News & Updates
Opened in 1968 Waste Management is North America’s leading provider of integrated environmental solutions. We partner with our customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy. Mission Our 40,000+ employees are committed to Environmental Performance — our mission to maximize resource value, … Read more
Learn more about how Waste Industries is giving back to local charities with the Full Circle Project today. https://wasteindustries.com/fullcircleproject
We honor Robert Dillion of Waste Management in Cicero, Illinois as a hero for Waste and Recycling Workers Week. As shop foreman, Bob has a strong work ethic and leads by example every day. He has many duties including managing inventory, ordering parts, and loading inventory for 17 sites in Illinois. He is always proactively monitoring the site’s projections and … Read more
The Snellville City Council voted recently to revise the city’s solid waste ordinance, allowing residents to place their waste at the curb for a longer length of time and calling for trash cans to be placed within the side or rear yard on non-pickup days. Trash and recycling cans can now be placed curbside for … Read more
The drivers at Stevens Disposal & Recycling Service, Inc. were surprised when we stopped in with breakfast for them in honor of National Waste & Recycling Workers Week. As drivers rolled in between 4:30am and 6:00am for their shifts they all asked “Who’s the breakfast for? The office staff?” It was clear that they hadn’t been shown … Read more
We honor David Blankenship from Waste Masters Solutions as a hero in honor of Waste and Recycling Workers Week. David has served as a front load route driver for Waste Masters Solutions for 10 years. He was their first driver and continues to be the one that all new drivers must be trained by. David … Read more
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 sanitation workers and support personnel. Thank you to each and every one of you for joining us in celebrating Waste and Recycling Workers Week 2018. It means so much … Read more
A couple of years ago, Adrian Resendez was thinking about his career. He had an idea what he wanted to do – he was always good at fixing things – but like many millennials in the job market, he was struggling to find a job that promoted hands-on learning. At the time, Adrian was … Read more
Congratulations to our commercial driver Mike Lawrence of Alaska Waste, who was nationally recognized by NWRA as THE Large Commercial Driver of the Year! “Mike is safety 24-7. Mike has built his multiple decade long perfect safety record by having a consistent, reliable routine for all driving duties he performs. You can expect consistency … Read more
What would it be like to live without plastic? How much waste could we keep out of landfills, waterways and oceans if we all refused single-use plastic? This July, we invite you to find out by participating in Plastic Free July. What is Plastic Free July? Plastic Free July was founded in Western Australia in … Read more