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Strategic Materials teams up with North Carolina county to resurrect glass recycling
A new drop-off option, introduced after glass was cut from curbside programs, is expected to save Moore County money and generate cleaner material for Strategic's local processing operation.
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Wyoming city to maximize 50-year landfill capacity with full-cost accounting
Cheyenne's public works engineer told Waste Dive what the city hopes to achieve with a new solid waste plan that will be completed by Burns & McDonnell.
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New industry group pledges $1B to combat plastic pollution
More than two dozen global companies, including many of the world's largest plastic chemical manufacturers, have formed a nonprofit called the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
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Waste Management adding 'buffer' truck in Texas after worker fatality
This seemingly unique defense against distracted driving will be used in one particularly high-traffic area, though an ongoing conversion to automated side-load trucks is still said to be a national priority.
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$40M mixed waste MRF opening amid Massachusetts disposal 'crisis'
Zero Waste Solutions is backed by the owner of ABC Disposal Service, who has strong feelings about the state's growing reliance on waste exporting.
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New York governor pitches bag ban (again) and bottle bill expansion
Andrew Cuomo's upcoming executive budget is expected to include two notable recycling proposals, both with their own complex political factors.
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OpinionFood waste doesn't have to be expensive: 4 cost-effective recycling strategies
Rubicon Global's Ryan Cooper breaks down the many factors – waste audits, transportation logistics, local markets and more – that can make organics recycling viable even without regulatory drivers.
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ColumnScrap Collector: 'Trump's Trash' and the Oakland Garbage Blitz
Plus, an NYC proposal aims for increased private waste industry oversight, and a nonprofit takes on Big Plastic.
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Federal judge: Waste Management's Reno, Nevada monopoly protected by state law
A case challenging the city's commercial franchise agreement, brought by Green Solutions Recycling, has been dismissed.
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Deltona, Florida suspends curbside recycling indefinitely
With processing costs from Waste Pro now twice as high as landfill disposal, and future market conditions uncertain, city staff recommended the move. Exclusive franchising is also under discussion.
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California could ban paper receipts by 2022
Proposed legislation would require businesses to prioritize digital receipts, per estimates that paper versions generate up to 686 million pounds of waste per year.
UPDATED: Jan. 11, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.
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Deep Dive6 key questions for the waste and recycling industry in 2019
We'll be keeping an eye on recycling, climate change, landfills, alternative technologies, corporate consolidation, labor issues and much more in the year ahead.
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Multi-state coalition demands EPA withdraw proposed delay of landfill emissions regulations
Nine state attorneys general have addressed a letter to the EPA characterizing its proposed rule delay as "arbitrary, capricious, and unsupported by law."
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Sweeping single-use plastic ban proposed in Albuquerque, New Mexico
If passed, the Albuquerque Clean & Green Retail Ordinance would ban plastic bags, take-out containers and straws by January 2020.
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Virginia Gov. Northam backs bill requiring Dominion to excavate all coal ash
Environmental groups say the governor's move is a "clear acknowledgement" that capping and keeping 27 million cubic yards of the utility's coal ash in place is not a tenable solution.
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ColumnMuch ado about pharma residue: EPA rule aims to end waste flushing
Healthcare providers managing hazardous pharmaceuticals will now be required to prevent waste from entering the environment. Rich Thompson breaks down what you need to know.
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Connecticut WTE facility stuck with thousands of tons after double turbine failure
The Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority's Hartford facility has been down since November, and officials are struggling to find available disposal capacity in an already tight Northeast market.
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ColumnScrap Collector: Washington state to consider composting the dead, 40-year-old plastic Doritos bag found on beach
Plus, a recycling opportunity that'll thrill the goats in your life, and South Korea's plastic bag ban.
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OpinionHow to plan for the best when faced with a worst-case scenario facility fire
Fire Rover’s Ryan Fogelman discusses the importance of planning, training and investing in the proper equipment to achieve the best possible outcome during a fire incident.
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China details scrap metal import restrictions for July
Steel, aluminum and copper will be among the regulated recyclable materials, according to a joint announcement from multiple government agencies.
UPDATED: Jan. 8, 2019 at 8:24 a.m.
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Ocean Cleanup's $20M plastic-catcher breaks, founder vows 'troubles are solvable'
After less than three months in the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" — during which it collected less material than hoped — the much-hyped prototype must now return to shore for repairs.
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Waste Management's 20-year path to 'moonshot' climate goal: cleaner fleet, more recycling
The company's 2018 Sustainability Report offers the most detailed plans yet on offsetting four times the amount of GHG emissions it produces.
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Waste Connections: Louisiana DEQ 'wrongly scapegoated' landfill over odors
A Dec. 20 letter protests LDEQ's "incorrect and misleading public statements" regarding documented odor issues at the Waste Connections-operated Jefferson Parish Landfill.
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Appeals court sends Browning-Ferris joint employer question back to NLRB
The D.C. Circuit approved the board's Obama-era standard, but experts say it's unclear whether this limits NLRB's upcoming rulemaking.
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Deep DiveHow recycling is changing in all 50 states
The latest updates come from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
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