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    Tracking GHG emissions of US waste management companies

    Clean Harbors reported an uptick in emissions in 2025, and did not make progress on certain other targets. Other recent updates include Casella and Synagro.

    Updated 6 hours ago
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    Report charts growing adoption of wastewater AD; RNG news from Waga, Opal, Montauk

    Twenty-nine new anaerobic digesters have come online at wastewater treatment plants since 2020, according to a new report from the American Biogas Council.

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    Dem-Con advances MSW landfill in Minnesota; resistance to Rumpke plan

    Dem-Con plans to convert part of its permitted C&D space to hold MSW, while residents around Rumpke’s Kentucky landfill continue to log odor complaints. Hawai’i, Mississippi and Michigan also have landfill updates.

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    2027 recycling and waste management conferences

    Start planning for next year’s notable conferences, which cover recycling, waste management, biogas, policy and more.

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    Minnesota drafts EPR needs assessment, ‘responsible’ end market rule

    Eunomia recommends the state use an upcoming national end market standard from the Circular Action Alliance. The state is accepting comments on its plan through Nov. 13.

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    Veolia, union reach contract at Vancouver-area incinerator

    Nearly 40 workers represented by Unifor Local 433 picketed after labor negotiations stalled, affecting operations. Veolia won the contract to operate this facility in 2024.

    Updated Oct. 8, 2026
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    MRF upgrades leverage tech in North Carolina, California and Colorado

    Upgrades to a Circular Services-operated MRF are complete, and AI improvements for California Waste Solutions are also helping detect illegal dumping. A major MRF project in Colorado is set to open in December.

    Updated Oct. 9, 2026
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    Sevana Bioenergy sells California AD facility, most of its assets

    The company bought the massive Rialto, California, facility out of bankruptcy in 2024 and planned to overhaul the site. But a slow ramp-up in feedstock continues to cause challenges in the Los Angeles area.

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    Tracking the future of US recycling policy in Congress

    The Senate introduced a companion bill to the House’s Recycled Materials Attribution Act, which calls for establishing federal-level standards for recycling and recycled content marketing claims.

    Updated Oct. 7, 2026
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    Chasing clarity: SB 343 uncertainty influencing labeling, packaging choices

    The law’s go-live date is here, five years after California adopted this first-in-the-nation truth in labeling policy for recyclable packaging. But the situation is muddied by an ongoing court case.

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    Kollekt uses NYC as launching pad for automated multifamily collection

    The company will be led by Don Ross, an industry veteran. Kollekt is backed by the Kirchhoff family of companies, which is based in Germany and looks to bring its side-loading trucks to North America.

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    Landfill tonnages are increasing even as facilities close, EREF finds

    The Environmental Research & Education Foundation tallied open U.S. landfills for a report last month. It also previewed new data on where municipal solid waste is going during a panel at RCon.

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    Tracking the waste and recycling industry’s M&A activity

    Meridian Waste acquired a Virginia hauler, Clean Harbors completed two deals worth $775 million, Berq RNG acquired a California digester, GreenWaste acquired a California transfer station.

    Updated Oct. 7, 2026
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    Casella mulls options after early landfill closure announcement

    The decision to close its Bethlehem, New Hampshire, landfill a year early comes with capacity and logistics concerns in a state where residents have long protested Casella’s landfill expansion attempts.

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    Clean Harbors completes Enviroserve, ES&H acquisitions for $775M

    The company is continuing its spree of deals for diversified environmental services companies. The acquisitions are expected to generate combined annual revenues of $340 million.

    Updated Oct. 5, 2026
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    Casella landfills expanding in NY, closing in NH; Chiquita Canyon audit

    Casella is expanding a New York landfill and closing a New Hampshire landfill early. California auditors this week gave L.A. County health regulators low marks on their Chiquita Canyon landfill response.

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    American Battery granted export license for $100M in black mass

    The permit allows ABTC to continue operations at its critical mineral recycling facility. The company says battery collection and shredding infrastructure has developed faster than domestic downstream refining capacity.

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    How Jim Warner helped build an integrated empire in Pennsylvania

    The longtime Lancaster Solid Waste Management Authority CEO talked about the evolution of landfill, WTE and recycling technology after 30-plus years on the job.

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    Vanguard Renewables acquires Generate Upcycle’s US, Canada digesters

    BlackRock-backed Vanguard will now have 19 facilities, with 10 more in development. The transaction, plus a separate one in the U.K., marks Generate Capital’s exit from organics investments.

    Updated Oct. 1, 2026
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    Phone recycling changes could spur $2.2B in critical minerals recovery

    An Ellen MacArthur Foundation report calls for better phone design, repair options, recycling infrastructure and secondary processing locations, but opportunities are uneven.

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    Blue Sage Capital plans to run the Frontier Waste playbook in Midwest

    The Texas-based private equity firm is looking to repeat prior success with the launch of Blue Castle Waste Solutions. The regional hauler has closed three acquisitions in Iowa and Minnesota so far.

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    Federal EPR could cut waste management costs in half: WWF

    Producer compliance costs could be roughly halved by following one framework instead of individual states’ EPR laws, according to an economic analysis from World Wildlife Fund and SC Johnson.

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    APR launches its 1st total-package recyclability assessment tool

    The Association of Plastic Recyclers’ tool is intended to speed packaging recyclability assessments and prepare producers for EPR requirements.

    Updated Sept. 30, 2026
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    California approves labor-backed force majeure updates and other laws

    Gov. Newsom signed a union-backed bill updating hauler franchise labor rules a few years after vetoing a similar bill. He also approved bills related to carpet recycling, bottle bill fees and food waste prevention. 

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    Oregon utility’s biogas projects with WM, Tyson stall

    NW Natural invested millions into a partnership with Tyson Foods for two digesters, one of which has shut down, per a report. WM has also confirmed a proposed landfill project with the utility is not moving forward.