News & Updates

How much money does a garbage collector make?

According to the BLS, garbage collectors earned a median salary of $33,800 in 2015. The highest-paid 10 percent of garbage collectors made $58,790, and the lowest-paid made $19,860. The highest-paying metropolitan areas for these workers are Mount Vernon, Washington; Oakland, California; and New York City. According to 2011 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average hourly … Read more

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Lakeshore Recycling announced expansion into Village of Glencoe

Today, Lakeshore announced that we are expanding our partnership with the Village of Glencoe. This newest transition now includes waste collection services in conjunction with the recycling services we began with the Village in March 2016. With this exciting change, Lakeshore will now provide both waste and recycling services to nearly 3,000 households within Glencoe. … Read more

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The Vail Honeywagon – 955 Ute Creek Rd Wolcott, Colorado

The Vail Honeywagon has been in business for 39 years because of the qualities that set us apart from other refuse and recycling companies. We go above and beyond by providing personalized, responsive, and accountable service. Vail Honeywagon is a locally owned and operated waste and recycling hauling company that is dedicated to providing quality … Read more

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Kittens saved by Waste Industry driver, Joseph Anderson

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — They say cats have nine lives. But five kittens almost lost their lives in a landfill in Brunswick county. It could’ve been the end of the road for them. However, Waste Industry driver, Joseph Anderson, heard something unusual. “We heard kittens meowing and we end up seeing five of them and … Read more

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Breast Cancer Awareness – Kicking Breast Cancer to the Curb

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Waste Management Industry is Spreading the Word According to the American Cancer Society, there will be 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer, 63,410 new cases of breast carcinoma in situ, and 40,610 breast cancer deaths in 2017. The National Breast Cancer Foundation reports that 1 in 8 women … Read more

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Bill Rumpke Jr – CEO of Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Rumpke Waste and Recycling has been committed to keeping neighborhoods and businesses clean and green since 1932 by providing environmentally friendly waste disposal and recycling solutions. Headquartered in Colerain Township, Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati, Rumpke is one of the nation’s largest privately owned residential and commercial waste and recycling firms, providing service to areas … Read more

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Meet Ira Campbell, an outstanding guy!

Hundreds of notes, mostly from school children, are waiting for Campbell at Village Hall. One salute came from Avery Wuebbels, a fifth-grader at Albers Elementary School. The 10-year-old and her younger sister, Adelyn, always run out to see him as his truck pulls up to their grandparents’ home. “Whenever he stops, he always says, ‘hello,’ … Read more

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Waste Management a top employer for women

Professional Woman’s Magazine names Waste Management a top employer for women.

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This is why Children want to be a Garbageman

Over 50 Years of Personal Service Since our founding in 1962 by William M. Hudgins, we have strived to build our reputation on consistency, performance and responsiveness to customer needs. As a family-owned and operated business, your satisfaction is extremely important to us. Local, Family-Owned and Run Hudgins Disposal is a local, family owned and … Read more

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Waste Industries in the Spot Light

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