Collections & Transfer: Page 55
-
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 -
The image by Mr. TinDC is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0
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 -
UPDATE: Nashville, TN officially starts glass collection service at downtown bars
The program will collect glass from 20 establishments twice daily.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 24, 2018 -
Dallas will mandate multifamily recycling by 2020
The new City Council ordinance is expected to set off a flurry of activity for property owners and service providers.
By Cole Rosengren • Updated June 13, 2018 -
C&D tonnages in Northeast steady between 2006-2013; recovery decreases
New York recovered the most C&D material out of the Northeast states, sending about 1.1 million tons to be recycled or reused at landfills, compared to about 2 million tons of C&D material that was disposed.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 23, 2018 -
Republic working 'tirelessly' to catch up on collection delays in Massachusetts
Officials in some municipalities are saying that service interruptions could threaten contract renewals with Republic Services.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 23, 2018 -
11 groups ask NYC to halt franchising process, re-open for public debate
A letter, submitted ahead of an advisory meeting, drew a response from the city that promised "several" opportunities for public discussion in the coming years.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 22, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Franchising debate already changing NYC commercial waste industry
Heightened attention to safety, new recycling rules, environmental justice politics and ongoing stories from Los Angeles have brought added complexity to an already contentious reform debate.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 22, 2018 -
Los Angeles franchise opponents launch ballot initiative on steps of city hall
With their legal efforts stymied, a group of business owners and property managers is attempting to get a repeal question on the November ballot.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 19, 2018 -
Report: At least 289 North American facilities suffered fires in 2017
New analysis from Fire Rover outlines China's scrap import ban, climate change and the uptick in lithium ion batteries as future risk factors.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 17, 2018 -
Data show Malaysia, Vietnam, India increasing plastic scrap imports
As China tightens imports, other countries in Southeast Asia and around the globe are beginning to import more scrap plastic than before.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 17, 2018 -
Time running out to address mounting Los Angeles franchise complaints
The seven recycLA haulers are doing whatever it takes to catch up — even bringing in staff from around the country — with financial penalties kicking in and elected officials losing patience.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 12, 2018 -
Rubicon goes futuristic with patent for fully autonomous collection
The recently approved patent, along with multiple others, show a growing focus on residential collection for the technology company.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 5, 2018 -
Chicago recycling pilot yields 32% contamination decrease
The city is optimistic after this initial pilot with The Recycling Partnership and is offering new educational tools to all residents in an ongoing effort to fix a broken recycling system.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 4, 2018 -
UPDATE: Houston recycling contract vote further delayed, but resistance wavers
The $36.8 million contract will now come up for yet another vote at the city council's Jan. 10 meeting.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 4, 2018 -
Maxed out Massachusetts MRFs prompt recycling disposal waivers
While markets have tightened, the main issue is a lack of available processing capacity now that MRFs are slowing down lines and often double-sorting material.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 4, 2018 -
Wilkes-Barre, PA considers privatizing collection, only gets 1 bid
Waste Management submitted $15.9 million proposal for three years. Another company said this was all a city tactic in ongoing labor negotiations.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 3, 2018 -
Report: New York collected nearly $103M in unclaimed bottle deposits last year
An audit from the state comptroller's office is calling for tighter regulation of the existing system to ensure all money is being recovered.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 22, 2017 -
NYC transfer station reduction bill dies in last-minute negotiations
Intro 495-C, viewed as a grave threat by local industry and a desperate necessity by environmental justice groups, appears to have run out of time as the current City Council term ends.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 19, 2017
Previous
