Dive Brief:

• Republic Services acquired the waste and recycling collections of a local sanitation business based in Ottawa, Illinois.
• Thrush Sanitation was sold to the hauler on April 1 for an undisclosed amount.
• Previous Thrush towns now covered by Republic are Ottawa, Utica, Marseilles, Seneca and Peru.

Dive Insight:

Those employed with Thrush will have the option of working for Republic Services. There are no changes anticipated for customers in terms of price increases or collection services at this time.