Even with proper care and maintenance, a septic system doesn't last forever. If you own a home with a septic system that needs repaired or replaced, there are many factors to consider. After all, a new septic system is a major investment...

At Clean Earth Septic Service we’ve seen it all and our team is available 24/7 to help diagnose and treat sewer and drain line problems. Keep reading to learn how to detect a backup that requires more than a plumber, and what to do next. Dealing with an emergency? Contact us now – our team is standing by.

We're proud to be pumping septic tanks and grease traps as usual this fall, and like many essential businesses who have remained open during the coronavirus pandemic, we thought it was a good idea to provide our clients and customers a quick update on how we're handling things.

During this COVID-19 pandemic, we've seen lots of backups. While you might be running low on septic safe toilet paper, the last thing you want to do is begin flushing wipes/paper towels/or tee-shirts. (Yep... we've seen it all!) Keep reading to learn how you can avoid a septic backup during these "uncertain" times or contact us today to request a quote.

For many individuals, the septic system is an “out of site, out of mind” utility that receives little attention until there’s a problem. Septic tanks are buried underground and if you’re not sure exactly where your tank and its components are located, it can be difficult to find your access ports...

At Clean Earth Septic, we offer a full range of septic and waste management services - from residential septic pumping and point of sale inspections, to grease trap maintenance and septic system inspections. But, did you know we work on public sewer lines too?

The Chittenden Solid Waste District has been awarded a grant worth $131,200 by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), an arm of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, to be used toward capital infrastructure improvements to the Environmental Depot–CSWD’s hazardous waste collection facility– and enhanced food scrap collection at CSWD Drop-Off Centers. The grant is part […]

Scranton Manufacturing and its New Way Trucks brand marked the beginning of its 50th anniversary of manufacturing operations with the opening of a new Customer Support Center at the campus of its main headquarters in Scranton, Iowa. This expansion signifies the continued growth of the company since its establishment half a century ago.The Customer Support […]

TOMRA Recycling, the global leading supplier of sensor-based sorting solutions, announces Ty Rhoad as the new Regional Director Americas, taking over for Carlos Manchado Atienza. Offering significant operations and sales experience, Rhoad will lead the sales, service and project management teams in North and South America. He will also engage in business development activities for […]

To help deliver on EPA’s commitment to help reduce the potential risks to the public from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the agency is announcing three important actions that will better protect all communities from pollution. Today’s actions include issuing a proposed rule that is designed to gather comprehensive data on more than 1,000 PFAS […]

Much has changed in the nearly four decades since the America Burning report was issued in 1973 and revisited in 1980. The number of fires and fire deaths in the United States has reduced dramatically and that progress has unfortunately led to fire safety taking a back seat to other societal concerns that seem more pressing. […]

The Global Recycling Standards Organization’s Board of Directors has approved a new membership program for RIOS™, the Recycling Industry Operating Standard. Under the new membership program RIOS™ will have two tracks; the Certification Track, and the Management Track. The Certification Track is the traditional membership that RIOS™ has operated with since its inception. The Management […]

ecomaine will continue to build on the success of its curbside recycling education program by expanding the project into more communities in Maine in 2021 and 2022. To provide greater public awareness of acceptable recycling materials, ecomaine hired staff in March to examine recycling and trash collection routes in areas of communities in Maine where […]

With the help of a $649,000 grant from national nonprofit The Recycling Partnership, the City will deploy more than 18,600 new rolling, lidded recycling carts and fund education and outreach around the schedule change and recycling for good. Wheeled carts roll easily to the collection point, provide more capacity for recyclables, and reduce litter by […]

Sonoma County supervisors will take a look at a long-delayed proposal to ban Styrofoam food containers and other products composed of polystyrene foam, a non-recyclable, non-biodegradable material frequently used in takeout packaging. The model ordinance, likely to return for a decision in late August, is part of a larger effort to both reduce the amount […]

The Food Scrap Recycling Program was created in partnership between Waste Free Greenwich, Greenwich Recycling Advisory Board, and Greenwich Green & Clean. It is a free and voluntary program that allows Greenwich residents to collect their food scraps and take them to a collection site in order to be composted. The first site opened on […]

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is recommending expansion of four south metro landfills, including the Burnsville Sanitary Landfill west of Interstate 35W and south of the Minnesota River. The expansions, a “short-term solution” to the metro area’s “growing garbage problem,” would accommodate 5.6 million tons of garbage over the next seven years. The Twin Cities […]

