Community Happenings

The holidays are still shining brightly at Shotwell Environmental Park in NC. Every year we light up the fencing and gates to celebrate the season.

ECO Waste, a Meridian Waste company, didn’t let a little rain dampen their holiday spirits as nine team members decorated and participated in the Powdersville, SC Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 9th.

Tim Woods, Residential Supervisor for the Camden County, GA 5,000+ residential contract, accepted on behalf of Meridian Waste the County’s award and sincere appreciation for excellent service delivered in October and truly throughout the entire years of contract service.

Meridian Waste gifted 127 turkeys equaling approximately 2,667 lbs. of Thanksgiving’s main course to neighbors contiguous or impacted by the company’s disposal operations at its six landfills throughout its six state footprint.

Meridian Waste Virginia welcomed more than 300 community members including elected officials, County staff, neighbors, students, and families to the Third Annual Fall Fun Fest on Saturday, October 28. 

The William David Vaughn scholarship provides two scholarships of $1,500 to two students from Southern Alamance High School (1 athlete and 1 non-athlete).

Vision RNG and Meridian Waste celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the State of Missouri’s first Landfill Gas (LFG) to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) plant at Meridian’s Eagle Ridge Landfill in Bowling Green, Missouri.

Guests enjoyed pumpkin painting, inflatable slides, obstacle courses, face painting, and a free BBQ lunch. The main attraction was the pumpkin patch where guests picked a pumpkin and made a charitable donation which Meridian Waste generously matched. This year’s donation recipients are East Wake Education Foundation and Good Hope Baptist Church.

Meridian Waste launched its second residential collection contract today for the City of Jacksonville, FL, representing the first time the City has granted two residential contracts to one single hauler since consolidation.