Santa Fe officials, residents at odds over trash hauling, recycling plan

Residents have been very vocal in resisting the county's plan to select a hauler by bidding process.

By Deborah Barrington • July 17, 2015

UPDATE: Seattle defends ordinance despite 'trash-snooping' lawsuit

The Seattle City Attorney's office issued a statement defending a recent composting ban that residents and businesses said violated privacy rights. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 17, 2015

Waste Pro acquires three new trash haulers

The garbage company expanded its operations in Georgia and North Carolina, despite recent customer complaints regarding missed collections.

By Isabella Alvarez • July 16, 2015

Merging trend continues as Red River, PDC Services acquire new haulers

Following a trend of waste companies merging with smaller industry haulers, Red River Waste has acquired its third hauler since May, as PDC Services acquires family-owned Melton Trucking. 

By Jonathan Barnes • July 10, 2015

How mobile apps are allowing trash and tech to collide

From apps that list garbage pick-up schedules, to tracking systems accounting for the movements of trucks in a fleet, mobile technology is altering how business is done in waste and recycling.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 10, 2015

K2 Waste acquires third trash hauler since June

By purchasing a third trash hauler, LT's Garbage Service, K2 has exponentially expanded its business and geograhical footprint since its launch earlier this year.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 9, 2015

Plans for NC recycling center stalled due to opposing county, state rulings

A proposed 80,000-square-foot MRF planned for Buncombe County, NC has been rejected by local leaders, creating a challenging obstacle in Regional Recycling Solutions attempt for approval.  

By Jonathan Barnes • July 9, 2015

Trash disposal rates will increase 5% for residents in Gresham, OR

Gresham City Council considered several factors, such as increased hauling fees and equipment costs, when planning to increase trash disposal rates for residential and business customers. 

By Jonathan Barnes • July 9, 2015

SC recycling company turns 100% of coal ash into usable product

Instead of sending coal ash to a landfill, Santee Cooper is sending ash to SEFA Group, where 100% of the ash waste is being recycled into a usable product for cement. 

By Jonathan Barnes • July 8, 2015

Discrepancies still unresolved between Athens-Hocking recycling, waste companies

The Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District board in Ohio rejected a proposal from Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers Inc. this week, leaving agreements unresolved.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 7, 2015

Baltimore City landfill staffer pleads guilty to 14-year bribery conspiracy

One Baltimore City DPW employee will face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy and solicitation of bribes.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 7, 2015

Recycling fee sought in Fort Collins, CO to offset waste hauler costs

Due to a new hauling charge for recycable materials, Gallegos Sanitation Inc. is seeking permission from Fort Collins officials to charge customers a fee for curbside recycling.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 6, 2015

DE recycling center could close due to illegal dumping

Illegal dumping at one recycling drop-off center in Delaware has prompted state officials to post a scary sign in the center, but its effectiveness is questionable.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 6, 2015

Indiana implements new Slow Down To Get Around law

Indiana is now the ninth state to pass a Slow Down to Get Around law, protecting waste workers along the state's roadways from careless drivers.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 2, 2015

UPDATE: Deffenbaugh, Omaha agree to extend co-collection of waste

After a July 1 meeting, Deffenbaugh Industries and the City of Omaha reached an agreement that will allow Deffenbaugh to pick up both trash and yard waste in the same vehicle until October.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 2, 2015

Novolex exec: Plastic bag industry 'is about sustainability'

Senior director Phil Rozenski said his company believes people should have a choice in using plastic, paper, or reusable plastic bags, rather than having the government decide for them.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 1, 2015

Waste Management, California Waste Solutions share Oakland contract

The companies will both serve Oakland, CA, residences and businesses in a new waste pick-up, composting, and recycling system in the city.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 1, 2015

DTE Energy to install solar-powered waste collection sites in downtown Detroit

DTE Energy will soon place solar-powered composters and recyclables bins in several spots in Detroit's downtown.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 1, 2015

Newcomer K2 Waste merges with Lake Country Disposal

The recently formed, Texas-based company seeks to assemble a group of waste industry firms.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 30, 2015

North Carolina waste hauler under fire after alleged spotty service

Waste Pro could lose its contract with Buncombe County due to its inability to recover logistically from two employees quitting the company.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 29, 2015

New recycling center keeps county's recycling trending upward

In recent years Delaware County, NY has decreased what it puts in a landfill by two-thirds, and now a new recycling plant is helping the county to save even more recyclables from going to a landfill.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015

Paterson, NJ seeking WTE plant proposals from firms

Despite the protests of environmentalists panning the idea, Paterson, NJ officials still want a waste-to-energy plant and are seeking proposals from firms to create such a facility.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015

New wood waste biorefinery concept championed by German, Norwegian firms

A German pulverizer manufacturer and a Norwegian biomass conversion technology firm are collaborating on a new wood waste biorefinery concept that will soon include a demonstration plant located in a forest in Norway.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015

Devouring haulers, Advanced Disposal adds seventh firm to its 2015 acquisitions tally

The company is hungrily gobbling up smaller waste and recycling companies, buying its third company this month.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 25, 2015

MRF, transfer station OK'd by Santa Fe Springs, CA planning commission

An MRF and transfer station proposed for Santa Fe Springs could face more opposition, though it has gotten approval from the town's planning commission.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 25, 2015