USA Waste & Recycling

How one recycling plant is using AI to help make sorting process easier, faster

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:32:19 GMT

Murphy Road Recycling connected with Greyparrot , whose AI-powered material analyzers are installed in the All American MRF to do a feature for CBS News.

Ambarish Mitra, the founder of Greyparrot, flew to Connecticut from the UK to visit our facility and spend some time with the crew who installed and maintain the analyzers. These analyzers use AI to identify materials going through the MRF, giving real time insight into the material stream. This data is used to provide quality control information, which is then used to adjust the system to improve efficiency and effectiveness. The CBS crew interviewed both Ambarish and our Director of Operations Jonathan Murray to discuss the relationship between advanced technology and the recycling industry.

The CBS News feature aired in November and gained over 40 million nationwide impressions. We are incredibly proud of the hard work put in by our All American MRF crew to ensure the facility is constantly achieving excellence, and putting our region in national focus for recycling innovation.

Coming Together for a Cleaner River: Source to Sea Cleanup 2025

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 16:51:32 GMT

On September 27, a team of 10 dedicated volunteers from USA Waste & Recycling and All American Waste rolled up their sleeves and made a real difference along the Connecticut River. As part of the annual Source to Sea Cleanup, we joined forces with hundreds of others across the region, contributing our efforts at the Donald W. Barnes Boat Launch and the surrounding watershed area in Enfield, CT.

The result? 680 pounds of trash and debris removed from the environment in just a few hours.

And the day brought more than just sunny weather, it brought a renewed sense of purpose. From hauling out large debris to collecting smaller litter that can harm local wildlife, every bit of work mattered. Events like this remind us that even simple actions, when done together, can have a powerful impact.

The Source to Sea Cleanup, organized by the Connecticut River Conservancy, is more than a cleanup—it’s a call to action for communities to protect and restore the natural resources we all rely on. Our team was proud to represent our company values in the field, not just by removing waste, but by being part of a larger movement toward sustainability.

We’re grateful to every volunteer who brought their energy and commitment. To see more of the Source to Sea Cleanup, check out our social pages or visit https://sourcetoseacleanup.org/ to plan or join a cleanup of your own!

EBC Apex Award

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:14:52 GMT

We’re thrilled to announce that F&G Recycling has received the prestigious EBC Community Choice Award!

A heartfelt thank you to the Environmental Business Council of New England for presenting us with this incredible honor as part of their 2025 APEX Awards Celebration. Your recognition truly highlights our collective commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.

This award is a testament to the dedication of our hardworking team and the support of our valued community. We've always believed in a greener future—and this acknowledgment from EBC reinforces our resolve to innovate and lead in environmental responsibility.

To the EBC and everyone who voted: THANK YOU for championing projects that make real-world impact. We’re proud to stand with such strong environmental leaders.

Adaptable design

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:29:21 GMT

Murphy Road Recycling has expanded its MRF’s capabilities by adding Greyparrot Analyzers and more optical sorters.

When Murphy Road Recycling announced plans to rebuild its material recovery facility (MRF) in Berlin, Connecticut, the All American MRF, in March 2021, it sought a processing system that would have the flexibility to adapt to ever-evolving consumer habits and recycling market conditions. With that in mind, Frank M. Antonacci, chief operating officer at Enfield, Connecticut-based Murphy Road Recycling, says the new MRF deliberately was designed to facilitate future upgrades.

“Things are changing every day, and it was nice to have that kind of forethought so we had areas where we could put all this new equipment,” he says.

“We always referred to the machine and operation as a living, breathing beast that would be always changing, along with the ever-changing material stream that we’re seeing. Once we got the initial equipment in—and it’s been working great—it allowed us to see more into the stream and what was available [to recover], and that allowed us to make some even more educated decisions on what additional equipment we wanted to add and what could make the people who are working there a little bit more efficient.”

Read the full article on Recycling Today's website .

Can you recycle pizza boxes?

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:53:51 GMT

Watch the video below to find out.

Murphy Road Recycling Receives Gold for All American MRF Glass Certification

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:50:05 GMT

Glass Recycling Coalition awards gold certification to the Berlin, Connecticut facility.

ANN ARBOR, MI (March 26, 2024) — The Glass Recycling Coalition (GRC) announced Murphy Road Recycling as a recipient of a gold-level certification for its All American material recovery facility (MRF) in Berlin, Connecticut. The approximately $40 million single-stream MRF started operations in 2022 and features a state-of-the-art processing system that includes optical sorters, artificial intelligence, and robotics supplied by Van Dyk Recycling Solutions.

The All American MRF also utilizes glass cleaning equipment including a glass breaker, vibrating table screen, secondary fines screen, and vacuum system. The MRF sends its clean glass to processors that convert the material into cullet used for manufacturing glass containers, fine powders that are used in fiberglass insulation, and ground glass used as pozzolan (a cement binder). Read the rest of the article at glassrecycles.org here.

Spaulding Students Implement Composting

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:39:19 GMT

By Heidi Storey | March 1, 2024

The Suffield Sustainability Council (SSC), a group of Suffield High School students dedicated to making environmentally positive changes in our area, is thrilled to announce that Spaulding Elementary School has implemented a composting program! SSC had the pleasure of working alongside Suffield First Selectman Colin Moll, Sustainable Suffield, Spaulding Elementary staff members, and USA Recycling in order to accomplish this feat. Read the full article at The Suffield Observer

What's Going On With The Bottle Bill In Connecticut?

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 15:35:07 GMT

Find out by watching the video below.

Solid Waste: Recycling and the Holidays: Joy of the Season to You, your Family and Friends.

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:45:14 GMT

Happy Holidays to all and a very fun filled New Year. How to make recycling simple and easy to understand for (circular economy reuse) holiday wrapping, packaging, and entertainment waste. All paper can be recycled EXCEPT if it has glitter, or imprinted with shiny metallic like materials, if it reflects light, do not recycle. Plastics with a neck and certainly nothing that is made up of multi-layers (laminates). All the ribbon, bows, plastic film, foam packaging go into the trash bin. Imagine standing over a picking line and the objective is to sort the most reusable and best quality materials. There are end markets for quality cardboard (OCC), mixed wastepaper (everything paper other than OCC, except the shiny metallic wrapping paper), Plastics #1, #2 and #5 (water bottles, detergent bottles, and yogurt cups) and all metal cans (food and beverage) should be recycled.

Put items in the recycling cart separated and loose not in a bag or box and all items should be clean and dry.

Recycle

Paper gift wrap and envelopes that are plain (multi-color and images ok) and non-laminated:

o No glitter.

o No metal or shinny surfaces - if it can reflect light put it in the trash.

o No laminates - multi-layered - most flexible food/candy packaging.

Boxes:

o Cardboard and paper boxes - ideally flattened out and remove the tape and Styrofoam peanuts and plastic air-pocket packing material.

Bottles Plastic - look on the bottom of a bottle, if it shows the number: 1, 2 and 5 get recycled.

o Rinsed and cleaned plastic with a neck - water, detergent, beverage (PET - #1 and HDPE - #2).

o Plastic bottles without a neck - yogurt, cottage cheese not Keurig cups it has metal foil (polypropylene - PP - #5).

Cans

o Steel - food, soup, fruit, and vegetables.

o Aluminum - beer, soda, specialty drinks.

Bottles Glass:

o Wine, champagne, beer.

Trash

Ribbons, bows, and decorations (Christmas lights, garland).
Packing materials:

o Bubble wrap, plastic films wrapped around a toy or gift, cellophane wrapping paper.

o Foam - peanuts or Styrofoam.

o Plastic air-filled packing materials.

Plastic

o Plastic bottles without a neck with non-plastic seals - Keurig cups.

o All film - dry cleaner bags, grocery bags, cellophane wrapping paper, plastic wrapped presents.

o Laminated plastics - food packaging any plastic that is clearly multi-layered is mixing too many chemistries to be recycled in a post-consumer system.

o Forks, utensils, straws.

Food waste - if you do not have home composting, it all goes into the trash.

MRF Upgrades Technology To Refine Fiber Sorting

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:24:05 GMT

Murphy Road Recycling’s All American MRF recently completed $40 million in upgrades that focused on improved worker safety and fiber recovery. | Courtesy of Van Dyk

The consumer recyclables stream has changed a lot in the last two decades, and a Connecticut MRF recently invested $40 million in an upgrade focused on more granular fiber recovery and worker safety.

Frank M. Antonacci, chief operating officer of Murphy Road Recycling, told Resource Recycling that the Enfield, Conn. MRF’s original system was one of the first single-stream systems in the area when it was installed in 2005.

“It was good at handling the material we got back then, at that volume,” Antonacci said, but as the business grew and technology changes, upgrades were needed.

Read the full article on the Resource Recycling website .

Respect and Empowerment

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 14:19:21 GMT

USA Waste & Recycling bases its growth and culture on a foundation of respect for its employees, the community and the environment.

Since establishing Somers Sanitation in 1974, in Somers, Connecticut, the Antonacci family has forged a leadership position in the waste and recycling industry in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Over the course of its history, the family has pioneered compressed natural gas (CNG) use in trucks, established an award-winning workplace and helped to lead conversations around sustainability in New England.

"We moved up from Long Island to the town of Somers, and we brough a small trash company with a [single truck], and that's how we started, and we kept growing from there," Jerry Antonacci says of the family's start in the waste and environmental services industry.

Jerry says Somers Sanitation established a facility near Interstate 91 in about 1986, which was a milestone for the company that provided it with a centralized maintenance facility to enable further growth in the area.

Read the full article on Waste Today's website .

