Collection/Transfer — April 12, 2021Middletown, CT Partners with Composting Firm on Free Food Waste Recycling ProjectMiddletown soon will be doing its part to reduce food waste going to local landfills by providing Blue Earth Compost receptacles for businesses in the sanitation district. The initiative, which will be rolled out in phases, has been dubbed The Feed the Earth campaign. Stakeholders, including the Hartford-based company’s owner Samuel King and city recycling […] Collection/Transfer — April 12, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 12, 2021Corpus Christi, TX Solid Waste Department Hosts “Garbage Man Day” to Honor Two Boys for Conservation EffortsThe Corpus Christi Solid Waste Department hosted “Garbage Man Day” to honor two local children who have helped educate the community on solid waste. Zackary Gonzalez, 11, and Jaxon Hancock, 8, caught the eyes of the Solid Waste Department because of their efforts to keep the community clean and educate others. Last June, Gonzalez wrote […] Collection/Transfer — April 12, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 12, 2021Yorktown, NY Joins Food-Scrap Recycling ProgramLooking to get ahead of the curve on the next environmental trend, the Yorktown Town Board at its March 16 meeting agreed to participate in Westchester County’s Residential Food Scrap Transportation and Disposal Program. “Food-waste recycling now is where curbside recycling was in the early ’90s,” said Louis Vitrone, deputy commissioner of the Westchester County […] Collection/Transfer — April 12, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 9, 2021Matawan, NJ Launches Pilot Program for Residential Curbside Plastic Film RecyclingThe borough of Matawan, in partnership with SC Johnson, a manufacturer of household consumer brands, has kicked off a pilot program to offer curbside collection of plastic film to its residents, the third program to launch in New Jersey. Through this curbside pilot program, residents can recycle clean and dry plastic grocery bags, plastic storage […] Collection/Transfer — April 9, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 9, 2021How a Surprising Newsom Veto Threw California’s Garbage, Building Industries Into ChaosFor years, contractors and trash haulers in California have been accepting discarded fence posts, backyard deck planks and other chemically treated wood debris without giving it much thought. That all came to an abrupt end earlier this year, courtesy of an unexpected veto by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Last fall, Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 68, which […] Collection/Transfer — April 9, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 9, 2021California Significantly Expands Medication Take-Back Bin NetworkThe California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC), working through State Opioid Response (SOR) grant issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), completed installation of approximately 250 safe medication disposal bins (med bins) across California, expanding the statewide network of med bins for the public […] Collection/Transfer — April 9, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 8, 2021American Trash Management Continues Expansion of Full-Service Trash Management Services with Acquisition of RamCoNWAmerican Trash Management (ATM) announces the acquisition of RamCoNW, a Portland, Oregon based service company. Existing RamCoNW customers will continue to receive chute and compaction services but will also now have access to ATM’s full suite of trash management services. “Adding RamCoNW to the ATM family is an exciting step for us,” says Steven Seltzer, […] Collection/Transfer — April 8, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 8, 2021Lytx Announces Recipients of Annual Drivers of the Year and Coach of the Year Awards, Honoring Exceptional Work and Commitments to SafetyLytx®, a leading global provider of machine vision and artificial intelligence-powered video telematics solutions for commercial and public sector fleets, announces the recipients of its 2021 Driver of the Year and Coach of the Year awards. The awards honor the outstanding work of professional drivers and coaches currently utilizing the Lytx Driver Safety Program. The […] Collection/Transfer — April 8, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 8, 2021The Difference Between Having a Safety Vest and Properly Wearing a Safety VestDonald Meeker There’s a big difference between having a car and knowing how to drive it, or having a guitar, and knowing how to play it. If you’ve just thrown your safety vest on after being handed one by your employer, you might be working from a similar blind spot. Sound like an exaggeration? […] Collection/Transfer — April 8, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 8, 2021Organic Waste Recycling Center to Accept Food Scraps from Encinitas, CA ResidentsBeginning in June, residents of Encinitas will be asked to begin disposing of their organic food waste in their recycling bins for a recently opened anaerobic digestion facility in San Diego County. Organic waste in landfills is said to contribute 20% of the state’s methane according to the state. SB 1383, passed and signed into […] Collection/Transfer — April 8, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 7, 2021NWRA Calls on Congressmen Cárdenas and Bucshon to Support Incentives for Increased Private Sector Domestic Recycling InfrastructureCongressmen Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) and Larry Buschon (R-IN) reintroduced the Realizing the Economic Opportunities and Values of Expanding Recycling (RECOVER) Act on April 5. The legislation, which mirrors the bill they introduced in late 2019, would provide federal assistance to state and local governments to improve their recycling programs and education efforts. “The National Waste & […] Collection/Transfer — April 7, 2021
Collection/Transfer — April 7, 2021FCC Environmental Services Renews $15M in Municipal ContractsFCC Environmental Services announced the renewal and expansion of three key municipal contracts in the Dallas and Omaha areas totaling $15 million, extending the agreements through 2024. Contracts were signed for both Omaha, Neb., solid waste collection and disposal, and the City of Mesquite, Texas, extending the recycling services contract totaling $500,000. While the contract […] Collection/Transfer — April 7, 2021
