Education — May 22, 2019Vice Admiral Walter Carter Jr., Judy Woodruff to be Featured Speakers at 2019 Environmental Business Leadership ConferenceThe Maryland Environmental Service (MES) announces that Vice Admiral Walter E. “Ted” Carter, Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, and Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of PBS Newshour, will headline the 2019 Environmental Business Leadership Conference, July 10-11 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore. Vice Admiral Carter is the 62nd […] Education — May 22, 2019
Collection/Transfer — April 30, 2019Republic Services Names Jon Vander Ark President; Appoints Tim Stuart Chief Operating OfficerRepublic Services, Inc. announces that Jon Vander Ark has been named President of the Company. As president, Vander Ark is responsible for the Company’s ongoing transformation and continued growth. He will oversee operations, sales, marketing and business development and will continue reporting to Don Slager, chief executive officer. Prior to this appointment, Vander Ark served as Chief Operating […] Collection/Transfer — April 30, 2019
Management — April 12, 2019Cascade Environmental Launches Diverse Workforce InitiativeCascade Environmental recently launched an employee-led initiative to address diversity concerns in the traditionally male-dominated field services industry. The Cascade Diverse Workforce Initiative (CDWI) is a group of Cascade employees who lead, advocate for, coordinate, inform, and monitor the strategic diversity management process at Cascade. The objective of the initiative is to provide a diverse workplace […] Management — April 12, 2019
Management — April 5, 2019How to Get Working Capital to Expand Your Waste BusinessKevin McGinn If you are a hauler seeking to expand your business, you typically need to gain access to working capital to fuel your growth. There are several waste equipment financing options that you can use as a source of funding for expansion. Here I’ll explore the pros and cons of these options, plus suggest one additional method […] Management — April 5, 2019
Management — April 5, 2019Eliminate 10 Fire Hazards That May Be in Plain SightFire departments across the nation respond to about 13 calls from business and industry every hour, according to NFPA estimates. That’s in addition to the average of 43 calls from residential properties that come in hourly. In total, these fires cause more than $13 billion in property damage and kill more than 3,000 people each […] Management — April 5, 2019
Magazine Articles — April 2, 2019Growing the Bottom LineTwo years ago, Mike Kochergen, President and Owner of All Valley Environmental and Green Valley Recycling, found a simple way to measurably reduce costs and increase profits—without any substantial investment or disruption. Today he continues to enjoy the benefits of what he discovered back then. Serving hundreds of customers in the Fresno area, All Valley […] Magazine Articles — April 2, 2019
Magazine Articles — April 1, 2019How Air Curtain Burners Fit into Disaster Response PlansIncluding an air curtain burner system in your disaster response plan can efficiently handle cleanup of natural disasters or accidents. By Norbert Fuhrmann Tornados, floods, wildfires, hurricanes and blizzards are volatile forces of nature that leave a wake of destruction in their paths. Broken trees and fences, shattered homes, decimated forests and much more can […] Magazine Articles — April 1, 2019
Magazine Articles — April 1, 2019What Waste Fleet Managers Want: An Industry SurveySmart fleets have the power to transform their operations. They facilitate better customer service through automated service verification and real-time business intelligence analysis. They also improve safety through real-time driver visibility and reduce a fleet’s environmental footprint via route tracking and optimization. By Don Diego Padilla II As public purse strings tighten and municipal operating […] Magazine Articles — April 1, 2019
Management — March 27, 20197 Methods for Using E-mail Marketing for Your Recycling BusinessNora Mork E-mail marketing is one of the most valuable assets available to you as a business owner of any sort. It is a direct access point into the personal world of a potential client, as often as you like, with no real constraints on what you can or cannot include. It allows you […] Management — March 27, 2019
Collection/Transfer — March 8, 20197 Recent Content Marketing Trends to Use for Your Waste BusinessSamantha Brannon Many industries were late arrivals to the content marketing scene. Not long ago, it was widely believed that content marketing was for sellers of energy drinks, toys, vacations, electronics, snack foods, and other ‘fun’ or ‘sexy’ industries. Marketers in practical or ‘boring’ industries often sat out. Fortunately, we now know that this […] Collection/Transfer — March 8, 2019
Magazine Articles — March 1, 2019Addressing the Opposition to ChangeThere is no single way to deal with making change, but understanding resistance helps. Being patient and determined goes a long way to making it happen. By Preston Ingalls An article published in the Harvard Business Review in May 2017 by Sally Blount and Shana Carroll shared research showing 50 to 75 percent of all […] Magazine Articles — March 1, 2019
Collection/Transfer — February 4, 2019Baltimore MD’s Department of Public Works Developing Long-Term Waste Management PlanWith the city’s largest landfill approaching capacity and the viability of the Baltimore Refuse Energy Systems Co. (BRESCO) waste-to-energy plant in question, Baltimore’s Department of Public Works is developing a long-term plan for recycling and disposing of waste. And the agency wants the public’s input. The department tapped Geosyntec Consultants, of Columbia, to develop a full report, […] Collection/Transfer — February 4, 2019
