Lojan will address the community at the Gerard Carter Center on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event, which is sponsored by Bay Street & Beyond, will focus on the city's ongoing trash containerization program. Residents will be able to ask questions and hear directly from leadership about how the program will impact their communities and improve public spaces.
For decades, our relationship with waste has been defined by disposability and denial. The disposability of everything from coffee cups and cigarette butts to smartphones, and the denial about where it all goes when we're done with it, means that humans generate over 2 billion tons of waste globally each year, with Americans alone throwing away 290 million tons of waste annually.
Shares of Waste Management Inc. ( NYSE: WM) have retreated from a $242.58 all-time high in June and are down 7.3% since then. Year to date, the stock is 11.5% higher, narrowly outperforming the S&P 500. As the market continues to run higher after a significant downturn earlier in the year, the industrials sector staple maintains its position as a defensive stock, with the company currently boasting 84% institutional ownership.
Our communities rightly expect their streets to be back to normal and ready for business by Tuesday morning after Carnival, and we're very proud to deliver that year in, year out. Revellers enjoy a sun-kissed day at Carnival It's a major operation and I am in awe of the hard-working men and women in our waste crews who work tirelessly through the night to collect the rubbish on Sunday and Monday.
Right now, when city waste collection trucks fill up on their routes, the drivers need to go long distances - sometimes more than 30 miles - to empty out at landfills and composting sites. The transfer station would be closer to the central city, where city sanitation workers would move the loads into much bigger trucks before the long haul.
Experts have noted that overflowing bins and food waste contribute significantly to the growing sizes of rats in urban areas, leading to larger and more difficult-to-manage populations.
Sustainable pet food is crucial to the planet's well-being, encompassing green production, biodegradable packaging, and balanced nutrition. A 2022 study found that the carbon footprint of dry pet food could account for 2.9% of annual U.S. carbon dioxide equivalent emissions.
Residents in Contra Costa County are seeing limited return of trash services after a Republic Services strike, with collection starting again only for West Contra Costa County. While some services resume, others still face unresolved issues as trash piles up, raising public health concerns due to unsanitary conditions caused by the lack of regular trash collection.
"Worst thing I participated in as kitchen staff in a rather top-flight restaurant was on a slow summer Sunday afternoon. The boss sent us down to the walk-in meat coolers to spray paint the rusted walls. We were instructed to not remove the contents of the cooler first; rather, just shift the meat from one side of the cooler to the other - the coat of silver spray paint will come off during cooking." - u/Zealousideal_Lie_383.
Today's recycling infrastructure is closely aligned with the waste management system, revealing the need for significant changes to enhance product reuse and recycling processes.
