What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 04, 2024
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Tampa Bay Times
Hurricane Helene debris overwhelms Pinellas County, Florida, cities and haulers.
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WLOS
WastePro trucks collecting garbage at drop off; Buncombe County, North Carolina, trash route timeline unknown.
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Axios
Republic Services, Ameresco cut ribbon on $110M landfill-gas-to-RNG plant.
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Missouri Independent
New Missouri House committee will investigate impact of St. Louis nuclear waste.
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Waste Today
Republic orders 100 EV trucks from McNeilus.
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The Star Tribune
Food scraps composting program expands to new cities in Washington County, Minnesota.
Oct 03, 2024
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Packaging Dive
Hush-hush: Is greenwashing pushback prompting pivot to ‘greenhushing’?
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WTSP
Trash haulers frustrated over a lack of options to take hurricane debris in parts of Florida.
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Maine Morning Star
Maine opens door for Casella-operated landfill to expand despite community objections.
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The Blade
Seneca County, Ohio, health board plans to fight WIN Waste landfill expansion decision.
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Bloomberg Law
Ameresco to pay $231K EPA penalty for hazardous waste issues in South Carolina.
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HR Dive
California passes fall flurry of laws on paid leave, discrimination and job posts.
Oct 02, 2024
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The Globe and Mail
Shots fired at homes of two executives, including CEO, of waste management giant GFL.
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The Baltimore Banner
One-fifth of Baltimore garbage workers don’t have health insurance.
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WGME
Fire at the former Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. facility in Orrington, Maine, expected to burn for days.
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Agriculture Dive
The farm bill expires again. Here’s what to expect.
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EUWID Recycling
Hitachi Zosen Inova becomes Kanadevia Inova.
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Recycling Today
William “Billy” Johnson, longtime lobbyist for ISRI and ReMA, remembered.
Oct 01, 2024
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Supply Chain Dive.
ILA strike begins, disrupting East and Gulf Coast ports.
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Newsday
Winters Bros. drops plan for controversial Long Island, New York, waste transfer station.
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WBRC
Owners of East Alabama facility to pay $235K settlement after alleged hazardous waste violations.
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WBMA
Fayette, Alabama, resident jailed over unpaid garbage bills, residents question practice.
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Houston Business Journal
Waste Connections settles $1M noncompete lawsuit with former employee and Apex Waste Solutions.
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Waste 360
How to make for a smooth integration following an acquisition or merger.
Sep 30, 2024
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The Guardian
EPA says it will withdraw planned approval of Chevron plastic-based fuels likely to cause cancer.
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Packaging Dive
California Gov. Newsom signs food date label law, updates PCR reporting rules.
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Tampa Bay Times
Florida counties begin debris cleanup after impact from Hurricane Helene.
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Hartford Courant
Connecticut to hold public hearing on Reworld’s plan to burn medical waste at Bristol facility.
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CBS 6 Albany
Lawmakers push for fence line air monitoring at Waste Connections’ Dunn C&D Landfill in New York.
Sep 27, 2024
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Los Angeles Times
Metal recycling plant accused of exposing Watts, California, students to explosions, toxic waste.
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Global News
Driver of WM garbage truck in Mississauga, Ontario, dead after major collision.
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Las Vegas Optic
Las Vegas solid waste department takes steps to get back on the right track.
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KIVI
Boise, Idaho, launches new food waste collection program for multifamily buildings.
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WDIO
St. Louis County, Minnesota, landfill is the first in the state to install geothermal field.
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Hometown Life
Livonia, Michigan, signs $37M collection contract with Priority Waste.
Sep 26, 2024
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WXII 12
ABC Garbage employee dies in Rural Hall, North Carolina, officials confirm.
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Resource Recycling
Blue Polymers, a joint venture between Republic Services and Ravago, breaks ground for recycling plant in Arizona.
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Waste 360
Rumpke enters court battle over fatal landfill incident in Hamilton County, Ohio.
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New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire’s Waste Management Council, criticized for its vacancies, fills public health seat.
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Northern News Now
Trash piling up around Duluth, Minnesota, due to WM collection delays.
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Canary Media
Colorado launches first-of-a-kind landfill methane monitoring program.