News & Updates
JOLIET – Lots of stuff gets sorted out at the recycling center between the plastic, paper and glass – but not everything. Cardboard contaminated by food remnants has to be thrown away. Plastic shopping bags that shouldn’t be in there have to be cut away from recycling machinery. Workers cutting away the plastic bags at … Read more
At Rogue Disposal & Recycling, we strive to be the “greenest” company in the Rogue Valley. Many residents don’t realize that in addition to our curbside waste pick-up, we also manage or participate in residential and commercial recycling, yard debris recycling, residential bin-for-a-day, composting, paperless billing, commercial/medical waste services and gas-to-energy programs and initiatives. You … Read more
UNION COUNTY — An agreement between Union County and the company that operates its landfill is not only benefiting the county and the company but is also helping facilitate the growth of the Spartanburg Community College Union County campus which further benefit the county and the company. In 2016, Union County entered into a new … Read more
This program honors those drivers who operate their trucks in a safe and responsible manner, have outstanding performance records, and whose contributions have enhanced the overall safety and image of the solid waste industry. This competition is a great way to recognize your best and safest drivers. Each year, NWRA celebrates the best and safest … Read more
Dixon, 49, commutes from Jackson to Marietta to begin his workday. He’s the one driving the Rumpke pickup truck with a hopper on the back, maneuvering through the narrow laneways and alleys, festooned with low-hanging power lines, that bigger trucks can’t get into. He might be from Jackson, but he probably knows the intimate byways … Read more
Pat DiNizio, the songwriter and lead singer for the durable New Jersey rock ’n’ roll band the Smithereens, whose melodic, guitar-heavy songs like “Blood and Roses” and “A Girl Like You” attracted a loyal following, died on Tuesday in Summit, N.J. He was 62. His death was announced on the band’s website. A friend, William … Read more
Saratoga County Waste’s employees in Clifton Park assembled more than 200 bikes for children in need during their annual Christmas Promise event. The bikes, along with helmets, will be distributed to several local charities, serving as Christmas presents to children who would otherwise go without. This annual event was made possible from employee and … Read more
E. J. Harrison & Sons was established in 1932 and is one of the oldest and largest privately owned trash collection businesses in the United States. Our philosophy is that people should not have to think about trash or recycling and that the collection be simple as possible to help people “to do the right … Read more
As we go through this holiday season, we want to remember the impact that garbage workers have had on our history Did you know this respected profession goes back to at least 3000 B.C.? Here are 10 interesting things from more recent history that you may not have known about your garbage workers: 1350 A.D. … Read more