Spotlight: Summary of Recent Solid Waste and Recycling Industry Reports

October 3, 2018

Over the past several months, a number of solid waste and recycling industry reports have been released from varied sources. In this post, WIH Resource Group combines highlights from all of them. Recent Forecast by the World Bank In late September, the World Bank Group released a report entitled “What a Waste 2.0: A Global … More Spotlight: Summary of Recent Solid Waste and Recycling Industry Reports

ANSI Z245 Standards for the Waste & Recycling Industries – You Need to Know These

September 22, 2018

Are you up to speed on the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z245 policies for your operations?  If you are in the solid waste & recycling industries – collections & compactors, transfer stations, landfills, MRFs and / or involved in Safety, you need to know them.  ANSI Z245 standards are national industry standards for waste … More ANSI Z245 Standards for the Waste & Recycling Industries – You Need to Know These

2018 Operation Safe Driver Week Results from Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)

September 21, 2018

Operation Safe Driver Week, a safety initiative of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), aims to call attention to driver behaviors, the main cause of crashes, and combat those behaviors through heightened traffic safety enforcement and educational outreach. Efforts like this are especially important in the waste and recycling industry, which is regularly listed as … More 2018 Operation Safe Driver Week Results from Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)

Waste Management Safety Training for Everyone: How to Create a Safety Program for Customers and Members of the Public

September 19, 2018

Waste Management Safety Training for Everyone: How to Create a Safety Program for Customers and Members of the Public … More Waste Management Safety Training for Everyone: How to Create a Safety Program for Customers and Members of the Public

Why Some Landfills are Becoming Privatized, While Others Remain Public

September 18, 2018

Nearly half of landfills today are privately owned, with industry controlling 85 to 90 percent of permitted capacity. Increasingly, more municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills are becoming privatized, now controlling the bulk of waste in the U.S. Today, about half of them are privately owned, with industry controlling 85 to 90 percent of permitted capacity, … More Why Some Landfills are Becoming Privatized, While Others Remain Public

The No. 1 Lifelong Habit Of Warren Buffett: The 5-Hour Rule

September 10, 2018

I remember the first time I heard that Warren Buffett spends 80 percent of his time reading and thinking, and has done so for his entire career. I was even more surprised by how Buffett’s long-term business partner describes his weekly schedule: You look at his schedule sometimes and there’s a haircut. Tuesday, haircut day. That’s what … More The No. 1 Lifelong Habit Of Warren Buffett: The 5-Hour Rule