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TrackerTracking GHG emissions of US waste management companies
Recology reported on its latest efforts to manage landfill emissions and invest in alternative fuel vehicles. Montrose Environmental Group also recenly released a new sustainability report.
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Circular Services to operate two MRFs in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Under a five-year contract, the company will manage operations and recycling commodity marketing while the county makes way for C&D recycling capabilities.
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Groups weigh in on EPA’s planned update to landfill air emission rules
The U.S. EPA released 10 white papers last year examining a host of factors that influence landfill emissions. A range of interested parties commented, hoping to influence an expected update to landfill air regulations.
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Texas approves laws to allow electronics repair, restrict compost sites
Gov. Greg Abbott’s approval of a consumer electronics right-to-repair law is a first for a Republican-led state. A bill to limit composting in Lee County also became law without Abbott’s signature.
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Maine Gov. Mills alters packaging EPR law, to industry’s relief
With LD 1423, groups wanted to bring Maine’s first-in-the-nation packaging EPR law from 2021 into closer alignment with more recent versions of EPR legislation in other states.
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WM’s upgraded Wisconsin MRF aims to capture more types of plastic packaging
Part of the $39 million investment went toward a film mitigation system, which reduces contamination in other streams. WM also is in the early stages of selling this captured material as a commodity.
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PureCycle plans to add 1B pounds of capacity by 2030
The recycled resin producer received $300 million in series B capital to build facilities in Thailand and Belgium as part of a larger plan. It will continue building its facility in Augusta, Georgia.
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Veolia touts plans for U.S. expansion, unveils new water treatment plant in Delaware
At a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event Wednesday, CEO Estelle Brachlianoff said Veolia targets 50% growth in the U.S. in coming years to meet PFAS management demand fueled by health impact concerns.
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Tracking the waste and recycling industry’s M&A activity
Convertus acquired AIM, a large Canadian organics recycler; Capital Waste Services acquired Davis Disposal in South Carolina; GFL acquired a small Michigan hauler; Ewaste+ acquired Take 2 Recycling in Connecticut.
Updated June 24, 2025 -
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US senators call on EPA to study reuse, refill
Recycling policy advocates Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., are teaming up again, this time on the Reuse Act, to assess opportunities in consumer packaging, food service and more.
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New York legislative session ends without Assembly vote on packaging EPR
Packaging industry groups celebrated the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act’s failure to advance as the legislature’s formal session came to a close early Wednesday.
Updated June 18, 2025 -
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E-mobility battery stewardship bills advance in New York and Connecticut
New York legislators sent a battery EPR update bill to the governor, inspired by an uptick in scooter and e-bike fires. Connecticut's governor also signed a broad battery EPR law last week.
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Boxed vs. bottled: Not all sustainability claims hold water, nonprofit says
The brand Boxed Water is Better agreed to change certain environmental statements on its packaging in response to a nonprofit’s review, which was requested by the International Bottled Water Association.
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Reworld outlines growth of non-incineration capacity
The company’s portfolio of waste combustion facilities has declined in recent years, but its network of materials processing facilities and alternative fuel production has grown significantly.
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Sullivan County, Tennessee, opens $3.5M recycling facility
The county-run facility, funded in part by grants from the state’s Department of Environment and Conservation, aims to improve recycling access and infrastructure in a region with a growing population.
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Biogas groups disappointed by EPA’s proposed RFS update
The U.S. EPA is lowering its volume expectations for transportation fuels made from waste after multiple years of the sector not meeting production targets.
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Trump signs resolutions killing California’s zero-emissions rules
President Donald Trump called for ending electric vehicle mandates, signing off on a trio of congressional joint resolutions.
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Textile recycling programs move forward across US
CalRecycle is ramping up textile EPR implementation, while existing municipal programs in Ohio and New Jersey aim to strengthen textile recycling.
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Oregon, New Hampshire, Ohio and Hawai’i lawmakers consider landfill restrictions
Bills meant to restrict landfill expansions or operations are awaiting governors’ approval in several states, while New Hampshire lawmakers are mulling landfill siting provisions in a recent budget bill.
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State packaging EPR leaders swap stories as implementation advances
Lawmakers and regulators from California, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Tennessee shared insights on scaling up at a Product Stewardship Institute event.
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Cyclic Materials to open $25M rare earth recycling facility in Canada
The recycling and R&D facility is meant to process 500 metric tons of magnets a year. The resulting material would supply companies with feedstock for new components for EVs, wind turbines and electronics.
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Notable waste and recycling conferences in 2025
The Resource Recycling Conference originally planned for Aug. 4-6 has been canceled. It will now be co-located with the Plastics Recycling and Textile Recovery Conference, happening Feb. 23-25, 2026, in San Diego.
Updated June 11, 2025 -
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EPA encourages use of tribal assistance funding programs
A range of programs administered by the U.S. EPA, federal Indian Health Service agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture offer different kinds of assistance for projects like transfer stations and open dump cleanups.
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Senate committee moves Busterud nomination forward for EPA waste office
The full Senate will next consider the nomination. Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito commended John Busterud's qualifications, though some Democrats criticized the U.S. EPA’s recent policies related to pollution.
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TrackerTracking recycling laws by state
The Texas legislature sent a right-to-repair bill to the governor’s desk, Oregon’s governor signed a law creating “alternative” redemption center locations and Colorado’s governor signed a battery EPR law.
Updated June 6, 2025
