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Meridian Waste Jacksonville, FL Hiring Event Produces Success on the Westside Meridian Waste Florida LLC held a team member hiring event at its hauling operations facility located at 2078 Lane Avenue North in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday, August 26 with 122 candidates for commercial driver’s license (CDL) drivers, helpers, mechanics, and dispatch positions. The hiring day helped to staff the company’s City of Jacksonville Area ... Read More>

NWRA and ORRA Sign MOU to Formalize Relationship The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) and the Oregon Refuse & Recycling Association (ORRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize their relationship and advance the interests of the private sector waste and recycling industry in Oregon. Read More>

Congresswoman Deborah Ross Tours Braven’s Advanced Recycling Facility in Zebulon, NC Congresswoman Deborah Ross of North Carolina’s 2nd District visited Braven Environmental’s state-of-the-art recycling facility in Zebulon, speaking with employees and learning more about the company’s innovative approach to recycling hard-to-recycle plastics. During her visit, Congresswoman Ross toured the operating facility and engaged in a constructive dialogue ... Read More>

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Participates in the Wyoming Solid Waste and Recycling Association Annual Conference The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Solid and Hazardous Waste Division (SHWD) recently participated in the Wyoming Solid Waste & Recycling Association Annual Conference (WSWRA) in Evanston, WY. WSWRA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bettering the lives of Wyoming residents through the proper management of solid waste. Read More>

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Recycling Excellence Award Nomination Period Now Open The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting nominations for the 2023 Recycling Excellence Awards. The nomination period is open until Sept. 15. The Recycling Excellence Award showcases and celebrates outstanding recycling efforts, innovation and performance for communities, organizations, schools and businesses throughout Wisconsin. Read More>

From Beans to Buildings: Scientists Recycle Coffee Grounds To Make High-Performance Eco Concrete A team of engineers at Australia’s RMIT University has developed a process to turn spent coffee grounds into biochar, which can be used to make concrete that’s nearly 30% stronger. The process can help reduce the amount of coffee waste that goes to landfill – which one figure estimates to be six million tons annually – and cut the methane emissions ... Read More>

Bulk Waste and Sustainability Operator, CheckSammy, Joins the Cyclyx Consortium Cyclyx International, a consortium-based, post-use plastic innovation company with a mission to increase the recyclability of plastic from 10% to 90%, announces that CheckSammy, a leading waste management solutions provider, is the newest member of the Cyclyx Consortium. CheckSammy works with over 125,000 clients throughout North America as their enabler within the circular economy. Read More>

San Francisco Bay Coffee in California Earns Zero Waste Recertification San Francisco Bay Coffee announces that they are Zero Waste Certified for the second year in a row. The achievement of silver certification means that 94% of waste created at San Francisco Bay Coffee’s facility is transported to compost fields or recycling centers. That’s 94% of waste not going into landfills. Read More>

August Issue Highlights Cranes and Grapples: Lift Your Productivity The Road to Success Begins with a Well-considered Aftermarket Program Insurance Heartburn The Future of Waste Sorting on Campus: AI Smart Bins The Waste Industry Historical Society Museum: Preserving the Waste and Recycling Industry’s Past, Present, and Future And more! Read full issue>

Events:

August 29 – 30: Advanced Recycling Summit September 6 – 7: Keystone SWANA’s 23rd Annual Joint Fall Conference September 7: MassRecycle Fall Social & Awards Celebration September 11 – 13: Arkansas Recycling Coalition Conference & Trade Show September 11 – 14: 2023 U.S. Product Stewardship Forum SEE ALL EVENTS

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