waste Management is sponsoring driver Bill Lester as he drives in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series...
- Research articles 2005-01-03
- WMI cuts ties with biggest brokerage.(Waste Management Inc.)(Brief Article)
- Houston - America's largest representative of waste generators and the country's biggest solid waste company are severing ties in a dispute over a contract valued at up to $35 million, depending on who's talking. Waste Management Inc. is canc ...
- Research articles 2001-08-06
- Hospitals see benefits of culture change. (waste management).(Brief Article)
- Hospitals are adopting innovative programs to better segregate waste, boost recycling and reduce waste generation as disposal costs mount and regulatory oversight increases. The economic impact of improving waste management can be significant Hospitals are adopting innovative programs...
- Research articles 2002-06-10
- WMI shuffles execs, grooms CEO aspirants.(News)(Waste Management Inc.)(Brief Article)
- Byline: Jim Johnson Waste Management Inc. is looking to a time when A. Maurice Myers is no longer the man in charge. The Houston-based solid waste giant is making a handful of senior management changes, including...
- Research articles 2003-04-14
- WM buys out partners in recycling venture.(Waste Management Inc acquires Peltz Group and Fairfax Recycling Inc)
- Byline: Jim Johnson Waste Management Inc. is buying out its recycling partners and doing away with the Recycle America Alliance concept. The move restores full ownership of the company's recycling assets to Waste Management less than...
- Research articles 2005-10-24
