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The green economy was chugging along at the Nevada paper recycling plant that morning in June 2012, feeding an oversized mound of waste toward a conveyor belt. But when the machine got jammed, the worker who tried to unclog it suddenly got flattened by a 2.5-ton mass of paper. A coworker rushed to extract him … Read more
Read the ArticleTRASH COLLECTION: THE 5TH MOST DANGEROUS JOB IN THE US The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 2014 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Summary, ranking refuse and recyclable material collection as the occupation with the 5th highest fatality rate in the US for the second year in a row, behind logging workers, fishers, aircraft pilots, … Read more
Read the ArticleWest Richland girl gets special gift from garbage collector. Gigi Campbell, 4, smiles as Fred Gomez with Ed’s Disposal brings his garbage collection truck by her West Richland home. She met the truck outside most Tuesdays for six months. Courtesy photo Jody Campbell GEOFF FOLSOM Each Tuesday morning, 4-year-old Gigi Campbell waited eagerly for the … Read more
Read the ArticleNiagara County Intoxicated Man Caught Stealing Garbage Can WHEATFIELD — A 37-year-old Lockport man was charged with DWI following a traffic stop on Shawnee Road early Sunday morning. According to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, Shaun C. Harris, 6383 Robinson Road, was stopped for speeding around 1:38 a.m. He was determined to be intoxicated. “When … Read more
Read the ArticleAutumn is here and it’s a time of change. Whether you’re in a part of the country that’s sunny and warm year-round or a place where you experience the beautiful leaf colors that Autumn brings, change is in the air. The idea of “Spring Cleaning” doesn’t have to be just for Spring! Use this opportunity of … Read more
Read the ArticleThe City Of Roanoke Has A Hero, Meet Paul Ragland! On Thursday, Everlie, Grayson and Anthony lined up on the lawn in front of their grandfather’s house in Hollins, waiting for “Big Paul” to arrive in his garbage truck. Paul Ragland has developed close relationships with some of the families of the Roanoke County trash route … Read more
Read the ArticleGarbage Workers Face Four Times The Peril Than Firefighters And Two Times More Dangerous Than Police Officers My heroes rolled into the neighborhood the other day, snatched up a menace to society, and quickly rolled out. They made some noise in the process, but as always, they moved with precision and no one was hurt … Read more
Read the ArticleRobot-Based Autonomous Refuse Handling The effort to automate trash collection is underway. Volvo wants to make garbage pick-up quieter and less straining—and remove humans from the process almost entirely. The automaker on Wednesday said that it is collaboratingwith Chalmers University of Technology and Mälardalen University in Sweden, Penn State University in the United … Read more
Read the ArticleYoung California Boy Meets His Hero: The Garbage Man Allen James, or Bubbalou as he’s called by his family, goes to the window and waits. And at exactly 7:20 each Tuesday morning, something amazing happens. The garbage men come. “His love of the garbage truck started with his love of noises,” Cassandra Sales, Bubba’s mom, … Read more
Read the ArticlePuneet Bhasin, WM former CIO Leads New Garbage Truck Technology Waste Management’s Puneet Bhasin was promoted above the chief information officer role earlier this year without a successor named. He became Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations and President of Waste Management Recycle America. Two of the company’s vice presidents are jointly running IT, reporting to the chief financial … Read more
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