Collection/Transfer — March 31, 2020SWANA Asks FEMA to Reimburse Municipal and Private Solid Waste Service Providers for Unpaid Services During COVID-19 PandemicSWANA sent a letter urging FEMA to establish a system to compensate the public and private sector solid waste and recycling industry for providing essential collection and disposal services that may otherwise go unfunded through this COVID-19 pandemic. Solid waste management was identified as an essential critical infrastructure workforce in the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & […] Collection/Transfer — March 31, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 31, 2020EPA Takes Further Action to Assure Availability of Disinfectant Products for Use Against the Novel CoronavirusThe EPA is taking further action to help ease the production and availability of EPA-registered disinfectants. EPA will temporarily allow manufacturers of certain already-registered EPA disinfectants to obtain certain active ingredients from any source of suppliers without checking with the agency first. This only applies to products on EPA’s List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2. […] Collection/Transfer — March 31, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 31, 2020American Society of Safety Professionals’ Recorded Education Sessions Free for Limited TimeFor a limited time, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) is providing free online access to 330 recorded education sessions on many issues connected to workplace safety and health. The offer allows industry professionals to engage in on-demand learning from wherever they are located to gain knowledge from the experts who presented at Safety […] Collection/Transfer — March 31, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 31, 2020Maryland Environmental Service Plans To Award Over $2 Million In Supplemental Compensation To EmployeesAs the not-for-profit Maryland Environmental Service marks its 50th year in operation, hundreds of its employees will share in the largest performance incentive compensation distribution ever awarded, under a proposal to give funds earlier than normal to MES’ teammates during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Through the not-for-profit’s performance incentive program — BEST (Building Excellence and […] Collection/Transfer — March 31, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 31, 2020COVID-19 Impact on Deposit Redemption: U.S. and CanadaThe COVID-19 pandemic has led most U.S. deposit states and some Canadian provinces to temporarily halt enforcement actions on retailers who suspend bottle and can redemption activities for the duration of the outbreak. Generally speaking, these announcements do not affect redemption centers, who are free to close their doors in the interests of safety if they so […] Collection/Transfer — March 31, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020COVID-19 Legislation: Obligations and Resources for Small and Mid-Sized EmployersOwners and executives of small and mid-sized businesses have been in crisis management mode over the last few weeks, as COVID-19 has rapidly evolved from a potential business concern into a dominant economic force. We’ve all been required to adapt our operations to this new environment, and we are navigating this situation along with customers […] Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020State of Pennsylvania Says Recycling is Essential, but Some Collections Are Stopping AnywaySome Pennsylvania recycling programs are scaling back over concerns about exposing workers to coronavirus on discarded material. The Lycoming County Solid Waste Authority stopped accepting recycled materials from recycling dropoff locations over concerns about coronavirus, but the facility hopes to resume the service, said Jason Yorks, director of the county’s resource management service. Those concerns […] Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020Grappling with Garbage Amid Coronavirus, Central Maine Towns Modify Waste CollectionAs the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, central Maine municipalities have taken many measures to reduce the number of people coming into contact with each other. At Augusta’s Hatch Hill landfill, which takes rubbish and other materials from city residents as well as from several surrounding towns, the city is hoping to entice people to […] Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020Baker-Polito Administration Issues Order to Ensure Continuity of Waste and Recycling CollectionThe Baker-Polito Administration announced the issuance of an emergency order to ensure that intrastate waste and recycling collection and disposal will continue uninterrupted during the COVID-19 emergency. Due to the essential nature of these services and anticipated impacts due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Administration’s order provides relief from state and federal requirements that govern […] Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020Sharps Compliance Provides Update on Continued Infrastructure Build OutSharps Compliance Corp., a leading full-service national provider of comprehensive waste management solutions including medical, pharmaceutical and hazardous, is providing an update on its continuing efforts to expand its infrastructure and strengthen its service capabilities, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company has been in the process of expanding its capacity to support […] Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020New York City Delays Waste Reforms as Coronavirus Bears Down on SanitationIn New York City, more than a hundred Department of Sanitation workers have contracted Covid-19 and the economic halt to some of the city’s biggest industries is putting the squeeze on private waste haulers. The de Blasio administration announced Friday it was delaying a timeline to implement a new private waste regulatory system, dealing a […] Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020How America’s Least Sustainable City Learned to Love RecyclingIn the last 30 years, Phoenix has gone from a population of 900,000 to the fifth largest metropolis in the nation, with 1.6 million residents. An average of 100 people moves to Phoenix every day. And that growth is likely to continue—the population is expected to double in the next decade—as people flood in from […] Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020
