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Deep DiveTalkin' Trash: Waste Management chair resigns; Hauler apologizes for price fixing
Did you miss last week's news? Catch up on Slow Down to Get Around legislation, M&A and more.
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The Recycling Partnership expects to hit $33M investment target in 2018
The national nonprofit's annual report shows continual progress and an expanding reach, as new high-profile corporate backers sign on.
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UPDATE: New York has several recommendations for proposed upstate WTE facility
In a letter from the New York Department of Public Service, agency staff outlined several recommendations for Circular EnerG's plan for an upstate WTE project.
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How Sacramento County, CA plans to fix recycling without raising rates
The county is rolling out a pilot this week after months of contract transitions, due in part to persistently high contamination rates.
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Waste Management chairman resigns over political contribution
Brad Anderson donated $25,000 to a political group, Secure America Now, that created anti-Muslim ads during the 2016 election.
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UPDATE: Senate confirms Trump administration pick to lead National Labor Relations Board
The news means a path to revisiting key labor issues, like the joint employer standard, has been at least partially restored.
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Slow Down to Get Around advances in several states
Kansas, Maryland and Ohio all saw safety bills move forward as legislative sessions came to an end.
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UPDATE: SEC approves Amazon request to block shareholder proposal for food waste report
Green Century Capital Management said its shareholder proposal to hold a vote on whether Amazon should issue a report on how it's managing food waste was blocked.
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North Carolina, Duke University look to pig farms to generate electricity from biogas
Duke is abandoning a conventional power plant in favor of gathering energy from a resource North Carolina has in abundance: pig waste.
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New York company apologizes for price collusion after settlement
Taylor Garbage Service and Bert Adams Disposal will pay a collective $1.55 million in various penalties for nearly two years of bid rigging.
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SWANA, ISRI to host 'MRF Summit' in August
"This is expected to host the most spirited debates that have ever occurred in this industry," ISRI President Robin Wiener said.
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Nestle promises 100% recyclable packaging by 2025
The Swiss company says 100% of its packaging will be recyclable or reusable in the next few years and pledges to help countries create favorable waste systems.
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UPDATE: Monday's RFS meeting ended with a 3-month punt
President Donald Trump reportedly decided to extend discussions surrounding reform of the Renewable Fuel Standard before making any decisions.
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Study: Employees want real-time reviews
More than half of employees in a recent survey said they want reviews at least once a month, and nearly all want managers to address performance issues and development opportunities in real-time.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill pledges 50% diversion by 2020
The company wants to have recycling in all its restaurants and composting in 20% of its restaurants by 2020.
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Coastal Wheelabrator monofill gets extension in Massachusetts, with $2.5M condition
The Department of Environmental Protection issued final approval for more capacity at a controversial ash disposal site adjacent to one of the country's oldest waste-to-energy facilities.
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EPA announces cleanup action for hurricane-damaged San Jacinto Superfund site
The remediation is estimated to take 29 months and cost $115 million.
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With ELD enforcement here, how do supply chains return to 'normal'?
Enforcement of the electronic logging device mandate will have a ripple effect across all parts of the value chain.
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DC Circuit Court picks up joint employer case, citing 'extraordinary circumstances'
The move brings joint employment back into the spotlight and means employers will be without answers on the issue for a bit longer.
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Rhode Island may repeal ban on using glass as landfill cover
The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation is seeking relief after the closure of a key Massachusetts bottling plant.
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Maryland Senate votes to remove 'green energy' label from Wheelabrator Baltimore
The bill would strip waste-to-energy projects of a tax credit, though the legislation may not make it through the House of Delegates.
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UPDATE: Expansion approval granted to New York landfill operated by Waste Connections
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation has allowed the Colonie expansion project to move ahead, despite lingering questions from neighbor communities.
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Fiberight facility in Maine delayed for several months
The company cited a hard winter as the main reason for construction delays. In the meantime, most of its contracted material will be going to local landfills.
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Deep DiveTalkin' Trash: NYC's waste is decreasing, Washington sees local disposal waivers
Did you miss last week's news? Get caught up on the latest in M&A, national news and the impacts of China's import restrictions.
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As US-China trade tensions flare, plastics, aluminum caught in the crossfire
Recent trade spats aren't making it any more likely that the U.S. and China will come to a new agreement on contamination standards.