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LA Sanitation and Environment Director and General Manager Enrique C. Zaldivar Wins Prestigious SWANA Award
2020-07-27 09:00:00| Waste Age
[LOS ANGELES, July 24, 2020] - Enrique C. Zaldivar, Director and General Manager of LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN), has been awarded the Robert L. Lawrence Distinguished Service Award. This award from the Solid Waste Association of North Ameri
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Budget Cuts at NYCs Sanitation Department
2020-07-13 09:00:00| Waste Age
New York City is in the process of finalizing its 2021 fiscal year budget. At this time, a proposed budget cut of $28 million would end the voluntary curbside food waste collection program, local community composting operations and educatio
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From Sanitation Worker to Harvard Law Student
2020-07-13 09:00:00| Waste Age
For 24-year-old Rehan Staton, acceptance into Harvard Law School was once a pipe dreambut now it is a reality for the former sanitation worker. Growing up, Staton says, he was losing in everythingno social life, home life was just horrible,
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42 Sanitation Workers Have COVID-19 in Marin County, CA
2020-06-24 09:00:00| Waste Age
Forty-two workers at Marin Sanitary Service, a garbage and recycling company, in Marin County, CA have tested for COVID-19. The company provides garbage and recycling services for 30,000 residential customers across the county. The company
Sanitation Workers Battle Higher Residential Waste as Coronavirus Outbreak Persists
2020-05-19 09:00:00| Waste Age
Sanitation workers across the U.S. are trying to adjust to unusually high residential waste levels as COVID-19 keeps many nonessential workers at home. Garbage and other waste in residential areas has spiked by as much as 40 percent in some parts of
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