NewGen's Solid Waste Managing Partner, Allison Trulock, co-authored Solid Waste Collection: Managing the challenges and optimizing the opportunities for the March edition of the APWA Reporter. In this article, Allison and Harold Sigüenza (Deputy Director of Public Works, City of Avondale, Arizona) highlight navigating the challenges of the industry compounded with rapid growth and the outcomes of conducting an operational review of its municipal collection system.