What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Mar 28, 2023
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Monterey County Weekly
WM collection workers represented by LIUNA go on strike in Monterey County, California.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
EPA completes radioactive waste search at Missouri’s West Lake Landfill Superfund site, but still no timeline for cleanup.
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SF Examiner
Recology to close San Francisco C&D site following air quality concerns.
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Hickory Daily Record
Catawba County, North Carolina, closes C&D landfill six months earlier than expected.
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Waste Today
EIA calls WTE sector ‘small but steady’ source of electricity in the U.S.
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The City
New York shifts street vendor oversight to DSNY, sparking range of opinions from council members.
Mar 27, 2023
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The Boston Globe
How Massachusetts’ new DEP commissioner will bring ‘transparency and equity’ to the agency.
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Reuters
LyondellBasell and EEW Energy to partner in chemical plastic recycling.
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MLive
State lawmakers want more public notice when toxic waste enters Michigan.
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al.com
Moody landfill fire timeline shows problems before and after the dump caught fire.
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CBS News
Baltimore City Council to consider asking EPA to redirect waste from East Palestine train derailment.
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KEVN
Cattle ranchers in Rapid City, South Dakota, sue landfill over environmental contamination.
Mar 24, 2023
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Packaging Dive
Flexible packaging expected to boom, despite limited recycling capabilities: AMERIPEN report.
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WBFF
Baltimore residents file another lawsuit against the city over rolled back recycling services.
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New Hampshire Public Radio
Landfill bill altering groundwater contamination rules passes in New Hampshire House.
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Bristol Herald-Courier
Bristol, Virginia, and state leaders propose landfill settlement agreement.
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Recycling Today
St. Paul, Minnesota, plans to take over customer service from hauler Eureka Recycling.
Mar 23, 2023
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Plastics News
Biden sets US goal to replace 90% of plastics with biomaterials.
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The Kansas City Star
Missouri House passes bill to kill south Kansas City landfill project.
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Portland Mercury
Oregon legislators aim to reduce waste with new reusable takeout container rules.
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Concord Monitor
New contract in Concord, Connecticut, would have Casella haul waste to WIN Waste incinerator.
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Erie Times-News
Erie, Pennsylvania, to apply for $2.5M in state funding for the purchase of electric garbage trucks.
Mar 22, 2023
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CFO Dive
The Fed is likely to hike main rate despite banking turmoil, economists say.
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WZTV
Nashville city leader sounds alarm on Tennessee’s landfill capacity.
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Reuters
Cirba Solutions plans to pour $300M into its South Carolina battery recycling plant.
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North Carolina Health News
Food waste composting is gaining traction among municipalities in North Carolina.
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NPR
Students dive into garbology, the study of trash, at Santa Clara University.
Mar 21, 2023
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AP News
World is on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning.
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KOSU
EPA says Oklahoma cannot refuse to dispose of waste from Ohio train derailment.
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WSB-TV
Owner of controversial landfill in South Fulton, Georgia, faces $125K in fines for refusing to clean site.
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San Luis Obispo Tribune
Mission Country Disposal could raise garbage bills by 97% in Los Osos, California.
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Fox 17
Kent County, Michigan, recycling center closes after cardboard build-up pushes through wall.
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Clarion Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi, mayor seeks new trash contract approval before end of March.
Mar 20, 2023
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Nevada Current
Republic Services ramps up lawsuits against Nevadans over trash bills.
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CT Insider
Connecticut DEEP commissioner and lawmakers meet with waste industry in effort to negotiate EPR compromise.
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FOX 4
Kansas City, Missouri, worker dies in disposal site incident.
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New Hampshire Public Radio
Taxes and trash: How a proposed Casella landfill continues to divide Dalton, New Hampshire.
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WGNO
Kenner, Louisiana, signs off on Ramelli waste agreement after parting ways with IV Waste.
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Bloomberg
The enduring power of the garbage strike.
