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How NWA Fights Hauler Price Increases
Some waste management firms simply set their contracts up and forget about them. When haulers gradually push their prices up, as they almost always do, the company will just pass the costs straight onto the client. At National Waste Associates (NWA), we believe our customers deserve better. That’s why we have an entire department designated […]
Diversion: How to Keep Waste Out of Landfills
Humans have a problem with waste. Most of the time, we don’t know what to do with it, and so we pile it up in landfills. Out of sight, out of mind is a nice principle, but it only goes so far. Whether we’re looking or not, waste in landfills is breaking down, emitting greenhouse […]
The Global Trends That May Affect Your Waste Bills
The North American recycling market is subject to pressure from a wide range of sources; both domestic and international. 2020 is turning out to be another turbulent year for the sector, as the impacts of several geopolitical events are felt back at home. In this article, our experts round up the four key trends that […]
COVID-19 – Preparing for the Second Wave
In this article, we look at some of the lessons learned from the first wave of the pandemic and our experts provide their advice for what to do going forward to prepare your waste operations for a potential second wave. But before we start, what exactly is a second wave? A second wave is the […]
Leading Waste and Recycling Initiatives That Can Impact Your Bottom Line
While the fundamentals of waste management—collect, sort, recover, dispose—remain essentially the same today as they did one hundred years ago, the methodologies of each of these steps are always changing in response to new technology, economic trends, and social changes. Indeed, the industry might be changing more quickly now than ever before. The world is […]