What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Apr 21, 2026
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Solar Power World
Clean Earth e-waste processing site in Texas can now recycle solar panels.
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Waste 360
Recent merger positions ReSpark as an industry defining platform.
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PennLive
Pennsylvania lawmakers weigh bill to set rules for food waste spreading.
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MLive
Washtenaw County, Michigan, expands food scrap composting program to 2 new locations.
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HR Dive
Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer resigns.
Apr 20, 2026
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New Hampshire Bulletin
Activists appeal to New Hampshire governor to block proposed landfill bills.
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NOLA.com
New Orleans attorney leaves law to run the River Birch landfill.
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KHON
Oahu, Hawai’i, residents speak out against landfill proposal on island.
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Source NM
New Mexico environment officials adopt rules for firefighting foams containing PFAS.
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Recycling Today
Companies partner to bring battery recycling technologies to U.S.
Apr 17, 2026
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WLRN
Residents in St. Lucie County, Florida, not fond of odor from waste shipped from Miami.
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WBIR
Key permit denied for proposed Scott County, Tennessee, landfill.
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KCRG
Man injured by bulldozer at solid waste facility in Marion, Iowa.
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CBS News
Residents protest Capital Waste transfer station plans in Paulding County, Georgia.
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Resource Recycling
EPR fees are a market signal. Here’s what they’re telling you.
Apr 16, 2026
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Sarasota Observer
$3M curbside bulk collection pilot launches in Manatee County, Florida, with WM and Waste Pro.
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Waste 360
PFAS, EPR and battery legislation will continue to impact industry: ReMA conference.
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Waste Today
Aduro loses $2M as it prepares waste conversion pilot plant startup.
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KOMO
Seattle cleans up 5.3M pounds of waste, sharps to prepare for World Cup.
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WECT
Wilmington, North Carolina, appoints new solid waste director.
Apr 15, 2026
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Treasure Coast Newspapers
Waste Pro agrees to pay Port St. Lucie, Florida, $24M settlement.
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WVTM 13
Birmingham, Alabama, approves Harvest Solution medical waste facility plans.
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The Business Journal
Company seeks $39M stemming from failed landfill gas project in Ohio.
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WWL TV
New Orleans City Council committee approves 18-month IV Waste contract extension.
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Montreal Gazette
Montreal waste collection workers part of 3-day strike.
Apr 14, 2026
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Fox 8 Live
New Orleans City Council to vote Tuesday on extending IV Waste’s French Quarter trash contract.
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The Natchez Democrat
Landfill fire at WM site in Natchez, Mississippi, produces heavy smoke.
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Waste Today
NYC IBO releases curbside composting program analysis.
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CTV News
Ottawa sells $530,000 worth of yellow garbage bags in first year of bag limits.
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Smart Cities Dive
Opinion: Why waste diversion pilots struggle to scale.
Apr 13, 2026
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TechCrunch
Battery recycler Ascend Elements files for bankruptcy.
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CBS12
Port St. Lucie, Florida, reaches $24M settlement with Waste Pro, averts trial.
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Los Angeles Times
Costa Mesa, California, reluctantly accepts rate hike for county landfill use.
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Waste360
Federal court upholds Missouri city’s hauler cap in commerce clause challenge.
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Los Angeles Times
Lead still haunts yards in Exide battery recycler cleanup zone.
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MPR News
Minneapolis environmental activists start hunger strike to push for closure of HERC incinerator.