NEW RECYCLING FACILITY REDEFINES ‘STATE OF THE ART’

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:41:52 GMT

What Goes Around…

Frank Antonacci says he’s lost track of how many tours he’s led of the All American Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Berlin, Conn., which handles material from across the Nutmeg State and Western Mass.

“Suffice it to say, it’s a big number,” said Antonacci, a principal with Murphy Road Recycling, an operator of several recycling facilities, which, in partnership with Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, suppliers of the system’s equipment, opened the state-of-the-art facility in early 2022.

Since then, in addition to overseeing this intriguing operation, which processes more than 50 tons of recyclable material an hour, Antonacci and Jonathan Murray, director of Operations for Murphy Road Recycling, have been leading individuals and groups through the massive facility to show them what goes on there and why this operation is among the most advanced of its kind in the country — and the world, for that matter...

Read the rest of the article on BusinessWest: New Recycling Facility Redefines ‘State Of The Art’ by George O'Brien

Berlin Solar Project completed providing 350,000 kWh of clean energy to All-American MRF single-stream recycling facility

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:03:37 GMT

Phase 1 installation of a solar panel system that can help offset electrical use was recently completed at our Murphy Road Recycling site on Christian Lane in Berlin.

Phase 1 installation of a solar panel system that can help offset electrical use was recently completed at our Murphy Road Recycling site on Christian Lane in Berlin. The project will provide energy starting in December to the All American MRF single-stream processing facility. With the 200kW rooftop system providing approximately 350,000 kWh of energy per year, about 25% of the site’s annual electricity use will be covered, which will significantly help to subsidize the energy cost to run the facility. At a time when electricity costs are rising drastically, stabilizing costs at the facility will help keep the processing costs competitive.

Phase 2 of the solar project is in the works for next year to provide the remainder of the Berlin facilities’ electric use and further our commitment to our communities and the environment.

With the completion of these projects, the company’s total solar output is over 2,500,000 kWh per year, or 25% of the total electricity usage and is continually climbing. Solar power has many benefits , including reducing greenhouse gas emissions like CO2 and other dangerous pollutants like sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter. These projects, including our solar powered CNG station in East Windsor , conversion to clean natural gas trucks, demonstrate our dedication to the environment and our commitment to our communities.

SCALING UP IN NEW ENGLAND

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:54:56 GMT

Connecticut-based USA Hauling & Recycling has worked with Machinex Technologies to boost its automated C&D materials sorting capacity.

By: Brian Taylor

The commonwealth of Massachusetts has taken as much action as any other state to encourage higher-volume recycling of C&D materials by placing a landfill ban on some of the most commonly generated C&D materials.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) , a disposal ban on asphalt pavement, brick, concrete, metal and wood took effect in mid-2006. Five years later in mid-2011, the ban was extended to include clean gypsum wallboard.

Enfield, Connecticut-based USA Hauling & Recycling operates throughout New England, including Massachusetts, and its Director of Post-Collection Operations Jonathan Murray acknowledges the DEP waste bans play a role in how the company handles C&D materials.

Murray adds, however, “Sustainability is at the core of all of USA’s operations, and we strive to divert as many materials from disposal as possible. If a material can be recycled or reused, we want to prevent it from ending up in a landfill.”

That combination of factors is why USA Hauling & Recycling recently invested heavily to put in place an enhanced sorting system at its facility in Wilbraham, Massachusetts....

Read the full article on Waste Today Magazine's website .

FOURTH OF JULY TIP: FLAG DISPOSAL

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 13:34:56 GMT

On a recent site visit in Waterbury, John Pizzimenti noticed a stack of American flags on Chris Follen’s desk. When he asked what they were for, Chris stated that they were all pulled off the tipping floor. Chris offered a little more insight into why they are pulled off the floor, and what it means to him personally to make sure they are properly disposed:

When I was a teenager, I wanted to follow in my father’s footsteps- he was in the United States Marine Corp (1964-1969), so I joined an organization called Young Marines sponsored by the Marine Corp League. Most of the adults were retired or former Marines. This organization promotes all the qualities teenagers need to develop, including myself, and promote becoming disciplined, respectful, handle authority and physically fit while gaining a greater understanding of sacrifice. Putting others before themselves. They put those who want to be part of something bigger on the path to Parris Island. The Young Marines teaches self-discipline, a respect for others, and Parris Island makes Marines. I joined at the age of 14 until I was eligible to walk into a recruiting station.

As a kid, my father would always tell me never let the flag touch the ground. I didn’t understand why at the time, I thought it was just out of respect for our great country and I didn’t want to get yelled at if he saw it dragging on our deck.

When the Marine Corp League office in White Plains, N.Y. started putting flag drop off containers at some post offices in Westchester, we painted them in U.S.M.C. scarlet and gold and marked them as such. When they were filled, the flags would be properly disposed of. Here is the proper protocol and procedure for flag disposal. I have found out that most V.F.W.’s and American Legion posts also have flag drop off bins.

When disposing of the flag, DO the following:

Fold in the traditional triangle for stowage, never wadded up.
Proper disposal is by fire. It is important that the fire be fairly large and of sufficient intensity to ensure complete burning of the flag.
Place the flag on the fire.
The individual(s) disposing of the flag come to attention, salute the flag, recite the Pledge of Allegiance, and have a brief period of silent reflection.
After the flag is completely consumed, the fire should then be safely extinguished, and the ashes buried.
Please make sure you are conforming to local/state fire codes or ordinances.
June 14 is Flag Day and is the most appropriate day for this ceremony.

I started collecting flags from the waste stream years ago because as marines we took an oath to protect what it stands for. The poem by Francis Scott Key which later became the Star-Spangled Banner explains why we never let the flag touch the floor, let alone be thrown out in the trash. I guess I made it a silent personal crusade to save as many flags as I can out of respect for those who have defended and all who have protected her. I have instructed the guys I work with to save any flags we see.

This 4 th of July please keep those who are protecting our Flag in your thoughts.

USA NAMED ONE OF HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL’S BEST PLACES TO WORK IN CT

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:15:40 GMT

The Hartford Business Journal named us one of the best places to work in Connecticut! We are proud to say we are not just co-workers, but a family who loves what we do!

USA HAULING’S FRANK ANTONACCI BRINGS HORSEPOWER TO THE WASTE INDUSTRY

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:29:39 GMT

Frank Antonacci, chief operating officer at USA Hauling & Recycling, has been running his family business with the same core values his grandfather had at its founding.

The Waste360 40 Under 40 recipient grew up in the waste industry, driving a 15-yard truck to small dump and construction jobs throughout high school and college….

Read the full article on Waste360.com

MILLIONS OF MEALS INFOGRAPHICS

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:55:23 GMT

At the start of the pandemic, the Antonacci family started a fundraising campaign called Millions of Meals to contribute to local food banks and encourage organizations to do the same. The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts has sent along these infographics comparing food insecurity before COVID-19 to March through June of this year. These charts demonstrate just how necessary the Millions of Meals contributions were, and continue to be.

CORONAVIRUS: $125K FROM ANTONACCI FAMILY FOUNDATION LAUNCHES MILLIONS OF MEALS DRIVE AT FOOD BANK OF WESTERN MASS

Wed, 06 May 2020 14:29:39 GMT

SPRINGFIELD — The Antonacci Family Foundation has donated $125,000 to launch the Millions of Meals food drive with the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The $125,000 donation was announced by representatives of the foundation and the Food Bank at Trinity United Methodist Church on Sumner Avenue on Tuesday morning…

Read the full article on MassLive.com

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF OUR PHOTO CONTEST

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:16:43 GMT

Thank you to everyone who participated in our photo contest! We had three winners who got very creative with their submissions. They won a dye cast model USA truck and a t-shirt!

SHINING A LIGHT ON SOLAR PANELS

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:38:14 GMT

From Sonny’s Place to Lindy Farms to Mullen Road, you may have noticed the shiny solar panels on the roofs or carports. They may be an easy thing to overlook or ignore but solar panels serve an important purpose for us and the environment.

On June 12th, USA hosted a grand opening of our latest solar project – a solar powered CNG fueling station at Shoham Road in East Windsor.

Ribbon cutting at Shoham Road, East Windsor, CT

This innovative fueling station is the first of its kind in the country. USA’s fleet is now the cleanest powered waste and recycling fleet in the country- utilizing multiple forms of clean, sustainable, and cost-effective energy for fleet fueling.

Solar panels at Shoham Road, East Windsor, CT

The compression equipment that pumps natural gas consumes a lot of electricity which was previously purchased from the utility company and likely sourced from fossil fuels. This new solar array consists of 1,689 panels and will produce clean energy for the next 40 years, helping us reduce carbon emissions equivalent to 608,024 lbs. of coal burned or 1,288 barrels of oil.

“USA Hauling and Recycling is proving out such an important model for businesses in the state of Connecticut,” said Dykes. “We know at the department that this project sits at the intersection of our highest environmental and climate priorities, from waste management to renewable energy deployment and greening transportation. It presents a model we hope many others follow.”

Katie Dykes, CT DEEP Commissioner

This state-of-the-art multi-year project is a partnership between USA, Clean Energy Fuels and Earthlight Technologies.

What’s Next for Solar?

We currently have 13 solar projects with the ability to annually produce more than 1,500,000 kilowatt hours of electricity.

To put our projects into perspective, that is sufficient to supply the electricity of 150 average sized single-family homes for an entire year!

Solar panels are expensive to install, but a worthwhile investment for our future. Electricity is provided on site and the company earns one ZREC, or credit, from the state for every 1,000 kilowatt hours produced. These credits are then sold back to the state, as an incentive for installing the solar panels. Our company continues to proactively seek and implement the most innovative and environmentally conscious solutions.

