What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jan 21, 2026
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The Globe and Mail
GFL to move headquarters to US to qualify for inclusion in US stock indexes.
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Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa-based Hawkeye Waste Systems pleads guilty for workers comp lapse.
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KHQ
Washington legislators debate bill to protect Spokane WTE plant.
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WBOC
Vaulted Deep’s plans for chicken waste deep well gets pushback in Accomack County, Virginia.
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Seacoast Online
York, Maine, coordinates with Casella for major overhaul of trash rules, ending bulky waste pickup.
Jan 20, 2026
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Waste Today
Chemical recycler Aduro reports revenue increase while losses widen.
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Finger Lakes Daily News
New York state review stalls decision on Seneca Meadows Landfill.
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Waste 360
How Sortera is cracking the mixed aluminum scrap code.
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CBC News
Windsor, Ontario, exploring possibility of new, in-ground waste disposal stations.
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The Journal Record
Oklahoma City Zoo partners with Fertile Ground for at-home composting program.
Jan 16, 2026
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Coastal Point
South Bethany, Delaware, chooses new Casella contract over Republic renewal.
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Tampa Bay Business & Wealth
WM plans $88M recycling facility in Tampa, Florida.
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Daily Hive
Multi-unit buildings face recycling pickup changes in Vancouver.
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Buckrail
Garbage truck fire in Wyoming potentially linked to improper battery disposal.
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WMTV
Dane County, Wisconsin, partners on new drop-off program with Purple Cow Organics.
Jan 15, 2026
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Waste Today
SWACO expands community investment programs in central Ohio.
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KHON2
Honolulu to begin food scrap collection pilot.
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CTV News
City of Ottawa to buy private landfill in Ottawa’s east end owned by Taggart Miller Environmental.
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CBC News
Edmonton, Alberta, businesses may soon be required to sort waste.
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Baltimore Brew
Baltimore’s Bureau of Solid Waste gets authorization to hire more trash and recycling collection workers.
Jan 14, 2026
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Wilmington Cares
Eugene Wingerter, former National Solid Waste Management Association leader, dies at 87.
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CBS Colorado
Republic Services rolls out electric recycling and waste collection trucks in Commerce City, Colorado.
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WTAP
Parkersburg, West Virginia, city council approves WM waste agreement despite pushback.
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WKBN
Ohio judge orders hazardous waste management firm and associates to pay more than $34M in fines.
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WTXL
Valdosta, Georgia, implements new technology, rules for neighborhood garbage collection.
Jan 13, 2026
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The Aspen Times
Aspen, Colorado’s Organic Waste Ordinance set to go into effect for businesses and multifamily buildings.
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HawaiiNewsNow
Honolulu council member proposes task force to explore landfill-free future on Oahu.
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Yale Climate Connections
Nonprofit Fabscrap cuts the climate impact of fashion by reducing textile waste.
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KFOR
Hennessey, Oklahoma, residents raise concerns about waste site proposed by Centennial Solids Control.
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KATU
Two men found dead at WM’s North Portland, Oregon, recycling center, homicide detectives investigate.
Jan 12, 2026
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Statesman Journal
Republic says drone monitoring for methane not feasible at Oregon landfill.
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MinnPost
Minnesota advocates threaten hunger strike, aiming to close Hennepin Energy Recovery Center.
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FFXnow
Potential bill would exempt Reworld facility from Virginia’s carbon reduction regulations.
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Canary Media
EPA will allow 11 coal plants to dispose of ash in unlined pits until 2031.
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Portland Press Herald
Maine schools tackle food waste to save money, time and the environment.
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ESG Dive
Trump pulls US from key climate treaty, 65 other global organizations.
