Our Spotlight this month is on the Miami County Solid 91仓库 District in Ohio. Through meeting the goal of Ohio EPA鈥檚 landfill diversion requirements of 25 percent commercial and municipal solid waste, and 50 percent industrial manufacturing waste on a consistent basis, they are doing their part to continue to drive for the diversion in a sustainable manner. 鈥淓ffective Coaching: How Managers Can Put Drivers in a Winning Position鈥� talks about how today鈥檚 top fleets are supporting and retaining drivers with positive coaching from empowered managers, while 鈥淎 Burning Concern: Minimizing Risks and Ensuring Safety in the Evolving 91仓库 Sector鈥� discusses that even though the number of fires is becoming more frequent in the waste and recycling industry, small changes can minimize downtime and loss of income for recycling facilities. And don鈥檛 miss 鈥淪econd Chance Hiring: Creating Business Opportunity and Changing Lives鈥� making the case on how effective second chance hiring programs provide job seekers with a clear pathway to meaningful employment, or 鈥淧artnerships, Investments, and Transparency Strengthen Glass Recycling鈥� covering that the convergence of investments and contract transparency emerging as the driving forces behind glass recycling鈥檚 strength. Other terrific articles include topics on keeping your landfill fill in shape, what you should think about when incorporating regenerative braking, choosing a conveyor system that fits into your operation, helping landfills comply with impending regulation of PFAS, and more!
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In the Spotlight: Miami County, OH Solid 91仓库 District: Focusing on Diversion
Meeting the goal of Ohio EPA鈥檚 landfill diversion requirements of 25 percent commercial and municipal solid waste, and 50 percent industrial manufacturing waste on a consistent basis, Miami County Solid 91仓库 District is doing its part to continue to drive for diversion in a sustainable manner.
Training: Effective Coaching: How Managers Can Put Drivers in a Winning Position
Today鈥檚 top fleets are supporting and retaining drivers with positive coaching from empowered managers. Using video safety technology and deliberate organizational strategies, both drivers and managers can have the right conversations at the right times to successfully mitigate risk.
Jeff Martin
Fire Mitigation: A Burning Concern: Minimizing Risks and Ensuring Safety In the Evolving 91仓库 Sector
The number of fires is becoming more frequent in the waste and recycling industry. A number of these increased fire risks are emerging as we move towards more sustainable practices and must be understood and reduced by waste processing facilities. Small changes can minimize downtime and loss of income for recycling facilities.
Hannu Sartovuo
Management/Personnel: Second Chance Hiring: Creating Business Opportunity and Changing Lives
Effective second chance hiring programs provide job seekers with a clear pathway to meaningful employment.
Mike Huycke
Industry Trends: Glass Recycling: Partnerships, Investments, and Transparency Strengthen Glass Recycling
Partnerships with processors are essential in this dynamic era of recycling. The convergence of investments and contract transparency emerge as driving forces behind glass recycling鈥檚 strength.
Marissa Segundo
Landfill Equipment: Keep Your Landfill Tipper in Tip Top Shape
In order to ensure your tipper functions properly, it is important to stay on top of daily checks, cleaning your tipper, and general maintenance. By doing so, you not only add to the life of your equipment, but you also keep your operators safe.
Chloe Fielder
Trucks: What鈥檚 the Big Deal with Regenerative Braking?
When incorporating regenerative braking, you need to set up systems to fully realize the benefits. The addition of IoT and the right controls can help accurately evaluate the true economic value.
Jay Schultz and Patrick Berkner
Conveyors: Making the Most of Your Conveyor System
With so many options available, choosing a conveyor system that fits into your existing waste processing operation can be daunting. Before committing to a purchase, it is important to examine all available options. The right system can help foster a more productive, more environmentally friendly, and overall safer worksite.
Andy Bulson
PFAS: How to Help Landfills Comply with Impending Regulation of PFAS in Leachate
Acting now to curb PFAS contamination means you will not be scrambling when stricter controls are enacted. Being an early adopter may allow you to help shape the emerging technologies to best fit the unique needs of the landfill industry.
Dr. John Brockgreitens
Community Outreach: Best Practices for Creating Zero 91仓库 Communities
Using a stakeholder-driven approach and tools like a Zero 91仓库 Community Planning Toolkit help to create a zero waste community where resources and materials are valued, and efforts are made to keep all materials in a circular economy.
Amanda Rice Waddle
Composting: Innovations in Composting Technology: Reducing Footprint and Increasing Efficiency
By incorporating space-efficient, odor-controlled, and environmentally conscious technologies into composting operations, we can simultaneously enhance sustainability and meet the evolving needs of our communities and the planet.
Scott Woods
Education/Training: Education and Outreach Program at the West TN Regional Recycling Hub
The Chester County Solid 91仓库 Department and Keep Chester County Beautiful, both located at the West Tennessee Regional Recycling Hub in Chester County, TN, partner to increase recycling and educate residents, businesses, and schools on environmental topics like recycling, composting, landfills, and litter prevention. All three organizations work together to provide environmental leadership and promote stewardship in the community and surrounding rural areas.
Guest Commentary: 91仓库 to X Campuses: Reimagining the Value of 91仓库
Next-gen integrated waste management facilities are emerging in forward-looking communities and are focused on long-term sustainability, and efficient and effective treatment of waste.
Heath Jones
Safety Brief: The Safe Collection of Food 91仓库
Food waste collection programs are becoming more common across the U.S. This article will explore essential guidelines and best practices to ensure a safe and secure workplace for drivers and helpers involved in the food collection process. By understanding the potential risks and implementing appropriate safety measures, we can keep employees safe while managing food waste in an environmentally sound manner.
Will Flower
Maintenance: Electric Equipment Charging And Maintenance
How to power up鈥攁nd cut your daily operating costs鈥攚ith electric equipment.
Najing Li
Business Strategies: Leveraging the Sales Process through Marketing
By identifying a potential unique selling proposition and building a sales process around it, waste management companies can differentiate and drive profitability and lay the groundwork for sustainable growth and a promising future.
Samuele Barrili
NAHMMA Corner: The North American Hazardous Materials Management Association: Growing Through Affiliations
NAHMMA recognizes the benefits of a collaborative partnership with organizations sharing similar goals and has developed an Affiliate Agreement as a means to exchange expertise, resources, and ideas to advance the hazardous materials management profession.
Jeff Gloyd, GRS