2004 Articles and Press Releases

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Jan. 4, 2005: Ontario town wants Toronto's waste (Solid Waste & Recycling magazine)
Jan. 4, 2005: Township Offers To Take Toronto's Trash (Associated Press via WDIV)
Jan. 6, 2005: Southgate rejects Toronto trash (1010City.com)
Feb.8, 2005: Congressman Rogers Introduces (H.R. 593) to Ban Canadian Trash (Library of Congress)
Feb. 22, 2005: Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality reports that solid waste imports from other states and Canada increased by 23% in 2004. (Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality)
Feb 23, 2005: Trash trade--Bills aim to keep waste out of Michigan (State News)
Mar. 3, 2004: Michigan under assault by trash--Democrats' plan would help state protect its lands (Lansing State Journal)
Mar. 8, 2005: Michigan will dig through Canadian trash (Detroit News)
Mar. 8, 2005: Levin Presses Homeland Security Nominees on Inspection of Canadian Waste (Senator Carl Levin)
Mar. 8, 2005: MDEQ Announces Effort with EPA to Inspect Canadian Solid Waste Shipments (Initiative will evaluate whether solid waste from Canada meets Michigan's health and safety standards) (Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality)
Mar. 11, 2005:Michigan Congressional Delegation Members to Bush: Urge Canada to Stop Flow of Waste Trucks into Michigan (Senator Carl Levin)
Mar. 24, 2005: Toronto sewage spill raises a stink: Treated human waste trucked in from Canada floods Flat Rock roads.(Detroit News)
Apr. 10, 2005: Michigan tries to dig itself out of a hole with new trash policy (Detroit News)
Apr. 25: Toronto to keep trash coming: Committee is likely to renew deal, send 800,000 tons of waste a year to local landfil.(Detroit News)
Apr. 27: Michigan Delegation Members: Bush Needs to Stop Canadian Trash Shipments to Michigan Before Toronto Extends Its Contract (Senator Carl Levin)
May 10, 2005: Michigan legislator Kathleen Law introduces House Bill No. 4758 which would fund recycling by raising the dumping fee to $7.50 per ton (Michigan Legislature)
May 16, 2005: Trash-O-Meter Fights Back Against Imported Garbage (Michigan House Democratic Caucus)
May 17, 2005: Ontario Facing A Waste Disposal Crisis (Ontario Waste Management Association)
May 18, 2005: Toronto trash is tip of iceberg: The rest of the millions of tons of imported waste is from Canada's small cities.(Detroit News)
May 18, 2005: Michigan Democrats fail to force Republicans to consider trash bills (AP via Yahoo Canada)
May 19, 2005: Ohio Rep. Gilmor introduces H.R. 2491 "International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2005" (Library of Congress)
May 26, 2005: Mich. continues to disagree on legal limits for Canadian trash (State News)
June 9, 2005: Bill curbs Canada's trash (Detroit News)
June 29, 2005: House Energy and Commerce Committee to send H.R. 2491 to the full House (Energy & Commerce Committee)

Aug. 2, 2005: Waste Management (CBC's "The Current; RealPlayer required to hear the segment)
Sept. 10, 2005: Michigan Republicans want to ban Cdn trash (AP via CNEWS)
Sept. 11, 2005: GOP changes its tune on trash: After opposing such measures, Michigan Republicans back bills banning Canadian waste (Detroit News)
Sept. 15, 2005: House panel approves trash ban (WKAR) Package of bills include:

Sept. 22, 2005: Another step is taken to stop Canada's trash: Now state waits for Congress to act (AP via Detroit Free Press)
Sept. 25, 2005: State bills would bar Canadian garbage: House sends measure to Senate for action. U.S. government authority would be needed (AP via Detroit News)
Sept. 28, 2005: Secret report names backup dumps (Toronto Star)
Sept. 29, 2005: Toronto eyes Ontario landfills as alternatives: Municipalities outraged (National Post)
Dec. 1, 2005: Senate votes to ban Canadian trash, but fed approval needed (Detroit News)
Dec. 1, 2005: Canada promises to fight trash ban: Official says efforts to put a lid on garbage trade to Michigan, other neighbors violate NAFTA. (Detroit News)
Dec. 10, 2005: U.S. trash bill vote unlikely before spring: Mich. lawmakers fight to regulate foreign loads (Lansing State Journal)
Dec. 14, 2005: Dems Blast GOP for Letting Trash Landfill Ban Expire (Michigan House Democratic Caucus)
Dec. 23, 2005: Associated of Municipalities of Ontario forwards to the Province a strategy that integrates waste management, resource use and energy creation .(Associated of Municipalities of Ontario)
Dec. 30, 2005:Canadian trash piles up as proposed bans stall: Congress fails to vote on a measure that would have allowed states to prohibit foreign waste.(Detroit News)
Dec. 31, 2005: Deal with trash dispute, envoys warn : Threat to shut border real, officials say : City, province urged to talk to Michigan (Toronto Star)