News & Updates
SWANA and Safety The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is the organization behind the Slow Down to Get Around (SDTGA) campaign that is saving lives across the country. Thanks to their hard work to promote the safety of recycling and garbage workers, 25 states have passed laws requiring drivers to slow down and … Read more
Quality Craftsmanship Each garbage truck bed is carefully designed with its future owner in mind. It starts with a wishlist and evolves into a custom blueprint. Every detail is planned, from rim color and license plates to interactive features. The perfect garbage truck is then brought to life with skillful craftsmanship. The final product is … Read more
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
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
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
Watching 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
HOOKS, 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
Curbtender’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
@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.