Collection/Transfer — May 6, 2021Rhode Island Senate Approves Bans on Plastic Bags and StrawsThe Senate has passed a pair of bills aimed at reducing plastic waste in Rhode Island with bans on single-use plastic bags and straws. Neither bill generated more than short discussion during proceedings May 4 at Rhode Island College. Senators passed the Plastic Waste Reduction Act, targeting single-use plastic shopping bags, by a vote of […] Collection/Transfer — May 6, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 6, 2021LRS Makes General Manager Hire with Former Waste Management District ManagerLRS has named Shadeed Spence its General Manager, a newly created position designed to accommodate LRS’s operational growth. Spence began his 7-year waste industry career as a Site Manager and worked his way up to his most recent position as District Manager for Waste Management before joining LRS. “As LRS continues to expand its Midwest […] Collection/Transfer — May 6, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 5, 2021Clean Energy Inks New Deals to Meet Growing Demand for Low Carbon, Sustainable Renewable Natural GasClean Energy Fuels Corp. announced new renewable natural gas (RNG) contracts as fleets across North America increasingly continue to adopt the clean, low-carbon fuel to power heavy- and medium-duty trucks. Clean Energy continues to expand its supply of RNG as the demand increases for the vehicle fuel which is derived from capturing the biogenic methane […] Collection/Transfer — May 5, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 5, 2021Pair of Sanitation Workers Rescue Drowning Dog During StormA pair of sanitation workers rush to rescue a drowning dog during a storm.Jeff Moran and Johnny Hall said it all started when a woman covered in mud came running out into the street and waved for them to stop their sanitation truck. They said what happened next was just part of the job of […] Collection/Transfer — May 5, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 5, 2021Casella Chooses Rehrig Pacific as Partner for Sustainability InitiativeRehrig Pacific recently announced it was selected by leading waste hauler Casella to manufacture and distribute recycling carts made from recycled plastic for the Town of Stratham, New Hampshire under a new sustainability initiative. The Town of Stratham received a grant from The Recycling Partnership to help pay for recycling carts to increase recycling in […] Collection/Transfer — May 5, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 5, 2021All American Waste Marks Success of Matching Gift Challenge with $25,000 Check to the Closer to Free Fund for Cancer Care and ResearchAll American Waste marked the success of its matching gift challenge to the Closer to Free Fund for cancer care and research with a $25,000 check presentation to Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center. All American Waste announced the inaugural Matching Gift Challenge for the Closer to Free Fund in November of 2020. All […] Collection/Transfer — May 5, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 4, 2021Coon Rapids, MN Expands Operations to Recycle Additional Foam PackagingThe Coon Rapids Recycling Center received a $50,000 grant from the Foam Recycling Coalition (FRC) to increase the recycling center’s capacity to manage, process and recycle more post-consumer foam polystyrene, including foodservice packaging and protective packaging. The Coon Rapids Recycling Center, a residential drop off center located in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, focuses on materials that […] Collection/Transfer — May 4, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 4, 2021New York Department of Environmental Conservation Announces May 2 – 8 New York State Compost Awareness WeekDepartment of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that New York State Compost Awareness Week is May 2-8. Compost Awareness Week raises awareness statewide of the environmental benefits of composting. Recycling food scraps, grass, leaves, yard clippings, and other organic materials through composting reduces New York’s dependence on landfills and combustors and helps to […] Collection/Transfer — May 4, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 4, 2021Michigan House Passes Bottle Return Fund LegislationLegislation to compensate beverage companies to update their recycling equipment using unreturned recyclables deposit funds passed in the Michigan House. Unredeemed money from the 10-cent per container bottle return is currently divided between the state and retailers operating bottle return locations. The state’s Cleanup and Redevelopment Trust Fund, which mainly funds cleanup efforts for certain […] Collection/Transfer — May 4, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 3, 2021Westfield, NJ Food Waste Recycling Program ReturnsWestfield residents with food scraps once again have a way to recycle them. Through a partnership with the food scrap collection company Green Bucket Compost, Westfield restarted its food waste recycling program—a program that started in 2019 but had been suspended during the pandemic. “There was such a real desire to get it up and […] Collection/Transfer — May 3, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 3, 2021APWA Announces 2021 Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the YearThe American Public Works Association (APWA) announced its 2021 Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year. In its 62nd year, this award is one of APWA’s highest honors, and is based on a lifetime of professional contributions. Recipients of the awards are chosen by past Top Ten recipients and embody professionalism, expertise, and personal […] Collection/Transfer — May 3, 2021
Collection/Transfer — May 2, 2021Glass Recycling Makes a Comeback in Prince William, VAIn response to global changes in the recycling market, Prince William County removed glass from its curbside recycling program in 2019. It also asked the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to take the extraordinary step of formally removing glass from the list of materials required to be recycled in the county by ordinance. In […] Collection/Transfer — May 2, 2021
