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Collection/Transfer — February 14, 2019

Hungry Bear Goes for Ride After Getting Stuck on Trash Truck

Drivers were startled to see a hungry bear that got stuck in the back of garbage truck and took a ride across a stretch of eastern North Carolina. News outlets report that a motorist called Bertie County 911 on Wednesday morning about a bear hanging off of the truck on U.S. Route 17. Apparently, the […]

Collection/Transfer — February 14, 2019

New Study Shows Employees Seek and Stay Loyal to Greener Companies

With the release of major climate reports depicting alarming risks to the environment and economy, an increasing number of companies are establishing environmental, social and corporate governance initiatives. Swytch, a blockchain-based clean energy platform, recently conducted a survey of 1,000 employees in the U.S. who either currently work for or have worked for a company with […]

Collection/Transfer — February 14, 2019

Compost/Organic Recycling — February 14, 2019

Nashville, TN’s Mayor’s Food Saver Challenge Seeks to Cut Local Food Waste

Up to 40 percent of all food in the U.S. is thrown away. Every single day, Americans toss out enough food to fill the Titans’ stadium. About 20 percent of all waste in this country’s landfills is food. And the wasteful part isn’t just the perfectly good food going unused. Every time we toss those […]

Compost/Organic Recycling — February 14, 2019

Collection/Transfer — February 14, 2019

New Trash Facility Expected to Cost Orange County, FL $26 Million

Orange County commissioners on Tuesday voted to award a $26-million contract for a new trash hub on L.B. McLeod Road, one of two county-run stations where curbside trash collected in neighborhoods is transferred into bigger trucks then hauled to the landfill. The station, originally owned by Orlando, dates to 1960 when it opened as an […]

Collection/Transfer — February 14, 2019

Government and Regulations — February 14, 2019

NWRA Responds to EPA’s PFAS Action Plan

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) released its comprehensive PFAS action plan. The action plan identifies the steps the EPA is taking to address PFAS. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, known as PFAS, are found in a wide range of consumer products that people use daily such as cookware, pizza boxes and stain repellants. Most […]

Government and Regulations — February 14, 2019

EPA Acting Administrator Announces First-Ever Comprehensive Nationwide PFAS Action Plan

At an event in Philadelphia, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced EPA’s Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Action Plan. This historic PFAS Action Plan responds to extensive public interest and input the agency has received over the past year and represents the first time EPA has built a multi-media, multi-program, national […]

Government and Regulations — February 14, 2019

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