Driving Diversity: How Tech Can Help Haulers Recruit New Demographics

To fill drivers’ seats in solid waste as quickly as they’re being vacated, haulers need a new playbook. Appealing to the same audience by doing “business as usual” is no longer an option: It’s time to break down barriers to entry through digital technology — and welcome a younger, more More »

Driving Resilience: Fleet Solutions for Today, Preparing for Tomorrow

With fuel prices soaring and recession fears looming, future-proofing to the extent possible is on the minds of solid waste leaders everywhere. Forward-thinking haulers have used technology to help navigate COVID-19, and their resilience highlights a path forward: through the rest of the pandemic, and into the economic fray growing More »

Less Work, More Delight: Demand Management Increases Service And Efficiency

In an industry as labor intensive as solid waste and recycling, every bit of efficiency is an opportunity to decrease costs. Municipalities are recognizing that it’s not enough to simply do the same things faster. Technology provides a number of opportunities to not only increase efficiency, but actually provide a More »

Workflow Wiz: Industry Veteran Olivia Holmes Talks Shop, Software

For Olivia Holmes, helping folks in the waste industry manage their workflows is in her blood. The Associate Product Manager of Workflow and Billing for Routeware, Inc., got her start in the industry through her father in 2006 with RouteOptix Management Systems, Inc., now a Routeware company. The company was More »

Digital Communications Reach a Diverse Minnesota Community

Effective communications are all about meeting people where they are. But what if those people speak several different languages? Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, has cracked the code. You have to figure out how to communicate in “terms that people can relate to,” says Tim Pratt, the city’s Recycling Manager with its More »

Increase Your Reach: Four Tips to Engage Hard-To-Reach Demographics With Waste Education

Effective customer communication in solid waste and recycling is all about making real connections with the people you serve — no matter their age, the language they speak, or the place they call home — and helping them engage with your programs and services the right way. Whether your goals More »

‘Leading by Example’: It’s About Faith, Learning and Attitude for Solid Waste and Recycling Director

It’s American Public Works Week, and we’re celebrating public works leaders in solid waste on our blog. Check back for a new profile feature each day! From sorting on a tipping floor to directing a solid waste and recycling program, Jerry Schuber has seen every facet the industry has to More »

Keys to Public Works Director’s Success: Get Your Hands Dirty And Put People First

It’s American Public Works Week, and we’re celebrating public works leaders in solid waste on our blog. Check back for a new profile feature each day! No matter where he is, Atlanta Public Works Director Moses Tejuoso excels, and Atlanta’s Public Works administration success is due to him in no More »

Curiosity, Pragmatism, Drive: It’s All About the Trifecta for Loveland Solid Waste Superintendent

It’s American Public Works Week, and we’re celebrating public works leaders in solid waste on our blog. Check back for a new profile feature each day! Nearly 20 years ago, Tyler Bandemer began his career as a health inspector. Now, he’s the Solid Waste Management Superintendent for the City of More »

‘Be a Sponge’: Atlanta Native Thrives on Soaking Up Knowledge, Being a Force for Good

It’s American Public Works Week, and we’re celebrating public works leaders in solid waste on our blog. Check back for a new profile feature each day! Every day is a new adventure for Kanika Greenlee. Greenlee is the Executive Director of the Keep Atlanta Beautiful Commission and the Interim Solid More »