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ColumnScrap Collector: Southeast Asian activists call for ASEAN ban on foreign waste imports
Plus: Hawaii County approves bill allowing substitution of polystyrene with low-value plastics, and UK government slammed for rejecting textile waste recommendations.
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Report: GFL Environmental plans potential $1.5B IPO
According to The Globe and Mail, the rapidly expanding Canadian company is ready to go public. If so, it won't be the first time GFL has pursued an IPO.
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Congress advances push for 'national recycling strategy'
The original report attached to the FY 2020 Interior-Environment Funding Bill directs EPA to analyze "the value of implementing a national system of standardized recycling labeling," among other initiatives.
UPDATED: June 21, 2019 at 3:21 p.m. -
McDonald's testing 'Green Concept' stores in Canada
The locations will serve as incubators for new packaging options and recycling initiatives, such as lids made from wood fiber, paper straws and wooden cutlery.
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Q&ABioHiTech Global sees new MBT facility as a model for Northeast disposal crunch
Entsorga West Virginia, jokingly referred to as "Waste Disneyland," is described as a complement to limited regional landfills. Waste Dive spoke with the executive team about growth plans.
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ASTRX report identifies most troublesome materials in recycling chain
A joint project from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and The Recycling Partnership offers recommendations on how MRFs, reprocessors and brand owners can better collaborate.
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Revised federal flood plain map could affect Texas landfill construction
Judges have ruled in favor of Rancho Viejo Waste Management's request that consideration of its proposed Webb County landfill be delayed.
UPDATED: June 20, 2019 at 10:08 a.m. -
Nevada recycling company appeals Waste Management monopoly protection
Reno-based Green Solutions Recycling is challenging the dismissal of a prior lawsuit, in part due to a dispute about how the state defines "recycling" itself.
UPDATED: June 19, 2019 at 2:16 p.m. -
Boston aims for 80% recycling rate by 2035, plans organics pilot
A new "zero waste" plan outlines 30 recommendations involving food waste, textiles, recycling education and more.
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Oregon cap-and-trade bill subverts efforts to remove WTE subsidies
A bill designating incineration as renewable takes aim at Oregon's proposed cap-and-trade legislation, which would impose a carbon cap on Covanta's Marion County incinerator.
UPDATED: June 19, 2019 at 9:40 a.m. -
Lakeshore Recycling Systems finalizes purchase of first landfill
Buying the site in western Illinois marks a departure from the company's previous vows to never own disposal assets. CEO Alan Handley recently explained the logic behind this move.
UPDATED: June 19, 2019 at 9:56 a.m. -
Maine, Vermont governors sign plastic bag bans on same day
This brings the tally of statewide bag bans to four (five, counting Hawaii's county policies), with more anticipated to receive final approval next month.
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Illinois EPA issues violation notice to Waste Connections-owned landfill
The violation notice, which alleges ongoing odors from Winnebago Landfill, comes nearly two years after state prosecutors sought court-ordered remedies for emissions.
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Philadelphia City Council approves Waste Management, Covanta contracts
The companies will retain their lock on the city's disposal contracts following recent council approval, with Waste Management taking over processing of all residential recyclables.
UPDATED: June 18, 2019 at 9:01 a.m. -
Delaware governor expected to sign latest plastic bag ban
Bag bills and related plastics legislation are awaiting final approval in multiple states, but Gov. John Carney's comments make his state's among the most likely to go through.
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TVA agrees to excavate 12M tons of coal ash after 5-year battle
The authority's practices remain controversial a decade after one plant was involved in the country's largest coal ash disaster to date. Now, material from another site must be recycled or placed in a lined landfill.
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ColumnScrap Collector: Trudeau announces Canadian ban on single-use plastics
Plus: Members of Congress ask Trump for plastic action, and Indonesia announces plans to return plastic waste shipments.
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Department of Energy change could send radioactive waste to Utah and Texas
The agency's decision to downgrade certain types of "high-level radioactive waste" has elicited a range of opinions from states where it's currently being stored.
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US PIRG calls for expansion of composting programs
According to a new report, composting programs could reduce the amount of waste sent to U.S. landfills and incinerators by at least 30%, yielding various agricultural, public health and climate benefits.
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Survey: California will need dramatic infrastructure expansion to meet organics goals
CalRecycle research estimates the state will require upward of 12-14 million tons of annual processing capacity to meet upcoming targets.
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New Jersey Supreme Court orders temporary closure of embattled landfill
Owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, Keegan Landfill has been the subject of ongoing legal action due to persistent odor complaints.
UPDATED: June 13, 2019 at 9:22 a.m. -
Recycling trade associations still see potential to grow export markets
A new National Waste & Recycling Association program is the latest in a series of efforts to expand markets for scrap commodities, as well as for goods and services.
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Report: Retailers 'failing' at plastic reduction
Greenpeace evaluated 20 grocers and ranked Aldi, Kroger and Albertsons highest when it comes to plastics action — though none earned a passing grade.
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Starbucks, Dunkin' further sustainable cup initiatives
Starbucks will test a reusable cup program in London's Gatwick Airport, while Dunkin' says it's on track to eliminate foam packaging by the end of the year.
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ColumnWhy the EPA's decision on E&P waste is very good for the industry
Managing byproducts from oil and gas drilling has become a lucrative business for waste and recycling companies. Rich Thompson lays out why that's expected to continue unabated in the near future.
