What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jan 14, 2022
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Resource Recycling
Waste Management teams with private equity firm for new investment in Continuus Materials, which makes roofing boards from recycled content.
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Marketplace
Trash collection slows in many cities as omicron spreads, causing 'perfect storm' with heightened holiday volumes.
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11 Alive
Atlanta suspends recycling and yard waste collection through end of month as pandemic surge affects staffing.
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News4Jax
Jacksonville, Florida, still has no timeline to resume recycling collection after three months of suspension.
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Grist
Anti-plastic groups criticize $13.4M worth of new U.S. Department of Energy research funding for including chemical recycling projects.
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Bangor Daily News
Casella and Archaea teaming up for RNG project at state-owned landfill in northern Maine.
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Waste Today
Filco Carting, mid-sized private hauler in New York City, purchases 21 electric collection trucks from Battle Motors.
Jan 13, 2022
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Courier-Herald
Washington residents see collection delays as Republic Services workers extend picket line for California strike.
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CT Insider
Connecticut DEEP approves WIN Waste plans to more than double size of state's only ash monofill, after years of debate.
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CNN
SWANA weighs in on waste service disruptions as Omicron affects schools, travel and numerous other sectors.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta and area governments still struggling with pandemic labor disruptions, anticipate service will be behind for weeks.
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WAVY.com
Virginia Gov. Northam backs $267M venture to build new paperboard and recycling facility.
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Resource Recycling
Northeast bottle bill backers see opportunity for action in multiple states this year.
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Mining.com
The Heritage Group and American Rare Earth are teaming up to scale recycling of batteries, magnets and e-waste.
Jan 12, 2022
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San Francisco Chronicle
Recology may still owe San Francisco customers more money, city could see dueling reform proposals on the ballot.
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The Globe and Mail
BC Partners and GFL Environmental to buy Coco Paving, owner of Canadian asphalt plants, in effort to expand infrastructure business.
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WGLT
Republic Services resisting local competitor's efforts to build new transfer station in McLean County, Illinois.
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Bloomberg Law
Casella Waste will pay $50K to settle lawsuit over alleged Clean Water Act violation at New Hampshire landfill.
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Waste Today
SCS Engineers wins new contract to maintain 10 closed landfills in San Diego County.
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Fox 13
Mayor of Bradenton, Florida, along with city employees, pitches in for weekend yard waste collection amid staffing issues.
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Reuters
Biden EPA advances efforts to curb coal ash contamination, a move landfill companies have previously seen as an opportunity.
Jan 11, 2022
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ABC7 Los Angeles
LA Sanitation reports about 15% of employees out due to virus, collection service delayed in some areas.
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Port Arthur News
Port Arthur, Texas, struggling with collection because multiple trucks are offline due to challenges obtaining parts.
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Waste360
Stifel revises list of top 10 trends in solid waste for the next 10 years, with heightened focus on technology.
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Hartford Courant
Connecticut city launches food scrap collection pilot with $40K state grant, material going to Quantum AD facility.
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The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Mayor of Macon-Bibb County, Georgia, opposes plans for $680M Brightmark plastics recycling facility.
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Food Dive
Smithfield Foods commits to halving food waste by 2030.
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NPR
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.2% in 2021, country is not on track to meet 2030 Paris climate target.
Jan 10, 2022
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Houston Public Media
Houston struggles with collection delays as drivers depart for higher-paying jobs with private companies or contract the virus. Mayor says 370 employees were out sick last week.
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Waste360
Leone Young's 2022 outlook for top U.S. waste and recycling companies.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
Chula Vista, California, will resume some collection service as Republic-Teamsters strike enters fourth week.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Brookfield, Wisconsin, ends contract with Waste Management (formerly with Advanced Disposal) after service delays. GFL taking over.
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WJBF
Georgia EPD cites municipally-owned Augusta Landfill for multiple violations, including waste running into nearby creek.
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AgFunder
CEO of Bioenergy Devco, large AD operator, says company is 'future-proofed' for upcoming hydrogen economy.
Jan 07, 2022
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FOX 5 San Diego
California Teamsters strike continues as workers reject Republic's latest contract offer.
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Pittsburgh Business Times
RoadRunner Recycling closes $70M Series D round, considering future IPO.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Mohammed Nuru, former public works director, pleads guilty to fraud two years after his arrest.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Deputy commissioner at Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation resigns after bank fraud indictment.
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GreenBiz
Waste Management CSO says company on track for $700M in recycling infrastructure investments since 2018.
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Los Angeles Daily News
Consumer group says deposit recycling fraud is costing Californians up to $200M per year, calls for legislative reform.
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AP News
Federal environmental justice progress in spotlight as top White House official departs.
Jan 06, 2022
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WETM
New York Governor Hochul backs EPR for packaging in 2022 agenda.
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Reuters
California commission claims retailers violating plastic bag law with misleading recyclability language.
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WTSP
Commissioners in Polk County, Florida, raise concerns about FCC collection issues; company cites COVID and other factors behind delays.
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Waste360
Chaz Miller: Looking backward and forwards on 2021/2022 recycling trends.
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GreenBiz
The 6 sustainable packaging trends we'll be watching in 2022.
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Bloomberg
Startup Battery Resourcers planning $43M recycling plant in Georgia as demand surges.
