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Casella acquires longtime Boston recycler Save That Stuff
Save That Stuff, founded in 1990, comes with a collection fleet and a recycling facility. The company exited a joint venture arrangement to service Boston’s curbside organics program ahead of the transaction.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 4, 2025 -
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Federal funding pause, confusion hits environmental program funding
Affected programs include the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling and Recycling Education and Outreach grant programs. EPA employees fear reprisal if they speak to grantees, according to advocates.
By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 3, 2025 -
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The waste and recycling industry outlook for 2025
EPR implementation, organics requirements, bottle bill updates, PFAS regulation, federal tax credits and M&A are all expected to be key topics for the year ahead.
By Waste Dive Staff • Jan. 31, 2025 -
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What’s in store for organic waste in 2025
Shifting power in Washington may not be an obstacle for groups advocating for favorable organic waste policies. But composters and anaerobic digester developers are navigating an evolving business environment this year.
By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 29, 2025 -
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California law aims to expand options for compost procurement under SB 1383
The state’s organics law requires jurisdictions to procure a certain amount of organic material, but some have struggled. A recent law expands the options and could boost categories such as vermicomposting or edible food recovery.
By Mary Catherine O’Connor • Jan. 28, 2025 -
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Up to $43B needed to modernize recycling infrastructure: Biden EPA
A recent report, spurred by a congressional funding bill, outlined what it would take to surpass a 50% recycling rate by 2030. This comes as the Trump administration seeks to pause certain infrastructure grants.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 22, 2025 -
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Trump freezes IRA and infrastructure law funding
The White House issued a memo to clarify the funding pause, specifying that it pertains only to aspects of the law mentioned in Section 2 of the executive order.
By Kate Magill • Updated Jan. 23, 2025 -
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PFAS and waste solutions funded in final days of Biden EPA
The EPA under former President Joe Biden funded two dozen small businesses working on early-stage environmental technologies that incorporate materials like agricultural waste and wasted glass.
By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 21, 2025 -
EPA warns of PFAS exposure from biosolids in long-awaited report
Farmers could be at risk due to the chemicals leaching into food and water, the agency said in its draft risk assessment, which is now open for comment. EPA noted plans to focus enforcement upstream on industrial sources like landfills.
By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 15, 2025 -
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4 finalists vying for Connecticut compost project
WeCare-Denali, Blue Earth Compost, Black Earth Compost and CWPM were among the bidders. The project is envisioned as a hybrid system using both aerated static pile and windrow systems.
By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 14, 2025 -
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DOE doles out $6.9M for organic waste-to-biofuels projects
Nine projects funded through the program are expected to process food waste, dairy manure or products of municipal wastewater treatment plants into transportation fuels.
By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 10, 2025 -
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5 issues likely to shape the waste and recycling industry in 2025
Plans for the second Trump administration, state EPR implementation, climate policy and PFAS regulation are evolving, as is landfill monitoring technology. Here’s how each could affect the industry in 2025.
By Jacob Wallace , Megan Quinn , Cole Rosengren • Jan. 9, 2025 -
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New waste, recycling and organics laws have taken effect in 2025
Oregon, Washington and Illinois are among the states enforcing new laws, including right-to-repair and organics disposal updates.
By Megan Quinn • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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Deep DiveBy the numbers: 2024 waste and recycling trends
Reflect on the year through key data points about labor, the economy, M&A, federal and state policy, recycling trends and more.
By Megan Quinn , Cole Rosengren , Jacob Wallace • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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EPA to grant millions to local waste resilience projects
The U.S. EPA announced recipients of a fresh wave of funding through the Community Change Grants Program, several of which plan to expand compost and recycling services.
By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 18, 2024 -
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Federal budget proposal with $136M in recycling and composting bills stalls
The Recycling and Composting Accountability Act and Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act were initially part of a deal to fund the federal government, but that plan has been scrapped.
By Cole Rosengren • Updated Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Vanguard Renewables names new CEO as owner BlackRock looks for growth
The anaerobic digestion company’s former CEO, who held the role since before Vanguard was purchased by a division of BlackRock Real Assets, has departed, the company confirmed.
By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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Denver airport’s diversion pilot program tackles waste through ‘valet’ service
The Zero Waste Valet program, run by compost company Scraps, aims to raise the airport's diversion rate. It diverted more than 69 tons of material in the first six months.
By Megan Quinn • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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US Composting Council executive director to step down
Frank Franciosi announced he will leave his position next year, and will be succeeded by the organization’s deputy director, Linda Norris-Waldt.
By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 16, 2024 -
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WM buys Fulcrum BioEnergy site in Nevada via bankruptcy process
A judge recently approved WM’s purchase of a feedstock processing facility adjacent to one of the company’s landfills. Fulcrum’s biorefinery, which sought to convert waste to fuel, went to a different company.
By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 12, 2024 -
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Nexus W2V receives backing to begin first RNG facility outside Chicago
The company first announced plans for growth after an outside investment last year. Now, it hopes its Kingsbury Bioenergy Complex can be the first in a series of “waste-to-value” facilities.
By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 10, 2024 -
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BP CEO bullish on record RNG pace, plus news from DTE and Waste Connections
Major developers of renewable natural gas projects provided updates on their facility construction progress during last month’s earnings calls. Others, like DTE Vantage, announced project completions.
By Jacob Wallace • Dec. 2, 2024 -
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Organics haulers and recyclers look to standardize as they eye growth
With private capital flowing to organics management, more companies seek to standardize and repeat their success across markets, executives from Agromin, Divert and more said at the Corporate Growth Conference.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 27, 2024 -
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US joins international agreement at COP29 to lower methane from organic waste
A new declaration signed by 30 countries builds on existing global methane commitments. They pledged to develop measures to address organic waste as part of their climate action plans, which they will update next year.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 26, 2024 -
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Trade groups urge US House to pass recycling infrastructure, data bills
A broad coalition of organizations are giving a final push to the bills as one of the lead co-sponsors, Sen. Tom Carper, prepares to retire. Both bills have already passed the Senate.
By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 20, 2024
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