799 articles by Megan Quinn

• Waste Connections previews AI, RNG investments for 2026

  Feb. 12, 2026

• EPA’s upcoming battery EPR framework aims to guide state consistency

  Feb. 11, 2026

• Tennessee packaging EPR bill revamped with small business, county exemptions

  Feb. 10, 2026

• WM to acquire Waste Resources in California

  Feb. 6, 2026

• Agilyx, ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell to split up chemical recycling joint venture

  Feb. 5, 2026

• Recycle BC rolls out curbside flexible plastic recycling to meet 50% collection goal

  Feb. 4, 2026

• Vape waste legislation and pilots increase due to facility fire issues

  Feb. 3, 2026

• WM signals optimism in Q4 despite healthcare solutions integration

  Jan. 29, 2026

• Textile EPR back on the agenda in Washington, New York

  Jan. 28, 2026

• Bottle bill supporters face same challenges, new economic conditions for 2026

  Jan. 28, 2026

• Solid waste workers experienced higher injury rates in 2024

  Jan. 22, 2026

• California’s ‘truth in labeling’ law creates uncertainty about carton recycling

  Jan. 21, 2026

• Right-to-repair bills make a comeback in 2026

  Jan. 20, 2026

• Trump signs $8.8B EPA budget bill

  Jan. 16, 2026

• Recycling app Scrapp launches innovation pilot in Miami-Dade County

  Jan. 14, 2026

• Call2Recycle rebrands as The Battery Network to reflect EPR, fire safety considerations

  Jan. 13, 2026

• WM’s $30M lawsuit over ADS deal reaches final approval stage

  Jan. 9, 2026

• 5 themes that could shape waste and recycling in 2026

  Jan. 8, 2026

• New Jersey court upholds key environmental justice law

  Jan. 7, 2026

• Federal bill aims to reclassify chemical recycling as a manufacturing process

  Jan. 6, 2026

• Where new 2026 recycling and waste laws are taking effect

  Jan. 5, 2026

• By the numbers: What impacted waste and recycling in 2025

  Dec. 23, 2025

• Waste operators seize opportunities as Ontario updates packaging EPR in 2026

  Dec. 22, 2025

• Ahead of 2026, Congress hears diverging calls for PFAS regulation

  Dec. 19, 2025

• The evolving role of statewide recycling needs assessments

  Dec. 17, 2025

• US EPA announces recipients of $58M in recycling infrastructure grants

  Dec. 16, 2025

• Virginia to update state solid waste plan for first time in 46 years

  Dec. 15, 2025

• Republic Services’ Tennessee landfill sued again; Rumpke seeks Kentucky expansion

  Dec. 12, 2025

• Massachusetts waste companies to pay $170K stormwater penalty

  Dec. 12, 2025

• What’s next with Amp’s MSW contract in Southern Virginia

  Dec. 10, 2025

• Commodity values further decline for Northeastern MRFs

  Dec. 9, 2025

• Illinois launches paint stewardship program

  Dec. 5, 2025

• Nova Scotia rolls out EPR for packaging program

  Dec. 3, 2025

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

  Nov. 26, 2025

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

  Nov. 25, 2025

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

  Nov. 21, 2025

• US Plastics Pact assesses pluses and minuses of chemical recycling

  Nov. 20, 2025

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

  Nov. 19, 2025

• EPA announces changes to ‘waters of the United States’ rule

  Nov. 18, 2025

• Local grants and recognitions boost America Recycles Day 2025

  Nov. 17, 2025

• WM now accepting polypropylene plastic and paper cups curbside

  Nov. 14, 2025

• By the numbers: How America recycles in 2025

  Nov. 12, 2025

• Major waste companies spent more than $545M on M&A in Q3

  Nov. 10, 2025

• Montrose Environmental again raises guidance, noting strong PFAS, water treatment demand

  Nov. 7, 2025

• Continued government shutdown could threaten key waste, manufacturing projects

  Nov. 5, 2025

• Casella again raises revenue guidance, notes improvements in mid-Atlantic region

  Oct. 31, 2025

• Pennsylvania MRF receives ‘multi-million dollar’ loan from Closed Loop

  Oct. 29, 2025

• WM healthcare integration affects results in otherwise profitable quarter

  Oct. 28, 2025

• Cyclic Materials signs recycling agreement with rare earth magnet manufacturer

  Oct. 27, 2025

• Waste Connections reports Florida acquisitions, stable pricing

  Oct. 22, 2025

• Oregon rolls out drop-off recycling sites as part of EPR program

  Oct. 21, 2025

• CPGs and suppliers discuss the ‘magic’ of melding packaging design with policy

  Oct. 17, 2025

• UBQ Materials partners with Virginia waste authority to supply carts made from MSW

  Oct. 16, 2025

• Recyclers call for Ontario’s finalized EPR regulations to move up enforcement deadline

  Oct. 15, 2025

• California governor signs organics, glass recycling market bills into law

  Oct. 14, 2025

• VLS Environmental ramping up elemental mercury disposal site in Texas

  Oct. 10, 2025

• Waste Pro reports $170M in M&A for 2025, ‘record year’ for municipal contracts

  Oct. 9, 2025

• Apex, WM and others upgrade MRFs, spurred by EPR

  Oct. 8, 2025

• David Keeling confirmed as new head of OSHA

  Oct. 8, 2025

• Veolia North America names new CEO

  Oct. 7, 2025

• ‘Innovative’ recyclers will weather economic challenges: National Recycling Congress

  Oct. 6, 2025

• 8.5M tons of packaging entered California landfills in 2024: CalRecycle study

  Oct. 3, 2025

• Casella sustainability update highlights recycling, safety improvements

  Oct. 2, 2025

• American Battery, Call2Recycle, partner on lithium-ion battery collection program

  Oct. 1, 2025

• Vape waste pilot in Missouri aims to shed light on long-term disposal solutions

  Sept. 30, 2025

• California recyclers look for new PET solutions in wake of rPlanet closure

  Sept. 29, 2025

• Chemical recycler Resynergi announces plans to leave California

  Sept. 26, 2025

• Tomra to acquire Clynk, operator of bag drop programs in Northeast US

  Sept. 25, 2025

• The People’s Depot announces expansion plans in Oregon

  Sept. 24, 2025

• WM acquires Countrywide Sanitation in North Dakota

  Sept. 23, 2025

• EPA approves final cleanup plan for Texas Superfund site tied to WM subsidiary

  Sept. 19, 2025

• EPA announces intent to defend PFAS hazardous substance designation

  Sept. 18, 2025

• GreenMantra receives $10M loan from Closed Loop infrastructure group

  Sept. 17, 2025

• California lawmakers approve organics capacity bill for growers

  Sept. 16, 2025

• EPA asks court to vacate part of PFAS drinking water lawsuit

  Sept. 15, 2025

• PET reclaimer rPlanet Earth closes in California

  Sept. 12, 2025

• Only 5% of healthcare plastic gets recycled: Eunomia report

  Sept. 11, 2025

• MRF projects from FCC, BHS and Metaspectral attract new funding in US and Canada

  Sept. 10, 2025

• To raise recycling rates, look to system design: SWANA

  Sept. 5, 2025

• Wisconsin updates MRF operations requirements for first time in 20 years

  Sept. 4, 2025

• Waste and the economy: 4 areas to watch for the rest of 2025

  Sept. 3, 2025

• Alterra withdraws plan to build chemical recycling plant in Pennsylvania

  Aug. 28, 2025

• Recycled content roofing facility reopens in Iowa under new ownership

  Aug. 27, 2025

• Stericycle to pay $2M settlement in New York overbilling complaint

  Aug. 26, 2025

• Lawmakers, recyclers call for SB 54 regulations that reflect intent of EPR law

  Aug. 20, 2025

• Waste and recycling groups ‘disappointed’ by lack of plastics treaty

  Aug. 19, 2025

• Driven by EPR, brands to offer film and flexibles funding to California recyclers

  Aug. 18, 2025

• EREF report calls for more data, better reporting on EPR metrics

  Aug. 15, 2025

• Republic offers Tennessee landfill settlement; WM appeals Arkansas odor suit

  Aug. 14, 2025

• Prairie Robotics expands its AI truck tech to more North American cities

  Aug. 13, 2025

• Battery recycling facilities and programs ramp up in U.S. and Canada

  Aug. 12, 2025

• Montrose expects EPA action on PFAS, GHG to drive future growth

  Aug. 11, 2025

• Connecticut’s beverage container redemption rate rose 21% in 2024

  Aug. 8, 2025

• Ned Coletta becomes CEO of Casella Waste Systems

  Aug. 6, 2025

• Waste Connections names Jason Craft as next COO

  Aug. 6, 2025

• Major waste companies spent $659M on M&A in Q2

  Aug. 4, 2025

• Casella raises revenue guidance, previews West Virginia growth plans

  Aug. 1, 2025

• ERI CEO’s growth plan balances politics, sustainability

  Aug. 1, 2025

• What recycling and packaging groups are looking for in global plastic treaty talks

  July 30, 2025

• Coastal Waste pilots AI-powered robot to stop facility and fleet fires

  July 28, 2025

• What plastic, paper and metal commodity experts are watching with tariffs

  July 25, 2025

• Waste Connections reports positive earnings for Q2 amid economic headwinds

  July 24, 2025

• Recycling facility projects get a boost from local partnerships

  July 23, 2025

• Here’s how much top waste CEOs were paid in 2024

  July 23, 2025

• EPA pulls chemical recycling proposal addressing PFAS and other contaminants

  July 22, 2025

• Inside the CIRCLE Act’s bipartisan recycling balancing act

  July 21, 2025

• Congressional hearing aims to leverage chemical recycling for economic value

  July 17, 2025

• 3 lessons from bottle bill advocates in 2025

  July 16, 2025

• Casella completes acquisition of Mountain State Waste in West Virginia

  July 14, 2025

• Chemical recycling sector renews push for manufacturing status amid EPA rule changes

