What We're Reading: Page 102
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Apr 19, 2023
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Fashion Dive
An unglamorous solution to fashion’s sustainability problem: make less stuff.
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The Lever
Despite high-profile disasters, Biden administration declines to take up plastic production limits.
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The City
Under Adams, sanitation department sweeps up jobs from other NYC agencies.
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Miami Today
Debris blocks use of waste-to-energy plant in Doral, Florida.
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The Bakersfield Californian
Kern County, California, floats $13.6M composting facility to help cut methane from landfills.
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WDHN
Coffee County and the City of Brundidge end legal fight over landfill in Alabama.
Apr 18, 2023
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MLive
Michigan boosts recycling rate 5% in five years.
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WJHL
Neighboring cities in Virginia and Tennessee unanimously approve landfill lawsuit settlement.
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Resource Recycling
Washington legislature sends battery recycling, compost bills to governor.
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Tampa Bay Times
Florida eyes plan to use radioactive mining waste in roads.
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13 News Now
Advocates urge city council in Chesapeake, Virginia, to bring back curbside recycling services.
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Action News 5
City of Memphis, Tennessee, considering solid waste fee increase following emergency meeting.
Apr 17, 2023
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E&E News
EPA’s waste office has deep pockets, but no nominee for a leader.
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ABC 57
Indiana’s recycling plant fire is mostly out, but evacuations remain as crews monitor air quality and clear debris.
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KUT
More than a decade in, Austin, Texas, is not meeting its ‘zero waste’ goals.
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Niagara Gazette
Covanta pulls permit change request for Quarry Road expansion project in New York.
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Treasure Coast Newspapers
Sebastian, Florida, trash cost to rise 35%, service cut 50% with new WM contract.
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Superior Telegram
Superior, Wisconsin, mulling letter of intent to let company tap city-owned landfill for energy.
Apr 14, 2023
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SI Live
John Doherty, DSNY commissioner that led through Hurricane Sandy, Fresh Kills landfill closure, dies.
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InDepthNH
New Hampshire Senate kills landfill siting bill, hoping related study bill will pass House.
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NorthEscambia.com
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority pauses Florida MRF operation due to staffing shortage.
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Hawai’i Public Radio
Pilot project aims to reduce Oʻahu’s food waste by churning it into compost.
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KICD
Multiple fire departments battle wildfire believed to have been caused by compost in Dickinson County, Iowa.
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BioCycle
COMPOST Act, other public policy, could advance the composting industry.
Apr 13, 2023
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CNN
Fire is still burning at Indiana recycling plant that had been cited for fire and safety hazards.
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WSHU
New York, seeking feedback on 10-year waste plan, urges residents to consider waste as ‘a concept of the past.’
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The Santa Barbara Independent
MarBorg gets 15-year deal for waste hauling in Santa Barbara, California, potentially worth $300M.
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Monterey Herald
WM drivers return to work after two-week strike in Monterey County, California.
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AP News
Ohio train derailment puts spotlight on hazardous waste disposal practices.
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Missouri Independent
Tensions rise at Missouri Senate hearing over proposed Kansas City landfill.
Apr 12, 2023
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WREG
Sanitation workers strike after death at Republic Services’ Shelby County, Tennessee, landfill.
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Concord Monitor
Concord, New Hampshire, approves 10-year solid waste contract with Casella, transitions to automatic collection system.
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FlaglerLive
Splitting from Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida, stays with Waste Pro, at rates 65% higher than 2017 contract.
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Patch
East Brunswick, New Jersey, begins process for new waste, recycling contract.
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Yakima Herald-Republic
Washington regulators say no water contamination detected around DTG landfill west of Yakima, air monitoring continues.
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Waco Tribune-Herald
As landfill nears capacity, Waco, Texas, may start on replacement.
Apr 11, 2023
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ProPublica
EPA faces questions, lawsuit over approval of plastic-based fuel with an astronomical cancer risk.
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WLBT
Richard’s Disposal to sue Jackson, Mississippi, as proposed contract pulled by mayor.
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Reuters
Glencore to partner with Iberdrola, FCC Ámbito to recycle lithium-ion batteries.
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The News-Graphic
Landfill lawsuit filed by Waste Services of the Bluegrass in Kentucky dismissed by federal judge.
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Inside Climate News
PFAS concerns, opposition grow over proposed Encina chemical recycling plant in Central Pennsylvania.
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Biomass Magazine
New EPA data estimates total U.S. anaerobic digestion capacity was more than 42.7 million tons in 2019.
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