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Jackson, Mississippi – July 21, 2021 – Recycling and refuse equipment manufacturer New Way Trucks is increasing production capacity in Booneville. The project is a $4 million corporate investment and will create at least 120 jobs. New Way Trucks announced in October 2019 that the company would locate operations in the former Wolverine Tube building in the Booneville/Prentiss County … Read more
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Another Waste and Recycling Workers Week has come and gone. We hope you enjoyed celebrating, sharing gratitude and educating kids about the service your neighborhood sanitation workers provide. We know no community stays safe, happy and clean without the service of outstanding waste and recycling workers and all the support staff in the sanitation industry. … Read more
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Slow Down to Get Around It sounds so simple, but many drivers fail to do it. When you’re driving behind a recycling or garbage truck performing curbside collection services, slow down. Leave a little extra space to accommodate frequent stops and slow down before passing. We understand drivers are often in a hurry. So many … Read more
Read the ArticleWatching firefighters battle an inferno raging inside, two employees who lived nearby approached him with tears in their eyes. “They asked if they would have a job tomorrow,” the vice president of American Waste Control remembered. “I wrapped my arms around them and told them yes — we need them now more than we needed … Read more
Read the ArticleHOOKS, Texas (KSLA) – Growing up, children often aspire to be first responders, astronauts, doctors or pilots. For 5-year-old Kutter Fisher, his superhero can found wearing a neon vest and riding in a Waste Management trash truck. Yes, Kutter aspires to be a sanitation worker and his hero, Larry Collins, makes a stop at his … Read more
Read the ArticleCurbtender’s very own, Dean Steege, played a pivotal role in developing what would be the refuse industry’s first commercially produced automated side loading refuse truck. Learn more about Dean’s role in automated waste collection and how he’s still part of innovating at Curbtender decades later. Curbtender Inc designs and manufactures refuse collection vehicles in Cedar … Read more
Read the Article@SWSanitation Our mission is to provide our customers with the highest quality waste management services possible, while minimizing our impact on the environment by constantly striving to increase recycling volumes and improve operational efficiency.
Read the ArticleJoin us in saying “Thank You” during National Waste and Recycling Workers Week – Week of June 17, 2021 What if we all spent a day getting as excited as children do when they see the garbage truck coming down the street? The week of June 17th is the time for us to show our … Read more
Read the ArticleThe Honey Brown Hope Foundation’s “No Trashing-Trash Workers Campaign,” sponsored by Frost Bank, is hosted during “Waste and Recycling Workers Week,” June 17-24. The commemorative week calls for everyone to: Thank you #JohnArwood!
Read the ArticleTo close Waste & Recycling Workers Week, we want to give a shoutout to our Recycling Specialist, Edgar Castro Tello. Edgar is committed to educating the community about conservation. Fun fact, he spent 2yrs doing migratory bird studies to protect birds like Bald Eagles & Ospreys.
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