Municipal Solid Waste as a Marketable Resource

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is a rapidly growing market for the rail industry in general, but for the short line and regional railroad industry in particular. With the increase in the amount of garbage produced in the world, the increasing need for transportation of mass amounts of MSW from all areas has made it a viable market. The diversity of the short line industry - a large presence in rural areas, in particular - makes it the most effective shipper of MSW in large parts of North America. To view the Environmental Protection Agency's page with facts concerning MSW in the United States today, click here.

Municipal Solid Waste - Getting Started

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Municipal Solid Waste in the News

New York & Atlantic Takes Out Trash (New York & Atlantic Railway)
Surface Transportation Board Issues Preliminary Decision in "New England Transrail" Case (Surface Transportation Board)

Municipal Solid Waste Upcoming Events

North American Waste-to-Energy Conference
Lancaster, PA
May 16-18, 2011

WASTECON
Nashville, TN
August 23-25, 2011

Municipal Solid Waste Links

Energy Information Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
Solid Waste Association of North America