A group of Southern California industry leaders recently met with L.A. County Dept. of Public Works, Environmental Programs Division staff to give input for the upcoming County Residential Franchise Agreements which are in the draft stage. The RFP’s for these contracts are expected to begin being released shortly.
China’s new scrap import policies banning certain types of recycled material (24 types of materials, including various plastics, unsorted mixed paper, textiles, and some trace metals), is the HOT topic with serious ramifications to our recycling markets.
Full article: LASAN Director Zaldivar on franchising, food waste and the future of collection vehicles Los Angeles County Industry News From the L.A. County Solid Waste Management Committee/Integrated Waste Management Task Force (link below) Note: CWRA Executive Director Ron Saldana is the industry representative member of the Committee which meets on a monthly basis to review and take action on solid …
Please see the attached letter dated November 14, 2017, from the Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Committee/Integrated Waste Management Task Force commenting on the October 24, 2017 Proposed Regulation Text for Senate Bill 1383, Short-lived Climate Pollutants. SB 1383 Workshop 11-14-17
CWRA members and guests got together for the association’s annual Holiday Lunch at the Dal Rae Restaurant in Pico Rivera. Always a great time to celebrate the holidays and meet and greet industry members, and, maybe do a little business. CWRA presents an Eagle Award every year to an individual the Board of Directors recognizes for their accomplishments as an industry leader. …
2017 Housekeeping: Association Name Change: Our new name, California Waste & Recycling Association, better reflects the geographic range our members conduct business in, and the inclusion of “Recycling” better defines the jobs our members perform. Membership News included welcoming new Regular Member Serv-Wel Disposal into the association, along with Associate Members Brown & Brown Insurance Services, Hambicki Truck and Container Sales, …
Construction and Demolition debris collection (C&D) represents an important segment of our solid waste/recycling industry, recognizing that the majority of our waste hauling/recycling members conduct C&D operations, and some specialized companies only offer C&D collection services. As State and local recycling/diversion mandates continue to increase, goal is 75% by 2020, additional emphasis is being placed on this industry segment, in …
Older article, but interesting if you missed it…………….Ron https://www.sgvtribune.com/2018/02/20/heres-how-food-waste-at-uci-some-supermarkets-is-being-converted-into-electricity/