Two of North America’s largest waste management companies have officially become one.
Two of North America’s largest waste management companies have officially become one.
Publicly traded haulers didn’t see a recycling rebound during the first quarter of 2016.
This story originally appeared in the October 2016 issue of Resource Recycling.
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Four of the country’s largest publicly traded waste management companies had one thing in common in 2015: falling recycling revenues.
North America’s two largest garbage and recycling companies say recovered materials values increased during the second quarter, giving them revenue boosts.
The City of Los Angeles has approved commercial franchise hauling zones after more than two years of planning. Proponents say the change puts the nation’s second largest city on the path to achieving a 90 percent diversion rate by 2025.
Waste Management CEO David Steiner (right) speaks with Dylan de Thomas, editorial director at Resource Recycling, Inc., during the 2016 Resource Recycling Conference in New Orleans
Last month, in New Orleans, the CEO of the country’s largest hauler and processor of trash and recyclables gave the keynote address for the seventh annual Resource Recycling Conference. And following that address [see the full text of the address], we had further questions for the executive.
While publicly traded waste and recycling companies had generally positive years in 2014, annual financial reports show falling commodity prices are expected to cause trouble in 2015.
The largest garbage and recycling companies in North America say they saw significant revenue boosts from rising values for recovered materials.
The nation’s largest waste and recycling company has replaced longtime leader David Steiner, but the incoming top executive said the company remains committed to materials recovery.
