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News and Press — June 4, 2020

Tell us what you think

Waste Advantage Magazine would like to hear from you! Give us your thoughts on today’s question: Now that commercial routes have been lighter during this pandemic, have you been refurbishing your equipment?

News and Press — June 4, 2020

Collection/Transfer — June 3, 2020

Controlling Torque Means Understanding It?

Justin Smith and Preston Ingalls Are torque techniques running wild in your establishment? Does it always seem to be up to one’s own interpretation as to what method is the best? Well, it’s time to grab the reins and gain control, but first, we must understand what exactly we are trying to control. When […]

Collection/Transfer — June 3, 2020

Collection/Transfer — June 3, 2020

Post COVID-19 Workplace: Potential Employee Handbook and Workplace Policy Changes

Before your employees start returning to work onsite, you can help to define the new normal by revising your company handbook and by also creating new safety protocols and policies. Below are items to address in your handbook as well as protocols and policies to consider implementing. As always, make sure you comply with all local, state, and federal laws and mandates. Additionally, consider having your employees sign a document saying they have reviewed […]

Collection/Transfer — June 3, 2020

Collection/Transfer — June 3, 2020

EPA Announces $3 Million in Funding for Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies

EPA announced $3 million in funding for nine small businesses to further develop and commercialize technologies to protect the environment. The funded technologies are focused on clean and safe water, air quality monitoring, land revitalization, sustainable materials management, and safer chemicals. “We must meet our country’s most pressing environmental concerns with innovative solutions,”said EPA Administrator […]

Collection/Transfer — June 3, 2020

Collection/Transfer — June 3, 2020

NWRA Applauds Senate Recycling Caucus Chairs for Urging Priority Access to PPE for Waste and Recycling Workers

The National Waster & Recycling Association (NWRA) applauds Senators Tom Carper (D-DE) and John Boozman (R-AR), co-chairs of the Senate Recycling Caucus, for sending a letter to Senate leadership urging priority access to personal protective equipment (PPE) for the waste and recycling industry. The letter was drafted in response to a request from and consultation […]

Collection/Transfer — June 3, 2020

News and Press — June 3, 2020

Xebec Receives Letter of Intent for Alberta’s First Commercial Renewable Natural Gas Project

Xebec Adsorption Inc., a global provider of clean energy solutions announces that it has signed a letter of intent on May 28, 2020, for the sale of a multi-million dollar biogas to renewable natural gas (RNG) installation to a large-scale utility customer in Alberta. Xebec expects the LOI to convert into backlog over the coming […]

News and Press — June 3, 2020

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