The National Waste & Recycling Association has decided it will now attend WasteExpo every other year, citing travel and exhibiting costs. The group aims to launch its first alternating year event in Chicago or Washington, D.C.
County commissioners set a 120-day deadline to receive and evaluate new landfilling and incineration proposals. The call comes as officials continue to debate long-term measures to address the county's waste.
The company noted strong growth in its environmental services sector and highlighted the opening of its incinerator in Kimball, Nebraska, but experienced headwinds in its Safety-Kleen sector.
The project is part of a new tax incentive program from the state of Texas, designed to attract manufacturing businesses in exchange for job growth assurances.