Hennepin County officials are planning to construct a facility that will turn organic waste into usable biogas as part of the county’s ongoing efforts in environmental sustainability. Approved unanimously by the Board of Hennepin County Commissioners June 1, the anaerobic digestion facility will process household and commercial waste including food scraps, soiled paper and compostable […]

Autocar’s state-of-the-art ACX severe duty cabover chassis equipped with the Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS), has officially hit the road in Southwest Florida. Waste Pro was the first garbage hauler to purchase these trucks in 2020 with the goal of protecting its drivers and is now first to take delivery of the system. Enhanced with ADAS, […]

The Governor of the State of Georgia, Brian Kemp has proclaimed June 14 – June 18 as Waste and Recycling Workers Week in Georgia. Every year, the Georgia Chapter of SWANA celebrates Waste and Recycling Workers Week to honor those we depend on for the collection and propoer disposal of waste, recyclables, and leaf and […]

Thailand is responding to the growing demand for electricity with a network of small Waste-to-Energy (W2E) plants. Agon Pacific’s TANA 440DT mobile waste shredder produces fuel for one of these W2E plants from factory-rejected car tires that are unfit for road use.   In Prachinburi, Thailand, a yellow TANA 440DT mobile shredder swallows rejected tyres […]

Residents receiving county curbside collection services — mostly those in single-family homes and townhouses — will be able to toss unused food into their green yard waste bins and bring them to the curb on collection day, starting Monday, Sept. 6. Those scraps will be composted in Prince William County and returned to Arlington as […]

According to the Iowa City Landfill and Recyling Center, starting on July 1, residents who put out compostable materials for curbside collection will be required to use a City-issued organics cart (25-gallons or 95-gallons, yellow lid), paper yard waste bags (for yard waste only), and/or bundles for collection. The city began distributing the organics carts […]

Hoping to improve issues with trash providers, the Pelham City Council voted unanimously to enter into the Cahaba Solid Waste Authority at their meeting on Monday, June 7. The authority is a group made up of four other cities throughout the area that have organized to improve their control and buying power in relation to […]

WSRA announces their 2021 Recycler of the Year Award recipients and Recycling Hall of Fame inductees. On Tuesday, May 24, 2021, seven organizations, businesses and individuals were honored for outstanding recycling achievements. Our Recycler of the Year Awards Ceremonies took place as part of our Virtual 41st Annual WSRA Conference & Trade Show. The recyclers […]

Mainers will be able to dispose of unused medications safely and for free under a bill signed into law by Governor Janet Mills. LD 8, sponsored by Senator Anne Carney and championed by former Senator Geoffrey Gratwick, will establish a network of drug-collection kiosks and prepaid mail-back envelopes at pharmacies throughout Maine, which will supplement […]

Even with proper care and maintenance, a septic system doesn't last forever. If you own a home with a septic system that needs repaired or replaced, there are many factors to consider. After all, a new septic system is a major investment...

At Clean Earth Septic Service we’ve seen it all and our team is available 24/7 to help diagnose and treat sewer and drain line problems. Keep reading to learn how to detect a backup that requires more than a plumber, and what to do next. Dealing with an emergency? Contact us now – our team is standing by.

We're proud to be pumping septic tanks and grease traps as usual this fall, and like many essential businesses who have remained open during the coronavirus pandemic, we thought it was a good idea to provide our clients and customers a quick update on how we're handling things.

During this COVID-19 pandemic, we've seen lots of backups. While you might be running low on septic safe toilet paper, the last thing you want to do is begin flushing wipes/paper towels/or tee-shirts. (Yep... we've seen it all!) Keep reading to learn how you can avoid a septic backup during these "uncertain" times or contact us today to request a quote.

For many individuals, the septic system is an “out of site, out of mind” utility that receives little attention until there’s a problem. Septic tanks are buried underground and if you’re not sure exactly where your tank and its components are located, it can be difficult to find your access ports...

At Clean Earth Septic, we offer a full range of septic and waste management services - from residential septic pumping and point of sale inspections, to grease trap maintenance and septic system inspections. But, did you know we work on public sewer lines too?

Maintaining your grease trap is extremely important to keep your restaurant or business operating properly. And with Covid restrictions being lifted, it's exciting to hear many restaurants will be back to operating at full capacity this summer.

