Why route optimization is the future of waste industry resilience

Route optimization today is more than just logistics; it creates a fundamental competitive edge in the marketplace.

March 16, 2026

Farm bill draft heads to House floor with food waste provisions

The draft was approved by the House Agriculture Committee in a 22-hour markup session last week. It’s the third attempt in as many years to pass a long-term budget for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

By Jacob Wallace • March 13, 2026

Montgomery County, Maryland, explores alternatives as incinerator struggles

Two of three units at the county’s Resource Recovery Facility have come offline amid serious dioxin leaks. The issues have renewed pressure on long-gestating plan for landfilling and diversion projects.

By Jacob Wallace • March 11, 2026

EPA sets municipal waste combustion rules for first time in 20 years

The limits for nine pollutants are tighter than the previous rule but are less stringent than a 2024 proposal. 

By Jacob Wallace • March 9, 2026

New RNG facilities hit lowest level in years; Dem-Con breaks ground on Minnesota digester

A report finds that the biogas industry faced a slow year in 2025 amid regulatory uncertainty and the need for new market outlets. Companies like Maas Energy Works and Taurus RNG reported facility progress.

By Jacob Wallace • March 3, 2026

Minnesota’s MSW incinerators effectively destroy PFAS, study finds

A new study sponsored by a state waste-to-energy group and spurred by Minnesota’s PFAS Blueprint shows the facilities are receiving PFAS but expelling relatively little.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 20, 2026

Clean Harbors looks to spend record cash on M&A and internal growth

The company met its guidance for full-year 2025 and looks to act on growth levers. That includes capital investments and M&A, such as a new $130 million deal with Depot Connect International.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 18, 2026

Republic misses 2025 earnings projections but promotes underlying strength

The company fell short of guidance issued a year ago for revenue, but reported strong free cash flow and a business positioned for growth in environmental services.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 18, 2026

Q4 earnings results for major waste and recycling companies in 2025

Catch up with the latest results from Enviri, WM, Waste Connections, Casella, Republic Services, Clean Harbors and GFL Environmental.

By Waste Dive Staff • Updated Feb. 24, 2026

Waste Connections previews AI, RNG investments for 2026

During a Q4 earnings call, executives highlighted about $330 million in acquired annualized revenue from 19 acquisitions in 2025. CEO Ron Mittelstaedt previewed AI projects for routing and customer experience.

By Megan Quinn • Feb. 12, 2026

GFL details headquarters move, EPR and RNG plans

The company is officially relocating its headquarters to Miami Beach, but will maintain its presence in Canada. The company reported strong underlying business but foreign currency translation headwinds to end 2025.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 12, 2026

Canada explores protectionist biofuel policies, prompting industry pushback

Regulators recently closed the comment period for proposed amendments that seek to boost domestic production of biofuels. Developers of projects that refine gas from landfills and digesters could be affected.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 10, 2026

Treasury releases tax credit language that could spur biogas investment

The agency released draft language guiding the credit, which was created by the Inflation Reduction Act and extended by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Elsewhere, Waga Energy and others announced new projects.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 5, 2026

Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Miami metros debate incinerator plans

Advocates continue to pressure officials to close or cut off waste shipments to incinerators in Minneapolis and the Philadelphia area. But progress continues on an incinerator in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

By Jacob Wallace • Updated Jan. 26, 2026

USDA pauses on-farm digester loan agreements amid high delinquency rate

The pause is expected to affect projects on the cusp of securing loan note guarantees, which are used to finalize project financing. Agency staff cited elevated delinquency rates on digester loans in a letter.

By Jacob Wallace • Updated Jan. 22, 2026

Environmental groups petition to end federal grants for on-farm digesters

A new petition seeks to end the Rural Energy for America Program’s support for on-farm digesters, which environmental advocates say do not provide sufficient benefits and take money away from other, more deserving projects.

By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 15, 2026

Anchorage, Alaska, developing incinerator to extend landfill capacity

The city is struggling with rising energy costs, and it projects that a new mass-burn combustion facility could add 20 to 30 megawatts of power. Officials say the facility could be built as soon as 2030.

By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 12, 2026

RNG producers are still waiting on the EPA; plus news from WM, Vanguard Renewables

In a court filing late last month, the U.S. EPA said it expects to finalize the volume obligations for petroleum fuel refiners sometime in Q1, creating uncertainty for renewable fuel producers. 

By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 9, 2026

How the EPA affected waste and recycling in 2025

The agency under the Trump administration signaled changes to how it regulates PFAS and greenhouse gas emissions and appointed key new leadership.

By Waste Dive Staff • Dec. 22, 2025

With Reworld out, Miami-Dade seeks compromise on incinerator plan

At a county meeting on Tuesday, officials said rival bidders FCC Environmental Services and Florida Power & Light should discuss the possibility of submitting a combined proposal for the much-discussed facility.

By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 17, 2025

Orbital Biocarbon secures key investment to grow biosolids solution

The funding round led by Toby Z. Rice, a seed investor in Archaea Energy, allows Orbital to pursue more contracts in the Northeast, where disposal capacity is tight and concerns about PFAS contamination are growing.

By Jacob Wallace • Updated Dec. 10, 2025

Biofuels get a boost at COP30; plus RNG news from WM, Nopetro and more

A new pledge vows to quadruple the use of “sustainable fuels” by 2035, which groups like the American Biogas Council expect to further fuel demand for renewable natural gas.

By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 5, 2025

New York requires greenhouse gas emissions reporting from waste facilities

The rule would apply to waste facilities like landfills, incinerators and anaerobic digesters, as well as electricity generation facilities and fueling infrastructure. It comes as the federal government scales back its own reporting program.

By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 4, 2025

Raven’s $75M California waste-to-hydrogen facility wins key approval

The company is partnering with Republic Services to build the facility on a closed landfill and accept biomass as feedstock. CEO Matt Murdock said construction will likely begin early next year.

By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 26, 2025

Veolia, Enviri receive FTC approval for Clean Earth deal

Bob Cappadona, Veolia North America's CEO of environmental services, said in a 2025 interview that the deal opens up an expansive hazardous waste transportation and processing network.

By Jacob Wallace • Updated March 4, 2026