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Nashville Waste Services Technology Overhaul: Transitioning 144,000 Households to a New 100% Digital Route System
2026-03-09 14:03:26| Waste Age
Nashville Waste Services (NWS) has successfully executed the most significant operational transformation in its history, modernizing service delivery for its entire 144,000-household customer base. The centerpiece of the overhaul involved moving 97,000 households to new collection days and the retirement of decades-old paper maps in favor of a fully digital, tablet-based operation. This project, which began Feb. 3, marks the first full optimization of Nashville residential waste routes in more than 10 years, creating 192 NWS-operated routes as part of a citywide network of 300+ weekly collection routes.
Category:Energy and Environment
Court Affirms Ruling in Favor of Waste Pro in Pro Se Employment Dispute
2026-03-09 13:42:53| Waste Age
A federal appellate court upheld a lower courts decision granting summary judgment to Waste Pro of Florida in a lawsuit filed by a former driver alleging unpaid overtime, retaliation and racial discrimination. Judges found the allegations were unsupported by evidence and affirmed that the company had complied with federal labor and civil rights laws.
Category:Energy and Environment
Landmark New Jersey Law Tees Up Aggressive Food Waste Goals
2026-03-09 13:28:02| Waste Age
New Jersey is officially moving from setting food waste diversion goals to enforcing them. A new 2026 law mandates that local districts halve their food waste by 2035. S2464/A2090 builds on an earlier voluntary target for 2030 by compelling districts to develop waste reduction strategies in reach of the revised goal.
Category:Energy and Environment
Q4 2025 Northeast U.S. Commodity Values Decelerate in Decline and HDPE Sees Slight Increase
2026-03-06 14:40:27| Waste Age
NERCs Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) Commodity Values Survey Report for the period October - December 2025 showed a deceleration in the continued decline in the average commodity prices. The average value of all commodities decreased by 8.96% without residuals to $68.41 and by 12.75% with residuals to $52.49 as compared to last quarter.
Category:Energy and Environment
Washington Confirms Interchange 360 as Compliance Pathway Under Recycling Reform Act
2026-03-06 14:30:52| Waste Age
Interchange 360, a nonprofit, industry-led Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), today announced that the Washington Department of Ecology has confirmed Interchange 360 as the entity intending to operate an Alternative Collection Program (ACP) on behalf of participating producers under the states Recycling Reform Act (RRA).
Category:Energy and Environment
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