10 Things You Need to Know for the Waste & Recycling Industry Today (December 8, 2014)
Jury trial not likely to end battle over Waller County landfill “For many in the courtroom, a judge's promise Friday that the Waller County landfill trial would conclude ‘before Santa Claus comes’ was welcome news. Earlier in the week, they had lamented the possibility that the trial - one over an issue that has divided the rural county for the past two years - would pause and not conclude until February, due to a crowded court calendar.” (Houston Chronicle)
Quincy Recycle acquires plant assets from Imperial Paper Stock “Quincy Recycle, a full service commercial recycling company headquartered in Quincy, Illinois, has acquired the plant and plant assets from Imperial Paper Stock Co., Bridgeton, Missouri. Quincy Recycle, with locations in Quincy and Alsip, Illinois; New Haven, Indiana; and Bridgeton, Missouri, says the acquisition will broaden its service area in the Midwest. ‘Quincy Recycle is committed to adding value and solving problems for industrial generators of waste in the St. Louis metro area,’ says Bryan Stokes, president of Quincy Recycle.” (Recycling Today)
Denville switches to Gaeta Recycling for garbage collection “Gaeta Recycling has replaced Waste Management as Denville’s residential garbage collector. Garbage collection will continue to be performed twice weekly and there will be no adjustments to the daily schedule. Residents are advised to have their garbage placed curbside at 6 a.m. or earlier on their scheduled collection day. Although the daily schedule remains unchanged, the order in which garbage is collected throughout the route may change at the discretion of Gaeta Recycling.” (NorthJersey.com)
Keystone landfill hikes Scranton's disposal charge to offset higher host fees landfill pays “Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Dunmore told Scranton its trash disposal tipping fee will go up 80 cents per ton starting Jan. 1, because of ‘increased host fees’ the landfill will be paying. An 80-cent spike will cost Scranton around an extra $20,000 next year to dispose of garbage at Keystone, said Scranton Business Administrator David Bulzoni.” (TheTimes-Tribune.com)