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Statistics show decline in number of female truck drivers
Women now account for 5.1% of all truck drivers according to American Trucking Associations.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 30, 2016 -
Knoxville, TN approves new carts for automated collection
City officials intend to modernize trash collection with the proposed $2.9 million purchase.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 29, 2016 -
How Goodwill is propelling the future of textile recycling
The ubiquitous donation nonprofit does everything it can to keep clothes out of landfills.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 29, 2016 -
NWRA
NWRA, Republic promote positive safety culture in Chicago training session
This was the second workshop in the association's 2016 Safety Professional Development Series.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 29, 2016 -
Report: NYC franchise advocates highlight air quality issues
The Transform Don't Trash NYC coalition collected readings in high-traffic areas and within truck cabs.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 28, 2016 -
Deep Dive
5 questions (and answers) regarding Los Angeles's potential franchising system
Waste Dive took a look at what the changes will cost customers, the educational outreach requirements and other areas of interest.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 28, 2016 -
NWRA
NWRA hits record numbers with third 2016 Safety Stand Down
The Stand Down initiative — focused on "back-to-school" safety — drew in 190 participants from 133 companies.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 28, 2016 -
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SWANA: 98 deaths recorded in 2015-2016 industry fatality data
The "sobering statistics" are a reminder to waste industry professionals to increase safety training and awareness while on the job.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 27, 2016 -
Judge: Republic to continue collecting Flint's waste — for now
The company's competitor, Rizzo Environmental Services, cannot collect waste for at least 10 days until the contract dispute is resolved.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 27, 2016 -
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Los Angeles BPW votes unanimously to award 11 franchise zones to 7 companies
The decision was made during a hearing that lasted more than three hours.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 26, 2016 -
Flint mayor attempts to terminate agreement with Republic, bring in new hauler
Mayor Weaver plans to hire her preferred hauler, Rizzo Environmental Services, though an injunction has been filed to stop this.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 23, 2016 -
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Federal government may begin tracking data on e-waste exports
A proposal from the U.S. Census Bureau has called for a new tracking category in the government's automated export system.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 23, 2016 -
New EREF report indicates higher MSW, lower recycling rates than EPA estimates
Rather than a top-down approach, data was gathered from individual facilities for a more detailed assessment.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 22, 2016 -
San Jose, CA takes a creative approach to curb illegal dumping
The city experimented with various marketing strategies and noticed a clear difference in behavior.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 22, 2016 -
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Deep DiveMaintenance art: Exhibit puts the unseen roles of NYC sanitation workers on display
DSNY artist-in-residence Mierle Laderman Ukeles has captured the importance of NYC sanitation work in captivating art pieces, displays and projects, all demonstrated in an exhibit at Queens Museum.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 21, 2016 -
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Ontario Ministry of Transportation: Waste trucks fail safety inspections at higher rate than average
More than 30% of the inspected garbage trucks were taken out of service in the last year, as compared to the overall average of 22.7%.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 20, 2016 -
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NRDC sues EPA over details of Anacostia River cleanup plan
The organization says the federally approved plan doesn't take into account the full scope of waste entering the river.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 20, 2016 -
San Francisco struggling to meet zero waste goal as 2020 quickly approaches
The city's diversion rates have stagnated in recent years with plenty of recyclable materials still going to the local landfill.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 19, 2016 -
Keep America Beautiful, Coca-Cola partner for 9th annual recycling bin grant program
The national program aims to expand recycling access outside of homes and businesses.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 16, 2016 -
Waste Management suspends contamination tracking program in Arkansas
Training workers to use the contamination identification technology ended up being too complicated.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 16, 2016 -
Miami researchers launch new project to understand path of marine waste
The same sensors used to track the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will help researchers analyze how trash enters the bay.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 15, 2016 -
Midwest Organic Solutions to cease food waste composting in attempt to reduce odors
The Iowa composter may soon only accept yard waste per an agreement with Dubuque County, where the facility is located.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 14, 2016 -
Manchester, NH to pilot automated waste collection
Increased safety, more efficient collections and better service were all noted as potential benefits of the program.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 13, 2016 -
New research finds positive engagement, dispatcher relations key to driver retention
Research firm Stay Metrics analyzed trends among thousands of drivers to detect causes of high turnover rates.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 13, 2016 -
Goodwill
Goodwill teams with plastics company for modern donation 'goBins'
The goBin has a QR code that donors can scan for email receipts and sensors to notify Goodwill when it's full.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 12, 2016
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