Rubicon required to initiate sale process after it sold fleet technology business

Following the initial transaction in May, Rubicon entered an agreement with lenders to pursue a take-private plan for the whole company within 10 months.

ERI opens first alkaline battery recycling plant in Indiana, more to come

The company’s new focus on alkaline battery recycling is meant to broaden its electronics management services, especially as the U.S. government supports battery recycling infrastructure to get back critical materials.

Recology reports further emissions reductions, plans for new regulations

The employee-owned company based in California released its fifth annual sustainability report. Last year it set new targets to reduce emissions from landfills and facilities.

Interstate Waste Services acquires New York hauler Marangi Disposal

The deal nearly doubles IWS’ presence in upstate New York, including in the county where it was founded. Marangi adds 50 collection vehicles to IWS’ growing fleet.

Focus on heat illness intensifies after death of Baltimore sanitation worker

In the wake of the death of Ronald Silver II, a city employee, labor groups are calling for more heat safety protections — and fast. Pending state and federal heat standards could help.

Composters add pickup services for hard-to-recycle items, addressing gap

The small, independent haulers are partnering with recyclers in Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and elsewhere to divert materials. They say customers are willing to pay for pickups amid distrust with mainstream recycling services.

Goodwill positions itself as a growing player in the recycling industry

At its first sustainability summit, the organization highlighted plans to scale up textile recycling while continuing to foster regional film plastic partnerships. Leaders also weighed in on California’s pending textile EPR bill.

California proposes more aggressive credit system in LCFS amendments

Proposed changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, if approved, would boost credit prices and support RNG investment, with implications for landfill and anaerobic digestion projects.

Hyzon plans more pilots, reports progress on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

The company released its earnings, which included modest revenue in the second quarter. It also previewed trials of its refuse collection vehicle developed with New Way Trucks, including a pilot with Recology.

Glass Half Full pours efforts into new facility after $6.5M funding round

The Louisiana glass recycler’s funding round, led by Benson Capital, supports construction on the company’s new facility, as well as its expansion into new markets in the Southeast and its pilot of a mixed recycling program.

EQT to acquire majority stake in AMCS, expanding its waste and recycling footprint

AMCS serves customers in 80 countries with a suite of services that includes payment software, route optimization and AI overfill detection. EQT indicated plans for growth following the deal’s close.

Archaea buys out RNG partner at Republic-owned landfill, bringing lawsuit to an end

Republic and Archaea are project partners on an ambitious RNG portfolio around the country. But the two companies have been at odds over a landfill gas facility in Los Angeles County in which DTE Energy had a stake.

Circular Action Alliance names its first CEO

Jeff Fielkow has decades of recycling and packaging experience at Tetra Pak, WM and elsewhere. The producer responsibility organization is ramping up work in Colorado, Oregon and California.

Redemption rates for many bottle bill states declined in 2023; Massachusetts ranks lowest

The Container Recycling Institute said recent changes to programs in California and Connecticut could help improve numbers, citing promising Q1 data from the latter state this year.

New York City inked a $7M large bin contract. Advocates want more.

The New York Department of Sanitation contract is for large, on-street shared waste containers. A proposal for small residential buildings to use individual bins instead has zero waste advocates frustrated.

Updated Aug. 12, 2024

4 landfill stories to follow this summer

WM won a court victory in New York, and a new county landfill got approved in Florida. Meanwhile, federal lawmakers are scrutinizing a Republic site in Oregon, and a recent study examined PFAS levels in landfill gas.

How Minnesota’s packaging stakeholders got EPR across the finish line

Policy and environmental leads told the story of how compromise led to the latest extended producer responsibility for packaging bill passed into law during a Product Stewardship Institute event.

Rumpke opens $100M MRF in Ohio to meet rising regional needs

The facility, said to be the largest and most advanced in North America, includes AI-assisted technology and three tipping floors, along with community spaces for education and a training center for employees. 

How agencies in 6 states plan to spend millions from EPA climate pollution grants

State and local governments began applying for the $4.3 billion program earlier this year. Awardees in Colorado, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Virginia and Washington plan to fund efforts to address their waste systems.

Waste-to-RNG projects closed out first half of 2024 largely on target

Executives from WM, BP and Republic Services reported project progress during recent earnings calls. Many had a positive tone despite uncertainty from interconnection delays and recent Supreme Court rulings.

What the Supreme Court’s Chevron reversal could mean for PFAS and labor regulations

Ripple effects of the Chevron doctrine reversal may not affect operations for waste and recycling companies yet but could affect future federal rulemaking and legal challenges. NWRA’s CEO and legal experts weigh in.

Top waste companies spent $835M on Q2 M&A, forecast more to come this year

WM, Waste Connections and GFL Environmental reported notable transactions during the period, while others were less active. Casella’s Q3 totals are expected to be higher due to deals that closed this summer.

Target still struggles to lower virgin plastic use by 2025 deadline

While the retailer made some progress toward its goal to reduce virgin plastic use in its own-brand packaging 20% by 2025, it’s still using more — not less — than the 2020 baseline.

Q2 earnings results for major waste and recycling companies in 2024

Follow the latest results from WM, Republic Services, Waste Connections, GFL Environmental, Casella Waste Systems, Clean Harbors and Enviri.

Updated Aug. 6, 2024

Enviri’s Clean Earth reports record earnings, potential to expand via M&A

Executives said all three of the company' business segments “exceeded expectations” for the quarter. Efficiency measures helped even out headwinds from foreign exchange rates and rail contract issues.