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This is one beauty queen who doesn’t mind being called trashy. Pageant veteran Nicole Doz — the first runner-up for Miss Staten Island 2017 — has added a sanitation worker uniform to her wardrobe of sashes. And the 23-year-old is doing it all for the love of New York City. “That’s why I took the … Read more
Read the ArticleBurning more discards could save money as recycling gets more expensive, but environmentalists say it’s the cost of caring for the planet. Equipped with handy blue bins to hold all their recyclables, Honolulu residents can know that instead of breaking down in a sea turtle’s digestive system, their water bottles are destined for a far-off … Read more
Read the ArticleDumpster and Trash Fires It has been said that as firefighters, we “risk a lot to save a life, risk a little to save little, and risk nothing to save nothing.” Your first thought at a dumpster or trash fire should be that this is garbage. There is no value to discarded items and no … Read more
Read the ArticleAmazing day yesterday at the West Palm Beach Business Unit ROAD-EO competition! Great turn out by employees and the best drivers around. #RepublicServices
Read the ArticleCheck out one of the 110 new #NearZeroEmissions #CNG Athens trucks that will be servicing the City of Los Angeles through #recycLA! Our trucks contain the cleanest available heavy truck engines in the world – 90% cleaner than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s strictest emissions standard.
Read the ArticleMeet a father and son team who work at our Potsdam, NY location! Wayne Baldwin has been with Casella for over 18 years as a driver and we’re excited that his son, Tim Baldwin joined the team over a year ago as an Equipment Operator. #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork
Read the ArticleThis week, Lakeshore is happy to announce Heartland’s Juan Espinoza as our employee highlight. Juan is extremely dedicated to getting any job he is assigned done safely and efficiently and that is one of the reason why he is a valuable member to the Lakeshore team. He works hard to ensure that his work is … Read more
Read the ArticleIf you watched WWE Monday Night Raw all the way to the end this week, you saw Braun Strowman emerge from a bright red Baltimore garbage truck to attack the Miz and the Miztourage. This was a follow-up, of course, to TLC, where the Miz, the Bar, and Kane put Braun into a completely different-looking white garbage truck … Read more
Read the ArticleAccording to the BLS, garbage collectors earned a median salary of $33,800 in 2015. The highest-paid 10 percent of garbage collectors made $58,790, and the lowest-paid made $19,860. The highest-paying metropolitan areas for these workers are Mount Vernon, Washington; Oakland, California; and New York City. According to 2011 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average hourly … Read more
Read the ArticleToday, Lakeshore announced that we are expanding our partnership with the Village of Glencoe. This newest transition now includes waste collection services in conjunction with the recycling services we began with the Village in March 2016. With this exciting change, Lakeshore will now provide both waste and recycling services to nearly 3,000 households within Glencoe. … Read more
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