2005 Articles and Press Releases

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Jan. 2006: Audit of Screening Trucks Carrying Canadian Municipal Solid Waste (Unclassified Summary) (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security)
Jan. 2006: Audit of Screening Trucks Carrying Canadian Municipal Solid Waste [Full Report] (U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security via Sen. Carl Levin)
Jan 1., 2006: Democrats' trash talk aimed at state GOP: As landfill ban expires, lawmakers can't agree on best plan for stopping influx of garbage.(Detroit News)
Jan. 3, 2006: Tariffs: One way to stop trash (Detroit Free Press)
Jan. 10, 2006: Michigan Democrats announce plan to cut down on Canadian trash (Michigan Daily)
Jan. 10, 2006 Dems: Let the People Decide to Stop Out-of-State Trash (Michigan House Democrats)
Feb. 3, 2006: Latest Solid Waste Report Highlights Need for Action on Solid Waste Strategy (Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality)
Feb. 14, 2006: Who can take our [Toronto's] trash to Michigan? City scrambles to find hauler after Etobicoke firm bails (Toronto Star)
Feb. 15, 2006: Garbage hauler wants out of [the Toronto suburb of] Peel (Toronto Star)
Feb. 21, 2006: Cost to ship garbage rising : Toronto will pay CDN$39.25 to haul one tonne to Michigan (Toronto Star)
Mar. 1, 2006: Michigan moves closer to banning Canadian trash (CBC)
Mar. 2, 2006:Canadian trash may be threat to safety (Lansing State Journal)
Mar. 3, 2006: Levin, Stabenow and Dingell Urge Secretary Chertoff to Release Report on the Screening of Trash Trucks at U.S-Canadian Border (Senator Debbie Stabenow)
Mar. 3, 2006: Spill leaves a foul mess: Trash hauler drops tons of sewage in Huron Twp. (Detroit News)
Mar. 7, 2006: Canadian waste discussed at Michigan workshop (Solid Waste & Recycling)
Mar. 7, 2006: State, Canadian leaders talk trashCongressman introduces bill to let state control amounts (WJRT-TV Flint)
Mar. 13, 2006:Governor Granholm Signs Bills Banning Canadian Trash, Asks Legislature to Do More (State of Michigan)
Mar. 14, 2006: Macomb County tackles trash import limits: Ensuring capacity for 25 years at Pine Tree Acres is key for some; Canadian garbage is sticking point.(Detroit News)
Mar. 15, 2006: One land mass, one language, one pile of garbage: How Canadian trash foes miss the bigger picture (Lansing City Pulse)
Mar. 15, 2006: Canadian trash deal is delayed: Commissioners put off decision, worry about space for local refuse at Lenox Township landfill (Detroit News)
Mar. 17, 2006: Senators Stabenow, Levin Pressure Canada to Stop the Trash: Senate Budget bill includes first steps to charging Canada hefty trash truck inspection fees (Senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow)
Mar. 30, 2006: U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Releases DHS Report on the Screening of Canadian Trash Containers (Sen. Carl Levin)
Mar. 30: Coleman-Levin Report Finds Canadian Trash Imports Pose Security Risk to U.S. (Sen. Carl Levin)
Apr. 5, 2006: Canadian Truck Overturns on I-94 in Port Huron Township: House Democrats criticize Republicans' inaction on tough anti-trash plan (Michigan House Democrats)
June 1, 2006: Michigan landfill bars Toronto's sludge (Toronto Star)
June 14, Sludge delivery to Carleton Farms landfill halted; Sumpter Township site agrees, for now, to stop accepting human waste in an expanded facility (Detroit News)
June 14: Dems criticize GOP in trash battle (Lansing State Journal)
June 14: County, landfill reach deal to trim Canadian trash: Board OKs agreement with firm to limit waste to 25% capacity at Pine Tree Acres in Lenox Twp. (Detroit News)
June 23: Two Toronto suburbs endorse plan for incinerator: Facility for York, Durham trash: Alternative to Michigan landfill (Toronto Star)
June 28: Ontario To Get Additional Landfill Capacity: Environmental Assessment For Green Lane Landfill Expansion Approved (Ontario Ministry of the Environment)
July 13: Levin Amendment Would Halt Canadian Trash If Homeland Security Department Cannot Prove It Is Adequately Screened (Sen. Carl Levin) -- Senate Amendment 4617 to H.R. 5441
July 13, U.S. Senate passes Department of Homeland Security Aprropriations Bill (H.R. 5441); includes Levin Amendment. Sent to conference committee (Library of Congress Thomas system)
