Cole is the senior editor of Waste Dive and has been on the team since 2016. Prior to covering the industry, he learned about waste firsthand during more than a decade of restaurant and catering work in multiple cities. Cole earned a BFA from Emerson College and a MA from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. He is a born Mainer and proud resident of Somerville, MA, where he hosts the weekly show "Techno Trash" on Boston Free Radio.
2025 articles by Cole Rosengren
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Public and private sector leaders project long-term changes due to coronavirus
June 29, 2020 -
GFL Environmental plans to accelerate US expansion following $835M divestiture acquisition
June 25, 2020 -
Waste Management renegotiates Advanced deal for $4.6B, GFL named as divestiture buyer
June 24, 2020 -
Waste Management-Advanced divestitures projected to be substantially above original cap
June 23, 2020 -
WCA Waste sets 2030 sustainability goals, including 35% GHG reduction target
June 18, 2020 -
RTS acquires Enevo's US accounts, expanding presence in multiple states
June 15, 2020 -
Connecticut policy to limit landfilling faces pivotal moment as major WTE project stalls
June 11, 2020 -
Federal court hands Waste Management win in latest round of Reno, Nevada franchise fight
May 28, 2020 -
GFL Environmental pledges to disclose, reduce GHG emissions in coming years
May 27, 2020 -
Rubicon's first ESG report emphasizes software pivot, $208M potential savings for cities
May 22, 2020 -
Waste Management and Advanced Disposal still negotiating divestitures as deal deadline looms
May 20, 2020 -
Tracking Waste Management's acquisition of Advanced Disposal
May 20, 2020 -
How much top waste CEOs, and their median employees, earned in 2019
May 18, 2020 -
5 key pandemic trends from the solid waste industry's Q1 earnings reports
May 13, 2020 -
GFL Environmental Q1: Notable Canadian coronavirus effects, ongoing North American expansion
May 12, 2020 -
Waste Connections Q1: Coronavirus cut revenue by $12M, worst effects in Northeast and Canada
May 7, 2020 -
Waste Management: $40M coronavirus Q1 revenue hit, Advanced Disposal deal progressing
May 6, 2020 -
Republic Services reports tough coronavirus effects, but optimistic 'worst is behind us'
May 6, 2020 -
New York, among nation's hardest hit markets, delays commercial waste zone RFP due to pandemic
May 4, 2020 -
Masks becoming more common for collection workers despite lack of national guidance
April 28, 2020 -
RoadRunner Recycling CEO says new $28.6M funding round to fuel expansion, despite pandemic
April 22, 2020 -
New player founded by former Advanced Disposal CEO enters Austin, Texas market via M&A
April 21, 2020 -
Pandemics were not part of most contingency plans, but waste and recycling industry proving resilient
April 17, 2020 -
As some MRFs close during the pandemic, more adapt and carry on
April 8, 2020 -
New York reports more than 350 COVID-19 cases among sanitation workers, one death
April 8, 2020