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Recycling Campaign of the Year: Michigan's 'Know It Before You Throw It'
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy's high-dollar statewide education campaign marks a notable strategy shift for the agency and a welcome dose of humor with its recycling raccoon mascots.
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Dive Awards
Disruptor of the Year: New York City Council
The council's Oct. 30 vote to pass a commercial waste zone system was among the most consequential legislative moves for any local market this year – and that was the point.
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EPA faces legal pressure on standards for harmful incineration emissions
The agency's efforts to stall landfill emissions standards have garnered more coverage, but a similar fight is playing out over regulations for commercial, industrial, and other solid waste incinerators.
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Q&AVeolia North America's new CEO outlines big plans for waste growth
Brian Clarke is charged with spending recent divestment proceeds on expanding the French company's waste network. Priorities include hazardous waste, plastics recycling, PFAS treatment and more.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan makes surprise move to reopen idled MRF
City council members went against staff recommendations to award Emterra a contract for processing in Lansing, instead opting to go with nonprofit service provider Recycle Ann Arbor.
UPDATED: Dec. 9, 2019 at 3:42 p.m. -
Plastics-backed pilot shows strong potential for secondary MRF in Pacific Northwest
A 60-day demonstration run in Oregon, using equipment from Titus MRF Services, highlighted the large amount of recyclable commodities that can be captured from residual streams.
UPDATED: Dec. 4, 2019 at 11:55 a.m. -
New $333M Connecticut WTE deal facing controversy, hurdles
A plan to renovate the Materials Innovation Recycling Authority's facility could substantially increase tip fees and is not popular with its host city. But exporting waste out-of-state could also be an expensive proposition.
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Covanta air permit renewal challenged by Oregon health, environmental groups
The company expects a typical permitting process, but external resistance highlights ongoing tensions over the role of WTE and its renewable status as climate concerns mount.
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Judge temporarily halts strict New Hampshire PFAS regulations
New rules aimed at groundwater and drinking water are said to be the first in the U.S. to require routine testing at landfills, among other sources. The ruling is in response to a suit filed by 3M, a local composting company and others.
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Waste Management settles with Delaware county over C&D landfill expansion
The company can now pursue plans to vertically expand its Minquadale landfill by another 10 feet, pending state permit approval, but will no longer push for an originally proposed 60-foot expansion.
UPDATED: Dec. 2, 2019 at 9:47 a.m. -
Santa Fe, New Mexico reopens idled MRF under new recycling contract
The city-owned plant is now being run by Town Recycling after sitting unused for four years. Given rising prices with Albuquerque-based Friedman Recycling, the move is seen as more cost-effective.
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Waste Connections landfill in Illinois could face new litter fines amid broader scrutiny
The Winnebago Landfill has faced increasing pressure from local and state officials over odors, along with repeated violation notices.
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Deep DiveAs Washington county pursues one last landfill expansion, WTE could be next
King County’s Cedar Hills landfill is filling up and can just expand once more. Faced with rail export as the only other option, supporters of a new incinerator finally see an opportunity to advance their plans.
UPDATED: Nov. 27, 2019 at 10:56 a.m. -
Deep DiveHow recycling has changed in all 50 states
The most comprehensive tracker of local recycling program changes, cancellations and solutions in the U.S. from November 2017 to November 2019.
UPDATED: June 5, 2019 at 2:10 p.m. -
OpinionHow businesses can use EPR as a competitive advantage
Gina Lee of the Upcyclers Network makes a case for why manufacturers should come around to extended producer responsibility, citing two longtime examples in the ceiling panel and irrigation sectors.
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RECYCLE Act proposes $75M for education, with widespread industry support
The legislation enters an increasingly crowded space of federal recycling policy proposals, but comes with broad consensus among notable stakeholders.
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OpinionWhat circular economy proponents can learn from lead batteries
Kevin Moran and Woodrow Clark highlight why they view circular economy plans as the key resilience solution for California’s climate goals, with the nation's most highly recycled product as a model.
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Philadelphia reports 50% diversion rate, ongoing 'zero waste' progress
Despite high-profile recycling issues earlier this year, the city says its plans are still on track. Waste reduction and organics recycling are among the top priorities moving forward.
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Deep DiveElectric trucks may be the future, but waste and recycling market still charging up
Looking to move away from diesel and meet climate goals, a growing number of service providers are in the process of testing out models from coast to coast.
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Funding advances for 3 Mid-Atlantic anaerobic digestion projects
New announcements from RNG Energy Solutions and Bioenergy DevCo are the latest sign of an uptick in financing interest for organics processing infrastructure.
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Waste Connections scores legal win in ongoing California landfill fight
A judge found equitable estoppel against the county, bolstering Waste Connections as the company works through ongoing legal battles with Los Angeles County over its permitting conditions at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.
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Massachusetts Teamsters end Republic strike, quit jobs
After 84 days, and multiple rounds of unsuccessful contract negotiations, two dozen workers voted to end their demonstration. Their strike attracted national attention, including from multiple presidential candidates.
UPDATED: Nov. 21, 2019 at 9:41 a.m. -
NWRA members granted long-sought exemption to ELD mandate
Following an exemption granted to Waste Management last year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will apply the same terms to all of the more than 100,000 trucks operated by NWRA members.
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Looking forward after historic New York commercial waste zone approval
Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed four bills, including one to establish commercial waste zones, that will bring sweeping changes to the city's open market system.
UPDATED: Nov. 21, 2019 at 9:51 a.m. -
Industry-backed RECOVER Act calls for $500M in recycling infrastructure grants
Key recycling, plastics, and glass industry players back the bipartisan bill, which would establish an infrastructure program in the U.S. EPA. Whether it can break out from the growing number of federal proposals remains to be seen.