July 18: Michigan politicians propose inspection fees for trash trucks (Truck News.com)
July 18: Proposed U.S. inspection fee ‘illegal’, Toronto trash hauler says (Canadian Press via Chronicle journal.com)
July 19: Province of Ontario Government Gives Municipalities The Tools To Keep More Waste Out Of Landfills: Proposed Regulations Support New Technologies; Encourage Recycling Of More Materials (Ontario Ministry of the Environment)
July 24: Recycle or else, Ontario tells businesses, institutions: Serious offenders face fines of $6M a day (Ottawa Citizen)
July 28: Bipartisan Michigan Delegation Fights for New Restrictions on Canadian Trash: Lawmakers push to include Stabenow, Levin trash provisions in final Homeland Security funding bill (Sen. Debbie Stabenow)
July 29: Local governments in Michigan take steps against dumping of Canadian trash (CBC)
July 30, Quebec firm will divert Toronto's sewage sludge from Michigan (Detroit News)
July 31: Toronto finds takers for some sludge (Toronto Star)
Aug. 1: No final deal yet in search for places to put city's waste: Negotiations underway with landfill operators in Ohio and New York (National Post)
Aug. 1: Downriver site dumps sludge hauls: Neighbors can breathe easier now that Sumpter landfill has stopped taking treated sewage.(Detroit News)
Aug. 2: Toronto's green dilemma: coping with its own trash ; City officials say it will offset the 600,000 metric tons of trash it sends to Michigan every year by recycling more (Christian Science Monitor)
Aug. 3: Toronto's sewage sludge may go into lake: 'Stinkiest stuff' (National Post)
Aug. 4: Toronto's mayor won't budge on the sludge: Miller says sewage not bound for lake: City, Michigan flush it out in court (Toronto Star)
Aug. 4: Toronto loses sludge fight with U.S. landfill (CBC)
Aug. 5: Judge shuts Toronto sludge out of U.S: Refused to force firm to continue delivery: Mayor insists city
okay for four months (Toronto Star)
Aug. 24, 2006: Suburb eyes Toronto's trash: Halton plans to build waste-to-energy facility: Plant could take 70% of metro Toronto's trash (Toronto Star)
Aug. 30, 2006: U.S. House of Representatives expected to vote on Canadian trash legislation (Detroit News)
Aug. 31, 2006: Toronto Star editorial "Consider incineration" (Toronto Star)
Aug. 31, 2006: Stabenow, Levin Announce Historic Agreement to Stop Canadian Trash (Sen. Carl Levin)
Aug. 31, 2006: The Ontario / Michigan Waste Issue: Michigan and United States Actions to Ban Ontario Waste (Ontario Ministry of the Environment)
Sept. 1, 2006: Crisis averted, but more dumps, incineration, recycling called inevitable (Toronto Star)
Sept. 2, 2006: Michigan ban forces Toronto to act on reducing garbage (Toronto Star)
Sept. 6, 2006: U.S. House votes let let Michigan ban Canadian trash (Detroit News)
Sept. 7, 2006: Ad attacks GOP for blocking trash bill (Detroit Free Press)
Sept. 10, 2006: Government Of Ontario Takes Action To Reduce Landfill Waste (Premier of Ontario)
Sept. 12, 2006: Deal on Canada trash imperfect but a good step (Lansing State Journal)
Sept. 19, 2006: Toronto calls emergency meeting to talk trash: Details vague on endorsed contract: Back-up plan needed for border closures (Toronto Star)
Sept. 20, 2006: Toronto finds a garbage dump: London, Ontario, mayor fuming as Toronto City Council approves plan to buy nearby landfill (Toronto Star)
Sept. 27, 2006: Unresolved queries over trash issue: Who did Toronto's Mayor call for help?New details emerge on London landfill (Toronto Star)
Oct. 31, 2006: Poll: 91% of Torontonians approve burning trash: `Widespread view' among public that change necessary (Toronto Star)
Dec. 7, 2006: Ontario Proposes New Rules For Managing Waste More Effectively: Faster ‘Yes’ Or ‘No’ Will Save Time And Money While Protecting Environment (Ontario Ministry of the Environment)
Dec. 18, 2006: Oneida Nation of the Thames Ignored in Green Lane Landfill Deal (Nation Talk)
Dec. 20, 2006: City of Toronto purchases Green Lane Landfill: Possession set for March 2007 (City of Toronto)
Dec. 20, 2006: Ontario Approves New Project To Divert More Waste From Landfill: Proposed State-Of-The-Art Composting Facility Will Encourage Recycling (Ontario Ministry of the Environment)

2007 Articles and Press Releases