Community Happenings | 2026

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.

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🎃👻 A Spooktacular Night at Bridgeway Stadium!

Meridian Waste was proud to sponsor Bridgeway Stadium's first Halloween at the Park trick-or-treat event! With an estimated 5,000 attendees and over 75 pounds of candy handed out, it was a night full of Halloween fun! 🍬

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Meridian Waste Celebrates A-MAZE-ing Community Fun at Tri-Corners Landfill's Annual Pumpkin Patch

The FREE, family-friendly celebration brought together neighbors, local businesses, community organizations and Meridian Waste team members for a festive day filled with pumpkins, costumes, treats and plenty of fall fun.

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Meridian Waste Acquires Lafferty Disposal

Meridian Waste announced today the acquisition of select assets of Lafferty Disposal, a residential waste collection company based in Meherrin, Va. The transaction closed October 1, 2026. The acquisition expands Meridian Waste’s residential collection presence in south-central Virginia and will operate as a tuck-in to Meridian Waste – Lunenburg Hauling

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Teaching the Next Generation to Keep Communities Clean!

Our South Mississippi team recently had the opportunity to visit Southeast Elementary School in Meridian, Mississippi, for a fun and educational day with students!

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Meridian Waste was proud to attend the 2026 Tennessee Sustainability Conference in Gatlinburg, Tennessee!

The conference brought together sustainability professionals, community leaders, policymakers and solid waste experts from across the state to connect, share ideas and discuss the future of environmental stewardship.

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Meridian Waste’s Shotwell Environmental Park Makes a Splash with More Than 400 Guests at 6th Annual Splash Bash

Meridian Waste’s Shotwell Environmental Park welcomed more than 400 community members on Saturday, August 15, for its 6th Annual Splash Bash, giving local children and their families a fun-filled way to cool down from temperatures topping 90 degrees before the start of the new Wake County school year.

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Partnership with Wake County - Utilization of our MRF to meet sustainability goals.

We're proud to partner with Wake County to process construction and demolition (C&D) materials collected at the County's Convenience Centers at our Shotwell Materials Recovery Facility (MRF).

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Mother Nature put on quite a show over Meridian Waste’s Noble Hill MSW Landfill in Alabama, and we couldn’t resist sharing the view.

While the rainbow may steal the spotlight, there’s important work happening beneath it every day. Noble Hill is an essential part of the community’s environmental infrastructure, supporting the safe, responsible and environmentally sound disposal of municipal solid waste.

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Meridian Waste Expands Northeast Missouri Operations with Acquisition of Sutton Disposal Service Assets

The tuck-in acquisition strengthens Meridian Waste's growing Missouri operations through the addition of residential collection vehicles, front-load and roll-off trucks, containers and customer service agreements.

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Noble Hill Landfill Welcomes New CAT D8 Dozer

Meridian Waste is excited to welcome a brand-new CAT D8 Dozer to Noble Hill Landfill! This powerful addition to our fleet officially hit the ground running on its first day of service, helping our team continue safe, efficient, and reliable landfill operations.

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