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Presents the text of a roundtable discussion among chief executive officers in the refuse disposal industry on regulations and acquisitions in the sector. Status of their businesses in terms of acquisitions, according to Mickey Flood of IESI Corp; Effect of waste management regulations on their businesses, according to Bill Rumpke Sr. of Rumpke Consolidated Cos.; Importance of equipment standardization, according to Mike Sangiacomo of Norcal Waste Systems.

Comments on paper recycling in the U.S. as of June 2003. Status of paper recycling in Seattle, Washington; Information on the paper recovery goal of the American Forest and Paper Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Efforts to increase recycling rate.

Features companies in the waste management industry which pursued mergers and acquisitions. Oshkosh Truck Corp.; Heil Environmental; Wastequip.

Emphasizes the need for better management to improve the performance and viability of a waste management facility. Waste facilities in the U.S. which experience financial distress; Performance of Pennsylvania's Centre County Solid Waste Authority in 2002; Estimated amount of refunds that the facility will be returning to its customers.

Discusses the creative waste management strategies used by cities and counties in the U.S. Cost of waste management; Actions taken by the city of Denver to increase recycling; Information on the Trash-Off program in Texas.

Addresses the issue of garbage problem in Japan. Estimated amount of garbage produced by Japanese households and businesses in 2000; Proliferation of illegal dumping in the country; Efforts made by the Land of the Rising Sun to save landfill space and the environment.