Month: October 2017

There is a predator in our industry preying on the uninformed but well-meaning service provider that could evolve into a controlling force and in the meantime is taking advantage of haulers with promises of financial success but leading them into financial ruin. Some of these predators even have plans to dominate markets outside of governmental control. Who are these predators - the publicly-traded waste companies, the large regional independents, a coalition of cities, counties or waste authorities, SWANA? No, none of these entities.  All of the heretofore named groups are subject to the python-like squeeze, as is “One-Truck Tommy.”  The predator is not an outsider.  In fact many of our service-side industry participants are involved as enablers or codependents of this profiteer.  Who is this vile sort that wants to control our business and our industry and take advantage of the weak?  It is “Brokers,” the waste industry’s equivalent to Payday Lenders. Before I delve into the parasitic activities of this pandemic,...