Community Happenings | 2025

Garbage Men & Women Doing Good in the Community

Here you will find a selection of our stories from the communities we serve and the environmental heroes who are part of the Meridian Waste team.

Meridian Waste portable restroom at Lenovo Center
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Supporting Big Events at the Lenovo Center

We’re excited to share that Meridian Waste has kicked off a new multi-year service partnership with the Lenovo Center, one of Raleigh’s busiest and most well-known venues.

The Meridian Waste Missouri team hands out gifts at Abbey Senior Health
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Delivering Holiday Cheer to Abbey Senior Health!

Why should kids have all the fun during Christmas? This year, Meridian Waste Missouri decided to bring joy to those who may be advanced in years but remain young at heart.

Christmas lights decorating the Shotwell Landfill sign
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Shotwell Environmental Park Lights Up the Night

Annually, Meridian Waste’s Shotwell Environmental Park becomes more than just a vital infrastructure asset providing environmentally-safe recycling & disposal services for construction debris. At Christmas time, the landfill transforms its entrance and vegetated berm along Smithfield Road into a festivity of lights!

Meridian Waste joins South Hill, Virginia’s Christmas Parade
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Spreading Holiday Cheer!

This weekend, Meridian Waste took a delightful break from our usual business of pickups to join in the festive spirit at South Hill, Virginia’s Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 6th. Our Lunenburg Hauling Team transformed our garbage trucks into holiday wonders, bringing joy to the crowd!

Area President Gregg Asciutto celebrates 70th birthday with a Meridian Waste cake
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Still Trucking at 70!

Area President Gregg Asciutto celebrated his 70th birthday among his Meridian Waste family in Missouri on November 24, 2025.

South Hill, VA Hometown Christmas thank you
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Kicking Off Christmas with the Town of South Hill, VA

Meridian Waste - Petersburg, VA received a shout out from the Town of South Hill, VA for helping them spread the holiday joy of Hometown Christmas and bringing extra magic to this wonderful community tradition.

Tri-Corners Landfill newly lit sign
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You Light Up My Landfill

Tri-Corners Landfill just upgraded its roadside signage with electric lighting just in time for the conversion to Standard Daylight Time.

Thank you from Abbie Greene for Meridian Waste's support to St. Jude's
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Garbage Men & Women in a Fashion Show - YES (kinda)!

Meridian Waste Tennessee is delighted to sponsor Ms. Abbie Greene in her efforts to support St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital through the 2026 Lights, Camera, Fashion with My Best Friend Jenna fundraiser.

Meridian Waste team participating in gifting of the Turkeys program
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Meridian Waste Shares Its Annual "Gifting of the Turkeys" with Neighbors Across Multiple States

Meridian Waste, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, continued its annual tradition of giving back with its Gifting of the Turkeys program, delivering more than 150 Thanksgiving turkeys to households located near the company’s disposal facilities. The annual program recognizes residents who live near the company’s municipal solid waste and construction and demolition debris landfills to expresses gratitude for their support and understanding of the industrial nature of these disposal facilities.

Child visitor to the Second Annual A-MAZE-ing Pumpkin Patch
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Meridian Waste Welcomes Over 700+ Neighbors & Guests at Second Annual A-MAZE-ing Pumpkin Patch

Meridian Waste North Carolina’s Second Annual A-MAZE-ing Pumpkin Patch was a huge success, drawing over 700 guests for a day filled with family fun, festive activities, and community spirit. The event raised more than $1,600 for The Invictus Program, supporting efforts to protect children and pursue justice. Guests can look forward to even more pumpkin-themed fun at next year’s Third Annual A-MAZE-ing Pumpkin Patch on October 24, 2026.

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