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      <description>Holiday routing stays intact, so residents and crews avoid a backlog-driven service squeeze. Source: Clinton Herald.</description>
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      <description>A read on pricing, volumes, and cost discipline can shape expectations for the rest of the public-hauler group. Source: AD HOC NEWS.</description>
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      <title>Oregon’s EPR law clears one legal hurdle as broader fights continue</title>
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      <description>The ruling could affect program timing, compliance planning, and packaging recovery economics across multiple states. Source: Waste360.</description>
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      <description>Why packaging claims may matter less than collection, sorting, and end-market realities. Source: Waste360.</description>
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      <description>A backlog cleanup can signal route strain, missed service windows, and near-term contract opportunity for operators. Source: Waste360.</description>
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      <description>Earlier closure can tighten disposal options and reshape routing economics for nearby haulers. Source: Waste360.</description>
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      <description>These events can shape deal flow, policy tracking, and vendor relationships well before the show floor opens. Source: Waste Dive.</description>
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      <description>Landfill control can shape disposal costs, margin durability, and competitive barriers for large haulers. Source: Yahoo Finance Australia.</description>
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      <description>New storage space can shift haul distances, handling costs, and permitted capacity for nearby operators. Source: Waste360.</description>
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      <description>Resident guidance tools can reduce contamination, missed pickups, and call volume for city service teams. Source: 104.5 WOKV.</description>
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      <description>Disposal capacity changes can ripple into route economics, transfer planning, and long-term asset strategy. Source: Waste Dive.</description>
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      <description>Volunteer-driven litter pickup can shape public perception, neighborhood cleanliness, and municipal workload. Source: WHYY.</description>
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      <description>Local collection events can shift disposal volumes, staffing, and route planning for nearby operators. Source: Yahoo.</description>
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      <title>Clean Harbors closes EnviroServe and ES&amp;H deals, expanding its environmental services footprint</title>
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      <description>The acquisitions can reshape hazardous and industrial waste capacity, service coverage, and cross-selling opportunities. Source: Waste360.</description>
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      <description>Route delays like this can ripple into missed drops, driver hours, and equipment exposure. Source: fox2detroit.com.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>City of Norfolk has a source-linked procurement lead. Deadline: 2026-10-12. Source: OpenGov official bid listing.</description>
      <source url="https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/norfolk/projects/303655">OpenGov official bid listing</source>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>City of Pasadena has a source-linked procurement lead. Deadline: 2026-10-13. Source: OpenGov official bid listing.</description>
      <source url="https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pasadena/projects/309511">OpenGov official bid listing</source>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>City of Pasadena has a source-linked procurement lead. Deadline: 2026-10-13. Source: OpenGov official bid listing.</description>
      <source url="https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/pasadena/projects/305890">OpenGov official bid listing</source>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Gainesville Regional Utilities has a source-linked procurement lead. Deadline: 2026-10-16. Source: OpenGov official bid listing.</description>
      <source url="https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/gru/projects/303828">OpenGov official bid listing</source>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Front End Loader. Rush Crane Systems. $344,000. Verified listing source included. Source: Rush Crane Systems.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Front End Loader. location not listed. Call for price. Verified listing source included. Source: Trucks and Parts - garbage truck inventory.</description>
      <source url="https://www.trucksandparts.com/trucks-for-sale/garbage-trucks/front-loader/2025-peterbilt-garbage-trucks-for-sale-front-loader-tw1260315fl/">Trucks and Parts - garbage truck inventory</source>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Front End Loader. location not listed. $356,900. Verified listing source included. Source: Trucks and Parts - garbage truck inventory.</description>
      <source url="https://www.trucksandparts.com/trucks-for-sale/garbage-trucks/front-loader/2025-kenworth-garbage-trucks-for-sale-front-loader-tw1260263fl/">Trucks and Parts - garbage truck inventory</source>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Front End Loader. location not listed. $359,900. Verified listing source included. Source: Trucks and Parts - garbage truck inventory.</description>
      <source url="https://www.trucksandparts.com/trucks-for-sale/garbage-trucks/front-loader/2025-peterbilt-garbage-trucks-for-sale-front-loader-tw1260260fl/">Trucks and Parts - garbage truck inventory</source>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Cabover Refuse Chassis. Rush Crane Systems. Call for price. Verified listing source included. Source: Rush Crane Systems.</description>
      <source url="https://www.rushtruckcenters.com/truck-inventory/587500-peterbilt-520">Rush Crane Systems</source>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>ready-line</category>
      <description>Cabover Refuse Chassis. Rush Crane Systems. Call for price. Verified listing source included. Source: Rush Crane Systems.</description>
      <source url="https://www.rushtruckcenters.com/truck-inventory/618771-peterbilt-520">Rush Crane Systems</source>
