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    New York requires greenhouse gas emissions reporting from waste facilities

    The rule would apply to waste facilities like landfills, incinerators and anaerobic digesters, as well as electricity generation facilities and fueling infrastructure. It comes as the federal government scales back its own reporting program.

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    Tracking the waste and recycling industry’s M&A activity

    Raptor Waste Solutions received private equity investment; Interstate Waste Services and Waste Connections recently acquired multiple New York City companies; and GFL Environmental bought a small North Carolina hauler.

    Updated Dec. 3, 2025
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    Nova Scotia rolls out EPR for packaging program

    The province’s new program took effect Dec. 1. Waste company REgroup will open a new Halifax-area MRF in 2027 to sort what’s expected to be higher volumes of materials from the program.

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    Waste companies have opportunity to address scope 3 emissions, EREF finds

    A new report finds upstream transportation and purchased goods were some of the largest categories of scope 3 emissions among waste companies. But their facility portfolio plays the biggest role in their overall climate impact.

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    GHGSat expands its fleet as methane monitoring interest grows

    The company now has 16 devices in orbit. It’s part of a global effort to enhance the visibility of greenhouse gas leaks from industrial faciltiies, which saw renewed attention at COP30 this year.

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    Amcor eyes ‘dual end of life’ optionality for innovation investments

    The company’s long-term R&D strategy includes seeking solutions that work in a future with recycling or composting infrastructure, explained Rebecca Meile, manager of corporate venturing and open innovation.

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    Interstate Waste Services buys Filco Carting, expanding NYC zone presence

    Filco was one of the larger remaining independent waste haulers in New York, where it received four commercial waste zone contracts. The company also has municipal contracts in New Jersey.

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    Retrieved from Revive Environmental on November 24, 2025
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    DOD-funded PFAS demo projects show promise for remediation and destruction

    The federal agency, which is facing pressure to clean up hundreds of contaminated sites, is partnering with technology companies such as Aquagga, ECT2, Revive Environmental and others.

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    Waste Harmonics Keter CEO departs, interim named

    Private equity backer TPG confirmed the change. Bob Boucher was named CEO of the waste broker in May 2024, after it was formed through the combination of Waste Harmonics and Keter Environmental the previous year.

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    Deep Dive

    Inside the first year of NYC’s historic commercial waste reform plan

    The franchise zone shift has yielded operational efficiencies and safety improvements. Meanwhile, NWRA sued the city, carters are paying millions in fines and advocates hope Mayor-elect Mamdani will speed up the rollout.

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    Colorado’s diversion rate could get a boost in 2026 from EPR, other new laws

    Colorado municipalities took the lead on improving the state’s recycling and organics diversion rates in 2024, according to a state report. Still, more “top-down” solutions stemming from EPR implementation could help.

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    Raven’s $75M California waste-to-hydrogen facility wins key approval

    The company is partnering with Republic Services to build the facility on a closed landfill and accept biomass as feedstock. CEO Matt Murdock said construction will likely begin early next year.

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    NAW escalates Oregon EPR lawsuit, seeking preliminary injunction

    The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors is asking a court to suspend enforcement of the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act ahead of a next round of producer invoicing.

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    Waste broker Haulla files for bankruptcy amid ongoing Waste Connections fraud lawsuit

    A Texas bankruptcy court judge will allow Haulla to borrow up to $1.5 million from its parent company, Ecube Labs. Waste Connections’ lawsuit alleges the companies stole business by impersonating 2,500 customers.

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    IWS and Waste Connections buy up NYC market amid commercial waste shift

    The two companies are buying assets and routes from competitors throughout the city, including the recent purchase of a Queens transfer station, with more to come.

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    Tracker

    Tracking the future of US recycling policy in Congress

    The Senate passed the bipartisan Reuse Act, which calls for the EPA to conduct a feasibility study on reuse and refill systems. Insight from the study could be used to inform local, state and federal reuse programs.

    Updated Nov. 24, 2025
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    Clean Earth deal to supercharge Veolia’s hazardous waste business

    Bob Cappadona, Veolia North America's CEO of environmental services, said in an interview that the deal opens up an expansive hazardous waste transportation and processing network.

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    California adopts most stringent landfill gas rules in the country

    The three-year process culminated in a final regulation that sets some of the most stringent rules in the country for landfill gas control systems. It also includes provisions reacting to issues at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.

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    Veolia to acquire Enviri’s Clean Earth for $3B

    The deal will help double Veolia’s U.S. footprint in the hazardous waste space. Enviri will also spin out Harsco Environmental and Harsco Rail into a new company.

    Updated Nov. 21, 2025
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    Bottle bill talks gain momentum amid America First buzz, EPR

    Eager to capture more high-quality material to incorporate into new packaging domestically, leaders from the competing plastic, glass and metal sectors are looking to jointly build on momentum from 2025’s legislative sessions.

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    Retrieved from U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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    Lawmakers debate federal PFAS disposal solutions in Senate hearing

    Clean Harbors Co-CEO Eric Gerstenberg testified at a U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works committee hearing Wednesday and urged the EPA to create a hierarchy of disposal options for PFAS-laden material.

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    US Plastics Pact assesses pluses and minuses of chemical recycling

    The group calls for chemical recyclers to consider environmental justice impacts and offer more data and transparency around operations, but says the technologies offer key circular economy opportunities for plastic.

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    How much further can source reduction in packaging go?

    U.S. packaging volumes reportedly fell by about 5 million metric tons between 2019 and 2024, despite population growth and an e-commerce boom. Future progress will require trade-offs, brand owners and packaging converters say.

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    Visia AI expands X-ray tech to serve wide range of recycling facilities

    Visia offers customizable AI tech to companies like Casella, LRS and Coastal Waste. The company has expanded its work to over 30 facilities and aims to solve problems like equipment optimization and fire prevention.

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    New grants support 37 organics recyclers in the Northeast

    The Institute for Local Self-Reliance announced the second round of its Composting for Community Mini-Grant Program, which supports small organics organizations.