Fleets & Technology

News, information and analysis on waste fleet management and technology issues, including automation, alternative fuels, route optimization, truck bodies and parts and driver safety.

SWANA Names 2020 Safety Award Winners

Sep 29, 2020

Silver Spring, Md. – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 SWANA Safety Awards are Leck Waste Services for Biggest Safety Improvement and Estancia Valley Solid Waste Authority and OC...

The Future of Mechanical Screening

Sep 28, 2020

In this webinar, you will learn how increasing demands on MRFs are driving innovation in screening technology and the role mechanical separation plays in optimizing automation.

Episode 77: Plugging Into Opportunities in Refuse Fleet Electrification

Sep 28, 2020

In our latest episode of NothingWasted! Podcast, we bring you a dynamic session from WasteExpo Together Online: "Plugging Into Opportunities in Refuse Fleet Electrification"...

INVIZION Announces Blockchain-Based Waste Tracking System

Sep 28, 2020

US-based company INVIZION has announced during the United Nations Global Compact, one of the sideline events of the currently ongoing 75th United Nations General Assembly, that it is piloting a revolutionary waste tracking system to solve the...

Digitalization Presents New Opportunities for the Waste Industry

Sep 25, 2020

Operational deficiencies in collection and transfer significantly impact a waste management company’s bottom line, especially when it comes to roll-off dumpsters – from location to usage...

Essential Workers and Post-COVID-19 Safety Culture

Sep 22, 2020

As COVID-19 presents new challenges to frontline workers in the waste industry, cultivating a robust safety culture is more important than ever.

Episode 76: How the Waste Industry Saved My Life

Sep 21, 2020

In our latest episode of NothingWasted!, we chat with Michael O’Connor, Owner of Premier Waste Services. Based in Phoenix, AZ. Premier Waste Services is a roll-off dumpster service provider offering waste removal and trash bin container rental for...

How Waste Companies are Redefining Safety in a COVID-19 World and Beyond

Sep 18, 2020

The ongoing pandemic has made companies across the globe redefine what it means to keep workers safe...

Electric Refuse Trucks: Time to Plug in?

Sep 18, 2020

Electric power for refuse trucks is a wave of technology that promises to drive the waste industry into a greener future— both in terms of increasing sustainability and reducing vehicle operating costs...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Delivers 5,000 Masks to Miami-Dade Waste Management Department

Sep 14, 2020

MIAMI — The Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) recently received a shipment of 5,000 protective masks from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The shipment of the masks had been coordinated by the...

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