COVID-19 Actions & Wins

MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2020

1. The National Waste & Recycling Association’s (NWRA) Healthcare Waste Institute (HWI) published a COVID-19 FAQs document to address safe handling of waste during the outbreak.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020

2. NWRA urged Congress to increase funding for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) lending program to $50 billion in order to fully fund President Donald Trump’s plan to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. WIN: In North Dakota, weight restrictions were lifted for truckers.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020

4. WIN: Virginia received a temporary waiver for overweight trucks and an hours-of-service (HOS) extension from the Virginia Department of Transportation.

MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020

6. In multiple letters and phone calls, NWRA urged Congress and the Trump administration to include the waste collection industry in the national emergency declaration, exempting waste haulers from HOS regulations.
7. NWRA sent a letter to Jim Mullen, acting administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), petitioning the agency to exempt the regulated medical waste sector from Parts 390-399 of FMCSA regulations.
8. NWRA penned and sent to Congress draft legislative language that would amend federal law to include waste collection haulers in the FMCSA HOS exemption when the president declares a national emergency.
9. WIN: In California, a 60-day extension on commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) was implemented.
10. WIN: In Montana, a 90-day extension on CDL licenses was said to be expected.
11. WIN: In Oklahoma, a 30-day extension on CDL licenses was implemented.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020

12. NWRA communicated with the secretary of homeland security, asking that the waste industry be listed as critical infrastructure.
13. NWRA sent a letter to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requesting that the agency provide guidance to the states to issue special weight permits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
14. NWRA sent many letters to state agencies seeking temporary exemptions to certain handling requirements for managing waste and recycling during the state of emergency. Chapters are active in echoing these requests.
15. WIN: The governor’s office asked the Colorado chapter to respond with specific statute(s) in regard to the COVID-19 letter. The chapter has isolated it to 30-20-100.5 CRS. The governor’s cabinet is meeting, and this letter is said to be a topic of discussion.
16. WIN: In an executive order issued by the governor of Kentucky, trash collection businesses were listed among the enterprises allowed to stay open.
17. WIN: The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment submitted a letter indicating regulatory flexibility.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020

18. NWRA sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence and the COVID-19 Task Force seeking temporary exemptions to certain handling requirements.
19. NWRA sent FMCSA a letter requesting relief on expiring commercial driver licenses, guidance on drug testing, and extensions for expiring physicals.
20. NWRA joined other trade groups in signing and sending a letter to the Trump administration and Congress asking for monetary support and tax relief, especially for small businesses.
21. WIN: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released the following information: For the limitation of hours, DEP indicated it can extend hours upon request for those permitted facilities; for tonnage limits, DEP indicated it can grant a waiver if requested for tonnage limits at transfer stations and materials recovery facilities (MRFs), as well as tipping areas and floors; and for storage, DEP indicated it can grant a waiver if requested. In regard to storage, recyclable materials may be stored up to one year, and yard waste may be stored up to 18 months.
22. WIN: In Kentucky, a 90-day extension on CDL licenses was implemented.
23. WIN: The Alabama Department of Emergency Management responded to the chapter, saying it had chosen to mirror the FMCSA declaration in regard to hours-of-service. The department also stated that Alabama driver licenses and non-driver IDs have a 60-day grace period following the expiration date.
24. WIN: In Iowa, if you have a driver’s license that has an expiration date of January 16, 2020, or later, you do not have to renew your license at this time. It will remain valid for driving purposes until the declared emergency has ended. If your vehicle registration expired on January 16, 2020, or later, it will be considered valid until the declared emergency has ended.
25. WIN: Favorable press coverage: “NWRA Pushes for Regulatory Relief During COVID-19 Pandemic” – Waste360

THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020

26. In additional letters and calls to the vice president and secretary of homeland security and health and human services, NWRA continued making requests that the departments designate the waste and recycling industry as critical infrastructure.
27. WIN: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated waste collection “Essential Critical Infrastructure” at the request of NWRA.
28. WIN: FMCSA exempted waste haulers from HOS regulations in an expanded emergency declaration at the request of NWRA.
29. NWRA conducted a webinar on COVID-19 for the industry.
30. NWRA thanked the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for providing guidance on managing waste and recycling during the COVID-19 crisis.
31. NWRA issued a guidance document for waste and recycling workers to ensure the safe collection and processing of waste and recycling during the COVID-19 pandemic.
32. NWRA sent a notice to members that detailed the process for applying for disaster loans though the SBA.
33. NWRA wrote to Congress urging it to include financial assistance assurance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in COVID-19 economic stimulus legislation for the waste and recycling industry related to customer bad debt and other non-compensated costs.
34. NWRA reached out to the Teamsters and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations to offer to work cooperatively.
35. WIN: In Texas, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Executive Director Toby Baker responded with a letter on March 19 to NWRA President and CEO Darrell Smith. The chapter is expecting something from TCEQ and/or the governor this week. There was a lifting of trucking restrictions by the governor this week. Additionally, on March 19, Governor Greg Abbott waived the expiration of driver licenses (including CDLs) for 60 days.
36. WIN: In Maryland, weight limit restrictions were lifted per the governor’s executive order.
37. WIN: In Tennessee, a 90-day extension on CDL licenses was implemented on March 19. Increased size weight limitations were implemented on March 12.
38. WIN: In Connecticut, temporary vehicle and vessel registrations expiring between March 10, 2020, and June 8, 2020, were extended by 90 days. The CDL expiration date was also extended by 90 days.
39. WIN: In Nebraska, weight limit restrictions were lifted per the governor’s executive order.
40. WIN: On March 19, TCEQ submitted a letter to the Texas chapter of NWRA explaining regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020

41. NWRA reached out to multiple trade associations seeking assistance with the supply of gloves, masks, sanitizer and soap.
42. WIN: The Arizona governor issued an executive order to delay expiration dates on Arizona driver’s licenses, ensuring residents over the age of 65 do not need to visit Motor Vehicle Division offices to renew their driver licenses.
43. WIN: Massachusetts exempted motor carriers and drivers of commercial vehicles from HOS.
44. WIN: The Kansas governor issued an executive order that suspends HOS weight restrictions for persons operating motor carriers and commercial vehicles.
45. WIN: The Connecticut governor listed trash and recycling collection, hauling and processing as essential services.
46. NWRA sent out a member notice with materials drivers can maintain in their vehicles to share with authorities if they are stopped.
47. WIN: The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued an emergency declaration providing regulatory relief for commercial motor vehicle operations related to COVID-19, including sanitation.
48. WIN: Favorable press coverage: “DHS Designates Waste Collection as ‘Essential Critical Infrastructure'” – Waste360
49. WIN: In California, the state public health officer designated a list of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers. This included individuals who provide support to ensure the effective removal, storage and disposal of residential and commercial solid waste and hazardous waste.
50. WIN: In Nevada, the governor’s executive order listed essential infrastructure operations, including solid waste collection and removal.
51. WIN: The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles extended the CDL medical certificate grace period during the state of emergency.
52. WIN: The Illinois governor updated the stay at home executive order to include waste and recycling as essential services.
53. WIN: In Illinois, proclamations received from the state police, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the governor, combined with the recent inclusion of the waste industry in the federal disaster proclamation, means that weight limit and hours-of-service requirements have been suspended for the waste hauling industry.
54. WIN: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources published COVID-19 enforcement and compliance protocol that allows for regulatory flexibility.
55. WIN: The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality released an amended declaration of emergency and administrator order allowing for regulatory flexibility.
56. WIN: This week, the California Water Resources Control Board and the nine California Regional Water Quality Control Boards published information allowing for regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
57. WIN: The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services released a message to New Hampshire solid waste facility owners and operators allowing for regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020

58. NWRA CEO and President Darrell Smith participated in a call with the insurance industry to discuss business disruption at insurance facilities and the stimulus package.
59. WIN: The New Jersey governor designated waste collection as critical.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2020

