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06/30/2023

The Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) is conducting research on the size and maintenance of waste collection vehicle fleets. According to EREF, a study has never been done before to evaluate the impact of fleet management activities on emissions, safety, economics, and related variables in a way that educates the industry.

The Environmental Research & Education Foundation is conducting research on the size and maintenance of waste collection vehicle fleets.

06/12/2023

BOMAG's Alex Papp Discusses Their Landfill Compactors Designed to Handle Heavy Workloads. Listen to Alex as he demonstrates BOMAG worldwide's heavy-duty Compactors designed to handle daily requirements at Landfills. BOMAG prides itself on designing Compactors specific to the size of a customer's needs.

Listen to Alex as he demonstrates BOMAG's heavy-duty Compactors designed to handle daily requirements at Landfills. BOMAG prides itself on designing Compactors specific to the size of a customer's needs.

06/07/2023

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06/05/2023

VIDEO: Joe talks with Vermeer Corporation at

Contamination in composting can negatively impact your end product, even potentially forcing you to dispose of otherwise quality material. Learn how the Vermeer CS3500 contaminant separator uses 5 stages of separation to help you maximize product quality.

06/01/2023

Starting with #10 and ending with the most-clicked newsletter link. Check out the slideshow and catch up on our 2023 wast and recycling industry content.

Starting with #10 and ending with the most-clicked newsletter link. Check out the slideshow and catch up on our 2023 content.

05/23/2023

Editor-in-Chief Joe Gillard, along with Caroline and Gordon Cooper of Global Sensor Systems Inc. discuss the origins of the family business and how to make communities safer with their technology.

Editor-in-Chief Joe Gillard, along with Caroline and Gordon Cooper of Global Sensor Systems discuss the origins of the family business and how to make communities safer with their technology.

04/12/2023

Do you know someone who works directly or indirectly with the waste and recycling industry who goes above and beyond for safety? Maybe they are a truck driver, plant supervisor, a safety auditor, a leader or member of a safety committee, or equipment operator. We’re looking for the unsung heroes who work to keep other’s safe, even if their work is not glamorous or out in the open.

Nominate someone in the waste industry that devotes themselves to worker safety.

03/16/2023

Side guards installed on trucks can do a lot to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe.
https://www.mswmanagement.com/collection/collection-vehicles/article/21294094/safety-on-the-side

Side guards installed on trucks can do a lot to keep pedestrians and cyclists safe.

03/07/2023

Q&A: Can We Greatly Improve Methane Measure and Capture?

The following is a Q&A with Peter Quigley, CEO and Chairman of LoCI Controls, which has commercialized technology to optimize methane capture and emission reduction from landfills.

03/02/2023

Gordon Feller explains how the differences between rural and urban waste management provide challenges for China's goals of a circular economy.

Gordon Feller explains how the differences between rural and urban waste management provide challenges for China's goals of a circular economy.

03/01/2023

Eric Frederickson, Call2Recycle’s Managing Director of Operations & Compliance, on the issue of battery recycling.

"We must create a unified, national system to collect, recycle, and reuse these batteries."

02/21/2023

A weekly curated reading list of ten headlines about solid waste management.

A curated reading list of ten headlines about solid waste management.

01/31/2023

Watch a behind-the-scenes clip of side guard installation.

Watch a behind-the-scenes clip of side guard installation.

01/31/2023

The Intelligentsia is a weekly column featuring industry thought leaders. This week, David Biderman of the Solid Waste Association of North America discusses a big developing story in NYC.

The Intelligentsia is a weekly column featuring industry thought leaders. This week, David Biderman of SWANA discusses a big developing story in NYC.

01/24/2023

Noncompliance triggers major penalties, and these consequences will not be strictly financial.

Noncompliance triggers major penalties, and these consequences will not be strictly financial.

01/24/2023

Casella Waste Services had a MACK LR Elecrtric refuse truck pilot in Rutland, Vermont. The following is my Q&A with John W. Casella, Chairman & CEO of Casella Waste Systems. Casella Waste Systems Mack Trucks

Casella Waste Services had a MACK LR Elecrtric refuse truck pilot in Rutland, Vermont. The following is my Q&A with John W. Casella, Chairman & CEO of Casella Waste Systems.

01/23/2023

The past and future of self-driving refuse trucks.

Editor Joe Gillard discusses the past and future of self-driving refuse trucks.

01/23/2023

David Barron explains the EPA approval to use unmanned aerial system application as an alternative to method 21 for surface emission monitoring of landfills.
Sniffer Robotics

David Barron explains the EPA approval to use unmanned aerial system application as an alternative to method 21 for surface emission monitoring of landfills.

01/09/2023

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01/03/2023

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12/07/2022

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey Shows Continued Improvement in Worker Safety.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Survey Shows Continued Improvement in Worker Safety.

12/07/2022

SWANA and NWRA respond to EPA’s proposed rule.
https://www.mswmanagement.com/home/article/21286369/waste-industry-urges-epa-to-ensure-polluter-pays-not-communities-for-pfas

SWANA and NWRA respond to EPA’s proposed PFAS CERCLA rule

12/06/2022

Innovative waste-to-energy companies are always developing new solutions or making tried-and-tested methods more effective.
https://www.mswmanagement.com/landfills/waste-to-energy-landfill-gas/article/21280468/todays-solutions-for-generating-energy-from-waste

Innovative waste-to-energy companies are always developing new solutions or making tried-and-tested methods more effective.

12/06/2022

The decision follows a three-year period of public comment, and will increase regulations in three specific areas.

In October, the Waste Management Board in Virginia voted to increase regulations for landfills in the state. The decision follows a three-year period of public comment, and will increase regulations in three specific areas.

11/30/2022

"The second law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be continually recycled without reducing its density or quality,"

A true circular economy—where meaningful quantities of trash can be converted back into usable materials or energy—is improbable. “No recycling plant can be run solely off of the excess heat of another such recycling plant."

11/29/2022

Sometimes the data surprises you.

11/29/2022

Recycling grants open at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

SWANA-Supported Grant Program Will Improve Recycling Education and Infrastructure.

11/29/2022

Recognizing how different the motivations are now for young people entering the workforce.

Recognizing how different the motivations are now for young people entering the workforce.