News & Updates
Rusk County (WQOW) – Authorities said a garbage truck and train collided Tuesday early morning in Rusk County. Shortly before 6:45 a.m., the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a crash on Cranberry Lake Road north of Highway 8 in Rusk County near Weyerhaeuser. Authorities said the 32-year-old man, from Bruce, was driving a Waste Management garbage … Read more
Waste Management has suspended service in the Houston area because of Tropical Storm Harvey. While the company’s local facilities, including landfills, weren’t damaged during the storm, flooded roads have prevented trucks from collecting trash.
Law enforcement officials are reminding motorists to remain alert to a law that targets motorists who are caught speeding past sanitation collection trucks. Motorists that ignore the law face jail time or a fine of up to $100, officials said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the “Slow Down to Get Around” bill into law last summer, … Read more
HARRISON COUNTY, MS Team Waste is founded on the belief that excellent customer service is the life blood of our business and that it is every employee’s job to ensure that our customers are cared for with constant responsiveness and reliability. Our success can be measured through the strong partnerships that have developed between … Read more
I-65 N at Old Hickory Blvd was completely closed a short time ago due to an overturned garbage truck.Trucks have cleared away the garbage and two lanes are open, but you can expect heavy traffic and officials are asking motorists to avoid the area.
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