Browning-Ferris Industries
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Browning-Ferris Industries was a North American waste management company that was bought out in 1999.
History
BFI was founded in
By 1988, BFI was the second largest publicly company in the waste management industry, serving more than 4.5 million residential customers. By 1992, it had 26,000 employees, operated in ten countries, and reported sales of 3 billion dollars. The company owned more than 90 landfills.[1]
In 1980, a manager at BFI in Burlington, Vermont started a rival waste collection company, Kelco Disposal. As Kelco found success, in 1982, BFI started a campaign of anti-competitive predatory pricing with the purpose of putting Kelco out of business. In 1984, Kelco sued BFI to stop this activity. The US federal courts agreed with Kelco, and ordered BFI to pay penalties of more than 6 million dollars. BFI appealed the cases, claiming that the decision violated the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of excessive bail, an argument that was rejected by the Supreme Court when it upheld the fine.[2]
In 1997, some local units of BFI were sold to Superior Services,
BFI had its headquarters in the Eldridge Place 1 and 2 buildings in the
Services
At its founding in 1967, the company began by collecting residential waste in the suburbs of Houston. By 1968, it had expanded into commercial and light industrial markets, and opened its first landfill. The company entered the recycling business in 1970, processing waste fibers and waste paper. From 1983 to 1990, it also processed toxic waste, such as chemical wastes and asbestos. The company processed medical waste in the 1990s.[1]
See also
- Hal Bernson, Los Angeles City Council member who sued Browning-Ferris for libel in 1992
References
- ^ a b c "TSHA | Browning-Ferris Industries". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "BFI, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc., 492 U.S. 257 (1989)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ "A trash hauler is buying a much bigger rival, a type of deal that makes Wall Street a bit nervous". The New York Times, March 9, 1999.
- ^ "Welcome to BFI". Browning-Ferris Industries. April 28, 1999. Retrieved on February 8, 2010.
- Houston Business Journal. Friday October 20, 2000. Retrieved on February 8, 2010.
External links
- Browning-Ferris Industries (Archive)