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Custom Garbage Truck Beds for Your Littlest Garbage Truck Fan

Each bed is customized to the individual child with style, size, color, lights, text, sirens, personalized license plate and just about anything else you can come up with. Made from cabinet grade wood and painted with low to no VOC paints these custom beds are easy to setup and require no tools. There are no … Read more

Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Membership

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

Order the Best Kid’s Garbage Truck Bed

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

GFL Environmental Announces Acquisition of WCA Waste Corporation and Further Expansion of U.S. Footprint GFL Environmental Inc (CNW Group/GFL Environmental Inc.)

VAUGHAN, ON, Aug. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE: GFL) (TSX: GFL) (“GFL” or the “Company”), a leading North American diversified environmental services company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with an affiliate of Macquarie Infrastructure Partners II (the “Seller”) to purchase WCA Waste Corporation and its subsidiaries (“WCA”) for an … Read more

Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to Simplify EPA Permit Process

EPA finalized a rule that streamlines and modernizes the review of permits by the Agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) for the first time in nearly three decades. Additionally, the final rule provides more flexibility to regulated parties, states and tribes, and the public. “Over the years, the scope of responsibilities for EPA’s EAB has changed … Read more

Celebrate Waste & Recycling Workers Every Day (and Night)

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

WASTE AND RECYCLE WORKERS SUPPORT FUND

#TrashDayThanks Learn more at Glad.com Thank You Sanitation Workers Solid waste and recycling collection is a critical and essential part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The men and women working in the waste and recycling collection industry are on the front lines of protecting human health and the environment. SWANA is collaborating with Glad to support … Read more

Refresh your memory with SWANA’s Summer Safety Tips!

  The solid waste and recycling industry is an essential service every season. However, summer brings extreme heat and challenges that make it harder to work, especially during this difficult time. SWANA encourages you to refresh your memory and check out SWANA’s Summer Safety Tip videos. SWANA gives tips on various topics such as extreme … Read more

Thank You for Supporting Waste and Recycling Workers Week 2020!

Proclamations were issued, thank you notes were written, parties were held and gifts were wrapped. From coast to coast, organizations and individuals came out to thank their waste and recycling workers and support personnel. Thank you to each and every one of you for joining us in celebrating Waste and Recycling Workers Week 2020! It … Read more

Save Lives with One Easy Choice

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