  July 9, 2025

• Philadelphia sanitation strike ends with tentative pay agreement

  July 8, 2025

• Montrose Environmental looks to ‘future-proof’ PFAS remediation amid regulations

  July 7, 2025

• Amazon releases waste diversion metrics as part of larger sustainability plan

  July 2, 2025

• Oregon EPR program delays ‘responsible’ end market provision until 2026

  July 1, 2025

• Judge finalizes $1.4M Waste Pro racial discrimination lawsuit settlement

  June 27, 2025

• Rhode Island lawmakers replace EPR and bottle bill proposal with study bill

  June 26, 2025

• Circular Services to operate two MRFs in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

  June 25, 2025

• WM projects up to $29B revenue in 2027, driven by recycling and RNG

  June 25, 2025

• Texas approves laws to allow electronics repair, restrict compost sites

  June 24, 2025

• PureCycle plans to add 1B pounds of capacity by 2030

  June 23, 2025

• Veolia touts plans for U.S. expansion, unveils new water treatment plant in Delaware

  June 20, 2025

• New York legislative session ends without Assembly vote on packaging EPR

  June 18, 2025

• New York governor signs battery EPR update law for scooters, e-bikes

  June 18, 2025

• Sullivan County, Tennessee, opens $3.5M recycling facility

  June 17, 2025

• Textile recycling programs move forward across US

  June 16, 2025

• Oregon, New Hampshire, Ohio and Hawai’i lawmakers consider landfill restrictions

  June 13, 2025

• Cyclic Materials to open $25M rare earth recycling facility in Canada

  June 12, 2025

• Senate confirms John Busterud to lead EPA waste office

  June 11, 2025

• Where 3 key waste and recycling bills stand in California

  June 9, 2025

• EQT acquires majority stake in landfill RNG company Waga Energy

  June 6, 2025

• Oregon governor signs bottle bill update for ‘alternative’ redemption centers

  June 5, 2025

• Waste industry calls on manufacturers, policymakers to help prevent facility fires

  May 30, 2025

• Amp grows focus on custom MSW sortation offerings

  May 29, 2025

• NERC notes slight commodity value improvements, while MRFs announce significant upgrades

  May 28, 2025

• Nova Chemicals, Novolex open mechanical recycling facility for PE film

  May 27, 2025

• Plastics reduction advocate and former EPA administrator joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation

  May 22, 2025

• Indigenous-led efforts bolster EPR collection in remote parts of Canada

  May 21, 2025

• Veolia says incinerator test shows over 99% PFAS destruction

  May 20, 2025

• WM President John Morris on AI, autonomous equipment and tech investments

  May 19, 2025

• Washington Gov. Ferguson signs packaging EPR law

  May 17, 2025

• PFAS a ‘high priority’ for EPA waste office nominee Busterud

  May 16, 2025

• 3 tips for selling waste businesses in 2025: WasteExpo

  May 15, 2025

• EPA rolls back part of PFAS drinking water standards

  May 14, 2025

• Maryland Gov. Moore signs packaging EPR into law

  May 13, 2025

• WasteExpo: No ‘one easy fix’ for battery fires, but plenty of options

  May 12, 2025

• Healthcare waste in residential streams keeps growing. Now what?

  May 9, 2025

• WM acquires DC-area WB Waste Solutions

  May 7, 2025

• Casella notes positive Q1, recycling efficiencies and insulation from tariffs

  May 2, 2025

• Glacier raises $16M in funding to advance AI-enabled sorting tech at MRFs

  April 30, 2025

• Replenysh raises $8M to expand recycled content and data network

  April 30, 2025

• WM says tariffs unlikely to affect RNG, MRF plans for 2025

  April 29, 2025

• WM opens $50M MRF in Maryland as part of regional upgrade plan

  April 28, 2025

• Waste Connections highlights ‘better than expected’ Q1 amid tariff uncertainty

  April 24, 2025

• Washington EPR for packaging bill heads to governor’s desk

  April 24, 2025

• Washington governor signs right-to-repair laws for electronics and wheelchairs

  April 23, 2025

• EPA’s Zeldin says agency will announce PFAS updates in ‘coming weeks’

  April 22, 2025

• Redwood Materials partners with Lime to recycle scooter batteries

  April 21, 2025

• Healthcare packaging an untapped chemical recycling feedstock: report

  April 18, 2025

• What the pandemic means for waste and recycling five years later

  April 17, 2025

• Inside The Recycling Partnership’s policy pivot

  April 16, 2025

• EPA confirms SWIFR, REO grant funding disbursement on track

  April 14, 2025

• 4 ways tariffs could impact recycled plastic markets

  April 9, 2025

• New Mexico governor signs 2 laws banning PFAS

  April 9, 2025

• Maryland EPR for packaging bill heads to governor’s desk

  April 8, 2025

• American Battery reports production milestone, land sale

  April 7, 2025

• Waste groups promote direct vision fleets on new safety council

  April 3, 2025

• Ideas for easing recycled content woes through policy, packaging

  April 2, 2025

• Alberta launches EPR for packaging program

  April 1, 2025

• Data, transparency could shed light on curbside collection challenges

  March 28, 2025

• Glass Half Full opens facility to boost Southeast glass recycling

  March 26, 2025

• California packaging EPR implementation moves ahead amid regulatory redo

  March 24, 2025

• Three ways to refresh workplace safety initiatives

  March 21, 2025

• Circular Services and Balcones break ground on $61M Texas MRF

  March 20, 2025

• Republic opens Indianapolis plastics complex meant to fuel recycled content markets

  March 19, 2025

• Brightmark retains Indiana chemical recycling facility through bankruptcy auction

  March 18, 2025

• WM eyes growth from healthcare trends as it integrates Stericycle

  March 17, 2025

• LRS breaks into Indianapolis market with new collection contract

  March 14, 2025

• EPA to end environmental justice programs, monitoring tools

  March 13, 2025

• Texas MRF operator for sale amid $8M loan dispute, possible asset liquidation

  March 7, 2025

• Maryland’s recycling needs assessment sheds light on possible EPR impacts

  March 6, 2025

• Interstate Waste Services opens $30M MRF to take on NYC commercial volumes

  March 5, 2025

• LRS sells its Wisconsin assets to GFL Environmental

  March 4, 2025

• Major public waste companies spent nearly $11B on M&A in 2024

  March 3, 2025

• PureCycle reports ‘significant progress’ toward profitability in Q4

  Feb. 28, 2025

• WM Florida landfill expansion advances; sites approved for L.A. wildfire debris

  Feb. 27, 2025

• Waste companies plan continued fees, tech investments to offset 2025 commodity dips

  Feb. 26, 2025

• Rumpke CEO: ‘Our growth has been dramatic.’

  Feb. 25, 2025

• Chemical recycler Resynergi receives $18M for decentralized facility plan

  Feb. 24, 2025

• Call2Recycle drop-off program targets outdoor equipment batteries

  Feb. 21, 2025

• Clean Harbors plots growth from incinerator opening, PFAS in 2025

  Feb. 19, 2025

• Braven Environmental to build chemical recycling facility in Texas

  Feb. 19, 2025

• WasteExpo moving to biennial schedule amid new plan with NWRA

  Feb. 18, 2025

• Casella notes landfill volume internalization and further acquisitions as key for 2025

  Feb. 14, 2025

• Waste Connections touts ‘extraordinary year’ of acquisitions, EBITDA growth

  Feb. 13, 2025

• Wisconsin officials seek partnerships for waste diversion business park

  Feb. 12, 2025

• California PET recyclers adapting ahead of Evergreen downsizing

  Feb. 11, 2025

• Where right-to-repair legislation is heating up in 2025

  Feb. 10, 2025

• New officials named as upheaval in EPA’s environmental justice office, federal workforce continues

  Feb. 7, 2025

• Bottle bills are ‘gold standard’ for raising UBC recycling rates: CRI

  Feb. 5, 2025

• Recycling, waste groups voice concerns over proposed tariffs’ business impacts

  Feb. 4, 2025

• WM reports margin milestones for Q4, focuses on Stericycle integration in 2025

  Jan. 30, 2025

• Zeldin is confirmed as the new EPA administrator. What’s next?

