This Week in Waste: Top Stories Aug 12 – Aug 15, 2024

#5 - WM Begins Construction on New Recycling Facility in Fort Worth, Texas

WM has begun construction on a new recycling facility that will serve the City of Fort Worth and North Texas.

The facility will have the capacity to process 144,000 tons of recyclable material annually.

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#4 - Rubicon’s Kinnear on Strategic Messaging to Inspire Change

In this Q&A, Katie Kinnear, Rubicon’s director of Engagement Strategy, discusses the power of storytelling; hard data’s role in achieving transparency; opportunities in food waste diversion; and the “future of fleet.”

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#3 - New Recycling Center Opens in Charleston, Tenn.

The new recycling center opened last week which proudly displays its sponsor’s name, Cleveland Roll-Off Rentals. Brandy Bishop, City Manager, first proposed the recycling center when she first took over the position. Bishop says that the facility will give locals a better chance to recycle and entice others who don’t currently recycle, to do so.

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#2 - Long Island Waste Services Announces Recapitalization and Significant Equity Investment from Terramont Infrastructure Partners

Long Island Waste Services announced today that it has completed a recapitalization transaction with a significant equity investment from Terramont Infrastructure Partners, a North American middle market-focused infrastructure investment firm.

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#1 - Waste360 2025 40 Under 40 Nomination Form - Open Now!

Waste360 is now accepting nominations for our 2025 Waste360 40 Under 40 award. Our Waste360 40 Under 40 award recognizes the inspiring and innovative professionals under the age of 40 whose work in waste, recycling and organics and have made a significant contribution to the industry.

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