The Latest
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OpinionA broken link in the circular economy
Scott Sherman, a former official with the EPA and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, outlines why he believes renewed talk about WTE over landfills is ill-advised.
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FMCSA seeks comment on proposed driver age pilot
Proponents of the change say it would get more drivers on the road at a time when the industry is struggling to fill roles.
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WWF 'activation hub' to help companies make good on plastic pollution commitments
The ReSource: Plastic initiative will hold participants accountable to report on their pollution reduction progress. Six major consumer packaging and food brands have signed on to start.
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Major recyclers deny still exporting plastic overseas
The claims, made in response to an audience question at WasteExpo, were fortuitous given the Basel amendment news days later. Still, the CFOs maintained fiber markets are a much bigger issue.
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Q&ANew Republic Services president: 'Death of landfills has been overexaggerated'
Waste Dive met with Jon Vander Ark to discuss retention strategies, why recycling may grow faster than solid waste, what's next for landfill operations, and the risks and opportunities of climate change.
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Q&ACovanta poised for WTE 'awakening' in US — if it comes
Waste Dive spoke with Covanta executives about emerging domestic opportunities, community relations and why they believe landfills could become less competitive in certain regions.
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FCC Environmental plans to 'grow faster' in US, start acquiring
While the Spanish giant has secured a notable presence in the U.S., CEO Inigo Sanz told Waste Dive there will be more expansion.
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Washington becomes 10th state to pass EPR for paint
The program could help divert more than 1.3 million gallons of latex and oil-based paint each year.
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Q&AWaste Management COO: New Chicago MRF will be 'much more mechanized'
Recently promoted to the C-suite, John Morris spoke to Waste Dive about efforts to improve retention rates, the evolution of landfill operations and the company's recycling "plant of the future."
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Department of Energy to award $79M for bioenergy research and development
Projects relating to "urban and suburban wastes," "plastics in the circular carbon economy" and "rethink anaerobic digestion" are among multiple areas of interest for the new federal funding.
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Top waste companies fed up with immigration stalemate, losing drivers
Waste Management CEO Jim Fish's comments on federal inaction turned heads at WasteExpo. Republic Services, Waste Connections and WCA Waste also offered insight into the challenges they face.
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ColumnScrap Collector: U.S. abstains from supporting Basel Convention plastics amendment
Plus, a New York town is fighting legal battle over transfer station's feral cat colony and a U.K. waste and recycling company calls for ban on environmentally unsustainable items.
UPDATED: May 13, 2019 at 7:45 a.m. -
Recyclers request government mandates for recycled plastic content in bags
More than a dozen signatories are asking for recycled content legislation or procurement policies in Canada, amid initial estimates that 300,000 tons of plastic bags were disposed in North America last year.
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Alabama city permitted to expand landfill after 5-year closure
Legal issues thwarted at least three attempts to expand the City of Dothan Sanitary Landfill, but plans now appear to be moving ahead on a 19-acre expansion.
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Deep DiveWhat recycling end market development looks like in 2019
What was once a public sector-driven effort has more private interest. Now, industry professionals say, there are more players on the field — and they're better at working together.
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OpinionWhy recycling should be accessible to every American
Recyclops CEO Ryan Smith discusses how global commodity restrictions revealed inequities in the U.S. and what it will take to expand rural access.
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Court: EPA must review landfill emissions plans after years of delay
A federal judge largely ruled in favor of a lawsuit brought by multiple states, which had challenged the agency's inaction to implement 2016 rules governing methane emissions.
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California city moves to terminate 'evergreen' Republic Services contract
The Huntington Beach City Council recently voted to terminate recurring extension provisions in a long-term deal with the company that still will not end until 2037 at the earliest.
UPDATED: May 8, 2019 at 11:39 p.m. -
Deep DiveToxins in the ground: Inside America's most polluted coal ash site and industry's struggle with federal rules
A Texas family's legal battle with an electric cooperative over contaminated land is a microcosm of a larger national debate on how to handle the toxic byproduct of burning coal.
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Republic's solution to the California 'organics challenge'
Spurred by a commercial food waste recycling mandate, Republic Services is eyeing infrastructure investments in the state. The company's national director of organics operations recently gave Waste Dive a tour of one new approach.
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Study: Biodegradable bags survive soil and water for years
Research from the University of Plymouth that examined plastic-based products in UK environments found they remained usable long after expected.
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Q&AOff the Route: Documentarian Amy C. Elliott on the 'apex of consumerism'
Elliott spoke to Waste Dive about her documentary "Salvage" — starring one of the last publicly accessible town dumps in North America — and our relationship with waste and consumption.
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End of Waste Foundation's new blockchain recycling concept starts with glass
This unique "distributed responsibility system" aims to more than double glass recycling rates by 2030 through an injection of new funding into the process. Momentum Recycling is the platform's first industry partner.
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ColumnScrap Collector: Private Apple lobbying efforts postpone California repair bill
Plus: NYC Transit selling $375 trash can, and Canada is offering to repatriate 77 containers of illegal waste from the Philippines after Duterte's war threat.
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Q&ALA Sanitation director's plans to tackle organics and hit 'zero waste' targets
In the second part of a recent Waste Dive interview, Enrique Zaldivar discusses California's transformative SB 1383 regulations, a large curbside organics pilot and extended producer responsibility.
