TUSCUMBIA — Shoals Solid Waste Authority members have agreed to purchase a new landfill compactor that is expected to cost about $782,000.

Wastequip, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based maker of waste and recycling equipment, says its new 265IP Precision Series compactor is “ideal for walk-up or ground-fed applications” in retail and ...

Brandy Ward, of the Circular Butte Landfill, announced on Feb. 5 that the new Tana compactor purchased in November, has been delivered and in use at the landfill. “The employees are happy with it,” ...