No Cruise Control On behalf of all of WTS, we would like to extend our wishes to you for a safe and productive summer. WTS is completing and celebrating our 40th year in business. Yet, even with… Read More »Stakeholder Update – 06/23/23
We greet you with hope and peace this Holiday Season! In keeping with the meaning of the season, WTS, Inc. is making a contribution to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Ralph C. Wilson Community Center, EduNations in… Read More »Season’s Greetings From WTS – 2022
This month marks our 40th year, prompting gratitude amongst our entire WTS team. The rigor of our industry and the challenges we encounter and overcome together often leave us little time to pause and… Read More »Stakeholder Update – 11/18/22
Safety Always! I had the good pleasure to spend two days in person with the majority of our WTS Environmental Managers this week. These are the folks that play a key role in supporting our… Read More »Stakeholder Update – 07/25/2022
Mining Waste for Value In 2015 I had the opportunity to participate in a project design to reclaim a minor metal from a high BTU Hazardous Waste Stream. At a high level, the project design… Read More »Stakeholder Update – 04/22/2022
USEPA has long held an interest in promoting responsible Hazardous Waste Recycling by providing various exclusions in the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) to allow for generators and other stakeholders to reuse/recycle and reclaim Hazardous… Read More »Promoting Responsible Hazardous Waste Recycling – Regulatory Framework
WTS, Inc: Responsible Care Partner Company of the Year This week, at the 2022 Responsible Care® & Sustainability Conference, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) recognized our team as the Responsible Care Partner Company of the… Read More »Stakeholder Update – 03/30/2022
Adapting to Disruption Change is an inevitable aspect of working together as stakeholders. However, my experience in the last half of 2021 was that the change had come more rapidly and broadly than ever before… Read More »Stakeholder Update – 02/23/2022
Overview – Source American Trucking Association 10/25/2021 In 2021 a historic shortage of just over 80,000 drivers (current number of drivers vs. the optimal number of drivers based on freight demand) was reached. This is… Read More »Driver Shortages and the Impact on Waste and By-Product Transportation
Overview Driver shortages, overcapacity in the incineration marketplace, consolidation in the industry due to extensive merger and acquisition activity, and increasing manufacturing in North America has led to industry wide pricing increases. The imbalance in… Read More »Escalating Prices for Transportation and Disposal of Materials
Overview In 2021 a captive incinerator was closed requiring the volume of materials managed at this site to be managed in the commercial thermal marketplace. An estimated 30,000 tons of waste material from 90 manufacturing… Read More »Incineration Capacity Constraints and the Ripple Effects on the Management of RCRA Wastes
WTS Commitment to Supplier Stakeholders I was curious coming into 2022, so I asked the entire WTS team the following questions: Who is your favorite customer (name the person not the company)? Why is that… Read More »Stakeholder Update – 01/24/2022
