Steven Averett, Content Director, Waste Group

June 1, 2007

1 Min Read
Roll-Off Your Own

Border patrol officers in Nogales, Ariz., (just south of Tucson) stopped a suspicious looking garbage truck crossing the border from Mexico. Inside the roll-off container the truck was carrying, the officers found close to 13,000 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of more than $10.3 million dollars. The 560 bundles of pot, which completely filled the container, constitute one of the largest busts in Tucson sector history.

The clandestine green waste will be used to produce a very special batch of compost.

Source: KOLD News 13

About the Author(s)

Steven Averett

Content Director, Waste Group, Waste360

Steven Averett joined the Waste Age staff in February 2006. Since then he has helped the magazine expand its coverage and garner a range of awards from FOLIO, the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) and the Magazine Association of the Southeast (MAGS). He recently won a Gold Award from ASBPE for humor writing.

Before joining Waste Age, Steven spent three years as the staff writer for Industrial Engineer magazine, where he won a gold GAMMA Award from MAGS for Best Feature. He has written and edited material covering a wide range of topics, including video games, film, manufacturing, and aeronautics.

Steven is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a BA in English.

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