  Jan. 29, 2025

• EPR and bottle bills enter a crowded legislative agenda in 2025

  Jan. 29, 2025

• D.C.’s proposed bottle bill aims to tackle high-profile pollution in Anacostia River

  Jan. 27, 2025

• 8 Trump actions that could affect waste and recycling

  Jan. 24, 2025

• Oregon kicks off mattress stewardship program

  Jan. 22, 2025

• Stericycle to pay $9.5M penalty for RCRA violations by former hazardous waste business

  Jan. 21, 2025

• EPA nominee Zeldin advances out of committee for final confirmation vote

  Jan. 17, 2025

• 5 issues likely to shape the waste and recycling industry in 2025

  Jan. 9, 2025

• Canada Plastics Pact sees ‘slower than anticipated’ progress on 2025 goals

  Jan. 8, 2025

• New waste, recycling and organics laws have taken effect in 2025

  Jan. 2, 2025

• By the numbers: 2024 waste and recycling trends

  Dec. 20, 2024

• What’s next now that Oregon has adopted final EPR for packaging rules

  Dec. 18, 2024

• Denver airport’s diversion pilot program tackles waste through ‘valet’ service

  Dec. 17, 2024

• Aspen Waste announces organic expansion into Colorado, bucking M&A trend

  Dec. 16, 2024

• Casella-operated New York landfill to close in 2028; Republic appeals Tennessee expansion denial

  Dec. 13, 2024

• Maryland late on EPR recommendations, continuing work into 2025

  Dec. 11, 2024

• Crystal Clean ‘all in’ on PFAS remediation services amid shifting regulatory landscape

  Dec. 10, 2024

• Maine adopts final rules for EPR for packaging law

  Dec. 6, 2024

• Textile takeback company Trashie expands into electronics recycling

  Dec. 4, 2024

• Kansas county sues major plastic producers, alleging deceptive recycling messaging

  Dec. 3, 2024

• Tennessee university to receive DOE funding for EV battery recycling project

  Dec. 2, 2024

• How to build circularity for PET, polyester textiles: study

  Nov. 27, 2024

• ExxonMobil, other chemical recyclers announce latest investments and partnerships

  Nov. 26, 2024

• Shutdown of WM-backed site for roofing boards from recycled materials still murky

  Nov. 25, 2024

• EPA calls for developing national EPR framework

  Nov. 22, 2024

• Waste Connections’ Chiquita Canyon landfill under pressure; expansion updates for Casella, WM

  Nov. 22, 2024

• 3 takeaways from the US EPA’s latest PFAS progress report

  Nov. 21, 2024

• WM, Waste Connections and Rumpke celebrate MRF openings and upgrades

  Nov. 20, 2024

• Waste Connections to build its first MRF in Colorado in partnership with AMP

  Nov. 18, 2024

• America Recycles Day 2024: News from Biden, WM and more

  Nov. 15, 2024

• Waste, packaging leaders react to Trump’s pick of Zeldin to lead EPA

  Nov. 15, 2024

• Textile recycling efforts pick up steam in LA, New York and beyond

  Nov. 13, 2024

• AMP names former Republic exec as new CEO

  Nov. 12, 2024

• Major waste companies spent $1.45B on Q3 M&A, up from modest Q2

  Nov. 11, 2024

• Injury rates for waste industry workers fell in 2023, but illnesses rose

  Nov. 8, 2024

• NWRA challenges EPA emissions method; landfill operators report initial hurricane effects

  Nov. 8, 2024

• Polypropylene coalition reports improved recycling rates and access, but hurdles remain

  Nov. 6, 2024

• WM completes $7.2B Stericycle deal, takes leading position in medical waste market

  Nov. 4, 2024

• Casella reports ‘mixed’ quarter with notable revenue but unexpected expenses

  Oct. 31, 2024

• SWANA details new EPR guidance in technical policy documents

  Oct. 30, 2024

• WM reports strong Q3, says Stericycle synergies estimate was ‘conservative’

  Oct. 29, 2024

• Stericycle opens $110M medical waste incineration facility in Nevada

  Oct. 25, 2024

• Waste Connections reports record M&A activity, sees good momentum into 2025

  Oct. 24, 2024

• EPS producers say foam recycling is improving, despite bans on related types of the material

  Oct. 23, 2024

• How the 2024 election could affect waste and recycling policy

  Oct. 22, 2024

• With BeyondPFAS, Veolia launches ‘comprehensive’ PFAS management services

  Oct. 22, 2024

• GFL, Waste Pro to pay millions for settlements of EEOC race and sex discrimination lawsuits

  Oct. 21, 2024

• NASA’s new space odyssey: Tackling waste in space

  Oct. 15, 2024

• Landfill expansions advance for WIN Waste and Casella, while GFL delays plans

  Oct. 14, 2024

• Urbaser to acquire Stericycle’s assets in Spain, Portugal

  Oct. 14, 2024

• State resources boost zero waste efforts in Massachusetts and Colorado

  Oct. 11, 2024

• Coalition in EPR-friendly British Columbia reports increased collection volumes in 2023

  Oct. 9, 2024

• NWRA CEO Hoffman says ‘playing offense’ is key to better industry representation

  Oct. 8, 2024

• Recycling industry eyes export improvements after port strike resolution

  Oct. 4, 2024

• LRS releases first sustainability report, unveils emissions reduction plan

  Oct. 3, 2024

• What’s next now that California’s EPR for textiles law has passed

  Oct. 2, 2024

• 9 federal recycling and waste grants to apply for in 2024

  Oct. 1, 2024

• Oregon multifamily recycling report calls for better funding, access

  Sept. 26, 2024

• San Francisco’s BottleBank aims to help in a state with limited container deposit options

  Sept. 25, 2024

• DOE’s $3B funding round includes battery recycling projects

  Sept. 24, 2024

• New and upcoming recycling facility projects boost regional capabilities

  Sept. 20, 2024

• WM to close Maryland MRF and reduce temp workforce as part of upgrade plan

  Sept. 19, 2024

• Northeast MRFs saw 40% jump in commodity values in a year: NERC report

  Sept. 18, 2024

• EPA waste office unlikely to get a Senate-confirmed leader before Biden term ends

  Sept. 17, 2024

• MRF and mill advances expected to fuel North American recovered fiber demand, Fastmarkets says

  Sept. 13, 2024

• One Austin sports stadium’s zero waste solution: build a mini MRF

  Sept. 11, 2024

• What are the federal government’s waste and recycling priorities for the rest of 2024?

  Sept. 9, 2024

• Casella expanding in New York and Connecticut with latest acquisition

  Sept. 9, 2024

• Tribal projects to reduce waste receive millions in EPA, NOAA funding

  Sept. 6, 2024

• Kentucky’s first dedicated glass recycling program partners with growing spirits industry

  Sept. 5, 2024

• Myplas film recycling plant in Minnesota to reopen under new ownership

  Sept. 4, 2024

• California Gov. Newsom signs textile EPR bill into law; vetoes and signs other recycling bills

  Sept. 3, 2024

• GFL and EEOC to settle discrimination suit alleging women were barred from truck driver jobs

  Aug. 22, 2024

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

  Aug. 21, 2024

• Focus on heat illness intensifies after death of Baltimore sanitation worker

  Aug. 20, 2024

• Goodwill positions itself as a growing player in the recycling industry

  Aug. 19, 2024

• Stericycle’s $7.2B sale to WM clears DOJ antitrust review

  Aug. 14, 2024

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

  Aug. 14, 2024

• Circular Action Alliance names its first CEO

  Aug. 13, 2024

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

  Aug. 12, 2024

• 4 landfill stories to follow this summer

  Aug. 8, 2024

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

  Aug. 7, 2024

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

  Aug. 6, 2024

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

  Aug. 6, 2024

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

  Aug. 5, 2024

• Casella touts key mid-Atlantic acquisitions, facility improvements for strong Q2

  Aug. 2, 2024

• ReMA urges federal court to review EPA’s PFAS hazardous substance designation

  Aug. 1, 2024

• 3 tips to boost recycled material supply from NERC’s new ‘living resource’

  July 31, 2024

• Waste companies announce more PFAS projects in July

  July 30, 2024

• Casella acquires Whitetail Disposal and LMR Disposal, expanding mid-Atlantic footprint

  July 29, 2024

• WM highlights M&A ramp-up, investments in recycling and RNG

  July 25, 2024

• Tomra’s AI-enabled sorter now targeting UBCs at MRFs

  July 24, 2024

• Waste Pro recieves first credit rating from Fitch as it charts long-term growth plans

  July 23, 2024

• Pay rose for multiple waste and recycling CEOs in 2023, especially GFL

  July 22, 2024

• Cyclic Materials receives funding from Microsoft for rare earth minerals recycling

  July 19, 2024

• Local opposition puts heat on chemical recycling projects in Ohio River Valley

  July 18, 2024

• Debrand aims to scale textile recycling in US amid growing brand and policy demand

  July 17, 2024

• NWRA and others challenge EPA’s PFAS hazardous substance designation in federal court

  July 15, 2024

• Proposed OSHA heat rule leaves waste industry with operational questions

  July 11, 2024

• The Recycling Partnership’s new chief marketing officer sees power in a good story

  July 10, 2024

• LRS receives credit rating downgrades, hires chief revenue officer

  July 9, 2024

• Landfill expansion projects and debates advance, including Capital Waste site in Georgia

  July 3, 2024

• Recycling label requirements proposed in draft federal bill

  July 2, 2024

• SWANA joins Canada Plastics Pact

  June 28, 2024

• California carpet EPR bill aims to restructure recycling program

  June 26, 2024

• Enviri outlines long-term plans for ‘complete suite’ of PFAS services, rail divestment

  June 25, 2024

• Massachusetts Senate calls for EPR study commission in broader plastics bill

  June 24, 2024

• WM begins work on new Ontario MRFs as part of Canadian EPR program

  June 21, 2024

• Balcones Recycling opens new $68M MRF in San Antonio

  June 20, 2024

• New Hampshire battery disposal ban bill heads to governor

  June 18, 2024

• CompuCycle expansion in Houston further separates mixed plastic from recycled electronics

  June 17, 2024

• EPA says Waste Connections landfill in California violated Clean Air Act

  June 14, 2024

• Battery EPR bill heads to Illinois governor’s desk

  June 12, 2024

• Water treatment company Ovivo expands PFAS treatment, destruction offerings

  June 12, 2024

• New York EPR for packaging bill fails to pass before end of legislative session

