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Breast Cancer Awareness – The Waste Industry Goes Pink

Breast Cancer Awareness - National Garbage Man Day

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month…Kudos to the Waste Management Industry for spreading the word

According to the American Cancer Society, in 2013 approximately 39,620 women were expected to die from Breast Cancer. Treatment for this terrible disease is most effective when discovered early through regular screenings which makes public reminders to schedule screenings so important.

“While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages and encourage others to do the same,” according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. This truth applies to both genders so men need to be checked for breast cancer too.

We want to highlight a few of the many waste service providers who are raising awareness about breast cancer and helping fund research for a cure this month and all year long.

Republic Services – Pink Ribbons

Republic Services - Pink Ribbons - National Garbage Man Day

Cascade Cart Solutions – The Pink Cart

The Pink Cart - Breast Cancer Awareness Month - National Garbage Man Day

The Pink Carts are available to solid waste and recycling companies across North America with $5 of every purchase going to breast cancer awareness and research in both the United States and Canada.

City of Miami, Oklahoma – Bright Pink Garbage Trucks

The City of Miami, Oklahoma has added a bright pink truck with the signature pink ribbon to it’s fleet to raise awareness about breast cancer in their local community.

WCA – Pink Trucks and “Pink Shirt Fridays” year round

WCA - Pink Shirt Fridays - Breast Cancer Awareness - National Garbage Man Day

Not only has WCA painted a variety of their trucks, roll-off containers, and commercial dumpsters pink, but they have also initiated an ongoing program called “Pink Shirt Fridays” where they donate $4 to breast cancer research at MD Anderson for each employee who wears a pink shirt to work on the last Friday of every month.

WCA - Pink Dumpster Truck - Breast Cancer Awareness - National Garbage Man Day

Beach Waste Services – Panama City, FL

Beach Waste Services - Breast Cancer Awareness Month - National Garbage Man Day

Their pink trucks, pink 96 gallon carts, and pink ribbons show this company’s support for the American Cancer Society and Komen for the Cure.

Arwood Waste and Partners Nationwide

Breast Cancer Awareness - Arwood Waste - National Garbage Man Day

Everyone has an important part to play in battling breast cancer from funding research, to reminding those we love to get screened, to scheduling our own appointments to get checked.

We want to thank all of the many commercial and municipal waste service providers for their support and fundraising efforts to find a cure for breast cancer.

National Garbage Man Day and our friends in the waste management industry care about you so make your plan today, tell your friends, and GET SCREENED!

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What the Jewish Garbage Man Taught Me

I’m spending my first year in college away from home on a gap year in Israel, living in the heart of Jerusalem. I am enjoying the freedom and loving the atmosphere of the city. But recently, every time I turn on the news, read an article on my phone, or look out my bedroom window, I feel sickened to see another shooting, another riot, another child without parents. I feel sickened to see the world stand behind Mahmoud Abbas as he calls his people a “people of peace” and to hear their “deafening silence” in reaction to the crimes they commit as Prime Minister Netanyahu put it this week. I feel sickened by it all.
What people of peace leave 5 children (and growing with each attack) as orphans after they kill their parents right in front of their young, innocent eyes and then not only have no condemnation, but receive warm wishes for their “heroic acts”? What world raises the flag on the world stage of a people, even though not all their civilians are violent or radical, have a government which supports and calls for terrorist activities?
 What people of peace leave 5 children (and growing with each attack) as orphans after they kill their parents right in front of their young, innocent eyes and then not only have no condemnation, but receive warm wishes for their “heroic acts”? What world raises the flag on the world stage of a people, even though not all their civilians are violent or radical, have a government which supports and calls for terrorist activities?

We all feel sickened by this, and all we do is stand in the streets asking why the world won’t pay attention to this? Why is the media unfair? Why won’t governments act on this, condemn it, and give the Palestinians an ultimatum of legitimate peace or no more support? All we do is ask why, but we don’t act.

As I look out of my window onto a busy night time Paris Square in Jerusalem, I learn what we need to do from the people I see. I see police officers. Jewish. I see taxi drivers. Jewish. I see hotel bellhops and street performers and soldiers. All Jewish. I see Jewish garbage men, and I learn a lesson. In the rest of the world, I’d never think of seeing a Jewish garbage man or many Jewish police officers or taxi drivers. But here in Israel, you wouldn’t think twice about it. We need the Jewish people to do all these jobs. We have to do it all for ourselves in Israel. It should be no different on the world stage, in the media, in this conflict. So many ask why there is no response and why what little response we get is so biased and incorrect. The answer is that we need to do it for ourselves, we need to stand as the strong and united Jewish people we are and say “this is enough!”

I have a wish for this world. While just a few miles from where I write this article tonight there are people who live in fear and people who wish to spill as much innocent blood just because the blood is that of Jews, I hope that one day, just a few miles from where I write this article, any Jew or Muslim or Christian can enjoy life. They can go out and enjoy the bagel and hot chocolate I had tonight with friends, they can write essays and study for classes, and live normal lives, all without the fear of those who wish to spill their blood simply because it is Jewish or Muslim or Christian blood. I wish for that, but I know because of what the Jewish garbage man taught me, that it will only happen if we stop apologizing, stand up together, and tell the world we have had enough.

 http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-the-jewish-garbage-man-taught-me/

Pop Quiz! Can You Name Your Favorite Teacher?

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Happy World Teachers’ Day

This week we stop to remember those special people who taught us math, history, science, and maybe who sent us to detention (for our own good, of course)…Teachers! We have all had at least one teacher in our lives who helped shape who we are today.

Whether it be our own mothers, fathers, or other family members, traditional classroom teachers, professors, or guidance counselors, mentors or elders, teachers of all kinds should be appreciated for the part they play in the education and development of this world.

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Arwood Waste and our partners greatly appreciate the teachers who invest so much in the lives of others. We thank them for all they do and hope you will take the opportunity today to thank a teacher in your life who has made a great impact.

Photo: Pip R. Lagenta via flickr