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Garbage truck Christmas tradition may disappear in Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, might lose their decades old Christmas tradition of one man dressing like Santa in a garbage truck dressed up like a Christmas tree.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 16, 2012 -
Los Angeles overhauls collection process
Private bidders can now bid on 11 different franchise districts.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 15, 2012 -
Penn. recycling truck falls into eight-foot deep sinkhole
A weak patch of road crumbled under the weight of 20,000-pound recycling truck.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 13, 2012 -
Republic Services investing $25 million in new CNG trucks
More companies and cities are switching to new compressed natural gas trucks to reduce environmental impact.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 9, 2012 -
Waste Management to receive $500k in MA tax breaks
In an effort to be business friendly, voters in Norton, Massachusetts approved a plan to give Waste Management real estate tax breaks as part of a plan to build a trucking station.
By Sean Griffey • Nov. 8, 2012 -
New automated front loader with increased productivity and safety released at Waste Expo this year
Three companies joined together to create what they say is the most efficient collection truck out there.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 8, 2012 -
Milwaukee boat crews to clean up 18 years of uncollected underwater trash
The 40-day project will take three boats and is expected to collect 800 cubic yards of waste.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 8, 2012 -
City evaluates hybrid garbage truck efficiency
Four miles per gallon may sound abysmal but waste haulers say it makes a huge difference.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 7, 2012 -
CNG stations damaged by Superstorm Sandy now all back and operational
High winds and water levels created some problems for CNG fueling stations, which are needed for many garbage trucks.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 6, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Republic Services restructures field and corporate operations
A new business format is expected to save Republic Services $23 million every year.
By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 1, 2012 -
Pennsylvania garbage truck explosion keeps firefighters busy instead of Sandy
While firefighters were expecting to deal with the storm, they spent their night putting out a fire in a garbage truck instead.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 31, 2012 -
Woman almost loses arm after falling down apartment garbage chute
After realizing she gave her keys to a friend, one New York woman came up with a dangerous stunt to get into her apartment.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 29, 2012 -
Waste Management opens first compressed natural gas fueling facility in New England
The new fleet of environmentally friendly garbage and recycling trucks are to be released in Cranson, R.I.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 24, 2012 -
Truck compactor nearly crushes Australian man looking for lost laptop in garbage bin
The man’s loud screams saved him from being compacted to a similar size as the missing laptop.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 23, 2012 -
22 Ottawa garbage trucks sent back to manufacturer after steering failures
A previously undetected pressure build-up kept the Freightliner vehicles from turning left.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Damage to equipment causing waste collectors in Shreveport, La., to tighten up on waste limitations
By 2013, residents will be fined for putting out oversized yard waste or trash that is over a specific weight and not in a container.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 22, 2012 -
SWANA comments on Dallas flow control ruling
SWANA’s CEO contends that flow control provisions can still be an effective part of integrated municipal solid waste management
By Sean Griffey • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Montana landfill workers suspended for taking merchandise from site
Five workers have been suspended for five days, and a sixth was suspended for one day.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Solid waste team won Best Education/Public Outreach award with a small step into the past
The simplest options often work the best—at least that was the case for the solid waste team who used calendars to reshape how they interact with customers.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 16, 2012 -
Municipality in Canada making strict cuts to extend landfill life
Currently the area has the highest allowed amount of collected garbage in the Greater Toronto Area but city officials are working on cutting that down.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Residents to find own recycling hauler in Richland, Penn.
The city voted not to extend the township provided recycling, leaving residents to figure it out on their own.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Vacuum system to be installed for trash collection
The new vacuum garbage collection system to be used in Saint-Ouen, France, resembles the system used at bank drive-ups to deliver and receive documents.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 8, 2012 -
New garbage and recycling system in Canada already shows problems
City recycling and garbage authorities are already days behind schedule after a week with the new system.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Increase of hypodermic needles showing up in recyclables
The new trend poses a considerable safety risk for workers.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 5, 2012 -
Garbage man finds large bag of pot in trash
After smelling something unusual from the normal trash, one man investigated and found something surprising.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 5, 2012
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