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Cincinnati partners with Simple Recycling for curbside textile collection
While this effort could divert 1,000 tons of material from landfills per year, local nonprofits are concerned they'll lose inventory.
By Cole Rosengren • March 8, 2017 -
Rubicon announces second municipal partnership with Santa Fe, NM
The deal will bring Rubicon's technology into city trucks to gain more detailed information on recycling rates and other indicators.
By Cole Rosengren • March 8, 2017 -
Report: DOT will not change 34-hour restart rule for truck drivers
An FMCSA study found that proposed changes were not any safer than the current standards.
By Cole Rosengren • March 7, 2017 -
Phoenix deploys new roll-off recycling stations across the city
The eight "ECO Stations" are meant to expand recycling for multi-unit buildings and public spaces.
By Cole Rosengren • March 6, 2017 -
Charleston will stop curbside e-waste collection
Recycling costs for the city's private contractor have more than doubled in the last five years.
By Cole Rosengren • March 3, 2017 -
China's latest national import crackdown is underway
The new "National Sword 2017" campaign began last month and has limited some recycling trade.
By Cole Rosengren • March 2, 2017 -
UPDATE: Kansas City, MO to pay $10M for 'knowingly, intentionally' violating trash rebate terms
Kansas City's local government plans to appeal the ruling, citing budgetary and practical concerns.
By Cole Rosengren • March 2, 2017 -
Exceptional recyclers' cart lids to glisten gold in Des Moines, IA
A voluntary program lets residents flaunt good recycling behaviors following two cart audits.
By Cole Rosengren • March 2, 2017 -
Fort Collins, CO tests out plastic bag drop-off recycling for second time
The municipality's first attempt did not go well, which called for a redesign of the collection bin system.
By Cole Rosengren • March 1, 2017 -
Michelin adds RFID tags in tires to provide fleets with cost-saving data
This move is meant to help companies save on fleet maintenance by responding to specific inefficiencies more quickly.
By Cole Rosengren • March 1, 2017 -
More cities enlist sanitation workers to assist with law enforcement
Programs in Spokane, WA and Kansas City, KS are the latest efforts to get help from workers who know their routes better than anyone else.
By Cole Rosengren • March 1, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Organics may offer most growth potential for creating renewable energy from waste
Multiple industry stakeholders have weighed in on the obstacles and projected growth of thermal, biogas and anaerobic digestion technologies.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 27, 2017 -
FCC picks up fifth Texas recycling contract
A five-year contract with the city of Mesquite further strengthens the company's presence in the Dallas region.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 27, 2017 -
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti almost halfway to goal of 5,000 new trash bins
The latest distribution of 1,250 new bins is part of the larger Clean Streets program launched in 2015.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Volumes at glass drop-off sites in Knoxville exceeding expectations
Since the city stopped collecting the material curbside it has seen a 63% increase at local recycling centers.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 23, 2017 -
Maryland resort town to test 'game changer' collection truck for beach season
Officials in Ocean City have approved nearly $300,000 for the truck with intentions to tackle high volumes of summer waste.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 23, 2017 -
New York targets illegal C&D dumping in 2-day crackdown
Close to 200 tickets were issued throughout Long Island, New York and the Mid-Hudson Valley.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 23, 2017 -
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Alabama county says landfill-bound trucks are source of litter
Local officials have proposed changing their waste contract or making litter ordinances more severe.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 22, 2017 -
Austin City Council votes against renewing $7.7M Republic contract
The choice of landfill became the main issue around this contract for city facilities and special events.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
DSNY selects Waste Management for $3.3B Brooklyn export contract
Progressive backed out of a similar 20-year contract last year and Covanta was also in the running.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2017 -
Republic reports positive 2016 results, projects returns from ongoing internal updates
Amid a shift away from unprofitable recycling contracts, Republic is seeing results from its OneFleet program and other initiatives.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2017 -
Multiple groups work to remove hazardous waste from remote Alaskan villages
The process of safely recovering e-waste and hazardous substances is expensive, and federal funding is set to expire in 2020.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2017 -
Man rescued from pile of recyclables at San Francisco Recology facility
Recology spokesman Robert Reed told NBC these types of incidents happen "every five to eight years."
By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 21, 2017 -
New proposal could make or break possibility of zoned collections in St. Paul, MN
While discussions about an organized collection system have progressed since 2015, haulers only have one more chance to propose an acceptable plan.
By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 16, 2017 -
North Bay Corp. agrees to pay $2M to settle Santa Rosa, CA contract dispute
This settlement comes just two weeks after The Ratto Group agreed to sell all North Bay Corp. operations to Recology.
By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 15, 2017
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