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A Phoenix-based waste management firm has made some key changes in its C-suite. Republic Services Inc. (NYSE: RSG) this week promoted Jon Vander Ark to president. He previously served as the company’s chief operating officer since Jan. 1, 2018. Timothy Stuart replaced Vander Ark in the COO role. Most recently, Stuart served as executive vice president, operations. With … Read more
Waste and Recycling Workers Week offered lanyard stickers in efforts to honor the men and women that keep our cities Safe and Clean. Credit, #WasteExpo #NGMD , volunteer S. Goode
This month we’d like to highlight Brother Rosty Beltran from California Waste Solutions in San Jose. Brother Beltran has been a member with the Teamsters since 1994, and transferred into Teamsters Local 350 back in 1999. Throughout the years, the company logo on his uniform may have changed but his dedication and service never faltered. … Read more
IMPROVING your company’s safety record – and your BOTTOM LINE! HOW DOES JOHNNY JAWS WORK? Johnny Jaws’ patented technology engages the rear-load containers at their strongest points, where the sides, front, top and trunnion all come together. See picture below. This area is stronger than the location used in traditional dumping because it is closer to the weldment of the gussets, trunnion … Read more
“The changes in the recycle markets, concerns about contamination, and constant shifts in how different materials are managed is confusing,” said Erin Treadwell, Outreach Manager with the Recycling and Solid Waste Division. #NGMD
“Bill White has won the National Residential Driver of the Year Award by the National Waste and Recycling Association. Last year, he won the Waste Connections Driver of Year Award for the Western Region.”
Are you excited to be at WasteExpo 2019? We are! And we are looking forward to seeing you at the Waste and Recycling Workers Week Booth #5512! FREE Swag at Booth #5512 Come by the Waste and Recycling Workers Week Booth to pick up your free swag. While you are there, stay a few minutes. … Read more
The week to celebrate Waste and Recycling Workers Week is only one month away! Join the Celebration the Week of June 17th Waste and Recycling Workers Week is just around he corner. Are you ready? Show some appreciation to your Sanitation Workers for all they do! Get your own Waste & Recycling Workers Week custom items … Read more
There are more than 116,000 garbage collectors in the United States, which sounds like a lot until you consider the staggering volume of trash Americans toss out every year: 250 million tons (and growing). Without them the streets would not be safe and clean! Celebrate this during the week of June 17-24 by providing them with … Read more