Waste-to-energy facilities offer significant environmental protection, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and play an important complementary role in recycling efforts, according to a new City College of New York report that reviewed the most up-to-date scientific studies of the industry. The report, “The Scientific Truth about Waste-to-Energy” by CCNY professor and chemical engineer Dr. Marco J. […]

The Recycling Partnership along with the Southeast Recycling Development Council (SERDC), the Kentucky and American Beverage Associations, and Unilever’s Love Beauty and Planet brandhave awarded $1,071,000 in grants to Louisville to increase the city’s collection of recyclables. The investments will fund 28,000 large, lidded, rolling recycling carts to residents in the Urban Services District who […]

Recycling pickup in Louisville will move to every other week starting July 12, with residents using new 95-gallon bins.  Distribution of the bins is expected to start June 1 and be finished by the end of that month, said Karen Maynard, public education supervisor for Metro Public Works. “Getting more people recycling more material is a big step […]

EPA recently awarded the Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) a grant totaling $1,852,500 for the purchase of 25 new waste hauling vehicles. The grant will help fund the purchase of vehicles that are expected to reduce diesel emissions significantly over older, similar vehicles in the DSWM’s fleet. The grant was awarded under […]

OSHA has issued a notice of informal hearing on the agency’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The hearing will begin Sept. 21, 2021, at 10 a.m., EDT, and will be held virtually using WebEx. If necessary, the hearing will continue from 9:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. EDT on subsequent days. Additional information on how to access […]

Turkey has imposed an import ban on ethylene polymer plastic waste as environmental groups sound the alarm on the world’s plastic consumption and lack of effective recycling. In an amendment published in Turkey’s Official Gazette, the Trade Ministry added ethylene polymer plastics to its list of waste materials that are illegal to import. The ban […]

Cleveland Heights residents now have the ability to recycle food waste at the Rust Belt Riders community drop-off location — a recycling service that’s catching on around Cuyahoga County. The recycling company has set up bins at the Coventry PEACE Campus off Euclid Heights Boulevard for 24/7 food waste drop-off, the city told residents in […]

Contamination in blue residential recycling carts has become such a problem in Canora that it has now resulted in changes to the collection process. Ottenbreit Sanitation Services (OSS), the company that empties the blue and black carts, will no longer empty blue recycle carts if they contain black garbage bags, according to Michael Mykytyshyn, chief […]

Compology has announced their Clean and Green grants initiative. The grants will be offered to 25 municipalities of any size throughout the United States and provide cities with Compology’s technology enabling them to take control of their landfill waste, improve recycling rates, lower carbon emissions, and save money. As a result of outdated infrastructure, much […]

Metaspectral, a company offering technology that derives real-time insights from AI using ultra-high-resolution, visible-to-infrared (hyperspectral) imagery, has been awarded over $300,000 in grant funding from the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund, which is funded by the BC Government and administered by Alacrity Cleantech. The CleanBC Plastics Action Fund supports B.C. businesses creating value from used plastics […]

“Never in my life did I think I’d drive a garbage truck.” Arileyda Lahoz is no stranger to getting behind the wheel of a big piece of machinery. For seven years, she worked as a school bus driver in New Jersey. “It’s totally different,” Lahoz said. “We still had to start early, but working with […]

The construction for Fyda Freightliner’s Columbus dealership is well underway and the company is looking to fill several open positions for its relocation later this year. The new 150,000- sq. ft. facility is located on 88 acres on I-70 in Madison County, Ohio, and will greatly expand and enhance the customer experience and allow for […]

McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc debuts the very latest in its fleet of technology-forward, no-nonsense innovations at Waste Expo, June 28-30 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Central Hall. The company is featuring the new Zero Radius™ Automated Side LoaderwithCartSeeker Curbside Automation in the McNeilus booth #1823. CartSeeker brings artificial intelligence to curbside waste collection, […]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced an investment of up to $14.5 million for research and development to cut waste and reduce the energy used to recycle single-use plastics like plastic bags, wraps, and films. This funding directed toward plastics recycling technologies advances the DOE’s work to address the challenges of plastic waste recycling […]

NWRA joined other organizations on a letter to congressional leaders urging support for the continuation of the stepped-up basis provision, which does not impose capital gains taxes when assets transfer ownership upon death of a loved one and business partner. Without the stepped-up basis, these families would face an additional tax burden. “If the stepped-up basis provision […]

On Thursday, May 20, Companies for Net Zero (formerly Companies for Zero Waste) held a great, informative session on Financing RNG Projects. The event kicked off with a discussion on “Cutting Edge Funding and Contractual Structures for Successful RNG Project Financing” presented by Allison Larr, Vice President of Citi, Dave Livingstone, Managing Director of Citi, […]

The Recycling Is Infrastructure Too Campaign brings together a cross-section of industry, government, labor, and environmental leaders to promote increased investment in waste reduction, redesign, reuse, recycling, and composting infrastructure. The Campaign will advocate for policies, funding, and other measures to expand these programs and services and increase the use of reuse systems, recycled content, […]