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Deep Dive
Organics may offer most growth potential for creating renewable energy from waste
Multiple industry stakeholders have weighed in on the obstacles and projected growth of thermal, biogas and anaerobic digestion technologies.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 27, 2017 -
FCC picks up fifth Texas recycling contract
A five-year contract with the city of Mesquite further strengthens the company's presence in the Dallas region.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 27, 2017 -
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti almost halfway to goal of 5,000 new trash bins
The latest distribution of 1,250 new bins is part of the larger Clean Streets program launched in 2015.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 24, 2017 -
Volumes at glass drop-off sites in Knoxville exceeding expectations
Since the city stopped collecting the material curbside it has seen a 63% increase at local recycling centers.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 23, 2017 -
Maryland resort town to test 'game changer' collection truck for beach season
Officials in Ocean City have approved nearly $300,000 for the truck with intentions to tackle high volumes of summer waste.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 23, 2017 -
New York targets illegal C&D dumping in 2-day crackdown
Close to 200 tickets were issued throughout Long Island, New York and the Mid-Hudson Valley.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 23, 2017 -
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Alabama county says landfill-bound trucks are source of litter
Local officials have proposed changing their waste contract or making litter ordinances more severe.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 22, 2017 -
Austin City Council votes against renewing $7.7M Republic contract
The choice of landfill became the main issue around this contract for city facilities and special events.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 22, 2017 -
Deep Dive
DSNY selects Waste Management for $3.3B Brooklyn export contract
Progressive backed out of a similar 20-year contract last year and Covanta was also in the running.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2017 -
Republic reports positive 2016 results, projects returns from ongoing internal updates
Amid a shift away from unprofitable recycling contracts, Republic is seeing results from its OneFleet program and other initiatives.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2017 -
Multiple groups work to remove hazardous waste from remote Alaskan villages
The process of safely recovering e-waste and hazardous substances is expensive, and federal funding is set to expire in 2020.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2017 -
Man rescued from pile of recyclables at San Francisco Recology facility
Recology spokesman Robert Reed told NBC these types of incidents happen "every five to eight years."
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New proposal could make or break possibility of zoned collections in St. Paul, MN
While discussions about an organized collection system have progressed since 2015, haulers only have one more chance to propose an acceptable plan.
By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 16, 2017 -
North Bay Corp. agrees to pay $2M to settle Santa Rosa, CA contract dispute
This settlement comes just two weeks after The Ratto Group agreed to sell all North Bay Corp. operations to Recology.
By Kristin Musulin • Feb. 15, 2017 -
Report: New tariffs on trade will likely increase UK's waste management costs post-Brexit
The report noted many unanswered questions on how environmental regulations and recycling exports would be affected.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 15, 2017 -
Florida county to pay haulers $1.2M for Hurricane Matthew cleanup
The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach will cover the "extraordinary service" pay for higher than normal collection volumes.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 14, 2017 -
Connecticut may become 13th state to adopt Slow Down to Get Around law
The National Waste & Recycling Association's Connecticut chapter president testified in favor of the bill.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 14, 2017 -
Republic to preserve landfill capacity in Boise, ID through curbside organics program
Previous analysis found that up to 45% of the material sent to the local Ada County Landfill is organic.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 14, 2017 -
FCC wins another recycling contract in Dallas region
This five-year contract with the city of Garland will be the company's fourth in the state.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 13, 2017 -
Eureka Recycling faces challenging collections rollout in St. Paul, MN
Switching from bins to carts for automated collection has led to the usual challenges.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 10, 2017 -
Oregon announces pilot to collect refillable beer bottles
Collection will be run through the state's container deposit program and offer new opportunities for glass in the state.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 9, 2017 -
Alaska Waste pilots free curbside recycling to improve low participation
The hauler is trying to figure out why only 20% of its Anchorage customers have enrolled in the recycling program.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 8, 2017 -
Philadelphia to pilot litter index survey using GIS technology
This is the first of multiple steps in the city's new plan to achieve "zero waste" by 2035.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 8, 2017 -
Bigbelly bins collected 112M gallons of waste in 2016
The company's reach has spread to 50 countries in a sign that "smart" bin technology is becoming a mainstream fixture.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Cities are still struggling to fix recycling contamination — and now, it's getting personal
As the move toward single-stream conflicts with high diversion goals, cities from Memphis to Austin are finding new approaches to improve recycling habits.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 7, 2017
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