Daily Digest: NY DEC joins recycling dialogue, Philly getting $120M digester

Plus news on another Chinese paper mill investment in the U.S., needlestick risks for MRF workers and more in our daily roundup.

By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 29, 2018

New York hauler sues city over suspension, claiming lack of due process

Sanitation Salvage equated the city's move to "a death sentence" and accused Mayor Bill de Blasio of defamation. So far, he shows no sign of changing his tone.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated Aug. 28, 2018

Daily Digest: China's effects on RecycLA, Phoenix's creative driver apprenticeships

Plus news on a worker fatality in Louisiana, next-level plastic bag policy in the U.K. and more in our daily roundup.

By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 27, 2018

Employers and workers at odds over retirement preparation

Most employers (72%) in a U.S. study believe workers don't think about retirement until it draws near, yet only 40% of workers say this is true.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • 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

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

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

Waste Pro's Sean Jennings on his plans as new president

At 27, Jennings is one of the youngest presidents of a large U.S. waste company. How will that influence his thinking about management, recruitment and retention?

By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 20, 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

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: 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

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

Daily Digest: Rubicon container battles, second Rumpke fatality

Updates from the ongoing legal fight between Rubicon Global and Waste Connections. Plus news on a Texas landfill expansion, government fraud in California, and more in our daily roundup.

By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 9, 2018

Study: Cab drivers, not truckers, at risk with AV proliferation

The research found that truckers are unlikely to be significantly affected because of the existing driver shortage and the belief that autonomous tech will support, instead of replace, them.

By Jason Plautz • 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

Paid leave: How do the new proposals stack up?

Employers and their advocates say businesses are generally open to paid leave, but can't cope with a patchwork of requirements. Stakeholders are searching for a middle ground.

By Jennifer Carsen • Aug. 7, 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

Organics now generating more revenue than recycling for Casella

The situation is unique due to a large sludge contract, but it still highlights ongoing drag for what was otherwise reported as a successful second quarter.

By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 6, 2018

Advanced Disposal previews tech for drivers and customers, touting competitive edge

The Florida company also said in its Q2 earnings call it expects a busier second half of the year for M&A and continues to feel industrywide recycling effects.

By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 3, 2018

OSHA proposes scaling back electronic recordkeeping rule

Some of the regulation's Obama-era requirements, however, would remain on the books.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Aug. 1, 2018

Waste Management: Recycling revenue still down, driverless pilot coming

The company no longer expects commodity prices to rebound this year, but is increasingly optimistic about all else. Plus, executives discussed multiple new labor retention initiatives. 

By Cole Rosengren • July 25, 2018

Number of employees offered employer healthcare is up for the first time in 6 years

While employers remain hesitant to raise wages, the tight labor market has prompted some to improve benefits offerings.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • July 25, 2018

Waste Management faces additional $72K fine in Omaha, Nebraska

The city will levy fines over further complaints that the company failed to properly collect trash.

By Jordan Schultz • July 16, 2018