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For refuse collector Waste Connections, business may never return to how it was before the Covid-19 pandemic

SWANA encourages responsible 50th Earth Day celebrations

TORONTO –The Ontario government has extended the deadline for winding up the blue box program. The Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has extended the deadline for Stewardship Ontario (SO) to submit its proposed Blue Box Program Wind-up Plan…

Silver Spring, MD – Over the past month, there has been a significant increase in the number of fatal incidents involving solid waste collection vehicles and employees. Since March 14, the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) is aware…

TORONTO – The rats are coming. With Covid-19 causing restaurants, hotels and other industries to close or slow operations down, there is less garbage on the streets waiting for pickup. For rats, this means their daily smorgasbord or leftover delights…

XUZHOU, China – XCMG has delivered an order of multi-functional dust suppression vehicles to the Middle East on March 30, the company’s first bulk export of the product. The deal was completed on XCMG’s Machmall.com platform and is also the first…

TROY, Alabama – Troy University’s Center for Materials and Manufacturing Sciences is undertaking new research aimed to bolster production of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for healthcare workers and create new avenues for recycling medical plastic waste. The ongoing coronavirus crisis…

The continuous Improvement Fund offers tips on what force majeure is and how it may affect your business during the pandemic

QUEBEC CITY – Englobe has recalled 300 employees who were temporarily laid off at the beginning of the pandemic. The company cited the announcement of government assistance as the enabling factor in the recall. The company will also maintain the…

CBC's Michael Enright recognizes the value of front line garbage collectors