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Waste Management going on sustainability 'offensive,' buying more landfills
As the company's results continue to reach record highs, its stated focus is to keep spending on "technology and people" — including shareholders.
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Waste Connections did $1B worth of acquisitions in 2018, foresees another 'outsized year'
During the Q4 earnings call, executives also discussed public pressure on plastics, the viability of franchising and ongoing labor trends.
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ColumnScrap Collector: Migrant child detention center to be built on toxic former landfill
Plus: EPA's new PFAS "action plan," America's growing thirst for bottled water and Philippines's fight to end impasse over illegal Canadian waste.
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State bill to limit and ban single-use plastics advances in Hawaii
The legislation, which targets straws, polystyrene foam containers, plastic bags and other items, has drawn the usual opinions on both sides as plastic waste visibility increases.
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Inside Republic's recycling messaging, and an Arizona MRF, with two VPs
Pete Keller and Richard Coupland, the company's primary public faces on recycling, recently met with Waste Dive to talk contract pricing, GHG calculations, end markets and more.
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Q&AStericycle's Maricha Ellis on combating the opioid epidemic
Waste Dive caught up with Stericycle's VP of marketing and sales operations to discuss the waste industry's role in addressing the escalating crisis.
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Macquarie Infrastructure Partners completes purchase of Wheelabrator
The deal with previous owner Energy Capital Partners led Wheelabrator to cancel IPO plans and has received all necessary regulatory approvals.
UPDATED: Feb. 13, 2019 at 5:46 p.m.
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Nashville to expand curbside recycling collection with $2M state grant
The city is doubling its collection frequency by adding 16 new trucks at a time when others are scaling back curbside programs.
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Macquarie acquires Northeast disposal company Tunnel Hill Partners
The buyout of this vertically-integrated player, which has assets from Ohio to Massachusetts, is spurred by ever-tightening regional disposal capacity.
UPDATED: Feb. 13, 2019 at 8:08 a.m.
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Baltimore mayor to sign legislation that could close local incinerators
Mayor Catherine Pugh has now confirmed she will sign the Baltimore Clean Air Act, which mandates stringent emissions standards that could reportedly force Wheelabrator Baltimore and Curtis Bay Energy to shut down.
UPDATED: Feb. 13, 2019 at 9:47 a.m.
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Michigan gets unprecedented $15M boost for recycling in lame duck surprise
The annual influx from a new online sales tax is one of the largest recycling budget increases for any state in recent memory. Proponents hope it can kickstart a wholesale policy rethink and foster market development.
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California counties call for state commission on 'significant' recycling disruptions
A recent letter from the California State Association of Counties to newly inaugurated Gov. Gavin Newsom is part of a push for greater action around market development.
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ColumnScrap Collector: Time for federal action on plastic pollution?
Plus: mussels losing their grip to microplastics, Recology MRF workers struggling with needle influx and UK politicians calling for an end to plastic waste exports abroad.
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Republic Services has 'overcome' China hurdle, says recycling success up to customers
Reporting favorable 2018 earnings, CEO Don Slager projected slow and steady progress on labor retention, technology updates and M&A.
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Rubicon Global sets sights overseas with new international role
The promotion of Renaud de Viel Castel to SVP of global expansion is being touted as the company's first serious foray into foreign deals.
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Report identifies factors in Advanced Disposal landfill slope failure that left one dead
A third-party root cause analysis, recently approved by Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, breaks down the complex factors behind a February 2017 incident at the Greentree Landfill.
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Study: ELD mandate may lead to unsafe driving behavior
A new study from researchers at Northeastern University and the University of Arkansas found the ELD mandate did increase the hours of service compliance for truckers, but there was little evidence of safety benefits.
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Waste Connections pushing for Nebraska landfill expansion after previous rejection
The Butler County Landfill, which is expected to reach capacity by 2024, was previously the subject of a lawsuit that went all the way to the Nebraska Supreme Court.
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Q&AWaste Management CEO talks climate change, ocean plastic and 'zero waste'
Waste Dive sat down with Jim Fish for an exclusive interview at the company's sustainability forum in Phoenix to parse out its latest environmental messaging.
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Senate committee advances Peter Wright to run EPA's OLEM
The former Dow Chemical lawyer's nomination had been delayed for months. Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler's nomination was also moved forward.
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4 trade and infrastructure issues to watch in the State of the Union
It could be a year of consequential regulatory changes for policy around tariffs, trade agreements and other areas. Here's a look at what to expect from President Trump's second State of the Union Address.
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3 companies bid to oust Waste Management for Omaha, Nebraska contract
Waste Connections, FCC Environmental and West Central Sanitation are also after the 10-year deal, which is one of the largest contracts in the country currently up for grabs.
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Court decision throws a wrench in Wisconsin city's landfill expansion protest
Officials in Mayville, Wisconsin have flagged the possible environmental consequences of a proposed vertical expansion at Advanced Disposal's Glacier Ridge Landfill.
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Waste Connections could pay up to $4.5M for Chiquita Canyon Landfill monitoring requirements
The monitoring, including mandated quarterly reports, is part of a contentious 2017 permit approval from county officials that the company has repeatedly chafed at in the past.
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ColumnScrap Collector: Baltimore and Detroit incinerators gettin' burnt
Plus: EPA's expected decision against regulating hazardous PFAS in drinking water, and Bali's pollution-tackling tourist tax.
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