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San Diego continues cleanup campaign; 500 tons collected since September
All the material is taken to landfill because it is not in good enough condition to recycle, a city spokesperson said.
By Cody Boteler • April 16, 2018 -
How Sacramento County, CA plans to fix recycling without raising rates
The county is rolling out a pilot this week after months of contract transitions, due in part to persistently high contamination rates.
By Cole Rosengren • April 12, 2018 -
Slow Down to Get Around advances in several states
Kansas, Maryland and Ohio all saw safety bills move forward as legislative sessions came to an end.
By Cody Boteler • April 12, 2018 -
New York company apologizes for price collusion after settlement
Taylor Garbage Service and Bert Adams Disposal will pay a collective $1.55 million in various penalties for nearly two years of bid rigging.
By Cole Rosengren • April 11, 2018 -
With ELD enforcement here, how do supply chains return to 'normal'?
Enforcement of the electronic logging device mandate will have a ripple effect across all parts of the value chain.
By Shefali Kapadia • April 10, 2018 -
UPDATE: EPA to end HHW collection in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico
After months of collection, the agency says the volume of material has "decreased dramatically," so curbside collection of household hazardous waste is no longer needed.
By Cole Rosengren , Cody Boteler • April 5, 2018 -
Pratt Recycling president talks future of markets at NERC workshop
Myles Cohen said the contamination problems behind China's new policies are a self-inflected wound. "We as an industry need to fix this," he said. "We did this to ourselves."
By Cody Boteler • April 4, 2018 -
Enforcement of ELD mandate begins
Drivers operating trucks without electronic logging devices will be placed out of service for 10 hours.
By Shefali Kapadia • April 3, 2018 -
UPDATE: China seizes 110,000 metric tons of 'smuggled waste,' arrests 52 so far in 2018
In an ongoing crackdown on smuggled material, China says it has seized hundreds of thousands of tons of illegal waste and "smashed" smuggling rings.
By Cole Rosengren , Cody Boteler • April 3, 2018 -
Zerocycle boasts increased participation, tonnage in two trial cities
Zerocycle's methods resulted in an increase in total tonnage collected in Buffalo, NY and an increase in recycling participation in Cincinnati, OH.
By Cody Boteler • April 3, 2018 -
South Carolina town ditches Waste Pro, single stream recycling in new contract
Summerville inked a contract with Carolina Waste & Recycling, though for now, recycling is limited to cardboard and paper.
By Cody Boteler • April 2, 2018 -
Reno, Nevada may stop penalizing businesses that break Waste Management contract
The proposed moratorium comes two months after the city voted to approve a performance survey of Waste Management.
By Kristin Musulin , Cole Rosengren • Updated May 25, 2018 -
As Canada moves toward legalizing marijuana, Micron Waste gears up for processing, disposal
Cannabis cultivation creates a specialty waste stream that needs to be properly processed and disposed.
By Cody Boteler • March 29, 2018 -
MassRecycle 2018: Municipalities should brace for more expensive recycling
Speakers offered a range of insight on adapting to market conditions, from municipal contracting to World Trade Organization politics, at the state's biggest industry event.
By Cole Rosengren • March 27, 2018 -
Tonnage up, diversion flat in St. Paul, MN under Eureka Recycling program
St. Paul saw its total tonnage of collected recyclables increase by 13% between 2016 and 2017, though its diversion rate is still below a city goal.
By Cody Boteler • March 26, 2018 -
Nashville, TN looking for ways to fund bi-weekly recycling collection by 2020
Recycling service is only offered monthly right now, but local officials think they could change that with state and nonprofit grants.
By Cole Rosengren • March 23, 2018 -
UPDATE: Houston City Council approves one-year recycling extension with Waste Management
The current deal was set to expire this week, but will now run through March 2019.
By Cole Rosengren • March 22, 2018 -
UPDATE: New Mexico city narrows list of recyclables while awaiting new contract terms
The South Central Solid Waste Authority, which services Las Cruces, is asking residents to voluntarily focus on recycling just five categories.
By Cole Rosengren • March 19, 2018 -
Republic Services driver killed in Missouri train crash
The second deadly incident involving a train and a collection truck this year is being investigated by police.
By Cody Boteler • March 15, 2018 -
Trucking adds jobs at fastest rate since 2015
Not only did February beat market expectations for job growth, but the trucking industry is exploding with 5,600 added jobs last month.
By Kate Patrick Macri • March 13, 2018 -
Georgia legislature considers raising disposal fee
Already approved in the state Senate, a bill now in the House would raise the disposal fee from $1 per ton to $3 per ton.
By Cody Boteler • March 13, 2018 -
Summerville, SC moves to break Waste Pro contract
The company was given a 30-day window to correct service issues in January. Now, the town is considering ending the contract.
By Cody Boteler • March 12, 2018 -
Q&A
Women in Waste: How Pink Trash strives to be 'more than just a business'
Waste Dive caught up with execs from Wilmington, NC-based Pink Trash to discuss the power of community engagement and encouraging female leadership.
By Kristin Musulin • March 8, 2018 -
Permission granted by LA Sanitation & Environment
Los Angeles franchise complaints down 68%
The Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation received nearly 5,600 missed pickup complaints connected to RecycLA in January. In February, that number dropped to around 1,700.
By Cody Boteler • March 8, 2018 -
Stifel's Hoffman talks tax cuts and recycling economics
"We spent the last 20 years addicted to this," said Hoffman about the expectation that everything can be recycled. "We have to have an honest conversation."
By Cole Rosengren • March 8, 2018
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