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Newsletter Headline — August 22, 2019

ISRI Shows State Legislators how Recyclers Power America

The scrap recycling industry is an economic powerhouse that ISRI and its members put on display for more than 2,300 state policymakers in Nashville during the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Legislative Summit in early August. In what is becoming a favorite reoccurring component of the legislators’ annual convention, ISRI’s members came together to […]

Newsletter Headline — August 22, 2019

Government and Regulations — August 22, 2019

Gov. Wolf Announces $3.8M to Help PFAS-Contaminated Communities in Bucks, Montgomery Counties (PA)

For the past three years, residents of Warminster, Warrington and Horsham have been paying extra on their water bills, adding up to millions of dollars of costs to filter firefighting chemicals from their drinking water. It’s been an ongoing frustration and point of contention, and a perceived injustice by many community members. Gov. Tom Wolf […]

Government and Regulations — August 22, 2019

Collection/Transfer — August 22, 2019

Waste Management, Inc. Elects William B. Plummer to Board of Directors

The board of directors of Waste Management, Inc. has elected William B. Plummer to its board of directors effective August 19th. Plummer will serve on the Audit Committee and the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the board. Plummer’s career includes a broad range of experiences. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President and […]

Collection/Transfer — August 22, 2019

Newsletter Headline — August 22, 2019

Waste of Housing: An Florida Atlantic University Student Researches Ways to Turn Plastic into Construction Materials

For the last six years, budding architect and urban planning student Kestride Estil, 24, has researched ways to improve Haiti’s waste management and affordable housing problems by making construction material out of plastic and debris leftover from the 2010 earthquake, tackling the two complex problems at once. Haiti, often touted as one of the world’s […]

Newsletter Headline — August 22, 2019

Collection/Transfer — August 22, 2019

Butler Township, PA Residents Have Recycled 8 Tons Of Electronics, Hazardous Waste

According to data released Monday by the Butler Township board, nearly eight tons of waste was collected from 126 Butler Township households during the second quarter of the year- including more than five tons of TVs, 470 pounds of computers, 430 pounds of monitors and roughly 1,600 pounds of paint. Butler Township rolled out the […]

Collection/Transfer — August 22, 2019

Collection/Transfer — August 22, 2019

CapitalWorks Sells Avon Waste Management Business Chemtron to Kinderhook Industries

CapitalWorks has sold Chemtron Corp., an Avon-based provider of waste management services, to Kinderhook Industries, a New York private equity firm. CapitalWorks acquired the business in 2015 from the Guenther Family. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. CapitalWorks said it expanded the company’s reach and capability during the hold period, which included the add-on […]

Collection/Transfer — August 22, 2019

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