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Helena, Ala. solicits privatized waste collection bids
Helena City Council is hoping privatization solves money and logistics woes stemming from the current municipal collection services.
By Nicole Wrona • July 17, 2013 -
Leaky garbage truck sparks 911 call in Chicago, Ill.
An investigation was launched to get down to the bottom of a foul odor making its way through the streets of Chicago.
By Nicole Wrona • July 17, 2013 -
Missing child found by Ohio waste worker
A ten-year-old boy was reunited with his mother after a radio bulletin was issued to city sanitation workers about the lost child.
By Nicole Wrona • July 15, 2013 -
Waste Management may close S.C. landfill in exchange for transfer station
The landfill has several hundred thousand tons of remaining capacity.
By Nicole Wrona • July 10, 2013 -
Fire starts in sanitation truck in South Brunswick, N..J.
A large amount of debris ignited inside of the truck, leaving the driver with minor burns.
By Nicole Wrona • July 10, 2013 -
Chicago mayor blocks $18M savings audit of waste collection system
Attempts to verify the dollar amount a new grid garbage collection system saved the city of Chicago was shut down by the Mayor's office.
By Nicole Wrona • July 9, 2013 -
Sanitation worker dies in Pa. truck accident
The collection worked was trapped in a sanitation truck after it rolled into a ditch.
By Nicole Wrona • July 9, 2013 -
Covanta takes over waste disposal in Waterbury, Conn.
The waste to energy firm closed a deal with the city to remove municipal waste and recyclables until 2018.
By Nicole Wrona • July 8, 2013 -
Newark, N.J. buys CNG-fueled waste trucks
The city will eventually change its entire fleet to compressed natural gas vehicles.
By Nicole Wrona • July 3, 2013 -
Advanced Disposal buys another waste hauler in Wis.
Advanced Disposal Services purchased Arrow Disposal LLC, a waste and recycling hauler in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
By Nicole Wrona • July 2, 2013 -
Cities embracing ads on garbage trucks to generate revenue
Municipalities are considering selling advertising space on fleets to increase city profits.
By Nicole Wrona • July 1, 2013 -
Oxygen tank explosion injures two waste employees in Ga.
Debris from an oxygen tank turned into shrapnel as it propelled into the air, injuring two workers in Marietta, Georgia.
By Nicole Wrona • July 1, 2013 -
Record low amount of waste sent to Calif. landfills in 2012
A reduction in the amount of residential and commercial waste helped the state to achieve record low levels of waste in 2012.
By Nicole Wrona • July 1, 2013 -
Two hurt in garbage truck explosion in Ga.
Two sanitation workers in Marietta, Ga. suffered injuries due to an explosion inside a garbage truck.
By Davide Savenije • June 28, 2013 -
N.J. town to pilot automated collection trucks
The city council in Englewood, New Jersey is proposing an automated sanitation fleet to reduce costs.
By Nicole Wrona • June 28, 2013 -
Advanced Disposal expands in Ill., Wis.
The hauling and recycling company's holdings now include an Illinois and a Wisconsin location.
By Nicole Wrona • June 27, 2013 -
$10 tip sparks $4,000 fine for veteran NYC sanitation workers
Two New York City Department of Sanitation workers were fined for accepting a tip while hauling waste from a resident.
By Nicole Wrona • June 26, 2013 -
$15M in savings lures Detroit to weigh privatization
Fresno's decision about privatization for residential collection ended just as the same issue was beginning in Detroit.
By Nicole Wrona • June 26, 2013 -
Precision Waste takes over trash collection in Lincolnton, Ga.
The town voted to privatize its trash collection services.
By Nicole Wrona • June 25, 2013 -
Illegal dumping lands N.J. waste company owner 4 years in prison
Dominick Mazza received a sentence of four years for dumping hazardous material into a New York wetlands area.
By Nicole Wrona • June 21, 2013 -
Recycling truck driver killed in Iowa
A Recycling Inc. employee was killed in the company lot in Des Moines, Iowa.
By Nicole Wrona • June 21, 2013 -
Privatization of waste collection on the table in Ohio city
City officials will meet with Waste Management, Rumpke and Stevens Disposal ahead of the decision.
By Nicole Wrona • June 20, 2013 -
Neb. terminates paper recycling contract over $60,000 non-payment
This is how a nine-year relationship comes to an end.
By Nicole Wrona • June 18, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Waste Management kicks medical waste to the curb
Any medical waste disposal companies out there looking to buy some business?
By Nicole Wrona • June 18, 2013 -
Pa. county to reduce costs to haulers by 1/3
Over 10 years, the new plan could shave 37% off of disposal costs.
By Nicole Wrona • June 17, 2013
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