Waste Management

Waste management and refuse collection is a bit of a hobby for me. I fancy myself a bit of an expert when it comes to esoterica like landfills and toxic dumping. So, it is a delight to share with you one of Northeast Ohio’s best-​kept secrets; Waste Management Corp. The company is totally awesome and totally cool. Think of it as the Cleveland Clinic of garbage collection companies and we have them right here on Richmond Road.
Here’s a little garbage trivia: did you know that when garbage is compacted in a truck, the fluid that collects at the base of the hopper is affectionately known as ‘packer juice.’ Fun. And true!
But back to my review. The people at Waste Management collect, process and bury millions of tons of really gross stuff and they do it with a smile and they do it with aplomb. Whether it is grass clippings, tampons, excretia, foul industrial detritus or even a worn out plush teddy bear, the good people at WM will be there to accept it and deal with it. They work hard and are polite. They accept what we cast off.
Acceptance. It’s a four-​letter word these days. So many times we find ourselves judging others, greedily clinging to the trivial bonds we make with people just as lost and alone as ourselves only to feel cast aside like bad pasta salad. The people at WM could judge us and they do not. They could look into my can and find creepy stuff and they’d know my secrets. They don’t do it. They’re too busy running to your house. And the next. And the next. Accepting. Not judging.
More fun garbage trivia: The trucks that empty portable latrines (port-​o-​lets to use trade lingo) dump their trucks at the end of the day at the landfill. The summer heat and the foul ferment within the truck pressurizes the holding tank and when those drivers open the back up, man oh man you do not want to be there when that pressure is released. It’s like three hundred yucky diarrhetic people busting loose all at once. Whoosh goes the truck! Life lessons there, friends.
WM is good for Northeast Ohio and we all owe them a hero’s thank you.