Editorial Articles

For pumpers who clean grease traps in restaurants and other businesses where hoses are either not allowed or an unwanted nuisance, the...

Question:There are several laundry machine lint filters on the market. What are the benefits as you see them? If the septic tank...

The Lycoming Sanitary Committee in Montoursville, Pa., closed early last November due to $230,000 debt and insufficient reimbursable funds. The committee had...

How do pumpers dispose of grease trap waste when municipal wastewater treatment plants accept fewer gallons — if they accept them at...

What’s in a name? Plenty, in the case of Stanley Environmental Solutions Inc., a company that’s repositioned itself for growth and boosted...

Serious illness can have a devastating impact on a family — but it can also strengthen relationships, bring family members closer, both...

If you’re in this field for any length of time, you’re going to have your share of horror stories to tell. It’s...

Question:Would you explain the many different reasons why onsite septic systems are better for the environment than municipal treatment plants, and also...

Chatham Concerned Taxpayers sponsored a meeting with the intent of finding a wastewater solution that is less expensive than the $300 million...

Ronnie Daniels liked his job as a full-time driver for a septic service in suburban New York City. But after about eight...

It was almost 20 years ago when — after a year of struggling to get their business off the ground — Wes...

It’s been 30 years of bringing the liquid waste industry together to build a proud profession with high standards and leadership in...

Question:We’ve owned our own business for 15 years. Recently, we have had a rash of customers wanting us to replace parts or...

A water softener task force met last November in Alexandria, Va., to discuss whether a need exists to research what effect softened...

There’s an old proverb about perseverance that says, “The darkest hour is just before dawn.” It might seem that way sometimes as...

A couple of weeks ago I was visiting with a marketing executive friend of mine. I was excitedly telling him all about...

January is a time of renewal, as we make plans and set goals for the New Year. Running a small business, your...

Longtime Lake Wales, Fla., pumping contractor H.P. Brooker, owner of Brooker Septic Service Inc., died Dec. 4, 2009. He was 85.Brooker started...