What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
May 24, 2019
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The Philadelphia Tribune
Could the future be built out of trash? A plan to turn plastic, paper into wallboard
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PR Newswire
Waste Pro USA, Inc. Announces Closing of $46.5M Bonds
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PR Newswire
Willow Tree Credit Partners Leads Recapitalization of Santek Waste Services
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The Guardian
Plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers to be banned in England
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Waste360
An Exclusive Look at the 91st Street Marine Transfer Station
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Time
Electronic Waste Is Becoming a Global Environmental Problem
May 23, 2019
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The New York Times
Canada Agrees to Take Back Trash Sent to Philippines Years Ago
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Omaha World-Herald
Mayor Stothert follows through on threat, vetoes Omaha's plastic bag ban
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Cincinnati Business Courier
Cincinnati chosen for national pilot program to increase recycling
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Plastics Recycling Update
CarbonLite develops ocean plastic product
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Bloomberg Environment
Human Composting Now a Climate Fighting Final Wish in Washington
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Food Dive
From trash to treasure: Upcycled food waste is worth $46.7B
May 22, 2019
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Bloomberg
Oil Companies Join Corporate Lobbying Push for U.S. Carbon Tax
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NBC Chicago
Battle Ensues Over Zion Landfill Expansion
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Waste Today
RePower South aims to enhance recycling
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New Hampshire Union Leader
Dalton residents petition against possible landfill site
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Vox
Metal straws, mason jars, bamboo forks: do you have to buy more stuff to go zero waste?
May 21, 2019
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WAMC
Activists Await Wheelabrator Announcement On Greene County Ash Dump Plan
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Florida Record
Judge transfers trucker OT suits vs Waste Management to district court in Florida, four other states
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Spectrum News
New Facility to Turn Food Scraps Into Energy
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NBC Los Angeles
Rotting Trash Piles Sky-High in LA, Attracting Rats and Raising Concerns of a New Epidemic
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Quartz Africa
Africa is leading the world in plastic bag bans
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PBS NewsHour
Dutch businesses work to test the concept of a circular economy
May 20, 2019
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Hudson Valley 360
Trustees: Wheelabrator abandons Catskill project
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Toledo Blade
Company hopes brighter days ahead for Sunny Farms Landfill
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Bangor Daily News
After yearlong delay, Hampden waste facility expects full operations by July 1
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Star Tribune
St. Paul organized trash system's start was their end, longtime hauler says
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POLITICO
De Blasio praises biofuels, promises more recycling at first Iowa stop
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Public Radio International
Inside the long war to protect plastic
May 17, 2019
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KQED News
California Weighs How to Lighten Its Plastic Problem
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WAMC
Concerns Mount In Rensselaer Over Dunn Dump Pollution
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WEKU
Sanitation Workers Urge Council To Address Equitable Pay
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Resource Recycling
Paper giants talk mixed paper and OCC outlook
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Slate
"Tidying Up" Has Created a Flood of Clothing Donations No One Wants
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Reuters
Tiny E.Timor to become world's first plastic-neutral nation
May 16, 2019
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Bloomberg Law
Advanced Disposal Sued Over $2.9B Waste Management Merger
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Axios
New CEO push on climate-change policy
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Business Wire
Waste Management Joins the 'We Are Still In' Coalition
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Bucks Local News
Proposed hazardous waste incinerator in Falls generates outrage on both sides of the Delaware River
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WTVF
Maury County residents fight reopening landfill after vote to shut it down last year
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CalRecycle
California Boosts Recycling Infrastructure To Curb Plastic and Glass Waste
