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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 -
PacifiClean Environmental negotiating for organic waste deal in Seattle
A Kittitas County facility would be used for recycling waste and developing alternative energy using renewable natural gas.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 5, 2012 -
City expects to save up to $600,000 by halting trash collection at businesses and apartment complexes
Hundreds of residents in Springfield, Mass., are will be tasked with hiring their own pick-up services.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 3, 2012 -
New Oracle software helps waste companies organize and fulfill legal obligations
The new software program developed by Oracle E-Business Suite combines their old programs and adds new components to help waste management companies.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Trash scavenging gaining popularity
With so many people out of work, many turn to the garbage to make some extra cash.
By Shauna Blackmon • Oct. 1, 2012 -
Waste Management takes control of Land and Lakes Co.
The Chicago-based waste hauler's owners will keep a transfer station and Dolton, Ill., landfill as Waste Management takes over other operations.
By Sean Griffey • Sept. 28, 2012 -
Former garbage truck driver receives plea bargain after killing 19-year-old woman
The courts didn’t have enough solid evidence to convict the man without a plea bargain.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 27, 2012 -
Garbage truck hits pipeline and causes natural gas leak
Police and firefighters responded by shutting down traffic and evacuating homes.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 27, 2012 -
Garbage truck driver claims he lost his job for refusing to drive defective truck
A man is now filing a lawsuit against the city of Port Arthur in Southeast Texas.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 26, 2012 -
Solar powered trash compactors installed in Norfolk, Va.
The trash compactors will be installed around city transit services.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 26, 2012 -
Waste Management to pay $1.24 million in settlement
The longest garbage strike in Seattle history is resulting in some residents going 12 days without garbage collection.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 26, 2012 -
Chicago garbage crew finds body
Waste workers found more than they were looking for while on their route yesterday.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 25, 2012 -
Tsunami debris from Japan washing up in Hawaii
One year after the tsunami that destroyed parts of Japan, remains are staring to wash up in the U.S. and Canada.
By Shauna Blackmon • Sept. 25, 2012
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