60. NWRA asked Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer that the COVID-19 economic stimulus package prioritize assistance to critical infrastructure industries identified by the Department of Homeland Security in its Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce.
61. WIN: The Ohio Department of Health includes essential infrastructure excludes individuals engaged in solid waste and recycling collection and removal from stay at home order.
62. WIN: In an emergency bulletin from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, the waste and recycling industry was granted the following regulatory relief: Flexibility in the operational hours of solid waste facilities (expanded hours); relaxing of tonnage limits at state solid waste facilities; extension of storage times at solid waste transfer facilities; reduction of disposal bans for recyclables and yard waste; and flexibility for compliance timelines for documenting tasks required by solid waste facility operating permits.
63. WIN: In an executive order, the governor of Kansas declared that “people working in sanitation and waste are crucial in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 and their work must continue.”
64. WIN: The Colorado governor’s executive order classified waste workers as critical services and exempted trash, compost and recycling collection, processing and disposal.
65. WIN: In Delaware, Governor John Carney issued the fourth and fifth modifications to his state of emergency declaration. Governor Carney included a full list of essential businesses, which included a Waste Management and Remediation Services section. This section listed waste collection, treatment, disposal and remediation, as well as other waste management services.
66. WIN: The Louisiana governor listed the solid waste industry as essential in an executive order under CISA guidelines.
67. WIN: On March 22, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection sent a bulletin to West Virginia composite lined solid waste landfills and approved transfer stations stating regulatory flexibility.

MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020

68. WIN: The Massachusetts governor declared the waste industry as essential infrastructure during the COVID-19 crisis.
69. In accordance with the designation of the waste industry as critical infrastructure, NWRA issued a member alert supplying all members with a letter that they can use when attempting to place orders for items necessary to keep their employees and vehicles clean, safe and sanitary.
70. NWRA wrote to the National Governors Association, the National League of Cities and the National Association of Counties asking that states provide additional regulatory flexibility to the waste and recycling industry in order to address issues related to managing medical, residential and commercial waste during the COVID-19 declared national emergency.
71. WIN: The Indiana governor issued an emergency order to suspend the expiration of CDLs until May 22, 2020.
72. WIN: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance issued guidance on compliance with DOT drug and alcohol testing regulations. The guidance provides clarification to DOT regulated employers, employees and service agents on conducting DOT drug and alcohol testing given concerns about COVID-19. This clarification comes after NWRA sent a letter to Acting Administrator Mullen on March 17 asking that FMCSA release guidance on drug and alcohol testing for the waste and recycling industry.
73. In a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NWRA requested that certain requirements that do not affect public health or endanger the environment be suspended.
74. WIN: The Arizona governor issued an executive order prohibiting the closure of essential services, which included solid waste and recycling collection and removal.
75. WIN: The governor of Hawaii included waste pickup and disposal as essential in an executive order.
76. WIN: Those who provide support to ensure the effective removal, storage and disposal of residential and commercial solid waste and hazardous waste were deemed essential in the governor of Washington’s executive order.
77. WIN: The Kansas governor issued an executive order prohibiting the suspension of waste and recycling services.
78. WIN: The Indiana governor listed the solid waste industry as essential.
79. WIN: The Indiana Department of Environmental Management posted a notification on enforcement discretion, extension of submission deadlines and waiver of specific regulations.

TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2020

80. NWRA issued an action alert to members asking that they contact lawmakers in Congress to request that priority assistance be given to critical infrastructure industries as identified by the Department of Homeland Security in its CISA Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce.
81. WIN: FMCSA issued a notice of enforcement policy regarding expiring driver’s licenses and medical examiner’s certificates during the COVID-19 national emergency. NWRA wrote to FMCSA seeking relief from certain regulations including rules regulating driver’s licenses. The notice of enforcement policy is effective on March 24, 2020, and expires on June 30, 2020.
82. WIN: The governor of Maine designated waste collection as critical.
83. WIN: The Oklahoma governor listed the solid waste industry as essential.
84. WIN: Favorable press coverage: “Waste Industry Asks EPA to Stay Enforcement During Pandemic” – Bloomberg Environment.
85. WIN: The governor of Mississippi issued an executive order listing essential services including trash collection.
86. WIN: The governor of New Mexico issued a public health emergency order that listed all businesses deemed essential infrastructure operations, including solid waste collection and removal and trash and recycling collection, processing and disposal.
87. WIN: In Wyoming, a 90-day extension on CDL licenses was implemented.
88. WIN: The governor of Vermont issued an executive order that included services and functions deemed critical to public health and safety, as well as economic and national security. Included are trash collection and disposal, recycling and operations.
89. WIN: The Wisconsin governor listed the solid waste industry as essential.
90. WIN: The Kentucky Division of Waste Management issued an emergency bulletin authorizing the adjustment of hours of operations and storage times; lifting tonnage limits; allowing flexibility for compliance timelines for permits; and allowing recycling and yard waste to be commingled.
91. WIN: The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection sent a letter to NWRA stating that regulatory flexibility is allowed on a case-by-case basis.
92. WIN: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources released a statement allowing regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
93. WIN: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection sent an email to its regulated community allowing regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
94. WIN: The South Dakota Department of Environmental and Natural Resources sent a letter to NWRA indicating that regulatory flexibility is allowed on a case-by-case basis.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2020

