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News and Press — August 22, 2019

Electric Vehicle Leader BYD Taps Stertil-Koni Vehicle Lifts for Bus Manufacturing Plant in Lancaster, CA

Stertil- Koni, well-known for its award-winning bus lifts and truck lifts, has announced that bus manufacturer Build Your Dreams (BYD), recognized as one of the leading suppliers of battery-powered electric transit and coach buses worldwide, has selected and uses Stertil- Koni heavy duty vehicle lifting systems in its 550,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Lancaster, CA. […]

News and Press — August 22, 2019

Collection/Transfer — August 21, 2019

Boise, ID Trash Collection Every Other Week? City Officials Seeking Waste Reduction Feedback

Boise officials created a survey to gather opinions about potential new procedures for waste reduction, recycling, compost and trash collection. One of the survey questions gauges community interest in changing trash collection. Right now trash collection occurs every week in Boise and recycling is collected every other week. But what if that was switched? The option outlined in […]

Collection/Transfer — August 21, 2019

Collection/Transfer — August 21, 2019

Brown County, WI Organic Waste Program on Track to Set Record

The Brown County Port and Resource Recovery Department launched an organic food waste program about five years ago. This year, the county is on track to keep nearly 30,000 pounds of organic waste out of the landfill, the most waste ever collected. About 22,300 pounds of waste has been collected so far this year. In […]

Collection/Transfer — August 21, 2019

Newsletter Headline — August 21, 2019

Ohio EPA Awards Ohio University Grant to Expand Zero Waste Efforts

Ohio University was recently awarded an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Recycling Grant of nearly $130,000 which, combined with internal matching funds, will allocate more than $160,000 toward a 12-month project to improve the collection and processing of organic waste on campus. The Ohio EPA grant application was collaboratively created through the partnership of multiple […]

Newsletter Headline — August 21, 2019

Mergers and Acquisitions — August 21, 2019

Industrial Services of America, Inc. Announces Agreement to Sell Substantially All of Its Assets to River Metals Recycling

Industrial Services of America, Inc., a company that buys, processes and markets ferrous and non-ferrous metals and other recyclable commodities, announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of its assets to River Metals Recycling LLC, a subsidiary of The David J. Joseph Company. The purchase price is $23,300,000, less […]

Mergers and Acquisitions — August 21, 2019

Compost/Organic Recycling — August 21, 2019

Food “Out-Wastes” Plastics on Natural Habitat Adventures’ Zero Waste Tour

Following its innovative Zero Waste Adventure in Yellowstone National Park in July 2019, Natural Habitat Adventures, the world’s leader in responsible nature travel and conservation partner of World Wildlife Fund, found that food waste may be a bigger problem than most travelers appreciate. The trip, which endeavored to fit the waste produced by 12 travelers during four […]

Compost/Organic Recycling — August 21, 2019

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