Advanced Disposal appeals waste competition case to Ga. Supreme Court

A judge issued a ruling stating that a local sanitation company can continue to collect waste in a county where Advanced Disposal has a contract. 

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 19, 2013

Chicago to get first electric garbage truck in U.S.

The $1.2 million vehicle will run on electricity alone.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 18, 2013

Waste Management sells Binghamton, N.Y. operation

 A segment of the waste and recycling giant's Broome County operation was purchased by a local hauler.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 17, 2013

Republic Services taking over waste collection in Lawrence, Ind.

The service is expected to save the city $5 million through the duration of the contract.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 16, 2013

St. Louis sanitation worker gets trapped in truck

The arm of the vehicle got tangled in live power lines and had to wait for help to avoid electrocution.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 13, 2013

Republic Services adds 107 CNG vehicles to Anaheim fleet

The waste and recycling company replaced its aging fleet with vehicles that run on cleaner fuel.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 13, 2013

Texas mayor indicted over waste contract controversy

The Mayor of Edcouch, Texas has been indicted in three counts stemming from alleged misconduct surrounding the sanitation bidding process for the city.

By Davide Savenije • Dec. 12, 2013

Waste Management adds 21 CNG vehicles to Wash. fleet

The City of Redmond now has 21 compressed natural gas vehicles.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 11, 2013

Waste Connections acquires Minn. hauler

ACE Solid Waste will now be owned and operated by the Texas-based hauler and recycling services provider.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 10, 2013

Ohio county replaces Republic with Rumpke

Residents in Lorain County will now use hauler Rumpke instead of Republic Services, after the company came in with the lowest bid during the selection process. 

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 10, 2013

Memphis approves retirement plan for waste workers

After negotiating a compromise with Council members, the votes were cast in favor of a supplemental retirement plan for sanitation workers.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 4, 2013

Hattiesburg, Miss. may privatize sanitation

The Hattiesburg City Council will accept proposals from private haulers.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 4, 2013

Interactive 'Waste Atlas' maps out worldwide waste

The Waste Atlas partnership created a map and report based on waste data collected from 162 countries and 1,773 cities.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 27, 2013

Mobsters plead guilty to shaking down NYC waste companies

Three crime families set aside their differences to work together to prevent officials from cleaning up the trash business.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 25, 2013

Runaway waste truck destroys Pa. home

A sanitation vehicle slammed into a home after its brakes failed to work.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 25, 2013

Rizzo, Waste Management fight for waste supremacy in Mich.

A battle is continuing for two waste companies, Waste Management and Rizzo Environmental Services, over local waste limits and a proposed landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 22, 2013

Baltimore, Md. approves new trash bins for pilot program

The new bins are equipped with RFID tracking and come with a price tag of almost $600,000.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 22, 2013

Unmanned trash truck coasts down Highway 101

Commuters were surprised yesterday morning when a runaway sanitation vehicle barreled through traffic in Corte Madera, California. 

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 21, 2013

Republic Services adds 56 CNG vehicles to Mass. fleet

The company has over 1,400 CNG vehicles nationwide.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 18, 2013

Detroit awards new waste contracts

Detroit made the decision to divide the city in half, awarding two haulers with contracts to collect trash for the next five years.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 18, 2013

Vt. unveils new waste and recycling symbols

Vermont released new symbols to raise public awareness about the separation of recyclables, food waste and trash.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 14, 2013

DOE to send nuclear waste to Nev. starting next year

The DOE is proceeding with plans to transfer hundreds of containers of highly radioactive waste to a Nevada facility. 

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 14, 2013

Quest buys Southern Waste Systems' national accounts

The environmental consulting and management company purchased assets from the solid waste services company.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 12, 2013

Waste privatization faces opposition in Harrisburg, Pa.

Members of the Public Works committee oppose the move.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 8, 2013

Researchers discover how to make nuclear waste small and stable

Members of the University of Sheffield's Faculty of Engineering have tested ways to minimize the volume of nuclear waste and make it stable, resulting in a reduction of cost and safety concerns.

By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 8, 2013