What We're Reading: Page 101
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Sep 07, 2022
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WPVI
New Jersey garbage collector pushes coworker out of the way in deadly crash that killed car driver.
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AZ Family
About 80% of residential customers in Phoenix will see collection days change as city reroutes service.
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WCYB
Bristol, Virginia, plans to temporarily utilize WM landfill after closing its own disposal site this week.
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Herald News
Rhode Island’s last municipally-owned landfill is closing this fall, $12.5M capping project is planned.
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WRIC ABC 8News
Historic Black community celebrates halting Hanover landfill development in Virginia.
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Dayton Daily News
Ohio AG files contempt motion against AD operator Renergy for storing nearly 1.5M gallons of untreated organic waste.
Sep 06, 2022
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NBC2 News
2 garbage trucks burst into flames at Waste Pro facility in Fort Myers, Florida.
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FOX 2 Now
Garbage trucks sit abandoned while residents’ flooded trash remains untouched in University City, Missouri.
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Philadelphia Magazine
Ya Fav Trashman wants to become Ya Fav City Councilman in Philadelphia.
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New Hampshire Public Radio
New Hampshire’s new trash plan is due in October. Some advocates say it needs work.
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Variety
Live Nation to introduce reusable cups at venues and festivals, a major step toward ‘zero-waste concerts.’
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Bloomberg Law
Top Clinton aide Podesta to roll out $370B climate law for Biden as McCarthy departs.
Sep 02, 2022
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Salisbury Post
North Carolina collection worker reportedly loses legs after being struck by car on his route.
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Patch
New Jersey sanitation driver seriously injured after crash involving another garbage truck.
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CBS San Francisco
California district reaches $210K settlement with Republic Services landfill over air quality violations.
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Bloomberg Law
Superfund PFAS plan seen as start to cleanups in neglected areas.
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Press Banner
Kunz Valley Trash loses the right to work in Santa Cruz County, California, following multiple compliance issues.
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Go Erie
After Raccoon Refuse closure, Pennsylvania municipalities and individuals get new garbage and recycling service.
Sep 01, 2022
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FOX 4
Settlement reached between Waste Pro and Cape Coral, Florida, after extended negotiations.
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Bristol Herald Courier
Judge extends deadline for landfill mitigation work; admonishes Bristol, Virginia, for poor planning.
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Lavalette-Seaside Shorebeat
Towns in Ocean County, New Jersey, will receive recycling revenue share payments for first time since 2018 due to market improvement.
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WNKY
Scott Waste Services switching to automated collection in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in effort to reduce labor costs.
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WLBT
City Council in Jackson, Mississippi, seeking expedited decision in trash-related veto case.
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Time Out
NYC artists can paint city garbage trucks through new program.
Aug 31, 2022
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FOX 8
Republic employee dies from hydrogen sulfide exposure at US Ecology facility in Ohio.
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FFXnow
Trash troubles persist in Fairfax County, Virginia, with residents reporting missed pick-ups.
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CCX Media
Hennepin County, Minnesota, planning $45M anaerobic digestion project.
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WINK
Cape Coral, Florida, close to settlement with Waste Pro over service issues.
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Curbed
I went to DSNY’s training academy.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Rumpke worker saves ‘Coco’ the kitten from Colerain landfill in Ohio.
Aug 30, 2022
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Resource Recycling
A last-minute twist in effort to expand California bottle bill.
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WDSU
New Orleans expects to resume curbside recycling for all residents when new contracts start in November.
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WAPT
Jackson, Mississippi, mayor files appeal to state Supreme Court in effort to resolve ongoing waste contract dispute.
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Boston Business Journal
WIN Waste Innovations becomes new waste and recycling service provider for Patriots’ Gillette Stadium.
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Axios Austin
Startups in Austin, Texas, to pitch circular business ideas as part of broader zero waste push.
Aug 29, 2022
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WUWM
Residents concerned over WM’s plan to expand Wisconsin’s largest landfill by digging up Superfund site.
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AL.com
Alabama landfill proposes significant expansion, which could quadruple daily volumes.
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TribLIVE
Noble Environmental cited for short-term leachate leak that affected Pennsylvania stream.
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FOX 43
Potential crisis looms in York County, Pennsylvania, as landfill nears capacity and local officials oppose expansion.
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Boulder Daily Camera
Boulder, Colorado, raises plastic bag fee and explores other steps following reversal of state preemption law.
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Times Union
Plans for $45M biochar facility move ahead in New York, despite PFAS concerns.
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