WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

104

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	5	1
2019	—	2	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	6	1
2014	—	5	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	5	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	4	2
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	2
2003	—	3	2
2002	—	3	2
2001	—	4	2
2000	—	5	3
1999	—	2	2

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
VIKKI COOPER & ASSOCIATES	—	56
POLARIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, LLC	—	28
BKSH & ASSOCIATES	—	5
ALCALDE & FAY	—	6
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP	—	2
PALMETTO GROUP	—	7

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	80
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	64
Energy, Dept of	62
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)	44
Education, Dept of	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)	71
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	64
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	28
Transportation	Transportation	17
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	6
Defense	Defense	1
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	1

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