The solar production and cost savings of the panels are checked monthly to determine the best opportunities for investments in solar power at our sites. Some of our sites do not receive an ideal amount of sun to justify the cost of installing solar, but as solar panels and other energy innovations improve, we will explore expansions and continue to be leaders within the industry.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH RECYCLING?

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:25:29 GMT

By Frank M. Antonacci

I am sure many of you, given the nature of your employment, are seen as the resident recycling expert at any summer picnic, family gathering, or kids sports event. I know I am. More than ever “RECYCLING” is the subject of everyday conversation and concern, sparked by a deepening concern by the general public regarding the environment, along with the considerable shifts in recycling markets worldwide turning the recycling business model on its head! Headlines about recycling are everywhere, and my goal is to arm you with some real answers from our industry leader’s perspective regarding the present and future of recycling in our business and in our communities and dispel some commonly held, misleading ideas.

Here are some of the questions and answers.

Is it true that we don’t recycle anymore because China stopped taking the stuff?

No, none of our companies have changed our policies regarding handling of recyclables. We have found different markets for all the recycling commodities, although they are at much different prices than they once were. In some cases, we are even paying to ensure that material we collect as recyclables are being recycled or reused. We have also invested in our facilities to deal with the increased contamination we have seen in the recycling stream.

What did China do that ruined the recycling market so much?

China enacted a policy called the “National Sword” on January 1, 2018. This policy essentially made it impossible to import recyclables from outside of China into the country. This was a major problem as China previously purchased 70% of the recyclables generated in the United States and an even higher percentage from the United States coastal states. The domestic and global market for recyclables became flooded with material causing the prices for the commodities to plummet.

Why did the cost of recycling go up so much?

The cost of recycling to the customer- whether a municipality, an individual resident, or a commercial customer- did not rise because costs went up, but rather because the value of the recycling stream fell and that value was used to offset much of the cost to the customer.

How much did the recycling values drop?

The market for recyclables fell to the lowest levels we have ever seen. Cardboard once sold for $175/ ton dropping to $25/ ton while newspaper once fetched over $100/ ton and now can cost upwards of $50/ton to ensure that it goes to a recycler. The prices are end market prices that do not account for costs to collect, process, package and market the materials.

Is it even worth recycling if it may cost as much as trash now?

Yes, for many reasons:

While we are experiencing one of the most challenging environments we have seen for recycling, commodity pricing is cyclical and historically we have seen recovery from other challenging times.
Especially in the northeast, there is a finite space for final disposal capacity. Right now, about 30% of the materials we discard will never see a burnplant or landfill rather they are processed through local recycling infrastructure to be used in new products. Practically speaking, the disposal capacity just does not exist to handle these materials if they were no longer put through the recycling infrastructure. Abandoning recycling would cause pricing to skyrocket on all waste streams.
Recycling is an investment in the future of our environment. There is value in ensuring that materials are used and reused as many times as possible until we truly must dispose of them.

How do things get better for recycling?

Markets need to develop around the world, especially in the United States to handle these materials. On the positive side of the story many shuttered old paper mills are being purchased, revamped and reopened throughout the United States to take advantage of the supply domestically. The domestic development of these markets may provide the type of stability and opportunity in recycling like the discovery of natural gas did for the energy markets in the United States and would lead to a much more stable and sustainable recycling model for decades to come.

What can I do?

Recycle right, and encourage your friends and family to do the same. Since recycling became mainstream in 1994, the recycling stream has gradually become dirtier and dirtier. Much of this contamination (as we call it in the industry) comes from good intentioned customers seeking to recycle as much as possible and putting non-recyclables (contamination) in the recycling bin because it feels good to think you are recycling. The truth is that this “wishful recycling” contaminates the whole stream and makes it harder to sort out and market the right recyclables. There is a great resource at http://www.recyclect.com/ which shows you “what’s in and what’s out” of your recycling bin. This will not only improve the quality of our materials that we market, but more importantly it will keep our fellow teammates safer at our recycling facilities.

You can also encourage your local communities and politicians to support the local recycling infrastructure and the value it brings to all communities. Recycling and the accompanying services provide for all our families and protect the environment for generations to come. We must ensure that uninformed politicians and public officials do not make uneducated and shortsighted decisions that could be detrimental to the future of recycling.

EREF FELLOW SPONSORED BY THE ANTONACCI FOUNDATION

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 17:34:51 GMT

Komal Charania joined EREF in March 2017. She graduated with honors in May 2018 with a degree from North Carolina State University in Environmental Engineering. At EREF, she worked on the State of Practice of Landfill Leachate Management and Treatment in the U.S. project (see description below) within the Data and Policy program. This involved gathering available leachate quality and quantity data in order to get a better understanding of the state of leachate generation, treatment, and management in the United States. In February 2018, she attended GWMS with EREF and presented a poster on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in landfills.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS!

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 17:49:07 GMT

Thank you to all our veterans; past, present and future, including some of our own employees!

USA HAULING AND RECYCLING AND MGM SPRINGFIELD TEAM UP TO PARTICIPATE IN SOURCE TO SEA CLEANUP

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:55:06 GMT

Chicopee, MA – On Saturday, September 29th USA Hauling and Recycling and MGM Springfield teamed up to take part in the annual Source to Sea Cleanup of the Connecticut River. This cleanup is hosted by the Connecticut River Conservancy and brings together thousands of volunteers across New England for local cleanups. This year, USA and MGM brought a group of approximately 40 volunteers to Chicopee, including the varsity and junior varsity women’s field hockey teams from Minnechaug Regional High School, to clean up the area of Tourtelotte Avenue in Chicopee. MGM Springfield employees representing Finance, Warehouse, Front Desk, Front Services, Mlife Desk and Guest Experience participated.

“USA Hauling and Recycling is excited to organize and work with MGM Springfield to clean this particularly tricky part of the river,” said April Regan of USA Hauling and Recycling. “The Source to Sea organizers have been looking for a group to tackle this section for a while and we are excited to step up and do the job.”

The Connecticut River runs from northern New Hampshire to Long Island Sound and is enjoyed by every community along its path. Unfortunately, the river is also used as a spot for illegal dumping.

“MGM Springfield is proud to partner with USA Hauling and Recycling and the Connecticut River Conservancy at this year’s Source to Sea Cleanup event,” said Alex Dixon, General Manager, MGM Springfield. “Our team members enthusiastically rolled up their sleeves and worked beside our neighbors to improve our community. It’s these types of opportunities that make Springfield and New England healthier in every way and remind us that we are part of a shared ecosystem that shapes how we live today and how will move forward in the future.”

From 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM, volunteers spread out and filled garbage bags with plastic bags, tires and an assortment of other litter. The bags collected by the volunteers individually may have not seemed like much but, according to the Connecticut River Conservancy, it adds up.

“In the past 20 years, [Source to Sea Cleanup] volunteers have removed over 997 tons of trash from the Connecticut River and its tributaries,” said Alicea Charamut, CRC River Steward.

USA Hauling and Recycling also participated in the Source to Sea Event with a second cleanup site in Windsor, Connecticut. The groups combined equaled nearly 60 volunteers and collected two dumpsters full of garbage from the river.

About USA Hauling and Recycling

As a local, family owned company, USA recognizes and embraces its role as a leader in the community. Giving back to the communities in which we live has always been a value of our management and has been embraced and embodied by our employees. USA is proud to be a steward of the environment and support the communities in which its employees live and work through their long relationship with the Connecticut River Conservancy.

About MGM Springfield

MGM Springfield covers three city blocks in the heart of downtown Springfield, Mass. Creating 3,000 permanent jobs and igniting a cultural and economic renaissance in a historic New England city, the resort, which combines new construction with revived historic buildings, offers more than 125,000 square feet of gaming space, a 250-room boutique hotel on Main Street, superior spa services, diverse retail and inspired dining headlined by award-winning Chef Michael Mina’s Cal Mare. MGM Springfield also features the seven-screen Regal luxury cinema complex, bowling lanes, a seasonal skating rink and outdoor marketplace displaying local art, events and talent. MGM Springfield opened on August 24, 2018.

For additional information, please visit www.mgmspringfield.com .

USA HAULING DRIVER PARTICIPATES (AND WINS) IN THE ANNUAL TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Wed, 20 Jun 2018 17:07:25 GMT

On Saturday June 9th, the Motor Transport Association of Connecticut (MTAC) hosted its annual Truck Driving Championships at the FedEx Freight Facility in Windsor Locks. USA Hauling & Recycling proudly sent Shaun Bryant (East Windsor) to represent our company this year!

Shaun did an outstanding job in the competition, he took home the overall “Rookie of the Year” award, then the “Rookie of the year” award for the written compliance test and the overall 2nd place finishing trophy for the entire competition! 3 wins for a first year MTAC competition driver is a very difficult thing to achieve! We are all are all very proud of his accomplishments here at USA Hauling & Recycling!

Many thanks to the friends, family and other drivers that came to show support!

SECOND ANNUAL CFR CHARITY ROW TO BE HELD JUNE 16 AT SONNY’S PLACE

Thu, 31 May 2018 17:49:12 GMT

The second annual CFR (CrossFit Revelation) Charity Row will be held Saturday, June 16 at Sonny’s Place in Somers, CT from 9am-12pm. Last year our charity was the MS Society and we were able to donate $12,000! CrossFit Revelation has selected Wade’s Army as the charity to row for. Wade’s Army was founded by the Welbourn and DeBruin families to recruit others to use their power for good and bring the fight to pediatric cancer. They are a non-profit bringing the fight against neuroblastoma and remembering Wade DeBruin’s battle with this deadly pediatric cancer. No one at any age deserves to get cancer, but when a cancer targets toddlers, it turns our world inside out. Take a closer look at www.wadesarmy.org .

