Tag: BUSINESS OPERATIONS

April 2, 2018

Officials from Albany County, N.Y., and Saratoga County, N.Y., have announced the next steps of a plan to construct a $45 million organic waste facility after a successful feasibility study that took place last year. A joint anaerobic digester will […]

March 7, 2018

With China’s National Sword policy increasing the standard for contamination in plastic waste imports, recycling facilities across the country are working to clean up their end products or find new buyers. Such a task is more difficult than it may […]

March 6, 2018

In the month of February and into early March, the publicly-traded solid waste companies reported their fourth quarter earnings results and unveiled their 2018 outlooks. In this edition of Business Insights, we review the highlights and discuss the similarities, differences […]

February 28, 2018

Sappi North America, the Boston-based supplier of paper and packaging products, has joined national nonprofit The Recycling Partnership as a new funding partner. The company will fund the nonprofit’s efforts to increase materials recovery and reduce the creation of greenhouse […]

February 21, 2018

Last week, the Trump administration released a 53-page infrastructure plan, outlining its proposal for rebuilding America’s infrastructure. The proposed plan, which is one of the largest to be released by the White House, has some similarities to Australia’s infrastructure plan, […]

February 2, 2018

Waste Pro USA, Inc., the private waste services provider, announced the completion of an increased private offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.5 percent Senior Notes, which will be due in 2026. Waste Pro will uses the […]

January 23, 2018

A group of business owners and housing providers is seeking signatures to roll back the current commercial hauling ordinance in Los Angeles, returning to the use of independent collection services. The current franchise collection system, which was implemented in July […]

January 12, 2018

The biggest economic opportunity in the history of the planet is figuring out how to finance the transition to a zero waste future, according to Terry Tamminen, CEO of the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and co-founder of the Planet Pledge Fund. […]

January 11, 2018

Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Wilson Waste Systems, LLC, a local hauler in the greater St. Louis area including St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren Counties. Wilson Waste handles collection and disposal services for both residential and […]

January 9, 2018

We attempt to provide some early thoughts on potential impacts, both direct and indirect, of the recently enacted tax reform law on the solid waste companies in this month’s edition of Business Insights. Although we expect to hear greater detail […]

December 20, 2017

Cloud technology and mobile applications are changing the way the waste and recycling industry manages billing and processes payments, with the biggest change in payment services technology being how firms are storing and transmitting sensitive card information. “Years ago, many […]

November 10, 2017

The initiative will engage and educate the community on sustainability efforts and to help Broward County to Think Green and Think Broward. Waste Management Inc. of Florida has launched Green Broward, a local initiative to engage and educate the community […]