Tag: Kyle Black

Seneca Meadows official tells Ulster County that landfill won’t close in 2025 despite local law
The top official at Seneca Meadows Inc. assured public officials in Ulster County last week that SMI would not be shutting down by Dec. 31, 2025 despite a local law that requires that closing date for the state’s largest municipal solid waste ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Leave yourself an ‘out’ when approaching dangerous situation
At Seneca Meadows we have traffic flow plans and patterns in place along with maps that identify potential “hot zones” where there is a higher potential for dangerous situations. We also train our team to maintain a big picture view when driving ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Preventing slips, trips, and falls on the worksite
On our essential work site we are consistently working to ensure complete safety for each other, our customers, vendors, site visitors and our neighbors. Preventing slips, trips and falls is one of the many behaviors we demonstrate every day to ensure a ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Potential hazards around blind spots
Editor’s Note: The following is a monthly feature written by Kyle Black from Seneca Meadows. At large facilities such as Seneca Meadows, there is always a potential hazard lurking around a blind spot. We have developed strategies to minimize the risks associated ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Safe road tripping
Editor’s Note: Safety Moment is a monthly feature written by Kyle Black of Seneca Meadows. Summer road trips whether two hour or two days, fill our heads with the anticipation at the beginning and the memories at the end. If there is ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Staying safe during the summer
Editor’s Note: The following is a monthly column by Kyle Black, District Manager at Seneca Meadows Inc. With safety as our number one core value, we are always watching out for each other. We want to make sure that at the end ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Wear your Personal Protective Equipment around the house
Editor’s Note: Safety Moment is a monthly feature written by Kyle Black of Seneca Meadows. At Seneca Meadows, wearing PPE is part of our everyday ritualistic behaviors as we head out the door for our daily work. What is PPE? PPE is ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: ‘Get Out And Look’ to avoid blind spot issues
Whenever possible at our facility, we aim to avoid backing any of our vehicles. It is much safer to go around and make a loop. When we do require a backing maneuver, we get out and look (GOAL). Even with a backing ... MORE

Officials: “No blowouts, just normal slope filling” at Seneca Meadows Landfill
What happened at Seneca Meadows on Thursday? Some Seneca Falls Town Board members and those who oppose ongoing landfilling at the site along Rt. 414 called it a ‘blowout’, according to the Finger Lakes Times. However, officials with Seneca Meadows say that ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Staying warm in the cold is crucial for safe outdoor work
On our essential work site we stay on high alert and we watch out for each other especially this time of year so our team can prevent cold stress. Many on our team are outside for extended periods of time. According to ... MORE

Seneca Falls Town Board opposes landfill expansion, but supervisor not convinced company will walk away in 2025
During a meeting held Tuesday, January 5th the Seneca Falls Town Board voted 3-2 asking the DEC to deny Seneca Meadows’ permit request to expand its landfill. The vote, which fell along party lines, featured Democrats David DeLelys, Doug Avery, and Steve ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Eight people die per day due to distracted driving
In this month's Safety Moment the CDC says that eight people will die in just one day due to distracted driving. A look at the definition and what you can do to take a safety pledge when on the road in a ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Mental health important during difficult times
While all have been social distancing, stopping the germs, and now donning face covers, this can all be overwhelming emotionally and mentally. Mental health care during the COVID-19 outbreak will be important for our overall well being now and when the outbreak ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Good housekeeping important
At Seneca Meadows we practice regular intervals of housekeeping as it is an essential element of safety. Good housekeeping is a basic safety fundamental that can easily be overlooked as we strive for zero incidents across the operational corners of our facility, ... MORE

SAFETY MOMENT: Be aware as school year continues forward
School is in session. Kids are rushing to the playing fields, anxious with homework on their minds, and our grown up behaviors are the best example to help our kids to be safe. The following are a few safe driving tips especially ... MORE