Today's News: December 28, 2023. Read the latest issue: wasteadvantage.com

Naperville, IL Launches Sharps Disposal Program for Residents

The City of Naperville is launching the Naperville Residential Sharps Disposal Program to provide residents with a free and easy way to dispose of medical needles. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency funds the program through the Residential Sharps Collection Program ... Read More>

Wine and Liquor Bottles, Boxes and Pouches Added to California’s Recycling Refund List

Starting Jan. 1, 2024, California is expanding its recycling refund program to include glass wine and liquor bottles, large plastic juice bottles, and even boxed wine containers and alcoholic beverage pouches. While people are used to getting a nickel for most aluminum cans, and bottles, the new year will bring new opportunities ...

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Millville, NJ Creates Solid Waste Utility in Bid to Lower Trash Costs

The city of Millville has created a solid waste utility to help deal with the ever increasing cost of trash collection. City officials said creating the utility was the best option they had. A preliminary estimate by city officials said trash collection via utility would cost $20 a month ...

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Scaling Up Textile Recycling in Detroit, MI

NexTiles’ mission is to decrease the amount of textiles going to landfills while offering continuous education about the environmental impacts of textile waste. And at the heart of it is Madeline Miller.

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Montgomery County, IN Solid Waste Board to Pay for Small Town Recycling

Members of the Montgomery County Solid Waste Board agreed to pay all recycling costs for small towns in the county. It was discovered when the board formed in 2021 that not all the participating towns were being treated equally. Waynetown and the solid waste board were splitting the recycling fees ... Read More>

Embracing a Fully Integrated Payments Solution

One of the toughest challenges that remains across the waste management industry today is payments. Like most other legacy industries, waste management leaders have opted for a “best-of-breed” approach.

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Transforming Holiday Trees into Mulch: Miami-Dade County, FL Launches Christmas Tree Recycling Program

The Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste (DSWM) is inviting residents to engage in the DSWM Christmas Tree Recycling Program. DSWM service area customers can responsibly dispose of their clean, decoration-free natural Christmas trees at select Trash and Recycling Centers (TRCs). Read More>

Goodyear Celebrates the Ohio State University and the University of Missouri’s Road to the 88th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic with Mascot Tire Art Tradition

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company welcomed The Ohio State University’s Brutus Buckeye and the University of Missouri’s Truman the Tiger to its elite lineup of larger-than-life tire art sculptures handcrafted annually for the 88th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Read More>

December Issue Highlights

• Electric Vehicles: Infrastructure, Incentives, and Safety Among the Considerations in Transitioning to Electric Refuse Collection
• Optimizing Your Lubricant Technical Expertise
• How Biotechnology is Pioneering More Sustainable Waste Management Practices
• Why Government Support for Composting Programs is Essential to Growth
• And more!

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• January 18 – 19: PA ReMaDe Conference: Advancing Circular Economy
• January 24 – 27: Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show
• February 1 – 2: Americapack Summit
• February 6 – 9: COMPOST 2024
• February 18 – 21: The 37th Annual Southeast Recycling Conference & Trade Show (SERC)
• February 19 – 22: 2024 SWANA FL Winter Conference
• February 25 – 28: Global Waste Management Symposium
• February 28 – March 1: Wisconsin Integrated Resource Management Conference
• March 4 – 6: International Biomass Conference & Expo

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