The solid waste and recycling industry is providing essential collection and disposal services that may go unfunded during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Through MES’ BEST program, incentive compensation may be awarded based on how the organization performs overall across a range of business metrics.

As of April 2, 240 employees have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Recycling and many other manufacturing industries have not been deemed “essential.”

The regulatory relief would apply for the transport of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

The new partnership aims to grow a campaign that expands market demand for recycled resins and improves plastic recycling in North America.

For now, PV modules are considered hazardous waste, unless proven otherwise through time- and money-consuming processes.

In response to COVID-19, the de Blasio administration is pushing the system’s timeline back by at least a month.

The act could have forced the closure of the city’s waste incinerators, Wheelabrator Baltimore and Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services.