What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
May 08, 2025
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Waste Today
NWRA, SWANA to partner on safety, education and advocacy.
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Alaska Public Media
Anchorage, Alaska, exploring potential mass burn facility to offset landfill capacity.
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Central Florida Public Media
New study points to landfill in Mount Dora, Florida, as likely reason for foul odor.
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Grist
Plastics companies know about chemical recycling’s shortcomings — but still sell it as a solution.
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Successful Farming
Arkansas legislature passes bill regulating land application of biosolids.
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Packaging Dive
Are tariff-era changes to fiber supply chains here to stay?
May 07, 2025
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Yakima Herald-Republic
Yakima County, Washington, landfills receive $1M in state grants to reduce methane emissions.
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The Washington Post
D.C. introduces new orange compost buckets to reduce theft.
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The Baltimore Banner
State case against manager of Curtis Bay medical waste incinerator falls short.
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Wirecutter
These companies want your hard-to-recycle stuff. Should you pay them to take it?
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Flatwater Free Press
Nebraskans throw tons of glass into landfills each year. Some are trying to change that.
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Times Union
Schenectady, New York, will soon issue fines for dumping bulk items without a sticker.
May 06, 2025
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CBC News
GFL facing 10 provincial charges over odors at Stoney Creek landfill in Ontario.
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Waste Today
NWRA announces national awareness campaign about battery hazards with Forest Service.
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Mountain View Voice
Ridwell offers mail-in recycling service as workaround due to Recology contract in Mountain View, California.
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CBS 12
Fort Pierce, Florida, residents upset about rail cars full of waste from Miami-Dade County.
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PhillyVoice
Philly to clear litter, graffiti and abandoned cars from every neighborhood by Aug. 1.
May 05, 2025
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NBC Connecticut
Improperly disposed lithium-ion battery causes garbage truck fire in North Haven, Connecticut.
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Block Club Chicago
How a new anaerobic digestion campus is creating energy and jobs in Chicago’s South Side.
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Houston Landing
Houston’s trash problem is only getting worse. What will it take to get it under control?
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NorthCentralPA.com
Landfill in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to stop accepting loads from roll-off containers and hooklift trucks.
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Maine Public
Environmental advocates, Penobscot Nation citizens rally against Juniper Ridge Landfill expansion in Maine.
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WHAV
Bipartisan paint EPR proposal runs into Republican opposition in New Hampshire
May 02, 2025
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Democrat & Chronicle
Waste Harmonics laying off 66 people as part of business relocation.
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Napa Valley Register
DOJ closes investigation into Waste Connections landfill in California.
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Finger Lakes Times
New York DEC say draft impact statement for Waste Connections landfill expansion is incomplete.
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New York Post
DSNY collects record-breaking 5.24M pounds of organics during recent week of curbside program.
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Packaging Dive
Kind Snacks launches recyclable paper wrapper pilot program.
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Business Post
EQT-backed AMCS makes two acquisitions.
May 01, 2025
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12 News
Lumberton, Texas gives Live Oak Environmental 30 days to fix service issues.
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BioCycle
How to use EPA’s updated map of food waste generators and recipients.
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Axios
Republic unveils depackager in Chula Vista, California.
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Sarasota, Florida, bets on ‘big bin’ to consolidate hauler trash days.
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Resource Recycling
Eastman, LyondellBasell express optimism on Q1 chemical recycling demand.
Apr 30, 2025
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Biomass Magazine
Legislation aims to create clean fuel standard in New York.
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Johnson County Post
Merriam, Kansas, approves move to single hauler contract with GFL Environmental, service starts in 2026.
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Texas Monthly
To permit oil industry dump, Texas regulators ignored experts.
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The New Yorker
Meet New York City’s new compost cops.
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Waste Today
Arcwood Environmental appoints chief digital and information officer.
