Tag: waste management

May 8, 2020

There’s no crystal ball for Waste Management amid the COVID-19 crisis. Big business is coming back slowly. However, the next steps with small businesses such as boutique hotels and restaurants are still difficult to predict. Waste Management doesn’t have a […]

May 5, 2020

COVID-19 has sent a jolt through every waste operation in the U.S. — large and small, public and private. But is persevering through these times different for smaller organizations than the “bigs” like Waste Management and Republic Services with their […]

April 10, 2020

Following engagement with As You Sow, Republic Services Inc. has committed to publishing a report on how the company can improve efforts to increase plastics recovery and recycling to address environmental problems caused by plastic pollution. It is the second […]

March 18, 2020

PegEx released a statement in regard to the coronavirus and its effect on the waste management industry, reminding people that the Centers for Disease Control says that it may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a […]

March 2, 2020

Florida County commissioners have voted for a new trash contract with Waste Management at a 39 percent rate increase. Under the new contract, the annual bill for trash collection at a single family home will jump to an estimated $194.28 […]

February 26, 2020

Michael Caldwell, director of groundwater and technical programs at Waste Management, and his team have been examining two potential reasons to pump liquid from a landfill. One is core pressure reduction and slope stability. Another is heat removal. During a […]

January 10, 2020

Hawaii Island’s South Hilo Sanitary Landfill has anywhere from 20 to 100 years of capacity left, Hawaii Public Radio reports. However, the island is dealing with waste management issues. The Island has been dealing with plastics that are no longer […]

November 21, 2019

Sarasota County, Fla., has begun its transition to single stream recycling. New carts are currently being delivered to residents who live outside Sarasota, Venice, North Port and Longboat Key through December 20, and pickups are slated to begin on January […]

November 11, 2019

Military veterans are valuable—they possess skillsets like dedication and leadership, and they begin every workday with a mission. These are traits that they take with them once they leave the military, and traits that they apply throughout their careers in […]

October 24, 2019

Houston-based Waste Management, Inc. (WM) reported revenues of $3.97 billion for the third quarter of 2019, which is up from $3.82 billion for the same 2018 period. Despite this positive, the company experienced a larger-than-expected recycling headwind that resulted in […]

September 11, 2019

After the public works director in Jackson, Miss., claimed he was concerned recycling in the city was being sent to landfills or “accumulating until someone got it,” the city’s hauler, Waste Management, released a statement refuting those “false statements.” WLBT […]

July 25, 2019

Houston-based Waste Management, Inc. reported that the strength of the company’s collection and disposal business was a main contributor to its success for the second quarter of 2019. During a July 25 call with investors, Waste Management President and CEO […]

May 30, 2019

When we hear California’s waste management story, it’s typically about how this West Coast state is ahead of the curve, with recycling rates well above the national average. We hear of California’s ambitious targets and laws to divert from landfill […]

April 30, 2019

Nearly 10 years ago, storms in Hawaii overwhelmed temporary pipes at the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill and sent water contaminated with trash into the ocean. Now, the city of Honolulu and Waste Management of Hawaii will have to pay $425,000 as […]

April 15, 2019

Houston-based Waste Management, Inc., North America’s largest environmental solutions company, just announced that it will buy Ponte Vedra, Fla.-based Advanced Disposal Services for a total of $4.9 billion. Under the agreement, a subsidiary of Waste Management will acquire all outstanding […]

March 11, 2019

Oregon-based Bend Garbage Company announced it has entered into an agreement to sell Bend Garbage & Recycling, High Country Disposal and Deschutes Recycling to Republic Services, Inc. Bend Garbage & Recycling and High Country Disposal provide waste management, recycling and […]

February 20, 2019

Waste Management of Arizona (WM) has opened its new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station located in Goodyear along Interstate-10. The new station now supplies fuel to an expanded fleet of cleaner-running WM trash collection trucks serving residents and businesses […]

January 14, 2019

Following a lawsuit from Green Solutions Recycling (GSR), a federal judge in Nevada has found that Waste Management’s commercial franchise agreement is protected by state law and does not constitute price fixing. According to Waste Dive, the judge’s decision found […]

December 28, 2018

Waste Management is reminding its customers that as the holiday season comes to an end, people should be careful of what they throw away. The company warns residents that placing boxes that expensive holiday gifts came in can tip off […]

December 20, 2018

Waste Management (WM) just released its 2018 Sustainability Report, titled “Change for the Better.” The report highlights progress toward reducing Waste Management’s greenhouse gas footprint, recycling viability, technology utilization and helping employees, customers and communities to be safe, resilient and […]