Solid waste industry pioneer, trade group founder Shayne dies at 97

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A solid waste industry pioneer who spent more than 50 years in the business and was recognized in the inaugural class of the Environmental Industry Associations Hall of Fame has died. Albert Shayne, 97, died on July 22 in Delray Beach, Fla. Shayne was a co-founder of the Detachable Container Association in 1954, a trade group serving the trash industry. He was a strong advocate for sharing ideas within the industry and served as the DCA's first president, helping provide seed money for the organization. Born Dec. 11, 1914, in Sch-enectady, N.Y., Shayne moved to Washington, D.C., during the Great Depression and worked in his father's grocery store.