Collection & Transfer

Phoenix-based Republic Services, Inc. announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2020. The company reported net income of $246.3 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, versus $234.2 million, or $0.72...

Sustana Fiber says its mill in Lévis, Quebec, has begun accepting beverage and food cartons for recycling, thereby becoming the first mill in Canada to recycle cartons in the last 20 years...

The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has disapproved a rulemaking package of the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) that contains proposed regulations for implementation of SB-1383, a law set to...

The Composting Council isn’t letting COVID-19 and social distancing ruin the 25th anniversary of International Compost Awareness Week (May 3-9, 2020). Instead, they are thinking of different ways to spread awareness of the importance of composting...

Before the coronavirus pandemic, there were some indications that the U.S. was “poised for a plastics boom of epic proportions.” In February alone, 343 new plastic production plants and expansions were permitted or planned for the near term, per...

April 2020 will go down as one of the longest months on record. I think we all can agree that this April dragged out for obvious reasons.  ...

Van Dyk Recycling Solutions has accelerated the rollout of a new product to help their customers get faster, safer, and more effective service assistance during the Covid-19 crisis. Called Van Dyk Vision-ARTM (the AR stands for augmented reality)...

In Arlington, Texas, city leaders have asked local government agencies to plan for reductions in spending of 10 to 25%, which could lead to layoffs and furloughs—and, in turn, significant impacts on the public sector and first responders. Such...

After last week’s announcement about the creation of the $200,000 Sanitation Workers Support Fund, by Glad and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), we wanted to learn more about this effort to provide assistance to industry...

As the COVID19 crisis reverberates through our society, our food system is stressed. Grocery store clerks, food delivery workers, small and mid-sized farmers, people experiencing food insecurity, and farmworkers living and working in crowded...