Corporate

Waste Connections wins appeal over $5.1M landfill penalty in California

The issue between Los Angeles County's Department of Public Works and the Chiquita Canyon Landfill came down to whether clean soil qualified as solid waste or beneficial reuse material.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2019
Pressure mounts on one of Tunnel Hill's two Ohio landfills

Ongoing odor complaints at the Sunny Farms site have prompted state enforcement action, a citizen lawsuit and opposition from local municipalities. Now, its fate could hinge on an upcoming county license vote.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2019
Massachusetts city, hauler head to trial over post-China recycling contract terms

A recent ruling in an ongoing suit between New Bedford and ABC Disposal found that while National Sword doesn't qualify as a force majeure event, it might still count as an "uncontrollable circumstance."

By Igor Geyn
Covanta celebrates record-setting year, looks to more international growth

CEO Steve Jones sees a 5-10 year window of continuous expansion in the U.K., and the company recently announced a new deal in the Philippines.

By Cole Rosengren , Rina Li • Feb. 19, 2019
Waste Connections did $1B worth of acquisitions in 2018, foresees another 'outsized year'

During the Q4 earnings call, executives also discussed public pressure on plastics, the viability of franchising and ongoing labor trends.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 15, 2019
Waste Management going on sustainability 'offensive,' buying more landfills

As the company's results continue to reach record highs, its stated focus is to keep spending on "technology and people" — including shareholders.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 15, 2019
Los Angeles City Council approves RecycLA settlement with seven service providers

A new contract amendment will bring a number of changes to the major franchise program — including city funding to cover controversial recycling service fees and a higher contamination threshold.

By Cole Rosengren , Rina Li • UPDATED: Feb. 20, 2019 at 6 p.m.
Inside Republic's recycling messaging, and an Arizona MRF, with two VPs

Pete Keller and Richard Coupland, the company's primary public faces on recycling, recently met with Waste Dive to talk contract pricing, GHG calculations, end markets and more.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 14, 2019
Q&A
Stericycle's Maricha Ellis on combating the opioid epidemic

Waste Dive caught up with Stericycle's VP of marketing and sales operations to discuss the waste industry's role in addressing the escalating crisis.

By Rina Li • Feb. 14, 2019
Macquarie acquires Northeast disposal company Tunnel Hill Partners

The buyout of this vertically-integrated player, which has assets from Ohio to Massachusetts, is spurred by ever-tightening regional disposal capacity.

By Cole Rosengren • UPDATED: Feb. 13, 2019 at 8:08 a.m.
Republic Services has 'overcome' China hurdle, says recycling success up to customers

Reporting favorable 2018 earnings, CEO Don Slager projected slow and steady progress on labor retention, technology updates and M&A.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 08, 2019
Rubicon Global sets sights overseas with new international role

The promotion of Renaud de Viel Castel to SVP of global expansion is being touted as the company's first serious foray into foreign deals.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 08, 2019
Column
Scrap Collector: Time for federal action on plastic pollution?

Plus: mussels losing their grip to microplastics, Recology MRF workers struggling with needle influx and UK politicians calling for an end to plastic waste exports abroad.

By Rina Li • Feb. 08, 2019
Report identifies factors in Advanced Disposal landfill slope failure that left one dead

A third-party root cause analysis, recently approved by Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, breaks down the complex factors behind a February 2017 incident at the Greentree Landfill.

By Igor Geyn
Waste Connections pushing for Nebraska landfill expansion after previous rejection

The Butler County Landfill, which is expected to reach capacity by 2024, was previously the subject of a lawsuit that went all the way to the Nebraska Supreme Court.

By Rina Li • Feb. 07, 2019
Q&A
Waste Management CEO talks climate change, ocean plastic and 'zero waste'

Waste Dive sat down with Jim Fish for an exclusive interview at the company's sustainability forum in Phoenix to parse out its latest environmental messaging.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 06, 2019
Baltimore mayor to sign legislation that could close local incinerators

Mayor Catherine Pugh has now confirmed she will sign the Baltimore Clean Air Act, which mandates stringent emissions standards that could reportedly force Wheelabrator Baltimore and Curtis Bay Energy to shut down.

By Cole Rosengren , Rina Li • UPDATED: Feb. 13, 2019 at 9:47 a.m.
Waste Connections could pay up to $4.5M for Chiquita Canyon Landfill monitoring requirements

The monitoring, including mandated quarterly reports, is part of a contentious 2017 permit approval from county officials that the company has repeatedly chafed at in the past.

By Cody Ellis • Feb. 04, 2019
3 companies bid to oust Waste Management for Omaha, Nebraska contract

Waste Connections, FCC Environmental and West Central Sanitation are also after the 10-year deal, which is one of the largest contracts in the country currently up for grabs.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 04, 2019
Court decision throws a wrench in Wisconsin city's landfill expansion protest

Officials in Mayville, Wisconsin have flagged the possible environmental consequences of a proposed vertical expansion at Advanced Disposal's Glacier Ridge Landfill.

By Rina Li • Feb. 04, 2019
Deep Dive
How recycling is changing in all 50 states

The latest updates come from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 01, 2019
Column
Scrap Collector: Baltimore and Detroit incinerators gettin' burnt

Plus: EPA's expected decision against regulating hazardous PFAS in drinking water, and Bali's pollution-tackling tourist tax.

By Rina Li • Feb. 01, 2019
Q&A
Inside Vanguard Renewables, the Northeast's biggest food waste recycler

The Massachusetts company recently opened its latest farm-based anaerobic digester, with seven more on the way. Waste Dive sat down with CEO John Hanselman to learn why his business works where others have failed.

By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 31, 2019
Gap exists between waste, recycling businesses' technology desires and implementation

A new AMCS report highlights steps that businesses of different capabilities can take to become more digitized.

By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 30, 2019
New Jersey landfill under fire for mid-inspection sewage violation

The violation, which occurred last summer, was recently made public by Kearny's mayor, who is calling for closure and a criminal investigation of the Waste Management-operated site.

By Rina Li • Jan. 30, 2019