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      <title>Mount Ready: 2026 Peterbilt 520 mount-ready chassis</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>ready-line</category>
      <description>Cabover Refuse Chassis. Rush Crane Systems. Call for price. Verified listing source included. Source: Rush Crane Systems.</description>
      <source url="https://www.rushtruckcenters.com/truck-inventory/618772-peterbilt-520">Rush Crane Systems</source>
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      <title>Mount Ready: 2026 Peterbilt 520 mount-ready chassis</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>ready-line</category>
      <description>Cabover Refuse Chassis. Rush Crane Systems. Call for price. Verified listing source included. Source: Rush Crane Systems.</description>
      <source url="https://www.rushtruckcenters.com/truck-inventory/618822-peterbilt-520">Rush Crane Systems</source>
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      <title>Funding watch: Diesel Refuse Truck Replacement Program</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/funding.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Nebraska. Application close: close date not listed. The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) will provide funding for the replacement of medium- to heavy-duty diesel refuse, local freight, delivery, and maintenance trucks. Old trucks must be replaced with 2019 or newer model year compressed natural gas or diesel engines pursuant to California Air Resources Board Optional Low-NOx Standards. Source: Clean Diesel Rebate Program.</description>
      <source url="https://dee.nebraska.gov/aid/air-loans-grants-rebates/nebraska-clean-diesel-rebate-program">Clean Diesel Rebate Program</source>
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      <title>Funding watch: Diesel Emission Reduction Grants</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/funding.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>funding</category>
      <description>Washington. Application close: July 20, 2026. The Washington State Department of Ecology offers grants for the replacement or repower of medium- and heavy-duty diesel refuse trucks, street sweepers, freight switcher locomotives, port cargo handling equipment, and forklifts with zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) and associated infrastructure. Grants are available in the following amounts: Eligible ZEVs. Source: VW Enforcement Action Grants.</description>
      <source url="https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/payments-contracts-grants/grants-loans/find-a-grant-or-loan/volkswagen-enforcement-action-grants">VW Enforcement Action Grants</source>
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      <title>Funding watch: Heavy-Duty Truck Emission Reduction Grants - San Joaquin Valley</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/funding.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>funding</category>
      <description>California. Application close: close date not listed. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) administers the Truck Replacement Program, which provides funding for fleets to replace old vehicles with lower emitting vehicles or to purchase new zero emission, hybrid, or low oxides of nitrogen (NOx) vehicles. Funding is available for the following projects: - Replacement of an engine model. Source: Truck Replacement Program.</description>
      <source url="https://valleyair.org/grants/truck-replacement-program/">Truck Replacement Program</source>
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      <title>Funding watch: Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Reduction Grants</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/funding.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">funding:afdc-11973-f716fff6</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>funding</category>
      <description>Connecticut. Application close: close date not listed. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) allocates a portion of its designated funds from the Volkswagen (VW) Environmental Mitigation Trust for the replacement or repower of eligible heavy-duty on-road vehicles through its Diesel Emissions Mitigation Program (Program). The Program provides funding in the following amounts. Source: VW Grant Information.</description>
      <source url="https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Air/Mobile-Sources/VW/VW-Settlement Grants">VW Grant Information</source>
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      <title>Funding watch: Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) Program</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/funding.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>funding</category>
      <description>Pennsylvania. Application close: close date not listed. The AFIG Program provides financial assistance for innovative, advanced fuel and vehicle technology projects. Projects that result in product commercialization and the expansion of Pennsylvania companies are favored in the selection process. Eligible applicants include school districts, municipal authorities, political subdivisions, non-profits. Source: AFIG Program.</description>
      <source url="https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dep/programs-and-services/grants-loans-rebates/alternative-fuels-incentive-grant">AFIG Program</source>
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      <title>Funding watch: Zero Emission Truck Rebates</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/funding.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">funding:afdc-12542-d32be8a0</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>funding</category>
      <description>Massachusetts. Application close: close date not listed. Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources' Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles (MOR-EV) Trucks Program offers rebates for the purchase or lease of all-electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks, buses, and vans. Eligible vehicles must have a manufacturer's suggested retail price of less than $2,000,000. Rebate amounts are available in. Source: MOR-EV Rebate Program.</description>
      <source url="https://mor-ev.org/">MOR-EV Rebate Program</source>
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      <title>Funding watch: Vehicle Emissions Reduction and Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Project Funding</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/funding.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>funding</category>
      <description>Tennessee. Application close: close date not listed. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) provides funding for the repower or replacement of Class 4-8 school, shuttle and transit buses, Class 4-7 local freight trucks, and Class 8 local freight trucks and port drayage trucks, with alternative fuel or all-electric models. Alternative fuels include, but are not limited to, compressed. Source: Project Solicitations.</description>
