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      <description>Legal action at a key disposal site can affect tipping access, hauling costs, and regional capacity planning. Source: MyNewsLA.com.</description>
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      <description>A solid quarter from the largest hauler can shape expectations for route economics and sector multiples. Source: GuruFocus.</description>
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      <description>WM’s results matter for route economics, pricing discipline, and investor expectations across large haulers. Source: Seeking Alpha.</description>
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      <description>A read on pricing, volumes, and margin trends for the industry’s largest public hauler. Source: Business Wire.</description>
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      <description>Signals another landfill gas revenue stream and a potential operational model for municipal waste assets. Source: Biomass Magazine.</description>
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      <description>Shows how closed disposal land can become a revenue-producing asset instead of a dormant liability. Source: Axios.</description>
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      <description>Local resistance can slow siting, shape tonnage flows, and affect long-term disposal access for haulers. Source: Your Ohio News.</description>
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      <description>Extra time can delay operational clarity, but it also keeps service and contract risk on the radar. Source: Waste360.</description>
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      <description>Route expansion suggests denser milk-haul economics and a stronger regional platform for future growth. Source: The Business Journals.</description>
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      <description>Another local route network moves under a national platform, with implications for pricing, density, and customer retention. Source: Springfield News-Leader.</description>
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      <description>The contract may reset labor expectations for nearby haulers still bargaining in the region. Source: Waste Today Magazine.</description>
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      <title>Hyundai widens Oklahoma dealer coverage through Eubanks Equipment</title>
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      <description>More dealer support can improve parts access, service turnaround, and equipment availability for fleet operators. Source: Recycling Today.</description>
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      <description>The standoff could ripple into steel availability, pricing, and plant utilization for equipment buyers. Source: Recycling Today.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 23:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>A read on WM’s quarter can hint at hauler demand, margin durability, and capital allocation discipline. Source: GuruFocus.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Contract terms can ripple through route economics, driver retention, and labor leverage at a major hauler. Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters.</description>
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      <title>Trefis questions whether Republic Services shares still justify a premium</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Valuation calls on a top hauler can shape investor expectations for pricing power and margin durability. Source: Trefis.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>City of Clearwater has a source-linked procurement lead. Deadline: 2026-11-12. Source: OpenGov official bid listing.</description>
      <source url="https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/myclearwater/projects/312912">OpenGov official bid listing</source>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>County of Frederick, MD has a source-linked procurement lead. Deadline: 2026-12-08. Source: OpenGov official bid listing.</description>
      <source url="https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/frederickcountymd/projects/311486">OpenGov official bid listing</source>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Front End Loader. Rush Crane Systems. $344,000. Verified listing source included. Source: Rush Crane Systems.</description>
      <source url="https://www.rushtruckcenters.com/truck-inventory/619597-peterbilt-520">Rush Crane Systems</source>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:15:47 +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, 25 Oct 2026 13:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Front End Loader. location not listed. price not listed. Verified listing source included. Source: Trash Trucks Online - front loaders.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:15:47 +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, 25 Oct 2026 13:15:47 +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, 25 Oct 2026 13:15:47 +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/618771-peterbilt-520">Rush Crane Systems</source>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:15:47 +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/618772-peterbilt-520">Rush Crane Systems</source>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:15:47 +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/618822-peterbilt-520">Rush Crane Systems</source>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>funding</category>
      <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, 25 Oct 2026 14:28:45 +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>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">funding:afdc-12098-20508b05</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:28:45 +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, 25 Oct 2026 14:28:45 +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>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">funding:afdc-12136-4aa98afd</guid>
      <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, 25 Oct 2026 14:28:45 +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>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">funding:afdc-12218-00e79334</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:28:45 +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, 25 Oct 2026 14:28:45 +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>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">compliance:comp-us-hazardous-waste-transportation-6bbfb249</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:22 +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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:22 +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>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">compliance:comp-us-uniform-hazardous-waste-manifest-system-6750e8e5</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:22 +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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:22 +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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:22 +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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:22 +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>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">compliance:comp-us-industrial-stormwater-npdes-fb00b6f9</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:22 +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>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">compliance:comp-us-municipal-solid-waste-landfill-air-rules-99c9e642</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:22 +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: Webinar: Supportive policies to increase the circularity of secondary raw materials in the EU</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Oct 29, 2026. virtual. Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/webinar-supportive-policies-to-increase-the-circularity-of-secondary-raw-materials-in-the-eu/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: ISWA at COP31 | Live from Antalya – What the negotiations mean for the waste sector</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">events:iswa-at-cop31-live-from-antalya-what-the-negotiations-mean-for-the-was-2026-10-29-8fc8650cee</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Oct 29, 2026. virtual. Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/iswa-at-cop31-webinar-3-live-from-antalya-what-the-negotiations-mean-for-the-waste-sector/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: ISWA’s Road to COP31 | Landfill gas: managing methane from existing and legacy sites</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">events:iswa-s-road-to-cop31-landfill-gas-managing-methane-from-existing-and-l-2026-10-29-2bbada1a2a</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Oct 29, 2026. virtual. Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/iswa-at-cop31-webinar-2-landfill-gas-managing-methane-from-existing-and-legacy-sites/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: Women’s Council Fall Leadership Conference</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">events:women-s-council-fall-leadership-conference-2026-11-02-80faee28da</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>National Waste &amp; Recycling Association. Nov 2, 2026. Seattle, WA. Source: National Waste &amp; Recycling Association.</description>
      <source url="https://wasterecycling.org/event/womens-council-fall-leadership-conference/">National Waste &amp; Recycling Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: Ecomondo 2026</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">events:ecomondo-2026-2026-11-03-dc4ab047ec</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Nov 3, 2026. Rimini, Italy. Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/ecomondo-2026/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: ISWA at COP31 Webinar 2 | Landfill gas: managing methane from existing and legacy sites</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">events:iswa-at-cop31-webinar-2-landfill-gas-managing-methane-from-existing-an-2026-11-03-89015ed9c7</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Nov 3-6, 2026. virtual. Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/iswa-at-cop31-webinar-2-landfill-gas-managing-methane-from-existing-and-legacy-sites/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: ISWA’s Road to COP31 | Landfill gas: managing methane from existing and legacy sites</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">events:iswa-s-road-to-cop31-landfill-gas-managing-methane-from-existing-and-l-2026-11-03-fd117fb0ae</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Nov 3-6, 2026. virtual. Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/iswa-at-cop31-webinar-2-landfill-gas-managing-methane-from-existing-and-legacy-sites/">International Solid Waste Association</source>
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      <title>Industry calendar: Webinar ISWA Germany and RETech: Art. 6 for Climate Protection and Project Finance in the Waste Sector</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/events.html</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="false">events:webinar-iswa-germany-and-retech-art-6-for-climate-protection-and-proje-2026-11-03-aa156cefd4</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
      <category>events</category>
      <description>International Solid Waste Association. Nov 3-6, 2026. virtual. Source: International Solid Waste Association.</description>
      <source url="https://www.iswa.org/event/webinar-iswa-germany-and-retech-art-6-for-climate-protection-and-project-finance-in-the-waste-sector/">International Solid Waste Association</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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:20 +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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:20 +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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:20 +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: Prototype Technician</title>
      <link>https://www.thetippingfloor.com/tipping_floor_v2.html#lounge</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>Autocar. Hagerstown, Indiana. not_posted. Source: Autocar.</description>
      <source url="http://jobs.jobvite.com/autocar/job/oTgXAfwq">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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:20 +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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:20 +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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:20 +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>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:48:20 +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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