  June 10, 2024

• WM CEO says medical business growth makes Stericycle deal an attractive fit

  June 6, 2024

• Colorado’s PRO appoints executive director to manage state’s EPR rollout

  June 5, 2024

• AMP, Virginia waste company collaborate on AI-powered facility to divert recycling from MSW

  June 4, 2024

• WM to acquire Stericycle in $7.2B deal

  June 3, 2024

• Senate hearing touts federal funds and private sector teamwork for recycling wins

  May 29, 2024

• What to know about 4 EPR bills still in play in California

  May 28, 2024

• WM focuses on Dallas region as landfill gas hub with opening of latest RNG plant

  May 23, 2024

• Minnesota governor signs packaging EPR law with mixed response from recyclers

  May 22, 2024

• Long-awaited PFAS regulations renew strategy discussions at WasteExpo

  May 20, 2024

• WM completes $23M MRF upgrades in Pennsylvania, part of multifacility plan

  May 17, 2024

• Casella president outlines growth plans for mid-Atlantic and other priorities

  May 16, 2024

• New York state recycling needs assessment published amid push to pass EPR

  May 15, 2024

• Waste Pro leaders talk employee training and growth plans in the Southeast

  May 14, 2024

• Mittelstaedt touts ‘significant’ labor improvements after returning as Waste Connections CEO

  May 13, 2024

• 4 ways safety managers recommend building trust with front-line workers

  May 10, 2024

• Well-known circular economy specialist appointed as CalRecycle director

  May 8, 2024

• Enviri pauses Harsco rail sale plans but reports positive outlook for Q1

  May 2, 2024

• Clean Harbors announces Noble Oil acquisition, ‘stronger than expected’ Q1

  May 2, 2024

• ISRI says its rebrand to ReMA reflects the recycling industry’s modern values

  May 1, 2024

• Casella highlights pricing growth, infrastructure project progress in Q1

  April 26, 2024

• Stericycle reports progress on workforce and fleet optimization plan, touts new document service

  April 26, 2024

• WM credits cost savings, strong EBITDA margins for positive Q1

  April 25, 2024

• Waste industry groups still seeking legislative exemption to PFAS hazardous substance designation

  April 23, 2024

• EPA’s latest PFAS guidance offers more data but it raises new questions about destruction and disposal

  April 22, 2024

• US EPA designates PFOS, PFOA as hazardous substances

  April 19, 2024

• REMADE conference explores the future of the circular economy

  April 17, 2024

• Stericycle executive talks sustainability, long-term efficiency plans

  April 16, 2024

• Waste industry reacts to PFAS drinking water standards

  April 15, 2024

• Waste Connections alleges broker Haulla stole business by impersonating customers

  April 11, 2024

• Multiple landfills approved for expansion in past month, including WM site in Arkansas

  April 5, 2024

• LRS hires more C-suite execs as company refocuses under new leadership

  April 4, 2024

• Domestic PCR-virgin resin battle faces global headwinds but finds local remedies

  April 3, 2024

• DOE awards $62M in grants for consumer battery collection and recycling

  April 2, 2024

• Legislation, film plastics and data collection take center stage at Plastics Recycling Conference

  April 1, 2024

• Chemical recycling plants are on the rise. What does it mean for MRF operators?

  April 1, 2024

• New book tackles waste crisis at the personal and policy levels

  March 25, 2024

• Collection trucks get AI upgrades to fight contamination

  March 22, 2024

• Waste industry implores Senate for PFAS exemptions under Superfund

  March 21, 2024

• CMI calls for bottle bill policies that prioritize EJ, informal recycling communities

  March 20, 2024

• SWANA CEO envisions collaborative environment to build safety, culture

  March 19, 2024

• Environmental justice funding and recycling resources top of mind at NRC conference

  March 13, 2024

• DOE’s $4M e-scrap recycling prize seeks recovery and reuse innovations

  March 12, 2024

• Stakeholders call for more details on Maine’s latest EPR rules draft

  March 11, 2024

• MRF robotics company Glacier raises $7.7M, partners with Amazon

  March 6, 2024

• NWRA, partner’s new safety program aimed at smaller haulers

  March 4, 2024

• Enviri sees ‘best quarter in many years,’ awaits regulations to estimate PFAS opportunities

  Feb. 29, 2024

• Stericycle to continue workforce reduction plans, incinerator construction

  Feb. 28, 2024

• How 3 major waste companies view business opportunities from Canada’s EPR expansion

  Feb. 27, 2024

• Waste Connections acquires assets from Waste-Away Group in Indiana

  Feb. 26, 2024

• February landfill updates from WM, Republic, Waste Connections, GFL and WIN Waste

  Feb. 23, 2024

• D.C. updates strategy to reach ‘zero waste’ by 2040, including many policy proposals

  Feb. 22, 2024

• Rheaply eyes expansion plans in multiple cities to reuse more furniture amid office rethink

  Feb. 21, 2024

• Casella says acquisition activity, safety improvements marked an ‘exceptional’ year

  Feb. 16, 2024

• SWANA comes out in support of bottle bills

  Feb. 15, 2024

• Waste Connections highlights ‘disciplined execution’ for Q4 and recovering labor trends

  Feb. 14, 2024

• CalRecycle director stepping down in March

  Feb. 14, 2024

• WM touts sustainability spending, ‘strong’ operations growth to wrap up Q4

  Feb. 13, 2024

• Rumpke to supply PET feedstock for Eastman’s chemical recycling facility

  Feb. 12, 2024

• Bollegraaf, Greyparrot partner to boost AI capabilities in MRFs

  Feb. 7, 2024

• Landfill updates from Republic, WM, Waste Connections and others in January

  Feb. 6, 2024

• Balcones Recycling leaders tout strong MRF network, municipal contract foundation

  Feb. 5, 2024

• EPA aims to clarify PFAS cleanup authority at hazardous waste facilities

  Feb. 2, 2024

• Seattle enacts battery and electronics disposal ban to prevent fires

  Feb. 1, 2024

• Colorado’s needs assessment offers glimpse into state’s EPR implementation

  Jan. 31, 2024

• Recology’s $35M MRF aims to process nearly 3 times more recyclables

  Jan. 30, 2024

• EPR, bottle bills and right-to-repair legislation make a return in 2024 with nuanced new details

  Jan. 29, 2024

• Zero-waste advocates see opportunity in EPA’s $4.6B GHG reduction grants

  Jan. 25, 2024

• Layoffs hit Oregon deposit return system

  Jan. 24, 2024

• Vermont Senate declines to override veto of bottle bill expansion

  Jan. 24, 2024

• DOD taps PFAS remediation companies, including Clean Earth, for mitigation research project

  Jan. 23, 2024

• Recycled fiber markets may see recovering demand, sluggish supply in 2024

  Jan. 22, 2024

• EPR, multifamily improvements could boost stagnant 21% residential recycling rate, TRP says

  Jan. 19, 2024

• New Jersey governor signs EPR law for electric vehicle batteries

  Jan. 10, 2024

• Youngstown, Ohio, blocks pyrolysis plant with yearlong moratorium

  Jan. 10, 2024

• California names Circular Action Alliance its sole producer responsibility organization

  Jan. 9, 2024

• 5 waste and recycling trends to watch in 2024

  Jan. 5, 2024

• Binpong app offers a gamification experience to raise recycling rates

  Jan. 5, 2024

• New Hampshire Supreme Court rules in favor of Casella on landfill expansion permit

  Jan. 4, 2024

• CMI calls for bottle bill policies that compensate MRFs

  Jan. 3, 2024

• Here’s where waste, recycling and organics laws changed on Jan. 1

  Jan. 2, 2024

• By the numbers: Key 2023 waste and recycling trends

  Dec. 22, 2023

• Waste worker fatality rate decreased in 2022, but waste remains seventh deadliest job: BLS

  Dec. 20, 2023

• Women’s leadership a key to stronger waste workforce, networking groups say

  Dec. 19, 2023

• Circular Services acquires Midwest Fiber, including 5 recycling facilities

  Dec. 17, 2023

• Shareholder resolution calls for tobacco company to pay to clean up plastic cigarette filter litter

  Dec. 15, 2023

• California MRF says robotics profit-sharing model shows early success

  Dec. 13, 2023

• Waste Connections acquiring 30 Canadian E&P facilities from Secure Energy Services

  Dec. 11, 2023

• EPA says final PFAS drinking water regulation and hazardous designations on the horizon

  Dec. 11, 2023

• Heritage-Crystal Clean to pay $1.16M in penalties for violating hazardous waste regulations

  Dec. 8, 2023

• Major glass recycler Strategic Materials files for bankruptcy amid market pressures

  Dec. 6, 2023

• Republic Services opens first polymer center in Las Vegas in plastic recycling push

  Dec. 5, 2023

• Closed Loop invested $15M in local recycling collection and processing projects in 2023

  Dec. 1, 2023

• New co-presidents to lead Eureka Recycling in Minnesota

  Nov. 30, 2023

• Oregon finalizes statewide recycling list as part of EPR law implementation

  Nov. 29, 2023

• Stericycle sets net zero GHG goal in latest sustainability report

  Nov. 28, 2023

• Colorado’s NextCycle business incubator looks to kick-start new projects in the state

  Nov. 27, 2023

• EPR policies must make space for climate change measures, working group says

  Nov. 22, 2023

• EPA’s $33M in recycling education grants will boost programs in New York, California and more

  Nov. 20, 2023

• What is recycling, anyway?

  Nov. 15, 2023

• Biden touts recycling’s ‘critical role’ in fighting climate change, awards $93M in EPA grants

  Nov. 15, 2023

• Reloop report offers 10 ideas for passing more bottle bill laws in U.S.

