Megan joined the Waste Dive team as a reporter in 2020. She previously covered the recycling industry as senior reporter for Scrap News, where she learned about the industry at scrapyards and steel mills. She is originally from Colorado, where she covered everything from fracking lawsuits to pet parades at several daily and weekly newspapers. She lives in Washington, D.C.
24 articles by Megan Quinn
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Lawmakers in New York, Maine name packaging EPR among top priorities at Plastics Recycling Conference
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 -
California legislators take aim at plastics with new bill package, including contested producer responsibility plan
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 -
Recycling market development bill headed for governor's signature in Maryland
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