What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Sep 04, 2026
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AP News
Trump administration stalled a survey of PFAS in wastewater, former EPA officials say.
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Axios
New Orleans approves $99 sanitation fee increase, first in 15 years.
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WGEM
How sanitation workers in Quincy, Illinois, beat the summer heat.
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KJRH
Broken Arrow offers ‘golden lid’ for residents who recycle right in Oklahoma.
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KHON
Hawai’i e-scrap recyclers face collection hurdles, reimbursement limits.
Sep 03, 2026
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Waste Today
CARE reports California carpet recycling progress.
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WTOL
New contract begins between Toledo, Ohio, and Republic Services.
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Solar Power World
Encore RE installs 2.2-MW solar project atop New Hampshire capped landfill.
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BioCycle
Wisconsin town creates new permitting tiers for small-scale organics processing.
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Wilmington StarNews
Fire risk from lithium batteries highlighted by New Hanover, North Carolina, landfill fire.
Sep 02, 2026
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Hawaii’s e-waste problem piling up.
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WGME
Lewiston, Maine, moves to new automated collection system with Casella Waste Systems.
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KOTA Radio
Rapid City, South Dakota, advances biochar partnership to reduce landfill waste.
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Waste Today
Circular Services receives $5M from Connecticut Green Bank to revamp former Quantum Biopower site.
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Gothamist
NY’s climate superfund law has been struck down. Is NJ’s bill now in trouble?
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ABC 6 News
Olmsted County, Minnesota, approves sale of $26M in bonds for new MRF.
Sep 01, 2026
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My Villager
St. Paul, Minnesota, council asserts its authority over future city garbage contracts.
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cleveland.com
Republic Services apologizes to Painesville, Ohio, residents over robocalls, disputed trash fees.
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CBS 6 Albany
Slaughterhouse waste composting operation in New York raises questions over state, local oversight.
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WSFA
PWS set to take over Selma, Alabama, garbage collection on Oct. 1.
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Recycling Today
Routeware, Stirling Council launch interactive waste and recycling portal.
Aug 31, 2026
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The Hill
Trump administration moves to relax fuel efficiency standards for commercial trucks.
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Resource Recycling
Recology’s Sal Coniglio on business and policy working together.
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Honolulu Civil Beat
How candidates in Kaua‘i’, Hawai’i, plan to tackle trash and recycling.
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Prism Reports
Maryland residents continue to fight chemical recycling project in Howard County.
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Recycling Today
ERI continues ITAD partnerships outside US with Ecoreco in India.
Aug 28, 2026
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Montreal Gazette
Montreal expands biweekly garbage collection as broader rollout continues.
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Waste Today
Broward County, Florida, to implement waste and recycling master plan.
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WDTN
End of Hefty ReNew program bringing end to expanded Rumpke recycling.
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Click on Detroit
Sterling Heights, Michigan, starts food compost program.
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News10 ABC
Fire at Schenectady, New York, sewage treatment plant caused by equipment failure.
Aug 27, 2026
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The Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to consider new landfill rules for data center developers.
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The Mercury News
Republic landfill in San Jose, California, ordered to reduce air pollution, odors.
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Leadville Herald
Colorado landfill receives $300K grant for recycling, diversion improvements.
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News Center Maine
Battery suspected in Casella transfer station fire in Naples, Maine.
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KWWL
Hudson, Iowa, looking for new waste collection contract after ongoing pickup problems.