  Nov. 14, 2023

• WM’s chief sustainability officer on the future of recycling

  Nov. 10, 2023

• Injury rates for waste industry workers rose in 2022

  Nov. 9, 2023

• Stericycle announces ‘workforce reduction’ plan, lowers guidance

  Nov. 6, 2023

• Casella reports ‘pivotal and exciting’ Q3 due to recent acquisitions and strong pricing

  Nov. 3, 2023

• Beyond Plastics report slams chemical recycling as a ‘dangerous deception’

  Nov. 1, 2023

• California projects emphasize zero waste equity by keeping marginalized groups at the center

  Oct. 31, 2023

• Ameripen study says recycling market development centers offer long-term benefits

  Oct. 27, 2023

• Waste Connections reports Q3 growth despite costs from landfill and employee safety incidents

  Oct. 26, 2023

• WM reports inflation headwinds are easing, shifts timing for certain sustainability projects

  Oct. 25, 2023

• Waste Connections sets more ambitious GHG reduction target, reports lower emissions in 2022

  Oct. 25, 2023

• EPA pours $128M into environmental justice projects, including waste and recycling efforts

  Oct. 24, 2023

• Circular Action Alliance named sole PRO on Maryland’s EPR advisory council

  Oct. 23, 2023

• Tracking GHG emissions of US waste management companies

  Oct. 20, 2023

• Casella to scale up syringe recycling pilot after touting early success

  Oct. 19, 2023

• Coastal Waste expands in Florida with multiple waste, recycling acquisitions

  Oct. 18, 2023

• Chicago launches drop-off organics collection program

  Oct. 17, 2023

• Chemical recycling company Revalyu breaks ground on $200M facility in Georgia

  Oct. 13, 2023

• Maine offers last chance to comment on draft EPR plans ahead of formal rulemaking

  Oct. 11, 2023

• California Gov. Newsom signs consumer electronics right-to-repair law

  Oct. 11, 2023

• California Gov. Newsom vetoes bills on franchise agreements, SB 54 updates

  Oct. 10, 2023

• Chemical recycling aims to scale fast in effort to manage plastic waste, even as questions remain

  Oct. 9, 2023

• LRS COO retires amid other recent C-suite leadership changes

  Oct. 9, 2023

• SWANA names Amy Lestition Burke as next CEO

  Oct. 5, 2023

• GreenDot expands to North America with EPR and plastic recycling plans

  Oct. 4, 2023

• New Orleans to expand curbside recycling, set solid waste master plan, with $5.48M in funding

  Oct. 3, 2023

• Plan for these upcoming waste and recycling conferences

  Oct. 3, 2023

• National bottle bill complexities take center stage at Senate hearing

  Sept. 29, 2023

• Waste Pro, GFL face EEOC lawsuits over race and sex discrimination complaints

  Sept. 28, 2023

• Can manufacturers fund MRF robot in profit-sharing model

  Sept. 27, 2023

• Waste Connections’ landfill outreach covers Seneca Meadows expansion, Chiquita Canyon odors

  Sept. 26, 2023

• Local governments share lessons on new curbside organics collection programs

  Sept. 25, 2023

• LRS CEO Spencer talks 100-day plan for leading fast-growing Midwestern company

  Sept. 21, 2023

• Inside 4 MRF projects getting a boost from EPA grants

  Sept. 20, 2023

• Plastic industry’s $1M ‘Recycling is Real’ campaign designed to reclaim the narrative

  Sept. 19, 2023

• WM opens $30M MRF in Cleveland as part of larger regional and national recycling plans

  Sept. 18, 2023

• California bills on right-to-repair, bottle deposits, labor and plastic reduction headed to governor

  Sept. 15, 2023

• Alabama waste authority set to take over operations of bankrupt Cherokee landfill

  Sept. 14, 2023

• ERI building 3 ITAD and electronics recycling facilities to ‘recalibrate’ for new demand

  Sept. 13, 2023

• EPA announces recipients of $105M in grants for recycling infrastructure

  Sept. 13, 2023

• AI study on polypropylene in MRF streams launched by Closed Loop, Greyparrot

  Sept. 11, 2023

• New Hampshire Environmental Services assistant commissioner leaving for private sector

  Sept. 11, 2023

• WM’s sustainability report shows progress on GHG emissions reduction, diversity

  Sept. 7, 2023

• California legislative snapshot: Right-to-repair, labor dispute bill, bottle bill expansion still on table

  Sept. 6, 2023

• Casella completes $219M acquisition of Twin Bridges

  Sept. 5, 2023

• Recycling in diverse communities requires nuanced outreach, Recycling Partnership guide says

  Sept. 5, 2023

• Redwood Materials raises $1B for battery recycling efforts

  Sept. 1, 2023

• D.C. set to launch curbside composting pilot program in September

  Aug. 31, 2023

• Container redemption rate stayed flat in most states with bottle bills

  Aug. 30, 2023

• With EPA enforcement on PFAS coming, waste groups call for focus upstream

  Aug. 30, 2023

• 4 state right-to-repair efforts to watch now that Apple supports California bill

  Aug. 29, 2023

• Longer-term heat mitigation strategies are employers’ focus as OSHA continues work on standard

  Aug. 25, 2023

• Recycling groups weigh in on Oregon EPR law details

  Aug. 23, 2023

• Louisiana has ‘significant opportunities’ to improve recycling

  Aug. 14, 2023

• LRS gets $3M investment from beverage industry for container collection at its new MRF

  Aug. 11, 2023

• Maine bottle bill update reworks sorting and unclaimed deposits with eye to reuse

  Aug. 10, 2023

• EPA’s hazardous waste site inspections and plastic pollution efforts falling short, agency report says

  Aug. 8, 2023

• LRS names new CEO amid growth, leadership changes

  Aug. 8, 2023

• Waste Connections’ acquisition of Arrowhead opens strategic integration, M&A opportunities

  Aug. 4, 2023

• Darrell Smith leaves National Waste & Recycling Association CEO role

  Aug. 4, 2023

• Waste Connections caps Q2 with acquisition of Arrowhead waste-to-rail network

  Aug. 3, 2023

• Electronics recycling advocates make case for federal support

  Aug. 2, 2023

• Casella aims to drum up support for possible 2028 reopening of Massachusetts landfill

  Aug. 2, 2023

• Republic announces plastic production plant partnership with Ravago

  July 31, 2023

• Casella raises revenue guidance; net income takes hit with one-time costs

  July 28, 2023

• Stericycle meets debt leverage ratio goal, maintains 2023 guidance

  July 27, 2023

• WM lowers 2023 guidance due to commodity prices but reports ‘solid results’ despite headwinds

  July 26, 2023

• House Appropriations Committee approves slashing EPA budget, pulling back EJ grants

  July 24, 2023

• Bottle bill report aims to debunk claims that program costs hurt beverage sales

  July 20, 2023

• Strategic Materials reports lowered emissions, greater waste diversion

  July 19, 2023

• Oregon governor signs hauler-supported electronics EPR bill covering more devices

  July 18, 2023

• New Hampshire asks for public input on landfill rule updates after state bills fail to pass

  July 17, 2023

• Allonnia gets $30M funding round for PFAS remediation, biotech projects

  July 13, 2023

• Michigan lawmakers reintroduce proposal to cover more categories under 10-cent bottle bill

  July 12, 2023

• PIRG report urges ban on disposable e-cigarettes to curb waste, battery fire risk

  July 11, 2023

• Connecticut governor signs waste bill into law but cites ‘concerns’ over long-term sustainability

  June 30, 2023

• Waterhouse: Less plastic production, stronger state laws could curb environmental justice impacts

  June 29, 2023

• Electronics recycler Sunnking sees a new Smithsonian exhibit as a platform for consumer awareness

  June 28, 2023

• Bill pausing permits for new landfills moves forward in New Hampshire

  June 27, 2023

• Environmental Integrity Project and other groups petition EPA for faster action on landfill methane

  June 26, 2023

• Closed Loop and Balcones Resources to operate new MRF in Toledo, Ohio

  June 23, 2023

• WM’s chief DEI officer draws on years in the field to connect with front-line workers

  June 22, 2023

• Plastics manufacturing, environmental justice interests spar at Senate hearing

  June 16, 2023

• Oscar Pocket app aims to ‘democratize’ recycling information with AI and input from the industry

  June 14, 2023

• Casella Waste to acquire New York-based Twin Bridges in $219M deal

  June 13, 2023

• EPR for packaging bill fails to pass in New York before legislative deadline

  June 12, 2023

• Houston, DOJ reach settlement over alleged environmental justice violations in illegal dumping case

  June 9, 2023

• Contentious Connecticut waste and recycling bill heads to governor’s desk, without EPR

  June 8, 2023

• Recycling stakeholders report minor progress in second round of UN plastic pollution talks

  June 7, 2023

• Numerous waste and recycling bills, including right-to-repair and EPR for EV batteries, still in play in California

  June 5, 2023

• EPA memo clarifies handling and permitting requirements for end-of-life lithium-ion batteries

  June 2, 2023

• AMP Robotics settles into new Colorado headquarters as it eyes future MRF tech and AI plans

  May 31, 2023

• Closed Loop Partners fund gets $10M investment for PE, PP recycling initiatives

  May 30, 2023

• As Sen. Carper plans retirement, trade groups reflect on his longtime environmental advocacy

  May 25, 2023

• Minnesota governor signs bills with statewide waste reduction goal, right-to-repair law for electronics

