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2. Browning-Ferris Industries - Wikipedia

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   BFI was founded in Houston, Texas.The company was initially known as American Refuse Systems, and it opened its first landfill in 1968. The company soon became the first waste hauler on the New York Stock Exchange, after purchasing the Browning-Ferris Machinery Company, and changing their name to Browning-Ferris Industries.

3. Waste Management, Inc. - Wikipedia

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   Waste Management, Inc., doing business as WM, is a waste management, comprehensive waste, and environmental services company operating in North America. Founded in 1968, the company is headquartered in the Bank of America Tower in Houston, Texas. The company's network includes 337 transfer stations, 254 active landfill disposal sites, 97 ...

4. Waste Connections - Wikipedia

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   R360 Environmental Solutions. Website. wasteconnections.com. Waste Connections, Inc. is a North American integrated waste services company that provides waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services, primarily of solid waste. It has operations in both the United States and Canada. Its headquarters is located in The Woodlands, Texas.

5. Republic Services - Wikipedia

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   Republic Services, Inc. Republic Services, Inc. is a North American waste disposal company whose services include non-hazardous solid waste collection, waste transfer, waste disposal, recycling, and energy services. It is the second largest provider of waste disposal in the United States (as measured by revenue) after Waste Management.

6. ‘A tremendous victory.’ Company withdraws plans for private ...

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   Houston-based BAP Kennor Landfill LLC proposed building a 6.6 acre construction and demolition waste recycle center at 3411 Silver Creek Road, just south of Lake Worth in northwest Tarrant County ...

7. Landfills in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Municipal solid waste (MSW) – more commonly known as trash or garbage – consists of everyday items people use and then throw away, such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps and papers. In 2018, Americans generated about 265.3 million tonnes of waste. [1] In the United States, landfills are ...