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Biogas companies report strong 2025, plus RNG news from Waga, Nopetro
In their fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings releases, the companies reported expanding infrastructure amid continued demand and support for RNG.
By Jacob Wallace • April 6, 2026 -
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Global waste generation could rise 50% by 2050: World Bank
Inequities in waste collection and funding are a major global issue, according to an updated report. Upfront investments today will mitigate future expenses that impact climate change and global health, the report states.
By Megan Quinn • April 2, 2026 -
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Overlapping regulations help boost a Minnesota food waste digester
The forthcoming plant in the Twin Cities area is backed by a family company with ties to composters that believes anaerobic digestion can complement the region’s organic waste toolkit.
By Jacob Wallace • April 1, 2026 -
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EPA finalizes update to the Renewable Fuel Standard with more favorable biogas terms
The agency announced it has locked in requirements for the Renewable Fuel Standard through 2027. It tweaked its proposal released last summer, but kept in aspects like a penalty for foreign fuels.
By Jacob Wallace • March 27, 2026 -
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EPA should intervene on behalf of towns for PFAS in biosolids, filings argue
New amicus briefs filed in court this week argue that state and local governments are unable to meet the challenge of preventing PFAS contamination from the land application of sewage sludge.
By Jacob Wallace • March 27, 2026 -
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3 communities find success promoting composting
On a webinar hosted by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, stakeholders in Colorado, Florida and Maryland discussed how local governments can work with composters to maximize diversion.
By Jacob Wallace • March 26, 2026 -
Maine, Maryland pursue PFAS biosolids remedies amid landfill capacity concerns
Officials in the states discussed during a NERC webinar on Wednesday how infrastructure projects and proposed legislation could influence management, destruction and disposal of PFAS in biosolids.
By Megan Quinn • March 26, 2026 -
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Anaergia project first to deliver biogas under California’s SB 1440
The state set a target for investor-owned utilities to procure enough renewable natural gas to meet roughly 12% of the gas used by residences and small businesses. Anaergia expects more projects to meet the demand.
By Jacob Wallace • Updated March 27, 2026 -
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Maryland legislature nears approval of on-farm composting bill
The state’s Senate and House must each take a final vote on a pair of bills that would create a new grant program. It builds on previous legislation to promote organics diversion.
By Jacob Wallace • March 24, 2026 -
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EPA proposes burning more disaster debris with incinerators
The proposal would shift the way EPA regulates air curtain incinerators. The Trump administration is taking a different approach than its predecessor over emissions concerns from burning disaster debris.
By Jacob Wallace • March 20, 2026 -
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Virginia lawmakers pass bills to regulate PFAS in biosolids
The companion bills sent to the governor last week set limits on the presence of PFOA and PFOS in biosolids. Land application of the sludge would be banned above a certain level beginning in mid-2027.
By Jacob Wallace • March 18, 2026 -
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Farm bill draft heads to House floor with food waste provisions
The draft was approved by the House Agriculture Committee in a 22-hour markup session last week. It’s the third attempt in as many years to pass a long-term budget for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By Jacob Wallace • March 13, 2026 -
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Vaulted Deep bets carbon storage can enable a waste solution
The company is using injection well technology developed in oilfields for long-term disposal of organic waste. With roughly $56 million raised, it’s looking to pitch its services around the country.
By Jacob Wallace • March 10, 2026 -
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EPA properly awarded $1.5B of now-terminated grants, IG says
A report released by the U.S. EPA’s Office of the Inspector General validated the process used to award $1.5 billion in grant funding. Environmental groups say its further evidence they should not have been terminated.
By Jacob Wallace • Updated March 6, 2026 -
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New RNG facilities hit lowest level in years; Dem-Con breaks ground on Minnesota digester
A report finds that the biogas industry faced a slow year in 2025 amid regulatory uncertainty and the need for new market outlets. Companies like Maas Energy Works and Taurus RNG reported facility progress.
By Jacob Wallace • March 3, 2026 -
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US Food Waste Pact reports progress on diversion
The data shows increased composting and anaerobic digestion in 2024, though retailers’ still wasted $26.9 billion worth of food.
By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 27, 2026 -
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Producers, composters renew push for federal rulemaking on compost
“This national leadership is needed now more than ever to provide market certainty for the US supply chain,” BPI wrote in a letter to the USDA signed by Georgia-Pacific, the Foodservice Packaging Institute and dozens of others.
By Maria Rachal • Feb. 23, 2026 -
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Casella gives landfill and organics facility updates after strong 2025
In his first earnings call since becoming CEO, Ned Coletta highlighted 2025 acquisitions and offered updates on landfill optimization strategies and an organics facility closure in the Northeast.
By Megan Quinn • Feb. 20, 2026 -
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Washington weighs contamination limits in organics law update
The state is in the midst of updating its statutory language around organic waste diversion. A proposal would set hard limits on contamination of both organic feedstock and finished compost.
By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 11, 2026 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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5280 Waste Solutions prepares for Denver compost rules with 2 acquisitions
Backed by Laurel Mountain Partners, 5280 is expanding its offerings for residential and commercial clients with the deals. The company plans to expand its organic waste processing capacity in the future.
By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 29, 2026 -
Worries over PFAS in biosolids spill into 2026 legislative sessions
The federal government has been relatively quiet on the issue of PFAS contamination from sewage sludge spread on farmland. That’s led state lawmakers to propose a wide range of regulations.
By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 28, 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
