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Nespresso collaborates with Sims, NYC on curbside coffee pod recycling

The company has committed $1.2 million toward finding recycling solutions for difficult-to-recycle aluminum products.

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How to manage your e-waste liability and avoid becoming the next cautionary tale

With environmental and legal consequences catching up to more e-waste processors, Rich Thompson offers tips on finding a responsible recycling partner.

Connecticut's first anaerobic digester adding depackaging facility

Quantum Biopower, which has seen more packaged material than expected from throughout the Northeast, recently received initial approval for a new expansion.

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Scrap Collector: New legislation takes aim at New York's 'sham unions'

Plus: plastic ingested by animals in world's deepest ocean trenches, and Ontario bill seeks to become North America's first "right to repair" law.

MRF operators come out in force against New York bottle bill expansion

Sims Municipal Recycling, Waste Management, multiple counties and even the Natural Resources Defense Council say Governor Cuomo's proposal would weaken curbside programs.

UPDATED: March 1, 2019 at 4:42 p.m.

Pneumatic tubes with local AD get wave of political support in New York

A long-discussed concept to get trucks and bags off the streets around the 1.5-mile High Line Park corridor is taking shape. Now, the team behind it wants key backing from Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Ohio county board takes step to deny Tunnel Hill landfill license renewal

The Sunny Farms Landfill has become a source of ongoing community opposition in recent months. Now, site operators will have to make their case at a hearing before the county's final decision.

UPDATED: March 1, 2019 at 8:52 a.m.

California state legislators want to phase out non-recyclable plastic products by 2030

The California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act aims to supplement existing state targets for reduction and recycling by setting new benchmarks for single-use products.

Researchers argue pyrolysis for wastewater biosolids not as sustainable as advertised

A newly published academic response aims to fact check widely cited research from Marquette University that touts pyrolysis as energy positive.

Walmart unveils plan to reduce plastic packaging waste, boost How2Recycle

The retailer is setting big goals, including one to achieve "zero plastic waste," by partnering with suppliers on sustainability efforts.

Facility closure prompts Virginia communities to suspend, alter recycling programs

Communities throughout the state are losing recycling partners, cutting materials and weighing the feasibility of continuing their programs.

Exclusivity question hangs over NYC franchise zone plan in latest step forward

A draft environmental impact statement from the city's Department of Sanitation offers fresh data about whether non-exclusive zones are the right move, along with commentary from Waste Connections and other companies.

Anti-franchising group will not rejoin NWRA's New York chapter after all

New Yorkers for Responsible Waste Management, founded in 2016 amid strategy disagreements over the city's commercial waste zone proposal, will continue to operate independently.

UPDATED: Feb. 27, 2019 at 6 a.m.

Casella only bidder on new Boston recycling contract, higher than any disposal bid

Waste Management declined to bid for the first time in years, leaving city officials with a case of sticker shock and limited options. Three other companies are also vying for the city's residential waste.

UPDATED: March 1, 2019 at 3:51 p.m.

Single-stream recycling could follow MRF upgrade in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

The Marquette County proposal, which is being discussed with Resource Recycling Systems and Closed Loop Partners, might also revive glass recycling.

Advanced Disposal caps off 'solid' 2018, projects M&A uptick

While the company's core solid waste business remains stable, CEO Richard Burke projects continued price hikes related to recyclables collection — even for customers that have already seen an initial round of increases.

Casella Waste: 2018 was 'year to refocus on growth,' more to come

Higher pricing due to ever-tightening Northeast disposal capacity, along with a heightened pace of acquisitions, has left the Vermont company energized heading into 2019.

Restaurants save $7 for each $1 invested in cutting food waste, report shows

Businesses that scaled back food production, placed smaller orders and upcycled excess food into new meals could reduce waste by 26% after one year, the study found. 

Waste Connections wins appeal over $5.1M landfill penalty in California

The issue between Los Angeles County's Department of Public Works and the Chiquita Canyon Landfill came down to whether clean soil qualified as solid waste or beneficial reuse material.

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Scrap Collector: Report highlights plastic's hidden global health costs

Plus: EPA accused of stealing Nintendo soundtrack for online recycling game, and Canada refusing to sign hazardous waste treaty amendment amidst ongoing dumping scandal.

Major glass, plastic recycling changes proposed in Washington state

One bill would create a plastic EPR strategy, the other seeks to eliminate glass from curbside collection, and both have drawn notable industry attention.

Los Angeles City Council approves RecycLA settlement with seven service providers

A new contract amendment will bring a number of changes to the major franchise program — including city funding to cover controversial recycling service fees and a higher contamination threshold.

UPDATED: Feb. 20, 2019 at 6 p.m.

Deep Dive

Is New York's 2030 'zero waste' goal receding from reach?

Three key initiatives — single-stream recycling, curbside organics expansion and "save-as-you-throw" — are on hold indefinitely. Now, both skeptics and boosters are questioning whether it's practical or possible to hit the mark.

Massachusetts city, hauler head to trial over post-China recycling contract terms

A recent ruling in an ongoing suit between New Bedford and ABC Disposal found that while National Sword doesn't qualify as a force majeure event, it might still count as an "uncontrollable circumstance."

Covanta celebrates record-setting year, looks to more international growth

CEO Steve Jones sees a 5-10 year window of continuous expansion in the U.K., and the company recently announced a new deal in the Philippines.