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Daily Digest: Republic landfill health effects studied; pill ring busted at Wheelabrator
Plus, how New York City aims to cut 54 million plastic bottles from its waste stream, new hope for Idaho composting and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 24, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Florence's toxic consequences, new Chinese investment in South Carolina
Plus details on Long Beach, California's new WTE deal with Covanta, the latest landfill solar projects and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 11, 2018 -
Daily Digest: New research on the plastic problem, Nine Dragons buying another US mill
Plus news on the latest AI advances in MRF technology, the newly named "Trash Pandas" baseball team and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Sept. 6, 2018 -
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Daily Digest: WM names COO, buys Pennsylvania company; Waco landfill proceeds
Plus WTE protests in New Hampshire, PAYT concerns in Maryland and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Sept. 5, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Sanitation Salvage suspension upheld in NYC, Wheelabrator closing Florida WTE
Plus Republic reverses course on Illinois recycling cancellation, a $6 million fire in North Carolina and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Sept. 4, 2018 -
Opinion
Letter to the editor: What's really going on in Germany
A German native with decades of waste management experience responds to recent comments made by Waste Connections CEO Ron Mittelstaedt.
By Philipp Schmidt-Pathmann • Aug. 30, 2018 -
Daily Digest: NY DEC joins recycling dialogue, Philly getting $120M digester
Plus news on another Chinese paper mill investment in the U.S., needlestick risks for MRF workers and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 29, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Cracking the code on contamination, Maryland tightens WTE regulations
Plus news on a Rumpke worker's unique injury, Africa's first WTE facility and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 21, 2018 -
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Daily Digest: Multiple curbside recycling programs end, big Covanta deal in Florida
Plus updates on Chinese tariff effects, the Atlanta Teamsters strike and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 10, 2018 -
After its first WTE facility closes, California down to 2
The Commerce Refuse-to-Energy Facility quietly stopped accepting waste in June after more than 30 years of operation.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 2, 2018 -
Covanta's ongoing realignment may get boost from Chinese tariffs
A busy earnings call also covered ongoing growth in special waste, the closure of a New Jersey plant, energy prospects and a surprise effect from the scrap import ban.
By Cole Rosengren • July 30, 2018 -
Port of Amsterdam plant will convert plastic to ship fuel
The process of converting waste to fuel will emit 80% less carbon dioxide than traditional diesel production.
By Shefali Kapadia • July 18, 2018 -
Anti-WTE bill fails to progress in New York
A bill aimed at stopping the Circular enerG project passed the Senate, but didn't get finalized by the Assembly before the state's legislative session ended for the year.
By Cole Rosengren • Updated June 21, 2018 -
Circular enerG sues New York town over controversial WTE facility
The suit claims the Romulus Zoning Board of Appeals has illegally tried to stop construction of the facility over questions about its renewable energy status.
By Kristin Musulin • June 4, 2018 -
Fulcrum BioEnergy's Nevada waste-to-fuel project begins final construction phase
The Sierra BioFuels Plant is anticipated to convert approximately 175,000 tons of MSW into more than 10.5 million gallons of fuel annually.
By Kristin Musulin • May 22, 2018 -
World Biogas Association touts benefits of AD in new report
The report, which was presented to the mayor of Rotterdam on Wednesday, outlines the sources and impact of food waste and an overview of treatment technologies for city leaders.
By Kristin Musulin • May 17, 2018 -
New York Gov. Cuomo opposes upstate WTE facility
Cuomo said the incinerator project is "not consistent" with his administration's goals for protecting public health, the environment and an agriculture-based economy in the area.
By Kristin Musulin , Cody Boteler • May 16, 2018 -
Covanta on the upswing heading into 2018
With the Fairfax facility back at full speed, multiple projects moving forward and Chinese tariffs helping metal prices, the waste-to-energy company is on solid footing.
By Cole Rosengren • April 29, 2018 -
Deep Dive
After the fire: Revamping one of Covanta's biggest facilities after it went up in smoke
A February 2017 ignition caused Covanta's Lorton, VA facility to shut down for nearly a year. How did it bounce back?
By Cody Boteler • April 24, 2018 -
UPDATE: New York has several recommendations for proposed upstate WTE facility
In a letter from the New York Department of Public Service, agency staff outlined several recommendations for Circular EnerG's plan for an upstate WTE project.
By Cody Boteler • April 13, 2018 -
UPDATE: Monday's RFS meeting ended with a 3-month punt
President Donald Trump reportedly decided to extend discussions surrounding reform of the Renewable Fuel Standard before making any decisions.
By Cody Boteler • April 11, 2018 -
North Carolina, Duke University look to pig farms to generate electricity from biogas
Duke is abandoning a conventional power plant in favor of gathering energy from a resource North Carolina has in abundance: pig waste.
By Cody Boteler • April 11, 2018 -
CLF appeals decision to expand Wheelabrator monofill in Massachusetts
MassDEP issued final approval in April for more capacity at a controversial ash disposal site adjacent to one of the country's oldest waste-to-energy facilities.
By Cole Rosengren • Updated May 10, 2018 -
Maryland Senate votes to remove 'green energy' label from Wheelabrator Baltimore
The bill would strip waste-to-energy projects of a tax credit, though the legislation may not make it through the House of Delegates.
By Cody Boteler • April 9, 2018 -
Fiberight CEO suggests delayed facility in Maine will open by December
"It will work," CEO Craig Stuart-Paul said at a town hall meeting this week. "We will prove it to you."
By Cole Rosengren • Updated May 10, 2018
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