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MRF Summit: Procter & Gamble talks EPR, recycling design
The first-ever MRF Summit, co-hosted by SWANA and ISRI, kicked off with a robust discussion about how packaging design influences recycling options.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 23, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Industry fire epidemic, Memphis, Tennessee sanitation workers honored
Plus updates on another worker fatality, Kroger's sustainability targets and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 23, 2018 -
Daily Digest: SWANA Safety Summit gets emotional, new 2030 food waste estimates
Plus news on zoned collection challenges in St. Paul, Minnesota, Taiwan import restrictions and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 22, 2018 -
Q&A
Mittelstaedt: 'There's a reckoning coming' for recycling
Waste Dive sat down with the Waste Connections CEO to talk tax cuts, immigration reform, organics, the future of landfills and, of course, recycling.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 22, 2018 -
St. Louis suburb preserves curbside recycling after public pushback
Neighboring communities could follow suit after processing costs rise throughout the region. Kirkwood plans to continue the program in some form with a drop-off site.
By Katie Pyzyk • Updated Sept. 11, 2018 -
Massachusetts DEP launches 'Recycle Smart' campaign with standardized list
This list comes from months of consultation with the state's largest MRFs. The agency also announced $2.6 million in recycling funding to stabilize local programs.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 21, 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 -
Daily Digest: 2 new recycling education initiatives, latest Chinese import data
Plus updates on Republic's newest CNG fleet, proposed U.K. plastic taxes and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 20, 2018 -
Thailand to permanently ban plastic imports by 2021
Following a temporary import halt this summer, the country now says it needs time to ramp up domestic processing capacity and also honor existing import licenses.
By Katie Pyzyk • Updated Oct. 16, 2018 -
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Deep DiveInside Rubicon's voluminous ambitions
An exclusive interview with Rubicon Global's leadership team on how three new broker acquisitions fit into their master plan.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 17, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Waste Management questions standardized labeling, ISRI calls for tariff relief
Plus news on a Harvest Power fatality, a new PAYT study, "plogging" in Shanghai and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 17, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Public vs. private safety, justice for Omaha, Nebraska worker
Plus news on the expansion of automated collection, a Rubicon Global waste challenge and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 16, 2018 -
France to discount goods with recycled plastic packaging
The government also intends to raise landfill taxes and reduce recycling operation taxes, a move supported by major European companies.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 15, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Food waste investment boom, PFAS in New Hampshire
Plus updates from Vietnam, industry associations, Waste Management and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 15, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Jennings rises at Waste Pro, EPA responds on GHG
Updates on confusion around the federal agency's latest annual waste report, plus news on a composting veto in Massachusetts, landfill expansion in Georgia and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 14, 2018 -
New York governor calls for statewide plan on recycling market collapse
Governor Andrew Cuomo has directed the state's Department of Environmental Conservation to begin hosting stakeholder meetings as costs continue to spike.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 14, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Safe + Sound Week, Republic strike ends in Atlanta
Plus news on a deadly NYC bike crash, new Waste Management fines in Omaha, Nebraska, a bold French plastic proposal and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 13, 2018 -
Blockchain boom hits waste industry
Waste and recycling businesses are proving blockchain isn't a fad and can improve program participation. Companies like Goodr and Plastic Bank are using blockchain to verify pickups and incentivize recycling programs.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 10, 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 -
Could new tariffs be the final blow for US-China scrap trade?
By including multiple scrap categories in the latest $16 billion round of retaliatory tariffs, China could end up curtailing most imports sooner than expected.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 9, 2018 -
Daily Digest: NYC waste reform, mega Virginia landfill proceeds
Plus news on a mixed waste MRF upgrade in California, latest Southeast Asian export data, a Polish garbage mafia crackdown and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 8, 2018 -
Timeline: How the US ended up in a global trade war
Tit-for-tat tariffs are affecting global supply chains trading thousands of products, from washing machines to soybeans.
By Shefali Kapadia • Aug. 8, 2018 -
Daily Digest: EPA's GHG mystery, Phoenix drops Recyclebank
Plus news on a Teamsters strike in Atlanta, Sonoco's new sustainability goals, M&A in Pennsylvania and more in our daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Updated Aug. 14, 2018 -
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Q&AWhat is Waste Management's role in national recycling policy?
Waste Dive caught up with Federal Public Affairs Director Susan Robinson for the company's latest thoughts on packaging, rising program costs and making progress in a decentralized system.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 6, 2018 -
Daily Digest: Quarterly recycling recap, Trump signs Perkins Act
Plus news on the latest plastic talking points, a new curbside organics pilot, bike-share waste and more in our new daily roundup.
By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 6, 2018
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