People can help by joining a team, making a donation, becoming a sponsor or donating a raffle prize. Raffle tickets will be available to purchase throughout the event, with winners being chosen during lunch. Proceeds from the raffle will benefit Donovan Abbe , a 9-year-old from Enfield who is currently battling neuroblastoma. Raffle prizes include Patriots tickets, UConn tickets, a 1-month membership to Romeo Athletics, gift cards and more.

This year’s event will be a marathon row, with teams of 5 or less rowing a total of 26.2 miles. Registration opens at 8am with the row starting at 9am. Each team is responsible for raising a minimum of $500. To watch an interview about the event with Andrew Romeo , owner of Romeo Athletics and Crossfit Revelation visit www.westernmassnews.com . If you have any questions, please reach out to Scott Montemerlo at cfrcharityrow@gmail.com . The event is sponsored by USA Hauling & Recycling.

USA WASTE PROVIDES WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICE FOR THE BELCHERTOWN LITTLE LEAGUE

Tue, 01 May 2018 20:51:59 GMT

USA Waste and Recycling would like to thank the Belchertown Little League for giving us the opportunity to help out with their waste and recycling needs!!!

NEW Belchertown customers will receive one free month of service!!! CURRENT Belchertown customers can also receive one free month of service for referring a new customer!!!

Contact our amazing customer service team at:

1-800-998-2984 | services@usarecycle.com

USA HAULING ATTENDS WASTE360’S 50TH ANNUAL WASTE EXPO

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:55:54 GMT

We are attending the 50th annual Waste360’s WasteExpo in Las Vegas this week, running from April 23-26. The event will include 13,000+ people in attendance celebrating innovation, education and networking within the industry. If you’re going to be in attendance, make sure to check out the National Waste & Recycling Association Woman’s Council’s Carts on Display, where we entered our cart, titled “Soaring With Community.”

SPRINGFIELD THUNDERBIRDS HELP KATRINA KING, LEGALLY BLIND SUPERFAN, SEE HER FAVORITE SPORT

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:44:44 GMT

SPRINGFIELD – Calling it a Christmas miracle might be a stretch. Luck didn’t bring Katrina King and her father, Rick, to the Civic Center parking garage in late December. No, for the Kings, some 15 years after first seeing a hockey game together, there’s few places father and daughter would rather be than at the Mass Mutual Center for a Springfield Thunderbirds game.

But timing is everything. And as the Kings departed the arena, rolling under the low-hanging, multi-colored steel beams criss-crossing the ceiling, they rolled past Thunderbirds defenseman Ed Wittchow.

Rick saw him first, riding in the car next to the Kings. He waved over, catching Wittchow’s attention.

“Hey,” Rick said, “One of your big fans is sitting in the car.”

Rick stopped, then opened the car door. And before he knew it, he said, Wittchow and his daughter, Katrina, were having a conversation. Five minutes passed, become 10, then 15, the affable Wittchow chatting her up like an old friend. They both love dogs, Katrina learned. She has two, 10-year-old Lady and seven-month-old Boomer, the younger named after the Thunderbirds mascot.

The Kings thought it was little more than a nice behind-the-scenes moment. Just a fan and one of her favorite players sharing a candid moment away from the ice.

Read the rest of the article on MassLive…

OUR COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEE WELLNESS

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 19:04:04 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling has a deep commitment to the wellness of our employees. In addition to providing great health insurance benefits, we have a wellness committee, a safety team, and a commitment to technology that is for the benefit of each and every employee.

Our wellness committee runs programs throughout the year to teach our team about healthy living. Throughout the summer, we host healthy picnics at each of our sites teaching individuals the benefits of making the right choices when deciding what to eat. This healthy eating translated into our fall “Biggest Loser” competition. As a company, we lost 802 pounds in six weeks of competition! Our employees loved it and we will be running the program again continuing the message of healthy living.

While our wellness committee teaches us about how to live a healthier lifestyle, our safety team is committed to the wellness of employees on the job. The team analyzes any potential job hazards and what we can do to mitigate them to keep our employees in top shape. Looking at employee safety and wellness is what brings technology to our industry. While in years past you would see our workers lifting heavy trash cans and recycling bins that lead to injuries, we now use automated hydraulic systems operated by a joystick so employees can have less strain and prevent injuries.New Paragraph

We continually strive to make our employees safer on the job and are even launching a “Safety Boot Program” where we will provide our safety sensitive employees with a Safety Boot allowance each year to help reduce the risk of injuries. Another step forward for the health and safety of our employees!

Whether it is creating programs for the health of our employees or preventing injuries with technology, USA Hauling & Recycling is committed to our team’s wellness.

STOWE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER RECEIVES GIFT

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:10:24 GMT

For the third consecutive year, we are proud to donate $10,000 to the Stowe Family Resource Center. The donation will fund the Learning through Play Group for the 2016-17 school year. Amy Morales, Family Resource Center Coordinator, said, “Our Learning through Play Groups are a wonderful setting for young children and families to come together to learn and grow.”

From the Hartford Courant: http://www.courant.com/community/enfield/hc-en-1020-enfield-20161017-story.html

COMPOSTING FOR THE LARGE GENERATOR

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 20:37:50 GMT

Are you one to be ahead of the game, or follow what others are doing?

Composting has become the next big thing! Did you know Connecticut was the first state to pass a law requiring large generators of food scraps and soiled paper to begin composting? This, in turn, creates more jobs, reduces our carbon footprint, enhances our landscapes, prevents soil erosion, and helps grow healthy crops. Organic materials should be thought of as a resource, not as waste.

Companies are beginning to learn the great benefits that can lead from the separation of compost-able material, such as reducing disposal fees at landfills and reducing their carbon foot print. Composting creates an organic fertilizer that is great for gardens, planting beds, reseeding lawns, and adding nutrients to the soil to keep plants healthier.

Supermarkets, restaurants, and 2nd hand produce stands are just a few great candidates for this service. By diverting the trash out of the waste stream will help offset the cost of composting. “About 35 million tons of food waste, plus additional organic waste such as paper, paperboard, and yard trimmings, get sent to landfills and incinerators each year in the United States.” ~USEPA, 2012 Municipal Solid Waste Characterization Report. Food is the heaviest item in most waste streams. If you are creating large quantities of food waste, composting is something for you. These materials can be placed in compactors or dumpsters and then we deliver the material to the compost facility; easy as that.

Not only is food waste an easy nominee for composting but other disposable organics include:

soiled paper and waxed cardboard
yard trimmings
fats, oils, and greases

Click here to see full list of acceptable food scrap material

The compost that is created from your organics and food scraps will provide great nutrients for the soil, that then produces your plants in the farms for food.

In January 2014, CT Legislation made it official that all companies creating an average of 104 tons a year must separate the organic material from solid waste and also recycle materials at a permitted facility that is within 20 miles from the site. By 2020, the average for companies will become 52 tons per year. USA Hauling & Recycling can help you meet the Connecticut organic recycling regulations. Our goal is to provide each of our customers with their own customized approach for their waste and recycling needs. USA Hauling & Recycling is the experienced partner, having implemented food scraps and organics recycling programs for customers of all sizes and types.

For more information regarding this topic, visit: DEEP Commercial Organics Recycling Law Page

STOWE EARLY LEARNING CENTER’S GRAND OPENING WOWS THE ENFIELD COMMUNITY WITH ITS DIVERSITY OF PROGRAMS

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:45:19 GMT

ENFIELD — More than 100 people — including local families, town officials, and donors — attended the grand opening of the Stowe Early Learning Center Wednesday night.

The former kindergarten through sixth-grade elementary school, located at 117 Post Office Road — which was decommissioned in 2011 and used by the Capital Regional Education Council for its Public Safety Academy from July of that year until June 2014 — is now home to several collaborative initiatives of the school system, the town, and the Key Initiatives To Early Education or KITE program that focus on…

Read the full article here: Stowe Early Learning Center’s grand opening wows the Enfield community with its diversity of programs

SOURCE TO SEA CLEANUP 2016

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 20:32:41 GMT

The Connecticut River Watershed Council’s (CRWC) 20th Annual Source To Sea Cleanup was held this past Friday and Saturday, September 23-24. From their website www.ctriver.org : “The Source to Sea Cleanup is an annual trash cleanup of the Connecticut River system – rivers, streams and banks, parks, boat launches, trails and more. Each fall, thousands of volunteers of all ages and abilities head out to places of their choice all along the four-state watershed (NH, VT, MA, CT) to clean the Connecticut River and its tributaries on foot or by boat.”

USA Hauling & Recycling was a sponsor and also assembled a group of volunteers to help with the event. The group included employees and their friends and families, totaling 38 volunteers of all ages, from throughout the state meeting at the Barnes Boat Launch on S River Street in Enfield, CT. From there the group split up to clean the surrounding area along the Connecticut River. Some went on kayaks to access harder to reach areas, some went down the street to Parsons Road, while others spread out to clean other areas along the river. The combined effort brought in over 2.5 tons of waste along the river in our location alone, including a couch, mattress, chairs and tires, along with many bags of trash.

Make sure to vote for your favorite photos from the event at CT River Photo Contest 2016 starting at noon on Monday, October 3 and running through noon on Tuesday, October 11. You can vote for each photo once a day so make sure to vote for your favorites. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this event a success and we hope to see even more volunteers next year!

CUSTOMER SERVICE – WHAT MAKES US THE BEST?

