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THOMASVILLE — Each year in June, the nation celebrates Waste and Recycling Workers Week in recognition of the men and women of the waste management industry who work hard all year to process, filter and recycle more than 250 million tons of garbage annually.  his year, the City of Thomasville is celebrating Solid Waste Appreciation … Read more

It’s Waste and Recycling Workers Week all this week! Always look out for your local garbage man! Without them, your life would be trash.

  Today is Waste and Recycling Workers Week – a day when we express our gratitude to the men and women who work to keep our community clean. We are so grateful to have this crew, which includes teams from Borden, Himco Waste Away Service Inc., and Recycling Works! If you see them today, give them a smile and … Read more

Today kicked off National Garbage Man Appreciation week, so naturally, we went to see Desmond’s buddies down at the Poulsbo Public Works, bringing celebratory cupcakes. Dave, Jon, and Adrian got some big appreciation hugs from their biggest fan. 💙🚛 #garbagelove #poulsbogarbageboy#nationalgarbagemanappreciationweek #nationalgarbagemanday Waste and Recycling Workers Week Waste & Recycling Workers Week

  Not only do garbage drivers work hard but they and the staff also get up sooooo early!😵 And so today, we did too! We wanted to show appreciation to ALL of our town’s drivers; not just our own driver. So we delivered donuts before all the drivers headed out at 5:30am. We saw lots of … Read more

Hope you are thanking your Trash Fairies this week! Long hours, modest pay, disgusting (hard) work – no doubt they deserve it. Take Gatorades and snacks to the curb if you see them coming down the street. Or better yet, a cash-money tip! Make them feel appreciated. Trust me, if they all took even one … Read more

This week is National Garbage Man & Woman Day! Our drivers are an integral part of what we do. Join us in celebrating all their hard work in keeping our communities clean and safe every day of the year.

Happy #GlobalGarbageManDay 👷‍♀️🚛 Today is an important day @lacitysan as we honor & recognize the dedicated efforts of the men & women who keep our communities clean. The role of a #sanitationworker goes far beyond #garbagecollection 🚮 Learn more about the projects our teams are currently working on to help protect #publichealth and the #environment … Read more

You’d notice a day without them. Leave our garbage men a little thank you note in the comments and we’ll pass it along!

Happy Waste & Recycling Workers Week (week of June 17) to all our colleagues in the waste management and recycling industries! Of course it isn’t just for men, and it isn’t all about garbage; the holiday honors all whose work could fall under this historically under-respected title. #garbagemanday #recyclingtruck #kidsloverecyclingtrucks