Texas county sues to close WM landfill over alleged RCRA violations

Harris County says USA Waste has failed to keep methane emissions at safe levels. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday, calls for the landfill to close and for WM to remediate the site, including its groundwater. 

By Megan Quinn • Oct. 15, 2026

Landfill workers part of strike in Orange County, California

The picketing comes amid stalled negotiations after the workers’ contract expired on June 25, per the union.

By Jacob Wallace • Oct. 13, 2026

Dem-Con advances MSW landfill in Minnesota; resistance to Rumpke plan

Dem-Con plans to convert part of its permitted C&D space to hold MSW, while residents around Rumpke’s Kentucky landfill continue to log odor complaints. Hawai’i, Mississippi and Michigan also have landfill updates.

By Megan Quinn • Oct. 9, 2026

2027 recycling and waste management conferences

Start planning for next year’s notable conferences, which cover recycling, waste management, biogas, policy and more.

By Waste Dive Staff • Oct. 6, 2026

Landfill tonnages are increasing even as facilities close, EREF finds

The Environmental Research & Education Foundation tallied open U.S. landfills for a report last month. It also previewed new data on where municipal solid waste is going during a panel at RCon.

By Jacob Wallace • Oct. 5, 2026

Casella mulls options after early landfill closure announcement

The decision to close its Bethlehem, New Hampshire, landfill a year early comes with capacity and logistics concerns in a state where residents have long protested Casella’s landfill expansion attempts.

By Megan Quinn • Oct. 5, 2026

Casella landfills expanding in NY, closing in NH; Chiquita Canyon audit

Casella is expanding a New York landfill and closing a New Hampshire landfill early. California auditors this week gave L.A. County health regulators low marks on their Chiquita Canyon landfill response.

By Megan Quinn • Oct. 1, 2026

Hazardous waste volumes may grow 4M tons by 2033 due to manufacturing

A Veolia-backed report outlined the need to ensure capacity keeps up with the sector. The company said ongoing investments in semiconductors, autos and biotech are spurring new demand for treatment and disposal capacity.

By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 23, 2026

California governor signs battery recycling, landfill temperature laws

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest moves update the state’s battery EPR law, as well as aspects of its bottle bill program. He also gave CalRecycle more authority following a high-profile issue at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated Sept. 22, 2026

Google, NASA launch AI model to map methane emissions from space

The MAPL-EMIT model, which the tech giant and space agency introduced in a scientific journal, was tested on 25 landfills. It was able to detect 50% more methane leaks than human experts.

By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 18, 2026

Louisiana approves its largest landfill; GFL presents Michigan expansion

GFL Environmental is hoping to add new capacity to its Arbor Hills Landfill, but must get local approval. Elsewhere, landfill expansions continue and closures advance in California and Maine.

By Jacob Wallace • Sept. 15, 2026

Landfill operators push back on New York state leachate proposal

Regulators want to set a 99.9% removal requirement for a wide range of contaminants, inlcuding PFAS. But operators such as WM and Casella say the proposal is unworkable as currently written.

By Jacob Wallace • Sept. 14, 2026

Shrinking Northeast disposal capacity drives waste-by-rail investments

Companies that have invested in waste-by-rail infrastructure gain access to landfill space in other regions, and may see fuel savings, but logistics and other costs are complicating factors.

By Megan Quinn • Sept. 6, 2026

Colorado to offer $14M in landfill gas grants funded by IRA

The state plans to prioritize projects at smaller landfills owned by local governments or nonprofits. Operators of such facilities have expressed concern about meeting the state’s new landfill gas regulation.

By Jacob Wallace • Sept. 3, 2026

Loci Controls launches AI-assisted landfill gas monitoring

The company trained a model on a decades’ worth of real-time wellhead monitoring data to develop actionable insights for landfill operators.

By Jacob Wallace • Aug. 21, 2026

WM revisits Pennsylvania plans; Latest on Casella-operated Maine landfill

In other news, the U.S. EPA also proposed to remove one landfill site from its National Priorities List under its Superfund program and partially remove another.

By Jacob Wallace • Aug. 20, 2026

Republic Services boosts guidance amid improving commodities

The company is seeing positive signs in several underlying dynamics, including commercial construction activity. Other growth intiatives, including polymer centers and PFAS-related business, are also netting returns.

By Jacob Wallace • Aug. 7, 2026

Waste Connections sues LA County for $825M over Chiquita Canyon closure

The company has spent years working to mitigate an ongoing elevated temperature event in an inactive portion of the landfill. Legal filings reveal the event led regulators to impose new restrictions that led to the landfill’s closure.

By Jacob Wallace • Aug. 4, 2026

WM expands autonomous equipment plans at Arizona landfill

WM is running an autonomous bulldozer at the Marana landfill in partnership with Caterpillar and will now add other kinds of remote-controlled equipment. It’s a first for the industry and a way to make operations safer.

By Megan Quinn • Aug. 4, 2026

Q2 earnings results for major waste and recycling companies in 2026

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

By Waste Dive Staff • Updated Aug. 11, 2026

Teamsters workers authorize strike at Republic Services Arizona landfill

The union is taking a more aggressive bargaining approach in light of failed negotiations at a Phoenix yard two years ago. Labor officials said an expanded strike fund is also enabling their strategy. 

By Jacob Wallace • July 30, 2026

WM’s healthcare, recycling projects drive balance in Q2

Volumes are down, but WM has ramped up AI-related projects and considers Stericycle fully integrated, two milestones expected to drive improvements throughout the year.

By Megan Quinn • July 29, 2026

FluxLab’s ‘fast and furious’ campaign to measure Canada’s landfill emissions

Dave Risk, the science lead at emissions measuring group FluxLab, spoke about his team’s latest study, which validated emerging understanding of the landfill conditions that lead to methane emissions.

By Jacob Wallace • July 27, 2026

Washington proposes fee to implement landfill methane program

The Department of Ecology is looking for funds to implement its landfill methane rules. Since they were finalized two years ago, landfill operators have worked to meet enhanced requirements.

By Jacob Wallace • July 23, 2026

Waste Connections raises outlook after Q2 ends ‘above expectations’

The company cited recovering commodity prices, recent acquisitions and fuel surcharges for the improvement. But volume was down in the quarter due in part to “macroeconomic uncertainty.”

By Megan Quinn • July 23, 2026