What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Dec 09, 2022
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WCAX
Casella CEO and Vermont governor tout new Mack EV pilot.
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Twin Cities Pioneer Press
St. Paul, Minnesota, grudgingly approves $69 annual rate hike with Eureka Recycling.
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Gothamist
Long-delayed project to convert organic waste into gas for NYC homes slated to launch in January.
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KXAN Austin
City of Austin staff working toward eliminating single-use plastic.
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Yakima Herald-Republic
City of Yakima, Washington, offers $295,000 to resolve Yakama Nation claim over former landfill.
Dec 08, 2022
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Nola.com
New Orleans trash dispute settled in $3.9M agreement; Metro Services contract ended.
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WEHT
Possible expansion of Republic Services landfill raises concerns in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
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The Journal Times
Republic’s Kestrel Hawk Landfill set to close in Racine, Wisconsin.
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Clay Today
Curbside recycling resumes throughout Clay County, Florida, after more than a year of suspension.
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Composting facility planned near downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, for yard and food waste.
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CBS 42
‘Trash Valley’: How an Alabama town’s garbage policy left its citizens in cuffs.
Dec 07, 2022
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WUSA9
Fairfax County, Virginia, waives fees at landfills for customers affected by sudden exit of local hauler.
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Bristol Herald Courier
Bristol, Virginia, warns of hard choices as cost to close landfill estimated at more than $60M.
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TAPinto
Covanta seeks community input on liquid waste expansion plan at Camden, New Jersey, site.
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Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
Anti-litter activist calls new Republic trucks a ‘home run’ for Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Rapid City Journal
Rapid City, South Dakota, seeks $12M in funding for landfill expansion and gas collection upgrades.
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ecoRI News
End of an era: Rhode Island’s last municipal landfill is closed.
Dec 06, 2022
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ABC7 Los Angeles
Los Angeles city sanitation truck strikes, kills pedestrian in San Pedro, California.
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Napa Valley Register
Upper Valley’s Clover Flat Landfill hit with $619,400 fine in California.
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WBFF
‘It’s ridiculous.’ Baltimore city trash collector joins push for the return to weekly recycling.
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News Channel 5
Reports show Republic’s Middle Point Landfill in Tennessee exceeded state, federal methane limits.
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Bloomberg
Would you compost your underwear?
Dec 05, 2022
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Centre Daily Times
Pennsylvania sanitation worker dies almost 3 months after being hit by street sign on the job.
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FFXnow
Abrupt closure of Haulin’ Trash sends residents scrambling for new collector in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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Axios Denver
Denver’s pay-as-you-throw program poised to debut — with delays.
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The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus, Ohio, plans to expand to weekly recycling collection next summer as part of climate strategy.
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KRNV
Carson City, Nevada, likely to raise rates on landfill customers for first time since 2011 to pay for expansion.
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Times Daily
Alabama waste authority nixes agreement to take over Cherokee Industrial Landfill.
Dec 02, 2022
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The New York Times
The rats are absolutely going to hate the new NYC sanitation commissioner.
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The Mercury News
California electronics recycling company fined after improper lithium battery disposals start multiple garbage-truck fires.
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WIFR
Odor from Waste Connections’ Winnebago Landfill draws 534 people to take legal action in Illinois.
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Politico
The ExxonMobil exec pushing plastic recycling.
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San Antonio Report
Talking trash: This San Antonio recycling coordinator is teaching kids how to reduce, reuse and recycle.
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Wisconsin Examiner
EPA, Wisconsin reach $1.6M settlement with Milwaukee-area company over waste violations.
Dec 01, 2022
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Supply Chain Dive
House passes bills to avert US rail shutdown, add paid sick leave.
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ALXnow
Alexandria, Virginia, first in region to start testing new electric trash trucks.
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WANE 15
GFL to take over trash and recycling service in Huntington, Indiana.
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Finger Lakes Times
Robot now sorting plastic at Casella MRF in Ontario County, New York.
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NorthEscambia.com
Former manager of Emerald Coast Utilities Authority MRF in Florida pleads guilty to racketeering scheme.
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Packaging Gateway
Mars to use paper-based chocolate wrappers in Australia and New Zealand.
