Meridian Waste Opens New Virginia MRF
MeridianWaste,Charlotte,North Carolina, opened its Blue Ridge material recovery facility (MRF) in Christiansburg, Virginia, on June 1. The facility will process municipal solid waste, construc- tion and demolition material, yard waste,metal,wood, card- board, concrete and tires. To allow for the facility to be built,MeridianWaste merged two Virginia Department of Environmental Quality permits for existing MRFs Blue Ridge Disposal PBR 104 and Re- source Management Group PBR 565 into one permit and built the new facility under the requirements of the PBR 104 permit number. According to the company, the new facility allows for im- proved operational efficiencies and improved aesthetics. The construction project broke ground in April 2019 and took 13 months to complete; however, MeridianWaste was able to continue servicing its customers utilizing the preex- isting MRF building purchased from Christiansburg-based Curtis and Associates in May 2018. Before Meridian took over the site, it housed a salvage yard and disposal and re- cycling facility. The new MRF is housed in a metal 80- by 100-foot building with an elevated concrete tipping floor that allows for more efficient processing. NWRA Supports Bipartisan Legislation The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) applauds House introduction of bipartisan legislation that would help provide relief to the waste and recycling in- dustry from potentially onerous customer bad debt.The bill would increase the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) flexibility by including payments for waste and recycling collection services for purposes of calculating the eligible amount for forgiveness of indebtedness under a PPP loan. NWRA conceived the idea, drafted the legislative lan- guage and advised congressional offices on the need for relief from bad debt. NWRA also has conducted more than 100 teleconferences with congressional staff to urge sup- port and seek additional House members to sign on to the bill as co-sponsors, as well as attempt to gain support in the Senate. TAPPI To Host Women’s Summit The TAPPI Women in Industry (WIN) Division will host the 3rd Annual Women’s Summit, held for the first time ex- clusively through a virtual setting on Tuesday, June 30 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. It is a free event, but registration is required. TheWomen’s Summit will feature a Keynote presentation titled Keys to Effective Self-awareness for Women During a Crisis, followed by two breakout sessions (titles to be an- nounced) designed to start conversations and express ideas among an inclusive audience.
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