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  • U.S. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order he signed at the White House.
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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.

  • Gas well equipment pokes out a tarp covering a sloped area. Fields and forested area are visible in the background.
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    (2024). "P6210154" [Photograph]. Retrieved from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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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.

  • Five speakers sit on stage at the 2025 U.S. Product Stewardship Forum
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    Permission granted by Kristina Benoist/Product Stewardship Institute
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    The 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 last week.

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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. 

  • Aerial view of trucks, booths and people standing in the Las Vegas Convention Center at WasteExpo 2024
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    Megan Quinn/Waste Dive
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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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    Sara Samora/Waste Dive
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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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    [Screenshot]. Retrieved from Senate Environment and Public Works committee.
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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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    Photo Illustration: Shaun Lucas/Industry Dive; Getty Images

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    Tracking 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
  • Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) and Escondido, California working on renewable natural gas RNG
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    The image by Genevieve Prentice is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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    The U.S. could increase biogas projects 8-fold, American Biogas Council says

    Total buildout of available capacity varies between 36% and 2% among states, according to the industry group.

    Updated June 11, 2025
  • Two massive cylindrical tank buildings are connected by pipes and encircled by catwalks. A building connecting the two has a sign with the "BTS Bioenergy" logo.
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    Courtesy of BTS Bioenergy
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    BTS Bioenergy charts new path, scraps California digester project

    The company, formerly named Bioenergy Devco, has been retooling its strategy amid problems at its Maryland facility and shifting fortunes in California. CEO Nick Thomas said he’s hoping to begin a new era.

  • California state flag and state capitol building in Sacramento
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    ‘A wild ride’: California EPR regulatory revision process advances

    After reviewing new comments on SB 54, “while I can see we did some things well, there's some components of our regulations that are still going to need work” prior to formal rulemaking, said CalRecycle Director Zoe Heller.

  • The California statehouse
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    The image by Jimmy Emerson, DVM is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
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    Where 3 key waste and recycling bills stand in California

    Bills managing marine flares, establishing a tax exemption for certain Chiquita Canyon compensation payments and expanding composting regulations for certain farmers are still in play after a legislative deadline.

  • A sign says "Biosecurity Area" above a herd of poultry
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    A recipe for disasters: The art of bird flu composting

    The multiyear spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza has resulted in a significant number of animal carcasses. Compost experts travel to farms around the country to deal with the problem.

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    Honeywell, Samsung subsidiary, others create SAF Technology Alliance

    The SAF Technology Alliance will create an end-to-end integrated solution to turn waste from a feedstock into sustainable aviation fuel to help scale the industry.

  • Four people wearing construction vests and hats cut the ribbon in front of a small Waga Energy industrial facility with tanks and pipes on a breezy day.
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    EQT could acquire majority stake in landfill RNG company Waga Energy

    EQT has entered negotiations with the intention of taking Waga private. The firm says the investment is key to accelerating Waga’s position in the global renewable natural gas market.

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    Oregon governor signs bottle bill update for ‘alternative’ redemption centers

    The law aims to offer more redemption points in an effort to reduce the strain on Portland-area retailers and support canners who make an income from collecting containers.

  • The exterior of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C.
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    Megan Quinn/Waste Dive
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    Trump’s EPA budget would cut funds appropriated for waste offices

    The budget would cut certain waste and recycling grant programs and enforcement related activities. It would also transition Superfund remediation work to a revenue source boosted in recent years through legislation.

  • The New York State Capitol Building in Albany, New York
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    Déjà vu? New York EPR bill unpopular with packaging groups awaits fate in Assembly

    The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act has again passed the Senate. A host of trade groups that dislike the bill’s material restrictions and recycled content requirements have voiced support for an alternate bill.

  • Aerial view of an industrial port with coal piles, several storage tanks and buildings, rail lines and a large industrial shed under construction. The complex sits on the bank of a river.
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    Courtesy of Empire Green Generation
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    Planned West Virginia pyrolysis plant misses payments on $44M in bonds

    The plant, commissioned by a subsidiary of Empire Diversified Energy, was set to convert waste plastic to electricity. Its future is unclear.

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    Danielle Ternes/Waste Dive
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    Tracking GHG emissions of US waste management companies

    Montrose Environmental Group released a new sustainability report featuring data from last year. 

    Updated June 6, 2025
  • Aerial view of a collection truck picking up waste or recyclables in a residential area
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    RichLegg via Getty Images
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    Tracking the waste and recycling industry’s M&A activity

    Redbox+ Dumpsters of Greater Austin acquired a roll-off hauler; Casella acquired Gerber’s in Maryland; Hoffman Sanitation acquired Wildhorse Waste; GFL recently acquired a Michigan hauler.

    Updated June 4, 2025
  • The GFL Environmental logo decal on the door of a large garbage truck
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    GFL Environmental Services acquires OSI, one of first deals since spin-off

    OSI offers hazardous and non-hazardous waste services across several states. GFL executives have said they expect the newly spun off environmental services division to be aggressive on acquisitions. 

  • A new industrial facility and a trailer sit behind a chain-link fence. A sign on the fence has the Archaea Energy and Rumpke logos.
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    Courtesy of Rumpke Waste & Recycling
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    Archaea to have positive cash flow in 2026; RNG news from Rumpke, Veolia and more

    BP reported three new Archaea projects came online in the first quarter, including two at Rumpke landfills. Elsewhere, Opal Fuels reported a strong quarter and a new project with Republic Services, among other projects.

  • Hawai'i Gov. Josh Green speaks behind a podium
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    Hawai’i governor signs packaging EPR study bill

    Lawmakers in Hawai’i have been introducing EPR proposals for years. The study funded by the newly signed law is due to the state legislature by the end of 2027.

  • A damaged lithium-ion battery is displayed on a table.
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    Courtesy of City of Seattle
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    Waste industry calls on manufacturers, policymakers to help prevent facility fires

    Speakers at a recent webinar hosted by the Solid Waste Association of North America and the National Stewardship Action Council offered tips on coordinating programs and policy to deal with this issue.