  May 24, 2023

• Waste Connections discusses PFAS leachate remediation deal with Altra Sanexen

  May 23, 2023

• Pay continued to grow for many top waste and recycling CEOs in 2022

  May 22, 2023

• EPA mapping tool shows how rising sea levels could affect hazardous waste facilities

  May 19, 2023

• PFAS prevention legislation model aims to get Northeast lawmakers on the same page

  May 18, 2023

• EPA seeks feedback on its new interactive recycling market mapping tool

  May 17, 2023

• Vermont bottle bill expansion bill up in the air as session ends

  May 12, 2023

• Maryland governor signs EPR, organics and electric vehicle laws

  May 10, 2023

• Maine governor signs emergency law raising bottle bill handling fees

  May 9, 2023

• Clean Harbors says disposal demand and $110M Thompson Industries deal position it well for 2023

  May 5, 2023

• Senate legislation aims to protect waste and compost industry from PFAS liability claims

  May 4, 2023

• Colorado meets major EPR milestone by selecting brand-led producer responsibility organization

  May 3, 2023

• Second former Recology employee pleads guilty in San Francisco corruption case

  May 3, 2023

• EPR missing from New York state budget, but advocates aim to push issue forward with other bills

  May 2, 2023

• Casella sees ‘significant’ Mid-Atlantic expansion opportunities after GFL deal

  April 28, 2023

• WM sees more cost cutting opportunities through labor attrition, new truck deliveries

  April 27, 2023

• Recycling, packaging groups urge FTC to modernize Green Guides

  April 26, 2023

• EPA calls for greater EJ focus in new plastics pollution prevention strategy

  April 25, 2023

• Mittelstaedt back as Waste Connections CEO, Jackman departing

  April 24, 2023

• Indiana governor signs law designating chemical recycling as manufacturing

  April 21, 2023

• Competing EPR bills are stalled in Hawai’i this year, but proponents are playing the long game

  April 20, 2023

• Federal bills for recycling infrastructure grants, composting strategies make a comeback

  April 19, 2023

• New York carpet EPR program start postponed to 2026

  April 18, 2023

• Richard’s Disposal again sues Jackson, Miss., over denial of 6-year hauling contract

  April 17, 2023

• Should more PFAS types be deemed hazardous? EPA seeks feedback

  April 14, 2023

• Maryland EPR for packaging proposal, now a study bill, sent to governor for signature

  April 11, 2023

• AFSCME highlights voices from 1968 Memphis sanitation strike, says issues persist today

  April 10, 2023

• Reports, letters and hearings: How the 117th Congress debated recycling policy

  April 7, 2023

• WM expects major MRF automation and efficiency plans to yield returns at ‘virtually any commodity price’

  April 6, 2023

• Diverse waste and recycling workplaces should include younger workers: NERC

  April 5, 2023

• Maryland EPR bill passes House with major changes

  April 4, 2023

• Connecticut environmental justice law could expand to transfer stations, chemical recycling facilities

  April 3, 2023

• Senate subcommittee debates role of plastics production, recycling in future of US economy

  March 31, 2023

• Connecticut legislative committee approves key waste bill with changes to EPR, disposal fee provisions

  March 29, 2023

• MRF operators and packaging producers say ‘readily recyclable’ definition a key part of Maine EPR law

  March 29, 2023

• Waste industry groups call for Congressional support against looming PFAS regulations

  March 28, 2023

• As budget deadline looms, New York governor and advocates debate EPR and bottle bill provisions

  March 27, 2023

• Connecticut bill overhauling state waste management practices could see big changes

  March 24, 2023

• High number of facility fires in 2022 prompts renewed look at battery recycling efforts

  March 22, 2023

• Miami-Dade County, Florida, approves $44M in recycling contract extensions with WM and others

  March 20, 2023

• Chemical recycling facility bill in Illinois highlights tensions around future permitting

  March 16, 2023

• 6 types of PFAS included in EPA’s long-awaited drinking water regulations

  March 14, 2023

• How environmental justice efforts could bolster New York City’s organics program expansion

  March 14, 2023

• WM acquires large Minnesota composting company as part of Midwest organics recycling growth

  March 13, 2023

• Washington’s WRAP Act, including EPR and bottle bill plans, won’t move forward this year

  March 10, 2023

• Lawmakers press for answers on hazardous waste facilities involved in Norfolk Southern derailment cleanup

  March 10, 2023

• Plastics recyclers examine influence of secondary sortation, legislation and flexible packaging on PCR markets

  March 8, 2023

• 4 ways the waste and recycling industry can build relationships with lawmakers

  March 7, 2023

• Clean Harbors identifies incinerator, PFAS and new service sector opportunities for 2023

  March 2, 2023

• Waste companies shake off lackluster Q4 commodity prices with recycling investment plans for 2023

  March 1, 2023

• Waste companies in the spotlight as hazardous cleanup from Ohio train derailment continues

  Feb. 28, 2023

• Bottle bill or ‘recycling refund’ legislation? Advocates commit to 2023 policy push

  Feb. 27, 2023

• Stericycle touts revenue improvements, previews 2023 capital investments

  Feb. 24, 2023

• To raise recycling rates, The Recycling Partnership advocates for packaging EPR in every state

  Feb. 22, 2023

• Casella previews ‘robust’ year of pricing to offset inflation; notes more acquisitions ahead

  Feb. 17, 2023

• Waste Connections ends 2022 favorably despite headwinds; spent $2.3B on acquisitions

  Feb. 16, 2023

• What’s in store for state recycling policy in 2023?

  Feb. 15, 2023

• RTS acquires Cycle in effort to broaden reverse vending systems at sports stadiums and events

  Feb. 15, 2023

• Lawmakers call for EPA to more tightly regulate plastic production and cut ties with chemical recycling

  Feb. 14, 2023

• EPA agrees to reevaluate MSW landfill emissions measurements in effort to settle lawsuit

  Feb. 13, 2023

• With federal agencies still falling behind on PFAS deadlines, activists seek lawmakers’ help

  Feb. 10, 2023

• Toledo, Ohio, advances plan to build new MRF by 2025

  Feb. 8, 2023

• Minnesota renewable energy bill that could boost landfill gas, anaerobic digestion heads to governor’s desk

  Feb. 7, 2023

• DOE report touts chemical recycling R&D opportunities while noting plastic’s environmental justice issues

  Feb. 6, 2023

• Federal lawmakers reintroduce bills calling for billions in food waste recycling and prevention grants

  Feb. 3, 2023

• WestRock notes global paper market headwinds but touts sustainability investments as growing opportunity

  Feb. 2, 2023

• Oregon’s bottle bill system CEO talks tech improvements, refillables and the prospects for a national system

  Feb. 1, 2023

• EPR still top recycling issue for state policymakers, but plastics and repair laws also on the horizon

  Jan. 30, 2023

• Vermont mulls EPR, bottle bill improvements to catch up on recycling goals

  Jan. 27, 2023

• Connecticut governor backing EPR for packaging and other policies to increase state’s ‘self-sufficiency’

  Jan. 25, 2023

• Carlton Waterhouse, EPA’s solid waste office nominee, to leave agency in February

  Jan. 25, 2023

• EPA proposes further leachate regulations after study finds PFAS at 95% of surveyed landfills

  Jan. 24, 2023

• Clean Harbors says it can destroy more than 99% of PFAS at incinerator facility

  Jan. 23, 2023

• New York Mayor Adams signs ‘skip the stuff’ bill for foodware items

  Jan. 20, 2023

• Virginia state task force calls for more recycling business opportunities, possible EPR policies

  Jan. 18, 2023

• New York governor signs environmental justice law to reduce cumulative pollution impacts

  Jan. 13, 2023

• 6 waste and recycling trends to watch in 2023

  Jan. 12, 2023

• Municipalities that ditch curbside recycling are missing out on revenue, Florida report finds

  Jan. 12, 2023

• New York Gov. Hochul says EPR for packaging a major priority in 2023

  Jan. 11, 2023

• Right-to-repair advocates expect more bills in 2023 after New York success

  Jan. 6, 2023

• By the numbers: 2022 waste and recycling trends with implications for 2023

  Jan. 4, 2023

• Where recycling and waste laws changed on Jan. 1

  Jan. 4, 2023

• What Congress did — and didn’t — get done for waste and recycling in 2022

  Jan. 4, 2023

• Senate passes bill to increase EV battery recycling as part of defense budget

  Dec. 20, 2022

• In PFAS fight, U.S. Composting Council calls for science over ‘unsound policies’

  Dec. 19, 2022

• Senate hearing looks at bottle bills, chemical recycling, other methods to urgently reduce plastic pollution

  Dec. 16, 2022

• FTC seeks feedback on recyclability claims as it reviews Green Guides

  Dec. 15, 2022

• WASTECON: Avoiding miscommunication can strengthen MRF partnerships

  Dec. 14, 2022

• With PFAS rules up in the air, MRF operators seek ways to get ahead of regulations

  Dec. 12, 2022

• Major Michigan waste and recycling bill package heads to governor’s desk

  Dec. 9, 2022

• UN plastics treaty negotiations show initial stances of activists, industry and governments

  Dec. 7, 2022

• New federal bill aims to cut plastics production, favoring reuse and refill strategies

  Dec. 5, 2022

• Zero waste and job creation go hand in hand, activists say

  Dec. 2, 2022

• With $100M in recycling and waste grants now available, EPA schedules info sessions on how to apply

  Nov. 23, 2022

• 3 tips on building more inclusive recycling and waste programs for underserved communities

  Nov. 23, 2022

• Where does chemical recycling fit into EPR policy? Experts say it’s complicated.