      <source url="https://www.tn.gov/environment/program-areas/energy/state-energy-office--seo-/programs-projects/programs-and-projects/sustainable-transportation-and-alternative-fuels/sustainable-transportation-and-alternative-fuels/tennessee-and-the-volkswagen-diesel-settlement1/project-solicitations.html">Project Solicitations</source>
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      <title>Funding watch: Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MHD) Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) and Infrastructure Grants</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/funding.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">funding:afdc-13331-6b5cfb66</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>funding</category>
      <description>California. Application close: close date not listed. The Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles (EnergIIZE), funded by the California Energy Commission, offers grants for the purchase and installation of ZEV infrastructure for MHD electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. Eligible applicants include commercial fleets, station owners, and ZEV infrastructure. Source: EnergIIZE Funding.</description>
      <source url="https://energiize.org/funding/">EnergIIZE Funding</source>
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      <title>Compliance watch: Hazardous Waste Transportation</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/compliance.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>compliance</category>
      <description>U.S. EPA. Confirm EPA ID number, manifest handling, transfer facility limits, discharge response, and state-specific transporter requirements. Source: U.S. EPA.</description>
      <source url="https://www.epa.gov/hw/hazardous-waste-transportation">U.S. EPA</source>
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      <title>Compliance watch: Hazardous Waste e-Manifest</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/compliance.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">compliance:comp-us-hazardous-waste-e-manifest-f4495af6</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>compliance</category>
      <description>U.S. EPA. Verify user registration, signature workflow, paper/electronic transition status, and user fees before changing manifest procedures. Source: U.S. EPA.</description>
      <source url="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest">U.S. EPA</source>
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      <title>Compliance watch: Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest System</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/compliance.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>compliance</category>
      <description>U.S. EPA. Review transporter signature, waste description, emergency response, copy distribution, and state manifest requirements. Source: U.S. EPA.</description>
      <source url="https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/hazardous-waste-manifest-system">U.S. EPA</source>
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      <title>Compliance watch: RCRA Regulations</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/compliance.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">compliance:comp-us-rcra-regulations-0050f717</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>compliance</category>
      <description>U.S. EPA. Use the EPA page as a federal baseline, then check authorized state rules before accepting or moving regulated waste. Source: U.S. EPA.</description>
      <source url="https://www.epa.gov/rcra/resource-conservation-and-recovery-act-rcra-regulations">U.S. EPA</source>
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      <title>Compliance watch: Heavy-Duty Vehicle GHG Standards - Phase 3</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/compliance.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">compliance:comp-us-heavy-duty-vehicle-ghg-standards-phase-3-4fedd83c</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>compliance</category>
      <description>U.S. EPA. Watch model-year standards, OEM product changes, and fleet replacement timing before committing to long-cycle truck purchases. Source: U.S. EPA.</description>
      <source url="https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/regulations-greenhouse-gas-emissions-commercial-trucks">U.S. EPA</source>
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      <title>Compliance watch: PFAS CERCLA Hazardous Substance Designation</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/compliance.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">compliance:comp-us-pfas-cercla-hazardous-substance-designation-ca8cc609</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>compliance</category>
      <description>U.S. EPA. Coordinate with disposal facilities and environmental counsel before changing acceptance, profiling, or disposal practices for PFAS-impacted materials. Source: U.S. EPA.</description>
      <source url="https://www.epa.gov/superfund/designation-perfluorooctanoic-acid-pfoa-and-perfluorooctanesulfonic-acid-pfos-cercla">U.S. EPA</source>
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      <title>Compliance watch: Industrial Stormwater NPDES</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/compliance.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>compliance</category>
      <description>U.S. EPA. Confirm whether a transfer station, maintenance yard, container yard, or recycling operation needs industrial stormwater permit coverage and inspections. Source: U.S. EPA.</description>
      <source url="https://www.epa.gov/npdes/industrial-stormwater">U.S. EPA</source>
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      <title>Compliance watch: Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Air Rules</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/compliance.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>compliance</category>
      <description>U.S. EPA. Monitor NSPS/EG requirements, state plan approvals, GCCS obligations, emissions thresholds, and reporting deadlines. Source: U.S. EPA.</description>
