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Public Utilities, Waste Management

Trump Impeachment Not Expected to Impact Waste Industry

December 19, 2019

Via: Waste360

President Donald Trump on December 18 became the third president in history to be impeached. This move is the result of the House passing both articles of impeachment: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The House voted 230-197 to […]


Miscellaneous, Public Works

Phoenix Installs Cameras to Stop Illegal Trash Dumping

May 17, 2019

Via: Waste360

In an effort to stop people from illegally dumping trash, the city of Phoenix has installed cameras in four regions of the city to catch violators in the act. On May 15, a camera in an alley near Third Street […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Coalition Sues Over NYC Capacity Reductions in Waste Facility Volumes

November 19, 2018

Via: Waste360

A coalition of New York City businesses, the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) and city residents filed a lawsuit on November 16 challenging a New York City law that requires more than 20 transfer stations located in Brooklyn, Queens […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Whole Foods to Pay for “Mishandling” Hazardous Waste

September 26, 2018

Via: Waste360

Whole Foods has been ordered to pay more than $1.6 million for mishandling hazardous waste throughout California. According to the district attorneys’ complaint, Whole Foods, Mrs. Gooch’s Natural Food Markets and WFM-WO Inc. mishandled hazardous wastes and materials throughout the […]


Basic Services, Civil Service, Public Utilities, Waste Management

How the Texas Supreme Court Nixed an Anti-litter Ordinance

September 11, 2018

Via: Waste360

Filling a judicial seat these days, particularly on the Supreme Court, precipitates ominous forecasts about the transformation of American life for a generation or more. How is it that a single appointment has become so consequential? One reason is that […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Waste Management to Pay for Hiring Undocumented Workers

August 31, 2018

Via: Waste360

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Houston said Wednesday that a Waste Management subsidiary employed at least three managers at a West Texas waste site who actively encouraged the hiring of workers in the country illegally between 2003 and April 2012. […]


Miscellaneous, Public Works

Trash War Tales

March 14, 2018

Via: Waste360

Robert Fulghum, author of “All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” got it right. “Good neighbors make a huge difference in the quality of life,” he said. To illustrate, here are the trials (literally) and tribulations of […]