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  2. Browning-Ferris Industries - Wikipedia

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    BFI was founded in Houston, Texas.The company was initially known as American Refuse Systems, and it opened its first landfill in 1968. The company soon became the first waste hauler on the New York Stock Exchange, after purchasing the Browning-Ferris Machinery Company, and changing their name to Browning-Ferris Industries.

  3. Waste Management, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Waste Management has said that the plant, announced in April 2008, and built and operated by The Linde Group with state funding, is the world's largest facility to convert landfill gas into vehicle fuel. [40] [41] [42] Waste Management works with environmental groups in the U.S. to set aside land to create and manage wetlands and wildlife habitats.

  4. Pure Rubbish - Wikipedia

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    The band also released their first independent record Heavy Trash Day 7-inch EP / Tape in 1998 on Willie's own One Hit Records imprint. Morgan Thompson left the band later in 1998 and was replaced by Mike McWilliams on bass and Allan "Al G." Nelson on guitar. Both Mike and Al G. were from the recently transplanted Houston to Austin punk band ...

  5. Bulky waste - Wikipedia

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    Bulky waste or bulky refuse is a technical term taken from waste management to describe waste types that are too large to be accepted by the regular waste collection. It is usually picked up regularly in many countries from the streets or pavements of the area. This service is provided free of charge in many places, but often a fee has to be paid.

  6. Garbage truck - Wikipedia

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    A garbage truck is a truck specially designed to collect municipal solid waste and transport it to a solid waste treatment facility, such as a landfill, recycling center or transfer station. In Australia they are commonly called rubbish trucks , or garbage trucks, while in the U.K. dustbin lorry , rubbish lorry or bin lorry is commonly used.

  7. Heavy Trash (album) - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... Heavy Trash is the debut album by Heavy Trash, released on Yep Roc in 2005. [4 ...

  8. List of waste management acronyms - Wikipedia

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    LACMW Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste (household and commercial waste where collected by the local authority and which is similar in nature and composition as required by the Landfill Directive) LACW Local Authority Collected Waste (all waste collected by the local authority. This is a slightly broader concept than LACMW as it would ...

  9. Waste collector - Wikipedia

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    Waste collectors in Aix-en-Provence, France. A waste collector, also known as a garbage man, garbage collector, trashman (in the U.S), binman or dustman (in the UK), is a person employed by a public or private enterprise to collect and dispose of municipal solid waste (refuse) and recyclables from residential, commercial, industrial or other collection sites for further processing and waste ...