  Nov. 23, 2022

• Advocates call for more composting resources in 2023 farm bill reauthorization

  Nov. 18, 2022

• California’s recycling rate fell to 40% in 2021, though organics disposal decreased, CalRecycle says

  Nov. 16, 2022

• Tracking recycling laws by state

  Nov. 16, 2022

• EPA promises recycling infrastructure funds, new reports coming soon

  Nov. 15, 2022

• PureCycle touts upcoming PP facility in Ohio but reports challenges at Georgia and Florida locations

  Nov. 11, 2022

• Injury and illness rates for waste workers hit ‘historic’ low in 2021

  Nov. 10, 2022

• Holiday shopping season won’t save weak prices for OCC, mixed paper

  Nov. 9, 2022

• More PFAS could fall under future drinking water regulations, EPA says

  Nov. 8, 2022

• EPA focused on closing older Puerto Rican landfills to address environmental justice issues

  Nov. 7, 2022

• Facing falling recycled commodity prices, waste companies pivot in Q3

  Nov. 4, 2022

• Waste Connections says pricing strategy helped achieve solid Q3

  Nov. 3, 2022

• Plastic markets fall, EPA urged to update policies and other top recycling stories from October

  Nov. 2, 2022

• Is EPR an answer to compostable packaging’s contamination and labeling hurdles?

  Nov. 2, 2022

• Environmental justice voices in the waste and recycling industry

  Oct. 28, 2022

• Plastic recycling rates are low. Could better data collection help?

  Oct. 27, 2022

• Cyclyx’s $100M plastic project described as a boon for Houston. Environmental groups are skeptical.

  Oct. 26, 2022

• With PFAS drinking water limits anticipated, activists take stock of recent actions

  Oct. 25, 2022

• New nonprofit Just Zero taking a national approach to zero waste and closing disposal sites

  Oct. 18, 2022

• Major brands call for access to 800K metric tons of chemically recycled plastic by 2030

  Oct. 14, 2022

• California’s expanded bottle bill comes with a hefty price tag

  Oct. 12, 2022

• Lawmakers ask EPA to standardize recycling bin labels to reduce consumer confusion

  Oct. 10, 2022

• Republic follows WM, Stericycle in agreeing to civil rights audit

  Oct. 7, 2022

• Thailand to ban plastic scrap imports in 2025, following multiple other Asian countries

  Oct. 5, 2022

• EPA action plan details environmental justice efforts across waste programs

  Oct. 4, 2022

• RMI and Carbon Mapper see better data and landfill upgrades as the keys to cutting methane emissions

  Oct. 3, 2022

• To fight US plastic pollution, California AG calls for more resources and more accountability

  Sept. 30, 2022

• Zero waste advocates: California is making strides, but more action needed beyond EPR

  Sept. 28, 2022

• With more solar panels entering the US waste stream, EPR policy and standards emerge

  Sept. 27, 2022

• New environmental justice office at EPA aims to raise the issue’s national profile

  Sept. 26, 2022

• Resurgent recycling market development programs from South Carolina and Goodwill

  Sept. 21, 2022

• Council hearing features ideas to boost New York City’s stagnant diversion rate

  Sept. 21, 2022

• US Plastics Pact launches program to boost reuse and refill concepts

  Sept. 20, 2022

• California Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to set recycled content standards for plastic thermoforms

  Sept. 20, 2022

• California Gov. Newsom signs many recycling and waste bills, vetoes two

  Sept. 19, 2022

• US Senate passes bill to maximize EV battery recycling for federal fleet vehicles

  Sept. 16, 2022

• US Plastics Pact activators see federal policy as key to achieving 2025 packaging reduction goals

  Sept. 15, 2022

• National Sword kicked off a wave of MRF investments. 5 years later, tech and funding continue to advance.

  Sept. 14, 2022

• Inflation may have reduced food waste, but food banks worry about lower donation supply

  Sept. 12, 2022

• Updated indictment could be coming in alleged bribery case of former Recology employee

  Sept. 9, 2022

• Model legislation for postconsumer recycled content in plastic packaging aims to ‘harmonize’ state policy

  Sept. 7, 2022

• Bio-based packaging companies say mushrooms and seaweed are the next alternatives to plastic

  Sept. 6, 2022

• California bottle bill adds wine and spirits, plus last-minute funding for glass markets and recycling

  Sept. 2, 2022

• California closes another banner year for waste and recycling legislation with numerous bills

  Sept. 1, 2022

• California legislature advances battery EPR and takeback bills, aiming to avert facility fires

  Aug. 31, 2022

• As state PFAS in packaging laws loom, restaurants mull serviceware alternatives

  Aug. 23, 2022

• Ya Fav Trashman fights illegal dumping with cleanups and social media

  Aug. 23, 2022

• Lawmakers, environmentalists say 2032 phase-out target for single-use plastics in national parks is too distant

  Aug. 17, 2022

• Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act with waste implications and $369B for climate efforts

  Aug. 17, 2022

• Massachusetts climate bill includes anaerobic digesters in state peak energy incentive program

  Aug. 16, 2022

• Biogas industry applauds House passage of Inflation Reduction Act with ‘historic’ implications

  Aug. 15, 2022

• Seeking funding and connections, recyclers turn to business incubator NextCycle

  Aug. 12, 2022

• ISRI rejects ‘advanced recycling’ label, says plastic-to-fuel projects should not count as recycling

  Aug. 10, 2022

• Inflation Reduction Act heads to House with biogas and fleet provisions intact

  Aug. 10, 2022

• Biden signs CHIPS bill, spurring hopes that supply chains for waste equipment will improve

  Aug. 9, 2022

• Recession or not, waste and recycling companies say outlooks remain strong

  Aug. 8, 2022

• Stericycle bounces back in Q2 after slow start to the year

  Aug. 5, 2022

• What the Inflation Reduction Act proposal means for biogas producers and alternative fuel vehicles

  Aug. 4, 2022

• Q2 recycling report: Commodity price peak may have subsided, MRF upgrades an ongoing priority

  Aug. 3, 2022

• Waste Connections expects to acquire at least $470M in revenue this year, pricing drives Q2 results

  Aug. 3, 2022

• Biogas included in investment tax credit provisions of Inflation Reduction Act

  Aug. 2, 2022

• Casella hits $1B in annual revenue, updates guidance for second time this year

  Aug. 1, 2022

• Senate passes bills for recycling data collection, rural infrastructure grants

  Aug. 1, 2022

• Houston residents welcome DOJ environmental justice investigation but say more work is needed

  July 29, 2022

• Senate passes CHIPS bill, sparking hope microchip production will help waste equipment supply chain issues

  July 27, 2022

• Oregon's EPR for packaging law committee begins detailed implementation process

  July 27, 2022

• Houston under DOJ investigation for alleged environmental justice violations around illegal dumping

  July 25, 2022

• New York seeks feedback on regulations to limit landfill expansion, update organics diversion law

  July 22, 2022

• EPA chemical recycling debate heats up with letters from lawmakers, activists and industry pushback

  July 19, 2022

• Ocean Conservancy rescinds 2015 ocean plastics report

  July 15, 2022

• EPA seeks feedback on environmental justice action plan, equitable use of infrastructure funds

  July 14, 2022

• South Carolina governor signs electronics EPR law prioritizing convenience over weight collected

  July 13, 2022

• Container deposit rates in most states didn't return to pre-pandemic levels in 2021

  July 12, 2022

• What’s still on California’s legislative agenda for waste and recycling

  July 11, 2022

• Red River Waste bankruptcy sale moves closer to finalization

  July 11, 2022

• Rhode Island governor signs plastic bag ban law

  July 8, 2022

• National bottle bill supporters eyeing 2023 for updated draft legislation

  July 7, 2022

• Detroit Dirt draws from community, corporate partnerships for waste diversion

  July 6, 2022

• House subcommittee members urge 'complementary' recycling efforts but differ on new plastics

  July 5, 2022

• California Gov. Newsom signs nation's most comprehensive paper and plastic packaging EPR bill

  June 30, 2022

• California EPR bill passes state Assembly, final vote must happen immediately

  June 30, 2022

• Congress makes moves on recycling funding, single-use plastic reduction

  June 29, 2022

• Clock ticking for contentious California EPR bill to avert plastics ballot measure

  June 24, 2022

• University of Maine researchers: Circular economy concepts may be overlooking environmental justice

  June 21, 2022

• EPA aims to disburse $375M in waste and recycling funds from infrastructure bill by spring 2023

  June 10, 2022

• Palo Alto, California, amending GreenWaste recycling contract in move to prioritize domestic markets

  June 8, 2022

• How New Jersey’s environmental justice law is beginning to affect operators around the country

  June 7, 2022

• States take new PFAS policy steps as waste industry awaits federal guidelines

  June 1, 2022

• EPA’s Carlton Waterhouse: Environmental justice means thinking beyond regulatory requirements

  May 31, 2022

• WasteExpo highlights big ideas for solving food waste, recycling, data and infrastructure problems

  May 19, 2022

• What does environmental justice mean for waste? Data, community partners can provide greater clarity

  May 18, 2022

• Gov. Polis signs Colorado's EPR for packaging bill

  May 12, 2022

• Dispatches from WasteExpo Day 1: Latinx business leaders, mobile collection apps and PFAS in biosolids

  May 10, 2022

• Waste Connections touts $175M in Q1 acquisitions, 'robust pipeline' for 2022

  May 4, 2022

• Casella forecasts $1B in annual revenue, growing M&A pipeline

  April 29, 2022

• Stericycle reports challenging Q1, detailing recovery from labor and inflation headwinds

