Health and Safety More than 50 waste workers died on the job in 2020 March 2, 2021 The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) reports that 52 municipal solid waste industry workers were killed in 2020
Safety Tackling safety in the collection fleet March 26, 2020 Google 'garbage truck accidents' and the results will make for grim reading
Safety Permira company buys equity stake in Lytx January 17, 2020 SAN DIEGO and MENLO PARK, Calif., – A company backed by the Permira funds and co-investors have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake…
Collection Halifax to install sideguards on collection trucks December 6, 2018 HALIFAX – The Halifax city council has approved the cost of buying sideguards for its garbage trucks. The Halifax Chronicle Herald reported that councillors unanimously approved the sideguards that protect…
Environment Scrapping environmental watchdog is like shooting the messenger December 5, 2018 Ontario’s government last week were a series of provisions significantly curtailing the power of the province’s environmental watchdog
Safety Dash-cam footage exonerates garbage truck driver July 9, 2018 Grimsby, Ont. – When one of Advantage Waste’s front loader garbage trucks was involved in a traffic collision with a reckless car driver; a lack of witnesses meant local police…