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:28:48 GMT

By Sean O’Toole – Customer Service Manager

To be the best you must first have a clear understanding of what customer service is; as it is such a diverse area. Most people think customer service is a department that treats customers with a friendly attitude and tries to resolve their problem or question as efficiently as possible. This is true, however, there is so much more that has to happen for a customer to be serviced to their satisfaction. For example, if a customer calls us to change the removal date of their container, we have to then update the scheduling which must be relayed to the driver through dispatch. The route must be subsequently recalculated to ensure other customers experience are not effected as the driver may have been counting on the removal to make his next delivery. This is simply one example of how customer service is truly handled by the whole company instead of just the Customer Service Department. In our company, the whole company participates in customer service. We believe working as a team across all departments is what truly makes an exceptional customer service experience.

Michael Jordan is considered to be one of the best basketball players of all time. However, despite his great skill he could not have won any championships without the assistance and support of his team. His fellow teammates would aid him on the court by doing things like setting a pick for Jordan to make the crucial shot or making the tough pass to him for a game changing layup. He had such a long time in the spotlight due to his good team and great teamwork.

Our team knows that providing superior customer service needs to be solid much like an oak tree which consists of many living parts working & growing in unity. The root system is akin to our vast variety of service; our team is equipped to cater to all your needs, from the home, to your business or construction site.

The trunk of the tree represents our working platform for the day to day operations of our company. This includes our billing staff, operations workers, IT staff, web designer, and everyone that works to carry out the needs of the customer to ensure their satisfaction.

The branches of the tree are our Customer Service Representatives. These representatives are part of a diverse group with expert training, with plenty of experience to ensure all your individual needs are met in a timely fashion.

Most importantly are our leaves, our customers. The customers are the lifeblood of our company who provide the most valuable part of it all, their insight. This insight allows us to shape our company around our customers’ needs, which create the foundation of our company.

By providing your insight and opinion we are able to ensure the tree thrives. Without this, we slowly shrivel up to become a past memory. Your input combined with our experience has allowed us to grow over the past 41 years. Our service has a reputation of being seamless. From the person that takes your request to the driver that delivers the container. We understand it needs to be an all in effort with company wide participation.

To meet customer expectations reliability needs to be second nature. This is why we are selective in the equipment that we purchase, the mechanic that works on the trucks, and the drivers that provide the service. We know that we can not be the best without having the best to assist you.

Our oak tree is standing proud, thriving and growing every day. Through storm and calm, we have stuck with our core values. We do not run for cover when a storm comes, we in turn view it as an opportunity to gather rain to fuel our growth. These opportunities to learn, to adapt, to improve, and to keep doing what our customers love; has molded us into what we are today.

We are a diverse group of departments with one desire in common. We strive to provide paramount customer service, to internalize an instinct to assist you, to grow and to continue to train as a team. We accept that we may not always grow the fastest or make every shot; however, this is where our passion & purpose unite. As Henry Ford once said, “Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress: working together is success.” Over time we have come together from many departments into one company, standing united against any adversity ready to serve you. This is what makes our customer service the best!

WISHES ON WHEELS CONVOY

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:23:21 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling participated with 4 trucks in Connecticut Make A Wish’s 17th Annual Wishes On Wheels Convoy on Sunday, September 11. The event departed from Rentschler Field in East Hartford and ran to 384 to Bolton and then back to Rentschler Field. Once returned to the field, the day was filled with lots of family fun!

From their website www.wishesonwheels.com : “Wishes on Wheels, Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization made up of passionate and hardworking volunteers committed to a shared goal – to organize a family-friendly truck convoy and event to bring together families, friends and community members to support children with life-threatening medical conditions. Dozens of local Wish Kids look forward to Wishes On Wheels as an annual tradition that simply can’t be missed. Many of the truck drivers volunteer to have Wish Families ride along with them during the Convoy. When the Wish Kids arrive, they carefully select the truck they will ride shotgun in during the Convoy or search until they find ‘their truck’ from the previous year. Upon return to Rentschler Field in East Hartford, there is more fun, food and festivities to help raise money for this important cause.”

CLEAN ENERGY WINS CNG CONTRACT

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 20:17:17 GMT

CLEAN ENERGY WINS CNG CONTRACT

NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – Clean Energy Fuels Corp. , (NASDAQ: CLNE) announced that it has been awarded a multi-year contract for Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA), which provides transit services to more than 4 million people across the National Capital Region. The contract covers two transit stations that supply over 580 compressed natural gas (CNG) transit vehicles and represent approximately 6 million Gasoline Gallon Equivalents (GGEs) per year.

Clean Energy also welcomes the passage of two major climate change bills in California last week. Senate Bill 32 and Assembly Bill 197, which will require the state to cut greenhouse gas levels to 40 percent below their 1990 levels by 2030, are both expected to be signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.

– Read the full article at: Clean Energy Wins CNG Contract

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:50:48 GMT

Materials Management
By John Pizzimenti
Manager, Environmental Services

The greatest joy and reward resulting from my job responsibilities is re-purposing construction and demolition debris. These materials were formerly land-filled. Now, our company recovers material from these waste streams and provides a wide variety of products. Approximately 153,000 tons of material was recovered in 2014 & 2015.

Our recycled landscaping products are produced at our state permitted facility, Shoham Road Transfer LLC. There, the clean, untreated wood is separated and processed into the various products. The wood is ground to a particular size and colored with red, brown and black colorant. The colored recycled wood product is sold to mulch distributors. The smaller particles are screened and kept under cover to remain dry. This is then used for animal bedding.

Recycled wood is also used to produce heat and energy. Some of the clean, ground wood chip is sent to wood pellet manufacturers. It is then bagged and sent to retail distributors. Often, the mixed recycled wood is used as a fuel for renewable energy. These facilities generate electricity for distribution on the electric grid.

Asphalt, brick and concrete and residential asphalt roof shingles are also repurposed. These materials are processed at our state permitted Babylon Recycling Center. The asphalt and concrete is crushed to make reprocessed concrete. The product is sized to meet CT DOT specifications. It is used as a base under roads, parking lots and driveways. Red brick is also crushed and used as decorative landscape material. Red brick is crushed to make brick chips for landscaping.

Residential asphalt roof shingles are segregated and tested for asbestos according to DEEP regulations. There has never been a positive result for asbestos in any of our shingles. The shingles are ground, screened and used in the production of new asphalt. The ground shingles can also be used in certain asphalt patch applications.

As you can see, our companies are proactive in saving the environment by re-purposing these discarded materials. Not only does it save on landfill space, it saves energy and raw materials. That’s why our colors are red, white, blue and green.

SOMERS LIBRARY HOSTS TRUCK DAY

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 18:58:36 GMT

Somers Library hosted a Vehicle Day on June 29, 2016 as part of their summer reading program. USA Hauling & Recycling brought a rear load waste truck to go along with a fire truck, an ambulance, a plow truck, a school bus, an ice cream truck and more that were brought from other local companies and departments. The event gave kids and their families a chance to see the vehicles and meet with the drivers, as well as sit in the vehicles.

USA HAULING GIVES RECYCLING DEMONSTRATION TO KIDS AT ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL IN TORRINGTON

Mon, 23 May 2016 18:58:20 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling presented a recycling demonstration on recycling and the importance of it to our community with one of their split body trucks at St. Francis School in Torrington, CT on Friday, May 20. Students and teachers sat in the truck and got to have their picture taken. Kids from the school were also able to load recyclables that they had been saving into bins that were collected by the truck so they could see it in action. Afterwards, Jim Rockwell and Glen Dietlin, of USA Hauling & Recycling, handed out educational recycling coloring books and stickers to all the students. The event was a great success and was a fun and educational event for everyone involved.

USA HAULING & RECYCLING SELECTED AS A SUSTAINABILITY FINALIST

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:03:23 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling has been named a finalist for the DEEP and Hartford Business Journal’s Green Circle Sustainability Awards. The finalists include an elite group of Connecticut businesses, government entities, individuals/groups, schools and universities who are doing their part to ensure that the business they conduct is environmentally responsible and sustainable.

To celebrate the achievements of all the finalists, and to announce the winners of the Green Circle Sustainability Awards, Hartford Business Journal and DEEP will be hosting the Green Circle Sustainability Awards Gala at Infinity Hall Hartford on May 23rd, 2016.

For more information and a full list of the finalists please visit: Hartford Business Journal’s Website

USA HAULING PARTICIPATES AT NCCC HOME SHOW CT

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 19:04:03 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling participated and was a gold sponsor at the 47th Annual North Central Chamber of Commerce (NCCC) Home & Product Show CT, held on March 12 and 13th. The event took place at 69 Prospect Hill Road, East Windsor, Connecticut in the former Walmart location and saw “the most participants in 20 years,” according to Gary Cote, Show Chairman of the NCCC. USA Hauling & Recycling has been a partner of the NCCC since 1974.

USA HAULING RECOGNIZED BY THE BUSINESS COUNCIL OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Mon, 29 Feb 2016 20:12:52 GMT

On February 25, 2016, The Business Council of Fairfield County, through its Wellness Roundtable, identified 49 Connecticut employers who are doing something special to promote a healthy workplace and assist all employees to live healthier lives.

USA Hauling and its family of companies was recognized as one of those 49 with placement in the Gold Category of Distinction.

“As I have been involved with this program since its inception, I continue to be impressed with the level of commitment these companies have devoted to wellness within their workplaces,” commented Matthew Fair, First Vice President, First Niagara Risk Management Inc. and co-chair of the 2016 Healthy Workplaces Employer Recognition Program. “Regardless of company size, these honorees have used innovative approaches to not just engage, but to measure the effectiveness of their programs over the long-term.”

USA Hauling employees have been working hard to develop healthier strategies through increased efforts to quit smoking, lose weight, increase activity, and more. Those efforts have resulted in improvements in medical insurance metrics and in this recognition from the Fairfield County Wellness Roundtable.