  April 28, 2022

• Stericycle shareholders pass civil rights proposal; similar proposals pass at WM, fail at Republic

  April 22, 2022

• M&A trends, DEI improvements and the future of electronics repair are the talk of NERC conference

  April 19, 2022

• Hawaii's EPR for packaging bill fails to pass before end of legislative session

  April 14, 2022

• EPR legislation not included in final New York state budget despite governor's support

  April 11, 2022

• Senate committee again ties on Waterhouse nomination for EPA waste office

  April 7, 2022

• With state landfill capacity dwindling, MassRecycle conference explores recycling remedies

  April 4, 2022

• Ongoing bottle bill expansion debates heat up in four states

  March 30, 2022

• Solid waste worker deaths down 46% in 2021, SWANA reports

  March 22, 2022

• Inslee to sign Washington landfill emissions reduction bill

  March 18, 2022

• Plastics Recycling Conference: Supply solutions needed to meet 2025 demand growth projections

  March 14, 2022

• Notable chemical recycling, EPR and bottle bill updates pass in state legislatures

  March 11, 2022

• Plastic supply pressures create market challenges and opportunities for recycled resins, analysts say

  March 9, 2022

• Global treaty aims to tackle plastic pollution through its full life cycle, including waste and recycling

  March 3, 2022

• CEO says longevity sets Ameresco apart in the landfill gas-to-energy space

  March 2, 2022

• 3 takeaways from GWMS on the future of environmental justice, greenhouse gas emissions and leachate at landfills

  Feb. 23, 2022

• Waste companies worry PFAS research is not moving fast enough as they prepare for regulatory changes

  Feb. 22, 2022

• Waste Connections' James Little calls for faster action on PFAS management, investment in RNG at landfills

  Feb. 16, 2022

• EPR remains top item in state recycling policy debate, but bottle bills and plastic bans also in play

  Feb. 9, 2022

• Federal bills advance to improve rural recycling, explore national composting strategy

  Feb. 3, 2022

• US Plastics Pact releases anticipated 'problematic' materials list

  Jan. 25, 2022

• What’s on the Biden administration’s waste and recycling to-do list in 2022

  Jan. 24, 2022

• New York Gov. Hochul's budget proposal calls for packaging EPR by 2026

  Jan. 21, 2022

• 8 questions about the top trends shaping waste and recycling in 2022

  Jan. 13, 2022

• New Jersey governor signs ambitious recycled content bill into law

  Jan. 11, 2022

• By the numbers: 2021's waste and recycling trends

  Dec. 23, 2021

• Frustrated by collection worker deaths, industry groups target distracted driving

  Dec. 20, 2021

• Fatalities continued to fall in 2020, but waste collection workers still had 6th deadliest US job

  Dec. 16, 2021

• Reuse rebounds: National Zero Waste Conference highlights policy potential in 2022

  Dec. 13, 2021

• Chemical recycling leaders tout circular economy role at SERDC meeting

  Dec. 10, 2021

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

  Nov. 23, 2021

• Incoming EPA assistant administrator touts 'back to basics' approach to climate change, circular economy

  Nov. 18, 2021

• EPA's 2030 recycling strategy turns focus to circular economy and environmental justice

  Nov. 15, 2021

• Aluminum can recyclers call for federal and state 'bottle bills' to hit 2030 target

  Nov. 15, 2021

• How US recycling programs make it work from coast to coast

  Nov. 15, 2021

• Biden signs infrastructure bill with more than $350M for recycling, but local effects still years away

  Nov. 11, 2021

• What's next for HDPE, PET, OCC and mixed paper markets

  Nov. 2, 2021

• Oregon's new landfill methane emissions rules now strictest in the country

  Oct. 21, 2021

• Community engagement is critical to environmental justice progress: NERC conference

  Oct. 20, 2021

• EPA's PFAS road map sets 2023 timeline for finalizing hazardous substance designation

  Oct. 19, 2021

• Searching for operational insight, MRFs comb data from AI

  Oct. 6, 2021

• Loop reusable packaging system expands beyond e-commerce to new stores, including Kroger

  Sept. 28, 2021

• Covanta, Casella, Vanguard Renewables and others continue the conversation at virtual WasteExpo

  Sept. 17, 2021

• Senate committee moves Waterhouse nomination for EPA role focused on waste and recycling

  Sept. 16, 2021

• California governor signs full slate of circular economy bills

  Sept. 14, 2021

• Compost groups say EPA's new PFAS report misses the mark

  Sept. 7, 2021

• Illinois governor vetoes PFAS incineration ban bill over language concerns

  Aug. 27, 2021

• Supporters planning national bottle bill legislation separate from Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act

  Aug. 25, 2021

• To improve glass recycling, MRFs look to pilot programs, certifications

  Aug. 20, 2021

• Progress report: Brands face increasing pressure on recyclability claims in 2021

  Aug. 12, 2021

• Resource Recycling Conference highlights role of markets, labor and climate in municipal recycling

  Aug. 10, 2021

• House passes infrastructure bill, including key recycling provisions

  Aug. 6, 2021

• Casella anticipates further expansion into Connecticut after Willimantic acquisition

  Aug. 2, 2021

• For clues about future PFAS regulations, landfill operators look to Congress

  July 28, 2021

• Progress report: State waste and recycling policies gain notable traction this year

  July 19, 2021

• Cities tackle illegal dumping, ongoing hauler labor shortages

  July 9, 2021

• Oregon governor signs country's second EPR law for packaging

  June 30, 2021

• Maine governor signs nation's first EPR law for consumer packaging

  June 27, 2021

• Amid rising interest in packaging policy, bottle bill changes still struggle to break through

  June 23, 2021

• Shifts in attitudes on EPR could mean quicker policy change: Circularity 21

  June 23, 2021

• Waste industry a 'vital area' for improving climate, EPA nominee says at SWANA landfill summit

  June 21, 2021

• Colorado governor signs bill banning plastic bags and foam containers, repealing preemption

  June 11, 2021

• Connecticut governor signs bottle bill updates into law, doubling deposit value

  June 7, 2021

• California eyes efforts to spur US ratification of Basel Convention

  June 4, 2021

• Plastic resin makers launch $25M recycling fund for PP, PE plastics

  May 26, 2021

• With landfill emissions regulation, EPA enforces once-delayed methane pollution rule

  May 24, 2021

• Florida recyclers take a 'back to basics' approach to public education

  May 19, 2021

• FTC report, Arkansas law could help boost electronics refurbishing sector

  May 12, 2021

• Analysts tout positive cardboard markets, note post-consumer plastic complexities at ISRI convention

  May 5, 2021

• Environmental justice and diversity should be priorities for recyclers, ISRI panelists say

  May 4, 2021

• Waste Connections Q1: Landfill volumes 'above pre-COVID levels'

  April 29, 2021

• Washington governor signs minimum recycled content bill

  April 19, 2021

• Plastics Recycling Conference debates aspirational recycling goals as deadlines approach

  April 14, 2021

• Maine legislature passes landmark packaging EPR bill

  April 12, 2021

• NERC conference explores EPR, refillable bottle and circular economy possibilities

  April 7, 2021

• Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act reintroduced, plastics industry ramps up opposition

  March 25, 2021

• LIFT America Act's infrastructure proposals list landfill gas among renewable energy sources

  March 24, 2021

• Racial justice scorecard says waste companies fall short on providing detailed workplace equity metrics

  March 17, 2021

• Garbage bags, minimum recycled content mandates could help drive demand for recycled plastic film

  March 12, 2021

• Contested California packaging bills stalled, other recycling bills survive

  March 11, 2021

• CLEAN Future Act leads possible string of bills linking recycling issues to climate efforts

  March 8, 2021

• Vehicle-related incidents still leading cause of industry worker deaths, SWANA says

  March 1, 2021

• Virginia governor signs advanced recycling bill into law

  Feb. 25, 2021

• Casella moving ahead with multiple Northeast landfill expansions as capacity tightens

  Feb. 19, 2021

• Waste Connections Q4: $180M worth of M&A in 2020 opens new markets

  Feb. 18, 2021

• Maryland governor signs recycling market development bill

  Feb. 17, 2021

• 2021 could be year for packaging EPR, nearly a dozen state bills in play

  Feb. 11, 2021

• Recycling Leadership Council, key senators call for 'national strategy' to fix system

  Feb. 5, 2021

• Regan confirmed as EPA administrator, after highlighting plastics, PFAS challenges

  Feb. 4, 2021

• EVs, turbines, solar panels pose circular economy dilemma: NIST workshop

  Feb. 3, 2021

• California recycling commission report urges major changes, with many policy implications

  Jan. 29, 2021

• Court throws out rule delaying implementation of EPA landfill emissions regulation

  Jan. 25, 2021

• Landfill operators weigh next steps for PFAS regulation, research and opportunity

  Jan. 22, 2021

• Environmental efforts key for Biden, but industry expects limited recycling policy movement in 2021

  Jan. 20, 2021

• 9 questions about the future of waste and recycling in 2021

  Jan. 13, 2021

• Interim EPA guidance on PFAS disposal, destruction still leaves many questions

  Jan. 11, 2021

• Covanta's $60M ash processing contract in Honolulu signals next step in closing local landfill

  Jan. 6, 2021

• Oregon land use board denies Waste Management's appeal over Riverbend Landfill expansion

  Aug. 14, 2020

• Tracking the future of US recycling policy in Congress

  Jan. 29, 2020