News & Updates
They’re collecting them to send to a nonprofit group called Astronomers Without Borders, which plans to send them to schools in parts of Asia and South America so kids there can safely view upcoming solar eclipses in those areas. University of Georgia students and Athens locals view the eclipse from UGA’s Sanford Stadium in Athens, … Read more
Rumpke Waste & Recycling, a refuse company based in greater Cincinnati that provides service to areas of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia, has built a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at its Columbus, Ohio, location on Fields Ave. Rumpke chose IGS CNG Services to build, own and operate the private time-fill station for its … Read more
A California private equity firm announced Monday it has completed the sale of a Westborough provider of temporary restrooms and fencing to another private equity firm. In a press release monday, Calera Capital, a middle-marked private equity firm based in San Francisco, said it has completed the sale of Westborough-based United Site Services to Platinum … Read more
Sims Municipal Recycling workers negotiated their first union contract in New York City, which authorizes raises, vacation time and medical improvements. Workers at the Sims Municipal Recycling in Brooklyn, New York, successfully negotiated, voted and approved their first union contract. The new contract negotiates raises, better health care coverage and costs, higher education support and additional vacation … Read more
Some even get up at the crack of dawn as they hear Mr Maddern’s recycling truck rolling through the street, just to give him a wave. That’s what the Bundaberg Regional Council truck driver said made his day that little bit brighter. “There is a little boy, only about three years old, that waves … Read more
An Esquimalt man who put his sister’s cat in a crate and tossed it in a dumpster has agreed to take court-ordered treatment for his mental health. On Thursday, Ian Grant Donaldson, 60, pleaded guilty to failing to provide the necessities of life for the animal. Judge Christine Lowe suspended the passing of sentence and … Read more
Cosumnes firefighters on Aug. 22 extinguished a fire that broke out in a Republic Services garbage truck in Elk Grove. The driver reportedly dumped the bags out of the truck right after seeing the fire. Cosumnes Fire Chief Mike McLaughlin told the Citizen that it’s difficult for his staff to determine the fire’s origin since … Read more
SARASOTA, FL — Sarasota’s Public Works Department is gearing up to collect residential yard waste starting early next month. Before collection begins, officials want to make sure residents know what it takes to make sure their yard waste gets hauled away from the curb. “We want residents to know they will see different work crews … Read more
Team Waste and the Harrison County Utility Authority started delivering new 96 gallon garbage cans around Harrison County earlier this week. The Harrison County Utility Authority will deliver the garbage carts to approximately 40,000 residents across Harrison County until the service officially begins on October 1st. Each cart is equipped with HCUA logo and … Read more