Newsletter Headline — January 15, 2018Waste Management Gets Nod to Process Portland, OR’s Food ScrapsMetro has commenced negotiations to site a plant that converts the region’s food scraps into energy near Portland’s sewage treatment plant in North Portland. On Jan. 5, Metro picked Waste Management, the nation’s largest garbage company, to build an anaerobic digester to process food scraps into energy. Waste Management is teaming with the Portland Bureau […] Newsletter Headline — January 15, 2018
Newsletter Headline — January 15, 2018New York Searching for Answers in Combating Plastic Bag WasteIt’s not just consumers. Recycling plastic bags for many retailers has proven difficult. To help with this problem, the New York Plastic Bag Task Force has identified eight possible solutions and sent the report to Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature for consideration. Strengthen and Enforce Existing New York State Plastic Bag […] Newsletter Headline — January 15, 2018
News and Press — January 14, 2018The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Seeks Environmental AchieversThe Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is inviting Tennesseans to submit nominations for the 2018 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards. “The high quality of life Tennessee offers is due in part to the health and vibrancy of our natural environment,” said Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. “Tennesseans deserve to be acknowledged for their passion […] News and Press — January 14, 2018
Collection/Transfer — January 14, 2018Ditching the Dumpsters? Officials Eye Eliminating 22K Trash Bins Across CitySharon Gowens has a tan, metal dumpster sitting on the street directly in front of her home in northeast Amarillo. “It’s an embarrassment,” she said. The 70-year-old retiree, who lives in one of the areas of the city without alleys to put dumpsters in, said she has spent $1,900 on bug spray and deodorizer over […] Collection/Transfer — January 14, 2018
Newsletter Headline — January 14, 2018Recycle, Re-use, Reduce: La Jolla, CA Girl Scout’s Gold Project Focuses on Three RsPop quiz! Which of the following cannot be recycled in a City bin: Styrofoam containers, clean food containers or plastic toys? Trick question. The answer is all three. To educate the next generation of environmentalists (and their parents) about what can be re-used and recycled, La Jolla High School junior Kayla Nitahara hosted 15 workshops for children […] Newsletter Headline — January 14, 2018
Newsletter Headline — January 14, 2018St. Lawrence, Lewis Counties in New York Like Sole-Source RecyclingWhile Jefferson County ponders sole-source recycling, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties have been providing that service for some time. St. Lawrence County stopped forcing its residents to separate recyclable materials in 2009. Since then, it has contracted out its disposal of plastics, tin, glass, paper and cardboard to private contractors. The contract has been with […] Newsletter Headline — January 14, 2018
Newsletter Headline — January 13, 2018ABC Disposal Service Moves Toward Opening Zero-Waste FacilityNew Bedford Waste Services, LLC, announced recently that it has secured financing to construct its proposed "zero-waste" recycling facility in Rochester. According to a release issued on December 27, the company plans to open the 100,000-square-foot facility, known as Zero Waste Solutions or ZWS, in the fall. New Bedford Waste is a sister company of […] Newsletter Headline — January 13, 2018
Collection/Transfer — January 13, 2018Already Seven Solid Waste-Related Fatalities in 2018In the first ten days of 2018, there were seven solid waste-related fatalities in the United States. These tragedies come just weeks after the Bureau of Labor Statistics again identified solid waste collection as the fifth deadliest job in the U.S., based on 2016 data. The seven fatal incidents occurred in Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia, […] Collection/Transfer — January 13, 2018
Newsletter Headline — January 12, 2018Student Scholarships Available for The Washington State Recycling Association’s 2018 ConferenceStudent Scholarships Available for WSRA’s 2018 Conference The Washington State Recycling Association (WSRA), a 501(c)6 nonprofit trade association committed to recycling education and promotion in Washington State, welcomes college students to apply for a scholarship to attend their Annual Conference and Trade Show, May 20-23, 2018 at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. WSRA’s Annual […] Newsletter Headline — January 12, 2018
Magazine Articles — August 1, 2017Extending the Useful Life of Your Tipping FloorOwners have more choices than ever to protect their floors from excessive wear. Protective toppings have proven to be a wise investment in maintaining the uptime and longevity of your facility and reducing unnecessary extra expenditures on floor repairs or replacement. By Bruce Clark, P.E. The tipping floor at a typical transfer station handling municipal […] Magazine Articles — August 1, 2017
Magazine Articles — May 2, 2017Top Five Reasons Why Integrated “Smart Truck” Solutions are the Way to Go“Integrated” is the latest advancement for smart trucks. By Martin Demers and Bryan Dodds Over the past few years we have witnessed significant advances in mobile technologies for waste collection vehicles. Fleet managers who want complete visibility into fleet operations to run safer, greener and more responsive fleets are increasingly adopting these connected “smart” truck […] Magazine Articles — May 2, 2017
Magazine Articles — March 31, 2017Route Optimization Secrets of Success: Six Steps to Getting ResultsRoute optimization technology delivers big savings for many solid waste operators and successful projects share some common features. By Jean-François Moneyron Done well, route optimization is one of the best returns on investment a solid waste operator can make. As any systems engineer knows, the place to find major efficiencies within a system is in […] Magazine Articles — March 31, 2017
