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How the waste industry is building a cannabis tolerance
As legalization sweeps the U.S., companies have to figure out how this affects labor rights, safety and collection protocols.
By Cole Rosengren • March 8, 2018 -
Once diverted, Edmonton, Canada is sending its food waste to landfill
Composting accounted for 16% of the material that Edmonton diverted from its landfill, until structural problems caused the compost facility to shut down.
By Cody Boteler • March 8, 2018 -
Omaha, NE mayor continues work on $500M request for bids
SCS Engineers, which is helping develop the request, says a new hauling contract could top $500 million over 20 years. Omaha currently pays Waste Management about $16 million annually.
By Cody Boteler • March 7, 2018 -
UPDATE: Waste Pro gets permit reprieve in North Carolina county after service issues
Henderson County officials previously threatened to revoke the company’s permit, but have since seen improvement.
By Cole Rosengren • March 7, 2018 -
Waste Management, Florida legislator reach deal to kill ‘no pickup, no pay’ bill
The company already has plans to work with Palm Bay to discuss twice-weekly collection and has to publicize a phone number for Palm Bay residents to call in the event of missed service.
By Cody Boteler • March 5, 2018 -
The Recycling Partnership details results from 3 pilot cities
The nonprofit’s 2017 work in Atlanta, Denver and Chicago helped build on existing educational tactics for urban areas with a focus on contamination.
By Cole Rosengren • March 5, 2018 -
Everyone wants better data; who pays for it, and what’s the best way to get it?
All levels of government were represented at the first-of-its-kind Measurement Matters Summit in Chattanooga, TN, to hash out standardized data for a better national conversation.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 28, 2018 -
San Diego offering limited permits to small haulers for community composting
Proponents say this will help advance the city’s “zero waste” agenda. Large haulers say it will deprive the city of franchise fees needed to fund infrastructure.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 22, 2018 -
Virginia grand jury indicts driver of garbage truck involved in fatal Amtrak crash
Dana W. Naylor Jr. has been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of DUI maiming.
By Cody Boteler , Jordan Schultz • Updated June 11, 2018 -
Deep Dive
New York City debuts first-of-its-kind commercial waste safety manual
This free resource — developed by officials, haulers, unions and advocates — comes at a time of increasing urgency around safety reforms in the city.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 20, 2018 -
UPDATE: Houston to resume bulk waste, tree waste collection
Months after Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston, sanitation workers have the resources to collect bulk waste and yard waste once again.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 15, 2018 -
Los Angeles councilmember moves to exit RecycLA franchise program
The motion asks the city attorney to provide details on the process of exiting the $3.5 billion program. Canceling the arrangement would likely be complicated.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 14, 2018 -
CalRecycle announces additional crews for wildfire debris cleanup
The state agency said crews have removed 26,892 tons of material and debris from the Thomas Wildfire so far.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 14, 2018 -
Nonprofit recycling system in St. Paul, MN ices over
The city doesn’t clear alleys of snow and ice, causing some residents to go weeks at a time without recycling collection.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 14, 2018 -
Safety in the spotlight with numerous ‘Slow Down’ bills, more public attention
A new “Safety Stand Down” on backing and the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation strike have been raising awareness of the issue.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 13, 2018 -
UPDATE: Bloomington, IL votes down privatization plan
The Bloomington City Council voted 5-3 to explore raising collections fees instead.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 13, 2018 -
China ban disruption forces Belmont, MA to split recycling costs with local hauler
The town voted to amend its contract — despite expiring at the end of June — after FW Russell & Sons threatened litigation or service disruption.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 9, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Behind the curtain of the Los Angeles franchise rollout
All seven service providers — including Waste Management, Republic Services and Athens Services — publicly addressed transition issues for the first time during a six-hour hearing.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 8, 2018 -
New heavy-duty truck orders hit highest level in over a decade
A trucking supply and demand imbalance is contributing to unusually high order activity.
By Jennifer McKevitt • Feb. 8, 2018 -
Raleigh, NC partners with Simple Recycling for curbside textiles
Following a model from other states, Simple Recycling is moving to North Carolina’s capital to offer free curbside textile recycling.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 6, 2018 -
Sanitation worker killed in collision with train carrying congressional Republicans
While the incident gained notoriety because the train was carrying a group of Republican lawmakers, it also marks the sixth collection worker killed on the job in 2018.
By Cody Boteler • Feb. 1, 2018 -
UPDATE: DSNY awards Resource Recycling Systems $1M contract for ‘save-as-you-throw’ study
The three-year deal is a notable step forward in what is expected to be a complex implementation process.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 29, 2018 -
Massachusetts DEP: Local recyclers faced ‘perfect storm’ of hard factors this winter
A combination of heavy snow, low temperatures, high holiday volumes and Chinese import policies led to 30 state disposal ban waivers in recent months.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 26, 2018 -
Recycling market suffering from transport capacity shortage
“Recycling materials, whether for sale or purchase, are not very high in supply chain need,” said Avery Vise, vice president of trucking research at FTR.
By Jennifer McKevitt • Jan. 26, 2018 -
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Baltimore to spend $15M on Ecube’s smart trash bins
The city chose Ecube, a Korea-based company, over Boston-based Bigbelly to install thousands of smart trash bins.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 25, 2018
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