      <source url="https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/municipal-solid-waste-landfills-new-source-performance">U.S. EPA</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: ISWA at COP31 Webinar 1 | Launching the ISWA Climate Change Declaration 2026: methane mitigation in the waste sector</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Oct 6, 2026. Teams (online). Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/iswa-at-cop31-webinar-1-launching-the-iswa-climate-change-declaration-2026-methane-mitigation-in-the-waste-sector/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: ISWA’s Road to COP31 | Launching the ISWA Climate Change Declaration 2026: methane mitigation in the waste sector</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">events:iswa-s-road-to-cop31-launching-the-iswa-climate-change-declaration-202-2026-10-06-6ac73da19f</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Oct 6, 2026. Teams (online). Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/iswa-at-cop31-webinar-1-launching-the-iswa-climate-change-declaration-2026-methane-mitigation-in-the-waste-sector/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: Closed Meeting: ISWA Working Group on Governance and Legal Issues (WGGLI)</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Oct 7, 2026. Paris, France. Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/closed-meeting-iswa-working-group-on-governance-and-legal-issues-wggli/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: ENVIRONTEC, powered by ÖKOINDUSTRIA</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Oct 7, 2026. Hungary, Budapest. Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/environtec-powered-by-okoindustria/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: Your One-Stop Shop for SWANA Webinars</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>Solid Waste Association of North America. Oct 7, 2026. virtual. Source: Solid Waste Association of North America.</description>
      <source url="https://swana.org/events/webinars">Solid Waste Association of North America</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: Closed Meeting: ISWA Working Group Collection &amp; Transportation Technology</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">events:closed-meeting-iswa-working-group-collection-transportation-technology-2026-10-07-339770aa70</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Oct 7, 2026. virtual. Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/closed-meeting-iswa-working-group-collection-transportation-technology-3/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: FILA Fall Summit</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>National Waste &amp; Recycling Association. Oct 13, 2026. Hotel Bourre Bonne – Louisville, KY. Source: National Waste &amp; Recycling Association.</description>
      <source url="https://wasterecycling.org/event/fila-fall-summit/">National Waste &amp; Recycling Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: SWANA Webinar: Rethinking Organics Diversion: The Shift Toward Integrating Infrastructure</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>Solid Waste Association of North America. Oct 14, 2026. virtual. Source: Solid Waste Association of North America.</description>
      <source url="https://members.swana.org/events/event-details/?id=9853e0b8-3d4e-f111-9a90-7c1e52c388c1&amp;reload=timezone&amp;utm_campaign=35200596-The%20Resource&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9D0F9mf4WejqPzV91qgdwdV0ygh02McLM5g8G4fUZCO07qLiHjhv7zODhpk1LsxHTnb0cK581I8ieDkAvMjN9LVnr5OQ&amp;_hsmi=418842455&amp;utm_content=418842455&amp;utm_source=hs_email">Solid Waste Association of North America</source>
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      <title>Break Room job lead: Production Operator</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/tipping_floor_v2.html#lounge</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Autocar. Birmingham, Alabama. not_posted. Source: Autocar.</description>
      <source url="http://jobs.jobvite.com/autocar/job/oGVNAfwI">Autocar</source>
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      <title>Break Room job lead: Production Supervisor</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/tipping_floor_v2.html#lounge</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Autocar. Hagerstown, Indiana. not_posted. Source: Autocar.</description>
      <source url="http://jobs.jobvite.com/autocar/job/oRywAfwf">Autocar</source>
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      <title>Break Room job lead: Prototype Engineering Technician</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/tipping_floor_v2.html#lounge</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Autocar. Birmingham, Alabama. not_posted. Source: Autocar.</description>
      <source url="http://jobs.jobvite.com/autocar/job/oACyAfw4">Autocar</source>
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      <title>Break Room job lead: Quality Inspector</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/tipping_floor_v2.html#lounge</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Autocar. Birmingham, Alabama. not_posted. Source: Autocar.</description>
      <source url="http://jobs.jobvite.com/autocar/job/o96wAfw5">Autocar</source>
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      <title>Break Room job lead: Solutions Technician</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/tipping_floor_v2.html#lounge</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Autocar. Hagerstown, Indiana. not_posted. Source: Autocar.</description>
      <source url="http://jobs.jobvite.com/autocar/job/o7SCAfwV">Autocar</source>
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      <title>Break Room job lead: Search mechanic / repair openings at American Roll-Off (Palfinger)</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/tipping_floor_v2.html#lounge</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>American Roll-Off (Palfinger). National / multi-market. not_posted. Source: American Roll-Off (Palfinger).</description>
      <source url="https://www.palfinger.com">American Roll-Off (Palfinger)</source>
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      <title>Break Room job lead: Search welding / fabrication openings at American Roll-Off (Palfinger)</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/tipping_floor_v2.html#lounge</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>American Roll-Off (Palfinger). National / multi-market. not_posted. Source: American Roll-Off (Palfinger).</description>
      <source url="https://www.palfinger.com">American Roll-Off (Palfinger)</source>
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      <title>Break Room job lead: Search mechanic / repair openings at Ampliroll / Marrel Corp.</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/tipping_floor_v2.html#lounge</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Ampliroll / Marrel Corp.. National / multi-market. not_posted. Source: Ampliroll / Marrel Corp..</description>
      <source url="https://amplirollusa.com/why-contractors-are-switching-to-ampliroll-hooklift-trucks-for-job-site-cleanup/">Ampliroll / Marrel Corp.</source>
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