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

Tennessee packaging EPR bill revamped with small business, county exemptions

The bill takes a business-centric approach to recycling, a key difference from other state EPR programs. It also allows certain small businesses and counties with fewer than 200,000 residents to opt out of the program.

By Megan Quinn • Feb. 10, 2026

EPA extends coal ash landfill monitoring, cleanup deadlines

The agency is now delaying a cleanup requirement until 2032. This is part of a broad push by the Trump administration to support fossil-fueled power plants.

By Ethan Howland • Feb. 10, 2026

Michigan OKs Republic hazardous landfill expansion; Georgia county closing site

Republic Services received approval to expand its Wayne Disposal landfill. Public officials are facing difficult decisions due to the finances of their landfills in states like Georgia and Pennsylvania.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 9, 2026

WM to acquire Waste Resources in California

The company, which offers residential and commercial hauling in parts of Southern California, has franchise agreements in several cities that have provided approval to change contracts over to WM service.

By Megan Quinn • Feb. 6, 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

Republic Services acquiring Hamm landfill and MRF in Kansas

The landfill has served Kansas’ sixth-largest municipality for decades. The MRF began accepting waste in 2015 and was an early adopter of Stadler technology.

By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 4, 2026

Vape waste legislation and pilots increase due to facility fire issues

New bills in California and New Jersey, and programs in New York and Missouri, aim to reduce recycling and waste facility fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in what some are calling the “vape effect.”

By Megan Quinn • Feb. 3, 2026

Landfill solar projects still have bright future, but face practical limitations

The United States now has hundreds of installations on closed landfills, though the remaining sites may be limited by shifting federal policy, remediation costs and geography.

By Leslie Nemo • Feb. 2, 2026

The 2026 outlook for the waste and recycling industry

Economic and policy shifts could impact waste and recycling business in 2026, including M&A deals, state recycling legislation, and regulations for PFAS and landfills.

By Waste Dive Staff • Jan. 30, 2026

WM signals optimism in Q4 despite healthcare solutions integration

WM CEO Jim Fish says sustainability investments paid off in 2025, with six more RNG projects and four recycling projects due in 2026. Improvements to its Stericycle integration should help margins.

By Megan Quinn • Jan. 29, 2026

Food was one-fifth of waste Wisconsinites sent to landfills, report finds

The state is exploring options to improve market conditions for composters and anaerobic digesters, including raising landfill tipping fees and reviving a market development board.

By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 27, 2026

Solid waste workers experienced higher injury rates in 2024

Solid waste workers experienced fewer recorded illnesses in 2024, but landfill workers reported higher illness cases. BLS injury and illness data for 2024 was delayed due to the government shutdown in the fall.

By Megan Quinn • Jan. 22, 2026

Trump signs $8.8B EPA budget bill

The funding is about 4% less than last year but over 50% more than a previous White House proposal. It cuts funding for Superfund activities but maintains other research funding for landfill methane and PFAS.

By Megan Quinn • Updated Jan. 26, 2026

Recycling app Scrapp launches innovation pilot in Miami-Dade County

Scrapp, a company offering recycling education and data analytics, is partnering with Miami-Dade County to help divert waste from disposal. The pilot got a boost from a $100,000 county innovation grant.

By Megan Quinn • Jan. 14, 2026

Casella fined $1.9M amid New Hampshire landfill debate; GFL seeks Michigan expansion

The New Hampshire Senate passed a landfill permit reform bill. Meanwhile, GFL Environmental plots an expansion, Republic Services extends the life of a landfill and Coastal Waste & Recycling contends with odor complaints.

By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 14, 2026

GFL Environmental, LRS swap assets in Arkansas and Indiana

The deal strengthens the companies' respective footprints in each state. LRS is deepening its Indiana ties after securing an Indianapolis collection contract, while GFL is acquiring a C&D landfill.

By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 13, 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

5 themes that could shape waste and recycling in 2026

Macroeconomic trends, including cooling inflation and continued commodity headwinds, are expected to impact the industry. Regulations, especially around PFAS, EPR and landfills, will also play a role in the coming year.

By Jacob Wallace , Megan Quinn • Jan. 8, 2026

New Jersey court upholds key environmental justice law

Recyclers argued the state's Department of Environmental Protection overstepped its authority and blocked business operations. But an appeals court said DEP appropriately applied the EJ law.

By Megan Quinn • Jan. 7, 2026

Where new 2026 recycling and waste laws are taking effect

Colorado, Oregon, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Vermont and Washington have new laws, including electronics and battery EPR and right-to-repair policies.

By Megan Quinn • Jan. 5, 2026

2025’s notable waste and recycling acquisitions

The year saw notable deal announcements involving GFL Environmental, Veolia, Enviri, WM, Republic Services, Waste Connections, Casella Waste Systems, FCC Environmental Services, LRS and more.

By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 23, 2025

By the numbers: What impacted waste and recycling in 2025

Take a look back at the year's notable data points on policy, regulation, labor, recycling trends and more.

By Megan Quinn , Jacob Wallace , Cole Rosengren • Dec. 23, 2025

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

Colorado adopts its own landfill emissions rule for the first time

The new regulation adopts several new rules designed to tighten emissions monitoring and reduction, including the approval of satellite and drone monitoring systems.

By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 19, 2025