In March, USA Hauling’s 2016 Wellness Campaign will kick off with our Know Your Numbers II, Biometric Event as we continue to work at improving our employees’ health and wellness.

USA HAULING & RECYCLING SUPPORTS THE EAST WINDSOR AND ENFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT’S LOCAL FOOD AND TOY DRIVE

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:12:48 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling recently participated in a food and toy drive in Enfield and East Windsor, Connecticut. The toys will be distributed to the local police departments to supply their toy banks. Dozens and dozens of donated food and toys were collected this year, in USA Hauling & Recycling’s 16th year supporting the drive. Employees and their family and friends from all of USA Hauling & Recycling’s locations participated in the yearly event.

Corporal Andy Tudryn of the East Windsor Police Department (left), with USA Hauling & Recycling’s Shawn Sniffen (right) stand next to donations for the food and toy drive at a USA Hauling & Recycling office in East Windsor, CT.

Two Enfield Police Officers stand with USA Hauling & Recycling’s Frank Marci next to donations for the food and toy drive at USA Hauling & Recycling’s corporate office in Enfield, CT.

2015 MISFIT TOYS THROWDOWN SPONSORED BY USA HAULING & RECYCLING

Mon, 07 Dec 2015 21:04:38 GMT

The 5th Annual Misfit Toys Throwdown was held on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at CrossFit Revelation in Enfield, CT. USA Hauling & Recycling was the title sponsor of the charity event, which was hosted by CrossFit Revelation and Yankee Crossfit. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the “Gunny Sergeant Thomas Sullivan Memorial Scholarship Fund” in his memory.

From the Misfit Toys Throwdown website :

Gunnery Sgt. Thomas J. Sullivan was a Springfield, MA native and the recipient of two Purple Hearts who also served two tours in Iraq. On Thursday, July 16, 2015 during a terror attack on the Naval Reserve Center in Chattanooga, TN, Sullivan saved the lives of 13 Marines and a sailor by bringing them to safety before returning to face an active shooter, and ultimately, giving his life while defending his country.

Three members from USA Hauling & Recycling, Frank M Antonacci, Chris Jez and Eric Fredericksen, all competed in the event, which included three WODs (Workout Of the Day) with the top teams competing in a fourth and final WOD. Last year’s event donated $6,000 to Last Call Fiundation in Boston, MA for fallen firefighter’s families and also donated hundreds of brand new toys.

HEALTHIER PICNICS PRESENTED BY USA HAULING & RECYCLING

Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:32:41 GMT

Improving the health of our employees and their families has been our focus for some time. In 2014 we established a Wellness Committee to take that focus to a higher level. This effort began in March of 2015 with a “Know Your Numbers” biometrics event that was held at several company locations. From this event, we were able to determine the top factors that were negatively impacting our employee-family quality of life.

It turned out that hypertension was one of those negative factors. Armed with this information, the Wellness Committee explored what could be done in the workplace to begin to address this issue.

Annual summer picnics have been highlights for our employees at various sites between June and September. Historically, the fare at these picnics has been traditional – cheese burgers, hot dogs, potato salad, ice cream and the like. The Wellness Committee detected a correlation between that menu and the problem of hypertension among our employees.

Teaming up with Highland Park Market, the “Healthier Picnics” initiative was developed. In East Windsor, Berlin, South Windsor, New Haven, New Milford, Waterbury, Stratford, Winsted, and Hartford, employees were offered an alternative to the traditional and a more healthy perspective on food that can be good, good for you, and fun.

Highland Park’s menu consisted of tossed salad, grilled chicken, grilled shrimp, and grilled salmon. Sides of cucumber tomato salad, black bean salad, Italian-style cole slaw and fruit salad were available as were turkey, ham, and roast beef wraps. Frozen yogurt and healthy drinks rounded out the offerings.

Hundreds of our employees participated in “Healthier Picnics” and were overwhelmingly positive about their experience. Plans are in the works for 2016 to expand the number of “Healthier Picnics” and the menus offered.

USA HAULING & RECYCLING PARTICIPATES IN THE 2015 SOURCE TO SEA CLEANUP

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 19:56:43 GMT

USA HAULING & RECYCLING PARTICIPATES IN THE 2015 SOURCE TO SEA CLEANUP

A team of volunteers from USA Hauling & Recycling participated in the 19th annual Source To Sea Cleanup on Saturday, September 26th, 2015. The group, cleaning along the Connecticut River on Parsons Road in Enfield, CT, were able to collect a full truck load of trash and recyclables that otherwise would still be littering the river. They joined the hundreds of volunteers from northern New Hampshire and Vermont, down through Massachusetts, all the way to southern Connecticut that took part over the 2 day cleanup. The groups clean in and around the river, as well as surrounding wetlands and tributaries. USA Hauling & Recycling is also a sponsor of the Connecticut River Watershed Council’s (CRWC) yearly Source To Sea Cleanup.

From the CRW C website: The Source to Sea Cleanup is a yearly trash cleanup of the Connecticut River and its tributaries in the four-state basin (NH, VT, MA, CT). Volunteer group leaders coordinate local cleanup sites where participants of all ages and abilities spend a few hours picking up trash. We all have a responsibility to solve this trash problem— individuals, manufacturers, businesses, and government. By participating in the Source to Sea Cleanup, you are part of the solution for cleaner rivers.

For more information on the Source to Sea Cleanup and how you can get involved, visit www.ctriver.org/cleanup .

USA HAULING & RECYCLING HAS COMPANY PICNIC TO PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 19:32:49 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling held a healthy company picnic on Wednesday, August 5th in East Windsor, Connecticut. The picnic was part of their Healthier Futures initiative, which promotes living healthy lifestyles.

The picnic included assorted wraps, grilled chicken, shrimp and salmon, assorted salads, veggie chips, healthy drinks such as vitamin water and flavored seltzer, as well as frozen yogurt bars, all from Highland Park Market . During the picnic, a “Skip It/Eat It” guide was also given out, which suggests which meals to choose and which to avoid at common fast food restaurants such as McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, Starbucks, Subway and Taco Bell, breaking down calories, fat grams and sodium in each meal. You can download the guide here .

USA Hauling & Recycling has also sponsored Know Your Numbers, which was a free biometric screening, allowing employees to get numbers associated with their health such as blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and blood sugar. The company will continue to expand their Healthier Futures initiate in the future.

MANCHESTER ROAD RACE MAKES $100,180 IN DONATIONS

Thu, 09 Jul 2015 19:36:30 GMT

MANCHESTER ROAD RACE MAKES $100,180 IN DONATIONS

The Manchester Road Race is making $100,180 in donations to 19 charitable and non-profit organizations from the proceeds of last year’s Thanksgiving Day run. The annual event raises money for many organizations every year. “The biggest bequest—a check for $20,000—will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Fund. Race
organizers have been raising money to fight the crippling disease since the early 1950s.” USA Hauling & Recycling and All American Waste are major sponsors of the event.

“We are so pleased that the Manchester Road race can assist the vital work being done by all of these organizations,” said Dr. Tris Carta, President of the Manchester Road Race Committee. “Thanks to the generosity of our runners, sponsors, volunteers and supporters, our one-day event benefits the community 365 days a year.”

Click here for the full details about the donations

2015 CONNECTICUT TOUR DE CURE SPONSORED BY USA HAULING & RECYCLING

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:06:46 GMT

The 2015 Connecticut Tour de Cure was held on June 14, 2015 at the Durham Fairgrounds. The event raised over $175,000 for the American Diabetes Association , which funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes and delivers services and information to hundreds of communities. 316 riders made up the 42 teams that road the 6, 17, 31, 64 and 100 mile courses. USA Hauling & Recycling was a sponsor for the event.

Members of Team USA Hauling & Recycling pose for a photo during the 2015 Connecticut Tour de Cure, which supports the American Diabetes Association.

There will also be an upcoming walk on October 3, 2015 to benefit the American Diabetes Association. For more information on the walk or to register or donate, visit the 2015 Step Out: Connecticut page .

USA HAULING & RECYCLING ATTENDS VEHICLE DAY AT MILE TREE SCHOOL IN WILBRAHAM

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 19:34:54 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling participated in the first annual Vehicle Day at Mile Tree School in Wilbraham, MA on June 11, 2015 along with over 20 other vehicles including “cars, trucks, tractors, fire engines, police cruisers and construction vehicles.”

“…all of these types of vehicles and more were parked right outside the Mile Tree School in Wilbraham on Thursday morning, a mechanical buffet for the eager young students.

More than 20 rolling…” Read More at MassLive.com

USA HAULING & RECYCLING SPONSORS THE SOUTH WINDSOR ROTARY CLUB GOLF TOURNAMENT

Fri, 29 May 2015 20:02:54 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling and All American Waste were the proud major sponsors of the South Windsor Rotary Club Golf Tournament, which was held to benefit the South Windsor Veteran’s Memorial Wall.

Ralph Mosher, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, a 40 year member of the Rotary Club and a 15 year sales representative for USA Hauling & Recycling, was given the privilege and honor of being the Tournament Chairman.

The South Windsor Veteran’s Memorial Wall will be 30 yards long, 7 feet high and will include the seals for the five major branches of the United States Armed Forces (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard). The concrete foundation and electrical work will all be donated by local contractors. It will be built in the Veteran Memorial Park on Pleasant Valley Road in South Windsor.

In today’s world, when our country faces so many threats to our way of life and even to our existence, it is particularly poignant to remember, honor, and pay tribute to all veterans. Keep in mind our veterans are family, neighbors, and other Americans going back to the beginning of our country. We owe our deepest gratitude to all of those people.

