Collection/Transfer — September 17, 2019Dart Container Corporation Partners with Keep America Beautiful on National Plogging InitiativesDart Container Corporation and Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, announces Dart will be the Title Sponsor on all Keep America Beautiful national plogging initiatives, including the Keep America Beautiful Trash Dash™. Plogging, the act of picking up litter while jogging, debuted in Sweden in 2016 and was adopted by Keep […] Collection/Transfer — September 17, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019Feds Will Negotiate Hanford, WA Waste Deadlines, but State Must Make Some PromisesThe Department of Energy has agreed to negotiate with the state of Washington over deadlines for Hanford environmental cleanup that the state fears are at risk of being missed. It agreed to a framework for negotiations on Wednesday, including a series of steps that came out of August discussions with the Washington state Department of […] Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019As Landfills and Incinerators Close or Reach Capacity, Massachusetts is Running Out of Places to Process TrashWith the closing of landfills across the state, the president of Westboro-based E.L. Harvey and Sons is spending an extra $1,500 per load to ship the refuse to places like Virginia and Ohio. Landfills, he said, are becoming scarce and the state’s seven incinerators that burn trash are at capacity and often closed for maintenance. […] Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia, PA Switches Gears To Help Recycle Old ElectronicsPeople usually go to SugarHouse Casino hoping to win big. But for a few hours Saturday, people handed off some big ticket items now considered junk — from old TVs to printers and computers. “They’ve just been sitting upstairs collecting dust and I just figured it was time to let it go,” Brenda Lochmann said. […] Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019Taxpayers Association Assessing Pros and Cons of Creating Point Roberts, WA Solid Waste DistrictA committee to examine the pros and cons of establishing a Point Roberts solid waste district was created during the Point Roberts Taxpayers Association regular monthly meeting on September 11. Local recycling advocate Heidi Baxter proposed the committee during a far-ranging discussion of trash issues. Point Roberts is currently part of the solid waste collection […] Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019
Circular Economy — September 15, 2019California Packaging Recycling Legislation StallsThe California Legislature did not approve Senate Bill 54 (SB 54) and Assembly Bill 1080 (AB 1080), legislation that would have set ambitious new recycling and waste reduction targets for packaging. The Legislature has recessed for the year and will reconvene on January 6, 2020, when both bills may be reconsidered. The American Chemistry Council […] Circular Economy — September 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019Caglia Environmental Contributes Services to San Joaquin River Clean-upCaglia Environmental is preserving and protecting the environment by participating in the Great Sierra River Clean Up at the San Joaquin River in Fresno County on Saturday, September 21, 2019. “We’re pleased to be a part of the Great Sierra River Clean Up at the San Joaquin River,”said Rich Caglia, head of Corporate Development and […] Collection/Transfer — September 15, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 13, 2019Advanced Disposal Creates GoFundMe Account to Support 130 Freeport Team Members Impacted by Hurricane DorianAdvanced Disposal has created a GoFundMe account to help our 130 team members with their long-term recovery from the damage caused to their homes and lives by Hurricane Dorian. 100% of all donations will go directly to our team members and their families. We have set the goal of raising $130,000, which would provide $1,000 […] Collection/Transfer — September 13, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 13, 2019Basel Ban Amendment to Restrict International Trade in Hazardous RecyclablesBeginning in December 2019, the Ban Amendment to the Basel Convention will prohibit shipments of hazardous waste from OECD countries to non-OECD countries for disposal or recovery. While the Ban Amendment was originally adopted by the parties to the Basel Convention in 1995, it languished pending the need for sufficient ratifications to meet its entry into […] Collection/Transfer — September 13, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 12, 2019Virginia Beach, VA Continues Waste Collection after Hurricane DorianWaste collection continues in Virginia Beach for debris left scattered in the wake of Hurricane Dorian on the first week of September. Virginia Beach Waste Management spokesperson Kristi Rines said the city was fortunate that it wasn’t adversely impacted by the hurricane. “Because our area received high winds rather than catastrophic damage, Waste Management will […] Collection/Transfer — September 12, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 12, 2019Syracuse, NY Scraps Proposal to Change Multi-Unit Residential Garbage PickupSyracuse Mayor Ben Walsh’s administration wants to change the city’s code to no longer pick up garbage for properties with more than four residential units. The city currently draws the limit at more than ten units. But the proposal was withdrawn after some city councilors rejected it. Speaking at a council meeting last week, Syracuse Chief […] Collection/Transfer — September 12, 2019
Collection/Transfer — September 12, 2019Unfurling The Waste Problem Caused By Wind EnergyResearchers estimate the U.S. will have more than 720,000 tons of blade material to dispose of over the next 20 years, a figure that doesn’t include newer, taller higher-capacity versions. There aren’t many options to recycle or trash turbine blades, and what options do exist are expensive, partly because the U.S. wind industry is so […] Collection/Transfer — September 12, 2019