95. NWRA signed a multi-industry letter stating, “It is imperative that the federal, state and local governments come together with uniform definitions of ‘critical infrastructure’ making clear what manufacturers must continue to operate, as well as take seriously the need to transport those products and have the workforce available to keep operations running.”
96. WIN: Favorable press coverage: “Coronavirus crisis ‘unsung heroes’ are waste management workers, industry experts say” – FOX Business
97. NWRA joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, local chambers of commerce and other nonprofit organizations from across the country on a letter to Congress urging support for financial assistance in the COVID-19 economic stimulus legislation.
98. NWRA urged Congress to take up the economic stimulus package and pass it without delay, stating that it includes important financial assistance for businesses—large and small—including loans, tax credits and other provisions aimed at incentivizing employers to keep workers on the payroll during the crisis.
99. NWRA thanks the U.S. Department of Labor for providing important information to employers and employees by issuing guidance for compliance with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
100. WIN: The Minnesota governor listed the solid waste industry as essential.
101. WIN: The Idaho governor listed the solid waste industry as essential.
102. WIN: The Vermont director of the Department of Environmental Conservation released a statement allowing regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020

103. In a letter sent to FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor, NWRA requested that FEMA establish a system to compensate the waste and recycling industry for providing services to protect public health and safety that would otherwise go unpaid. NWRA also shared copies of the letter with Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading the nation’s COVID-19 response task force, and the House Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery, which has oversight of FEMA.
104. WIN: The governor of Montana listed the solid waste industry as essential in an executive order under CISA guidelines.
105. WIN: The New Hampshire governor listed the solid waste industry as essential in an executive order.
106. WIN: The Missouri Department of Transportation granted weight relief and CDL extension for expired licenses and medical certificates.
107. WIN: The Indiana Department of Environmental Management executive team agreed that routing electronic manifests were authorized.
108. WIN: The Maine governor released an executive order regarding regulatory flexibility for recycling and solid waste facility operation hours enforced by the Department of Environmental Protection.
109. WIN: The Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection released a letter to all Kentucky solid waste management facilities allowing regulatory flexibility.
110. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued instructions on the electronic submittal of documents and reports.
111. WIN: The South Carolina Office of Environmental Affairs published information allowing for regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
112. WIN: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection distributed a notification allowing regulatory flexibility.
113. WIN: The Utah Department of Environmental Quality circulated a memorandum regarding regulatory guidance during COVID-19, allowing for regulatory flexibility.
114. WIN: The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Water Quality released a letter allowing for regulatory flexibility.
115. WIN: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said it will allow regulatory flexibility.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2020

116. WIN: Favorable press coverage: “NWRA asks FEMA to cover noncompensated waste industry services” – Recycling Today
117. WIN: Favorable press coverage: “Waste collectors request regulatory suspension during COVID-19 response” – WESTLAW
118. WIN: The EPA announced a temporary policy regarding its enforcement of environmental legal obligations during the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision came after NWRA wrote to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler seeking regulatory flexibility.
119. WIN: Favorable press coverage: “EPA Announces Enforcement Discretion Policy for COVID-19” – Waste360
120. NWRA issued a media kit for use by its members who may receive inquiries from the press.
121. WIN: The governor of Alaska issued a statewide health mandate, which lists the solid waste industry as essential.
122. WIN: The North Carolina governor listed the solid waste industry as essential in an executive order under CISA guidelines.
123. WIN: In Minnesota, weight restrictions were lifted for truckers.
124. WIN: The Rhode Island deputy director for environmental protection sent a letter to NWRA allowing for regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
125. WIN: The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy said it will allow regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
126. WIN: The Washington State Department of Ecology sent a notification stating that regulatory flexibility is allowed on a case-by-case basis.
127. WIN: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said it will allow for regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
128. WIN: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released a letter regarding enforcement discretion on signature procedures for hazardous waste and low-level manifests and non-hazardous waste shipping papers during the COVID-19 emergency.

MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020

130. NWRA issued a COVID-19 media kit to its members.
131. WIN: The Illinois EPA confirmed that it will accept electronic signatures on permit forms during the pendency of the COVID-19 state of emergency declaration, provided hard copy wet signatures are submitted once the emergency declaration is lifted.
132. WIN: The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality released a statement allowing for regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
133. WIN: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality said it will allow regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
134. WIN: The Tennessee governor included waste and recycling as essential services in his executive order.
135. WIN: The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) established an email to accept requests for the commissioner of the MPCA to consider providing regulatory flexibility, where possible, to assist entities in alternative approaches to maintaining compliance.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020

136. NWRA wrote to 14 remaining governors urging them to designate solid waste collection as an essential service in their state.
137. NWRA joined many trade associations on a letter to President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Senate and House leaders urging support for additional financial assistance to help businesses remain open during the COVID-19 health crisis. In the letter, the groups proposed the “COVID-19 Business and Employee Continuity and Recovery Fund” to further assist with economic recovery.
138. WIN: The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) submitted a memo regarding COVID-19 implications for the DEQ’s Enforcement Program, allowing for regulatory flexibility.
139. WIN: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said it will temporarily suspend regulatory requirements and/or permit conditions on a case-by-case basis.
140. WIN: The Alabama Department of Environmental Management sent a letter to NWRA allowing regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
141. WIN: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Protection Division released a letter allowing for regulatory flexibility.
142. WIN: The New Mexico Environment Department published recommendations for solid waste facilities regarding COVID-19-related waste, allowing for regulatory flexibility.
143. WIN: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality published information regarding compliance and enforcement implementation.
144. WIN: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) published a letter, DEQ compliance and enforcement discretion, allowing for regulatory flexibility.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020

145. WIN: NWRA thanked President Donald Trump for commending the vital work of the industry. The president stated, “As we send plane loads of masks, gloves and supplies to the communities battling the plague … we also send our prayers. We pray for the doctors and the nurses, the paramedics and the truck drivers, the police officers and the sanitation workers. And, above all, the people fighting for their lives in New York and all across our land.”
146. WIN: This week, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation published information allowing for regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
147. WIN: The Florida governor included waste and recycling as an essential service in his stay at home executive order.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020

148. NWRA published a poster that its member companies can display to help protect waste collection workers from COVID-19. The poster illustrates best practices such as hand washing, using personal protective equipment and maintaining social distance.
149. NWRA wrote to the nation’s governors requesting that each state issue guidance related to the registration of new vehicles. NWRA member companies continue to operate and have collection vehicles that need to be properly registered with the state motor vehicle agency before they enter service.
150. WIN: This week, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy circulated a notice establishing regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
151. WIN: This week, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality published information allowing for regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
152. WIN: The Indiana Department of Environmental Management agreed with NWRA’s recommendations to allow exchange of municipal solid waste manifest information by electronic means.
153. On a phone call with White House staff, NWRA’s CEO pushed for assistance with financial assurance and personal protective equipment.
154. NWRA sent a letter and poster to city officials across the United States with important guidance for communities.
155. WIN: The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality published information allowing for regulatory flexibility on a case-by-case basis.
156. WIN: The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality released a temporary environmental compliance policy allowing for regulatory flexibility.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020

157. WIN: The Missouri governor declared the waste industry essential infrastructure.
158. WIN: The Alabama governor declared the waste industry essential infrastructure.
159. WIN: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources published an environmental compliance roadmap allowing for regulatory flexibility.
160. WIN: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency responded to NWRA’s request for an extension of the solid waste reporting deadlines due to COVID-19, stating in a letter it “will evaluate providing regulatory flexibility, where possible, to assist entities in alternative approaches to maintaining compliance, such as extending reporting deadlines and exercising enforcement discretion.”

MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2020

161. NWRA thanked Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) for his letter to FEMA and the White House Coronavirus Task Force in support of personal protective equipment for solid waste workers and others on the frontline.
162. WIN: This week, the NWRA Georgia chapter began its “Salute to Sanitation Workers” campaign. The chapter is working closely with all municipal contracts and customers to launch the campaign.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2020

163. NWRA produced a summary of state regulatory relief that was sent to members and made available on the NWRA website.
164. WIN: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Region 8 responded to NWRA’s inquiries regarding landfill construction. NYSDEC indicated that this qualifies as “essential” and companies can proceed with any new cell construction for waste to be received through calendar year 2021.

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2020

165. NWRA thanked Google for recognizing waste workers in the Google Doodle.