It was President Harry S. Truman who said, “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid.” America should never forget their sacrifices. “Freedom is never free!”

AMWAP EVENT AT SONNY’S PLACE SPONSORED BY USA HAULING & RECYCLING

Mon, 11 May 2015 19:27:42 GMT

AMWAP EVENT AT SONNY’S PLACE SPONSORED BY USA HAULING & RECYCLING

Sonny’s Place in Somers, CT hosted an AMWAP (As Many Wishes As Possible) Fun In The Sun event on May 9, 2015 sponsored by USA Hauling & Recycling. Proceeds from the event benefit Make A Wish America and “grants the wish of a child diagnosed with a life-threatening medial condition” in the local community. The event ran from the 8:30am sign up to the 3:00pm award ceremony.

Volunteers at the registration table for AMWAP’s Fun In The Sun event at Sonny’s Place in Somers, CT on 5/9/15 with proceeds benefiting Make A Wish.

The WOD (Workout of the Day) included 3 phases and a final where the top 8 teams compete for the win. Phase 1 included jumping rope and pull ups, phase 2 was squats, phase 3 included rowing, box jumps and wall balls, with the final included a rope climb. For the full details of the competition, see AMWAP10’s page here . 32 teams of 2 male and 2 female athletes participated, with many spectators in attendance as well. Spectators were offered an all day Sonny’s Pass as well, so they could enjoy all of the activities at Sonny’s Place including Go Karts, Zip Line, Mini Golf and Batting Cages, among others.

10TH ANNUAL GREATER HARTFORD GO RED FOR WOMEN

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:14:22 GMT

On Wednesday, March 18, employees from USA Hauling & Recycling and it’s affiliates attended the 10th Annual Greater Hartford Go Red for Women Luncheon at the Connecticut Convention Center. The event featured activities and information on how to stay heart healthy in Greater Hartford, as heart disease is the number one killer for women in America. Some activities included health screenings, chair massages, Zumba demonstrations and two breakout sessions: Viniyoga at work and a cooking with heart demonstration. The event also included support and donations for the American Heart Association. USA Hauling & Recycling was a Friends of Heart Level sponsor for the event and supports health and wellness among employees and everyone in our community.

Employees from USA Hauling & Recycling and it’s affiliates attend the 10th Annual Go Red For Women Luncheon at the Connecticut Convention Center on March 18th.

The event featured a presentation by keynote speaker Arianna Huffington, chair, president, and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group. Named to Time Magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list, Arianna also had a VIP signing of her latest book. Lisa Carberg of NBC Connecticut was the emcee for the 7th year in a row. For more information on the event visit the 2015 Greater Hartford Go Red For Women Luncheon website , or for national information, visit the Go Red For Women website .

USA HAULING & RECYCLING SUPPORTS LOCAL FOOD AND TOY DRIVE

Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:19:06 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling recently participated in a food and toy drive in Enfield, Somers, East Windsor and Suffield, Connecticut. The toys will be distributed to all local police departments to supply their inventory. “This has been a heartwarming event for the last 15 years or so,” said Frank Marci, Public Relations Manager for USA Hauling & Recycling. “We love putting smiles on kid’s faces that may otherwise not have the opportunity to receive gifts during the holiday season.” Employees and their family and friends from all of USA Hauling & Recycling’s locations participated in the yearly event.

New Paragraph Lieutenant Poulin of the East Windsor Police Department (left), with Frank Marci (center) and Shawn Sniffen (right) of USA Hauling & Recycling, stand next to donations for the food and toy drive at a USA Hauling & Recycling office in East Windsor, CT.

An Enfield Police Officer stands next to donations for the food and toy drive at USA Hauling & Recycling’s corporate office in Enfield, CT.

USA HAULING & RECYCLING ATTENDS THE 2014 CRC CT ORGANICS RECYCLING CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 20:19:47 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling attended the 2014 Connecticut Recyclers’ Coalition (CRC) Connecticut Organics Recycling Conference and Trade Show on December 16, 2014 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, Connecticut. Mark Murren (Permanent Sales Manager), Dave Casarano and Patti Oberg (Outside Sales Representatives) and Joe Engravalle (Major Accounts Manager) had a booth promoting USA Hauling & Recycling’s food scraps and organics recycling programs and to answers questions from attendees of the event about how the programs are beneficial to all involved.

The event included a speech from Lee Sawyer of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) on “…their plan to update the state’s current Solid Waste Management Plan pursuant to Public Act 14-94 , including provisions for stakeholder and public input. The significance of the recycling of organic material as a key strategy to help meet the new 60% statewide recycling goal [was discussed] and an overview of Connecticut’s Organics Recycling Law.”

The event also included talks about community and municipal composting programs where panelists spoke “…about their experience and lessons learned from their community and municipal composting programs. [They shared] where they see challenges and promise for future small to mid-scale organics recycling to develop in Connecticut.” During the commercial organics facilities forum, they spoke about “The state’s leading commercial composting facilities and anaerobic digestion developers [explained] their system operations and various technologies. In addition, they [presented] their views on the promise each holds toward overcoming the challenges to diverting the state’s organic waste from waste stream as well as the creation of sustainable energy and products.” The final forum included technologies and infrastructure challenges for statewide organics recycling and composting. Panelists included “waste haulers and large institutional and commercial food waste generators [presenting] their perspectives on the infrastructure challenges that must be overcome to achieve a successful statewide organics recycling program. The panel [addressed] where they see key barriers and opportunities with current issues, such as costs and logistics.”

As a proponent of increased usage of organics recycling in Connecticut and nationwide, USA Hauling & Recycling continues to stay at the forefront of innovations and supports its’ increased recognition as a viable option for commercial and residential purposes. For more information on how their program works and why it helps the community, see USA Hauling & Recycling’s Food Scraps & Organics Recycling page .

78TH ANNUAL MANCHESTER ROAD RACE

Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:49:50 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling is a proud sponsor of the Manchester Road Race. Good luck to all of the runners!

Check out a promotional video for the 78th Manchester Road Race below.

USA HAULING & RECYCLING IS AWARDED A NGV ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 20:10:58 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling has been awarded a 2014 Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV) Achievement Award for “their outstanding contributions toward the advancement of natural gas as a vehicular fuel.” As a pioneer in Connecticut for Natural Gas use in their trucks and by opening a clean compressed natural gas (CNG) station in Hartford in May 2013, USA Hauling & Recycling has shown a commitment to Natural Gas in their business and throughout the community.

According to the NGV America wesbite , winners must have achieved:

Have significantly advanced the use of natural gas as a vehicular fuel
Are unique, innovative or creative in approach to a problem or opportunity
Are specific and have measurable results
Advance community and NGV industry goals of improving air quality and reducing dependence on oil
Illustrate good character and are consistent with ethical business practices

USA Hauling & Recycling has met all of these standards and more in their commitment to clean Natural Gas. But why is it so important to get away from gasoline and diesel and move towards alternative fuels like compressed natural gas? Moving to CNG helps the three largest challenges the country faces:

CNG increases our national security by decreasing our dependence on foreign oil.
CNG fosters local economic growth – domestic jobs are created in the capture of CNG and the build out of local infrastructure.
It is environmentally far superior to gasoline or diesel. It is far cleaner for the environment.

4. The World Health Organization (WHO) in June of 2012 has also classified diesel engine exhaust as carcinogen to humans . On top of that, there are many benefits for CNG use in vehicles economically and environmentally:

It is 98% domestic product
Produced here, distributed here = jobs here
Much more predictable source / less political risk source
Reduces dependence on foreign oil
30% less greenhouse gas emissions
85% less nitrogen oxide emissions
90% less soot
70-90% less carbon monoxide emissions
Trash trucks powered by CNG are 90% quieter than diesel burning trucks.
Public access CNG Fueling Station
In 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) added diesel exhaust to it’s list of known carcinogens

USA Hauling & Recycling will continue to support CNG usage in it’s commercial trucks as it converts all of it’s existing trucks over to the fuel. They also have additional plans for opening more natural gas stations in Connecticut to further promote it’s usage in the area. For more information on Compressed Natural Gas, check out USA Hauling & Recycling’s CNG page or CGNNow.com’s What is CNG? page.

AMERICA RECYCLES DAY 2014

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 20:13:01 GMT

November 15 is America Recycles Day and as many of you may know, USA Hauling & Recycling has been, and continues to be, a pioneer of recycling in the area. With the national recycling rate slightly above 34%, there is a great opportunity to increase the amount of material that gets recycled every day. “A 2014 NW&RA national survey found that a third of Americans are not clear on what materials go in recycling bins and carts.” By knowing what can and can’t be put into the recycling bins, people can feel confident that what they’re putting in the bins are going to the right place.

Not sure of what you can recycle and what you can’t? Check out our Recycling Page or check out this article on RecyclingProductNews.com, “Top 10 in the Bin” List .

USA Hauling & Recycling has also done what it can to make it easier to recycle. By introducing Single Stream Recycling for many of our over 75,000 residential and 5,000 commercial customers, they now don’t need to worry about separating their recyclables. Customers can now put all of their recyclables in one bin and let us separate them afterward. USA Hauling & Recycling also offers multiple Recycled Landscaping Products recycled roof shingles, reprocessed concrete and recycled wood fiber animal bedding, to name a few. A new initiative USA Hauling & Recycling has introduced is Food Scraps & Organics Recycling , which allows customers to further reduce waste and increase their recycling rates.

By continuing to spread the knowledge of what can be recycled and improving technology to make it easier, we can continue making strides in making this planet greener for future generations. Are you doing anything special to recycle? Tips or suggestions? Leave a comment below!

