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Boyle sponsors hazardous waste collection
smojica@amnews.comBoyle County waste management and emergency officials are joining forces to hold a household hazardous waste disposal day Saturday at the county fairgrounds. A $20,500 grant from the state Division of Waste Management is funding the effort. But,...Tags: Hazardous Materials, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Prescription Drugs, Waste Management Incorporated, Environmental Issues
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Going Green: Boyle offers hazardous waste collection in time for spring cleaning
It is almost one of my favorite times of the year again — spring. Spring doesn't officially begin until March 20, but I am already getting in the spirit. Spring is my favorite season because the weather warms up, the flowers begin to bloom and...
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State close to seeking plan from Philips for cleanup
dbrock@amnews.comState officials say they are close to asking Philips Lighting to submit plans to clean up contamination on and around the site of its now-vacant light manufacturing facility in Danville. Since the plant on Valksdahl Avenue closed in February 2011, the...Tags: Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Corporate Officers, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Companies and Corporations, Norfolk Southern Corporation
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LOOKING BACK: From our files for Oct. 7, 2012
100 years ago — 1912 In St. Clairsville, Ohio, during the Veterans of the 98th Ohio celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Perryville, Ky., an old soldier told of a member of Company H of that regiment who was the only man who ever...
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PHILIPS DEAL A NO GO: Former employee no longer interested in restarting Danville plant
dbrock@amnews.comTalks between a former Philips Lighting employee and the company about purchasing the now defunct Danville factory have fizzled, leaving local officials frustrated by the prospects for the vacant facility and the progress of environmental clean up...Tags: Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Plant Openings, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Environmental Cleanup, Arcadis NV
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Lincoln/Garrard solid waste lands $121,000 in grants for recycling, hazardous waste disposal
ben@theinteriorjournal.comSTANFORD — Lincoln and Garrard counties' solid waste program has received more than $121,000 in grant money to add new recycling drop-off points and offer a pair of household waste collection events. Solid waste director Chris Thomason said the...Tags: Environmental Issues
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Danville officials concerned about Philips Lighting site
smojica@amnews.comDanville city officials have a number of safety concerns regarding the the old Philips Lighting plant which state authorities are now investigating. On April 17, Interim¿City Manager Ron Scott sent a three-page letter by certified mail to Len Peters,...Tags: Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, Politics, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Government, Environmental Cleanup
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Cassidy elected to SWACK
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comJessamine County’s director of environmental services was elected vice-chair of the Solid Waste Coordinators of Kentucky (SWACK) during that group’s spring meeting in early April. Mike Cassidy was elected by his peers to serve as vice...Tags: Politics, Elections, Waste Management Incorporated, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Solid Waste team targets illegal dump sites in Lincoln
By Michael Broihier
Chris Thomason, the director of the Lincoln/Garrard Solid Waste Management District is a hands-on guy. As he waited for a crew to show up to begin work cleaning up an illegal dump site in Waynesburg Tuesday morning, he sorted was...Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Environmental Issues
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Grant upgrades park playgrounds
Garrard-Lincoln Solid Waste Coordinator Chris Thomason has been busy prospecting for grants to support the combined recycling and waste management efforts of the two counties and the latest beneficiaries were children that enjoy the playgrounds at Logan-...Tags: Politics, Elections, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Waste Management Incorporated, Kentucky
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Boyle, Mercer counties partner on hazardous waste disposal grant
eruehs@amnews.comHARRODSBURG — Mercer County gave its final stamp of approval Tuesday on a grant proposal that could give Mercer and Boyle residents an easy way to dispose of some household hazardous waste items. The Mercer County Fiscal Court voted unanimously to...Tags: Politics, Hazardous Materials, Elections, Environmental Issues
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Boyle, Mercer look to team up for $16,500 hazardous waste disposal grant
eruehs@amnews.comBoyle and Mercer County fiscal courts moved forward Tuesday with a plan to join forces on a regional hazardous waste disposal grant. Donna Fechter, the solid waste coordinator for Boyle County, presented the $16,500 grant before both fiscal courts,...Tags: Politics, Hazardous Materials, Elections, Environmental Issues
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