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Banana hack sheds light on clever produce marketing
Korean grocer E-Mart introduced a package with several fruits arranged according to ripeness, so consumers can eat one a day.
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Charlotte, North Carolina launches composting pilot that could go citywide
The city aims to reduce waste by 30-50% through the end of the year in eight historically black neighborhoods.
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Daily Digest: Food waste investment boom, PFAS in New Hampshire
Plus updates from Vietnam, industry associations, Waste Management and more in our daily roundup.
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France to discount goods with recycled plastic packaging
The government also intends to raise landfill taxes and reduce recycling operation taxes, a move supported by major European companies.
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Walmart aims for 'zero waste' to landfills by 2025
The retailer is looking both up and down its vast supply chain to stop contributing to landfills in Canada, Japan, the U.K. and U.S. in less than seven years.
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New York governor calls for statewide plan on recycling market collapse
Governor Andrew Cuomo has directed the state's Department of Environmental Conservation to begin hosting stakeholder meetings as costs continue to spike.
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Daily Digest: Jennings rises at Waste Pro, EPA responds on GHG
Updates on confusion around the federal agency's latest annual waste report, plus news on a composting veto in Massachusetts, landfill expansion in Georgia and more in our daily roundup.
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Waste Management forest landfill plan stalls — for now
Initial land swap approval is on hold in the Massachusetts legislature, but all involved plan to keep pursuing the idea due to dwindling disposal capacity statewide.
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Daily Digest: Safe + Sound Week, Republic strike ends in Atlanta
Plus news on a deadly NYC bike crash, new Waste Management fines in Omaha, Nebraska, a bold French plastic proposal and more in our daily roundup.
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Blockchain boom hits waste industry
Waste and recycling businesses are proving blockchain isn't a fad and can improve program participation. Companies like Goodr and Plastic Bank are using blockchain to verify pickups and incentivize recycling programs.
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Daily Digest: Multiple curbside recycling programs end, big Covanta deal in Florida
Plus updates on Chinese tariff effects, the Atlanta Teamsters strike and more in our daily roundup.
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Could new tariffs be the final blow for US-China scrap trade?
By including multiple scrap categories in the latest $16 billion round of retaliatory tariffs, China could end up curtailing most imports sooner than expected.
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Daily Digest: Rubicon container battles, second Rumpke fatality
Updates from the ongoing legal fight between Rubicon Global and Waste Connections. Plus news on a Texas landfill expansion, government fraud in California, and more in our daily roundup.
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Study: Cab drivers, not truckers, at risk with AV proliferation
The research found that truckers are unlikely to be significantly affected because of the existing driver shortage and the belief that autonomous tech will support, instead of replace, them.
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Daily Digest: NYC waste reform, mega Virginia landfill proceeds
Plus news on a mixed waste MRF upgrade in California, latest Southeast Asian export data, a Polish garbage mafia crackdown and more in our daily roundup.
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Timeline: How the US ended up in a global trade war
Tit-for-tat tariffs are affecting global supply chains trading thousands of products, from washing machines to soybeans.
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Q&AWhat is Waste Management's role in national recycling policy?
Waste Dive caught up with Federal Public Affairs Director Susan Robinson for the company's latest thoughts on packaging, rising program costs and making progress in a decentralized system.
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Daily Digest: EPA's GHG mystery, Phoenix drops Recyclebank
Plus news on a Teamsters strike in Atlanta, Sonoco's new sustainability goals, M&A in Pennsylvania and more in our daily roundup.
UPDATED: Aug. 14, 2018 at 10:17 a.m.
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Deep DivePaid leave: How do the new proposals stack up?
Employers and their advocates say businesses are generally open to paid leave, but can't cope with a patchwork of requirements. Stakeholders are searching for a middle ground.
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Daily Digest: Quarterly recycling recap, Trump signs Perkins Act
Plus news on the latest plastic talking points, a new curbside organics pilot, bike-share waste and more in our new daily roundup.
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Organics now generating more revenue than recycling for Casella
The situation is unique due to a large sludge contract, but it still highlights ongoing drag for what was otherwise reported as a successful second quarter.
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Advanced Disposal previews tech for drivers and customers, touting competitive edge
The Florida company also said in its Q2 earnings call it expects a busier second half of the year for M&A and continues to feel industrywide recycling effects.
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After its first WTE facility closes, California down to 2
The Commerce Refuse-to-Energy Facility quietly stopped accepting waste in June after more than 30 years of operation.
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Vietnam, Malaysia crack down on scrap imports
The Southeast Asian countries report a backlog of scrap and pollution concerns following China's import bans.
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EREF tip fee survey shows 6.3% average price increase over 2017
The report is in line with trends of increasing demand, especially in more densely populated regions across the country.
Collections & Transfer