“THANKSGIVING IN MANCHESTER: A HISTORY OF THE MANCHESTER ROAD RACE” EXHIBIT OPENS SPONSORED BY USA HAULING & RECYCLING

Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:15:11 GMT

“THANKSGIVING IN MANCHESTER: A HISTORY OF THE MANCHESTER ROAD RACE” EXHIBIT OPENS SPONSORED BY USA HAULING & RECYCLING

A ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of an exhibit about the Manchester Road Race, sponsored by USA Hauling & Recycling, called “Thanksgiving in Manchester: A History of the Manchester Road Race” was held on Wednesday, November 5th. The ceremony took place at the Manchester Community College’s Arts and Education Center on Main Street in Manchester, just down the street from the start line for the annual race. The exhibit contains photos, facts and memorabilia about the race, it’s runners and the tradition of the race.

An area Thanksgiving morning tradition since it was established in 1927, the 4.748 mile race brings upwards of 15,000 runners and walkers a year, along with thousands of people cheering them on. In attendance for the ceremony was Julia Chase-Brand, the first woman to ever run in a major road race when she completed the Manchester Road Race in 1961.

The ceremony started with a ceremonial run down main street in honor of the exhibit by members of the Manchester High School cross country team. Inside, the ribbon cutting took place with Manchester Mayor Jay Moran holding one end of the ribbon. Jim Balcome, director of the Manchester Road Race then gave some history of the race, along with some words from Jay Moran, Stephen Gates, Manchester Board of Directors, Julia Chase-Brand and some other accomplished local runners showing support for the race.

As a proud sponsor of the Manchester Road Race, USA Hauling & Recycling will be providing trash and recycling services for the event. The exhibit will be open free to visitors now through November 29th, Tuesday through Saturdays, including on Thanksgiving day. For more information about the race, you can visit www.ManchesterRoadRace.com .

USA HAULING & RECYCLING SUPPORTS CRWC’S SOURCE TO SEA CLEANUP

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 15:56:46 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling recently had a group of volunteers participate in the Connecticut River Watershed Council’s Source To Sea annual cleanup on September 27. We had a nice turnout and amazing weather while cleaning up near the Scantic River on Bailey Road in Enfield, CT.

The link below is to a photo of our very own Eric F and his daughter Naya that’s entered into their photo contest from the event. It’s a great photo, so let’s get as many votes as we can to help them win the photo contest.

Thanks to everyone that volunteered and we hope to have an even bigger turnout next year!

You can vote for the photo here: http://www.ctriver.org/projects/source-to-sea-cleanup/cleanup-trash-art-photo-contest/

The photo is about 2/3 of the way down the page and is called “Generations to Come.”

USA HAULING & RECYCLING TO SPONSOR 18TH ANNUAL SOURCE TO SEA CLEANUP

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:00:35 GMT

USA Hauling & Recycling is proud to sponsor the 18th annual Connecticut River Watershed’s Source to Sea Cleanup. We will be sending a group of volunteers to help keep CT’s rivers clean.

You can learn more about the event happening September 26-27 here: http://www.ctriver.org/cleanup

SIX FLAGS CONTINUES RECYCLING EFFORTS WITH HELP FROM USA HAULING & RECYCLING

Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:05:19 GMT

As the largest amusement park in New England, Six Flags New England recognizes the opportunity they have to make a positive impact on the environment. They have been committed to lowering the waste produced at their park and have made a conscience effort to do so for years. As a whole, Six Flags has done it’s share to be environmentally friendly, including converting multiple trains, trams and vehicles to run on vegetable oil and also implemented “Six Flags Unplugged,” an energy awareness program created to educate employees on conservation, to name a couple.

In 2000, the New England park partnered with USA Hauling & Recycling to improve their recycling capabilities. At the time, Six Flags New England was still using a “source separate” method for recyclables; a slow, costly, time consuming process of separating recyclable materials on site before sending out to recycling facilities. Over the 14 years that Six Flags New England has been partnered with USA Hauling & Recycling, they have been instrumental in making strides in their recycling process.

With technology advances that have been made in the recycling industry, USA Hauling & Recycling has been able to help implement Single Stream Recycling into their plan, allowing for recycling stations to be setup throughout the park. Strategically placing these recycling centers in the park allows for easy recycling for patrons, saves money and ultimately allows for more material to be recycled that would have ended up in landfill. Six Flags New England now recycles upwards of 145 tons of material per year, which is quite an accomplishment for a seasonal facility that operates only 7 months a year from April until the end of October.

Six Flags will continue to be a leader in employing new “green” practices and USA Hauling & Recycling will be there to keep the New England park on the cutting edge of waste management technology.

Six Flags New England – www.sixflags.com/newengland

Learn More:

Single Stream Recycling

HISTORY OF THE GARBAGE MAN

Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:09:02 GMT

Today is National Garbage Collector Day! Celebrate by supporting all the workers who collect our trash, recyclables and other garbage!

The Beginning

As you can imagine, the world would be a disgusting place without the garbage man. For many years people burned waste, fed it to animals, buried it, and most commonly, tossed it over their shoulder. Some cities became buried, and built over the waste, and others pioneered new ways to save their cities from vermin and disease. Recycling began as a necessity and ended up in present day as a responsibility to the environment.

The most amazing thing about garbage collection is the fact that it was there in the beginning and it will be there in the end. It was part of the package deal when we hit this planet. Our consumerism in the United States only gets larger every day. This brief history summarizes some facts and fiction that helped keep our planet clean.

Earliest Garbage Regulation Efforts

3000 B.C. – The first landfill is developed when Knossos, Crete digs large holes for refuse. Garbage is dumped and filled with dirt at various levels.

2000 B.C. – China develops methods of Composting/Recycling, and recycling bronze for later use.

500 B.C. – Athens, Greece develops new law claiming garbage must be dumped at least one mile from the city.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF GARBAGE

USA VISITS THE BURLINGTON LEARNING ACADEMY

Thu, 15 May 2014 16:16:31 GMT

USA visited the Burlington Learning Academy in Burlington, CT. The kids were outfitted in shirts designed in recycle theme with a USA logo. We spent time with them talking about the importance of recycling, let them sit in the truck and let them watch the truck in action.

Thanks to the Winsted division who made this possible. Jim Rockwell, Glen Dietlin and driver Brian.

HAZARDVILLE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER RECEIVES $10,000 GIFT FROM USA HAULING AND RECYCLING

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:20:43 GMT

ENFIELD (January 17, 2014) – USA Hauling and Recycling is generously donating $10,000 to the Hazardville Family Resource Center. The Hazardville Resource Center is the second Family Resource Center in Enfield to provide education and support to strengthen parents in their role as children’s first and most import teachers.

Investing in early childhood is one of the best, most cost-effective choices communities can make to benefit the economy and develop the workforce. Learning through play groups; support and training for family day-care providers; advocacy and referral services to other community resources; developmental screenings to identify delays and parent education and support groups are among the services provided by the Hazardville Family Resource Center.

USA Hauling and Recycling’s donation will fund the Learning through Play Group for the 2014-2015 school year. The monies received will provide four weekly educational parent and child groups for parents and caregivers. Children learn many school readiness skills including how to interact with peers, play appropriately, and follow routines. Parents are able to connect with other parents and increase their support network. Amy Morales, Family Resource Center

Coordinator , said, “Our Learning through Play Groups are a wonderful setting for young children and families to come together to learn and grow in these most important early years. We are so grateful to USA Hauling and Recycling for this generous donation which will allow this group to continue to serve young children and families in our community.” “USA Hauling & Recycling is very excited to support the Hazardville Family Resource Center. Children are the future of our community and the Family Resource Center provides local families with a tremendous amount of resources to prepare children for a successful and fulfilling future. We could not be happier to support the work of Family Resource Center”, said Frank M. Antonacci

Additional funds need to be raised, through community support, in order for the Hazardville Family Resource Center to continue the range of services they provide. Sponsorship opportunities are available ranging from $5,000 to $250 to accommodate every business’ community giving plan. In return, based on the level of support, businesses will receive valuable marketing opportunities. The Hazardville Family Resource Center began in the fall of 2012 through the generous support of the LEGO Children’s Fund.

For more information about the Hazardville Family Resource Center or to discuss sponsorship opportunities, please call Amy Morales, Enfield Family Resource Center Coordinator, at 860.253.4721.

Photo Caption: From Left to Right: Pamela Brown, Director of Social Services; Deidre Horan, Site Coordinator, Family Resource Center; Frank M. Antonacci, USA Hauling and Recycling; Erin Grimes, Family Liasion, Family Resource Center; Bonnie Mazzoli, Principal, Hazardville Memorial School and Amy Morales, Family Resource Center Coordinator. Frank M. Antonacci presents $10,000 gift to support the Hazardville Family Resource Center.

PICKENS PLAN 5TH ANNIVERSARY

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:30:27 GMT

Here’s a video about the Pickens Plan, which focuses on switching over from imported diesel fuel to domestic natural gas. The video features our natural gas facility on Maxim Road in Hartford at the 1:20 minute mark.

http://youtu.be/Ba2h2XORkU0

MANAGER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES JOHN PIZZIMENTI ON WPKN 89.5 MAY 7, 2013

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:35:46 GMT

Interview with our Manager of Environmental Services John Pizzimenti on WPKN 89.5 about our single stream recycling facility.

http://archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/listen/52765

NEW CNG STATION OPENS IN THE INSURANCE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:52:34 GMT

On Wednesday morning, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. , All Waste/USA Hauling and Recycling/All American Waste opened a new public-access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station… – Read more at: NGTNews.com New CNG Station Opens In The Insurance Capital Of The World