What We're Reading: Page 106
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Mar 10, 2023
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Mississippi Free Press
Mississippi Supreme Court rules Jackson mayor can’t override council on garbage contracts, prompting need for new hauling plan.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago still lacks tools to police recycling scofflaws: watchdog report.
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KTAR
Glendale, Arizona, adds glass to curbside recycling program in partnership with WM.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama landfill fire is still burning after three months.
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Monterey County Now
Daniel Washington has been driving a garbage truck for decades in Monterey, California, and says it’s a great job.
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Marketing Dive
Miller Lite recycles sexist beer ads into fertilizer for growing hops with help from Ilana Glazer.
Mar 09, 2023
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WHNT
Cherokee Industrial Landfill operator files for bankruptcy after cease and desist order from Alabama DEM.
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Spectrum News
Maine dodges ‘environmental catastrophe’ but other sludge disposal concerns remain.
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KTLA
California container recycling fraud investigation nets 2 more arrests.
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New Hampshire Bulletin
Should New Hampshire put responsibility on manufacturers for waste impacts? State may explore it.
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Tennessee Lookout
Louisiana landfill company pushes back on proposed legislation to protect Tennessee river.
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WRTV
Indiana Gov. Holcomb says East Palestine waste doesn’t contain harmful dioxin levels.
Mar 08, 2023
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Indy Star
EPA pauses hazardous train waste coming to Indiana for more testing.
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The San Francisco Standard
Former leader of San Francisco environmental agency agrees to $4K fine in Recology-related ethics case.
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The Natchez Democrat
Adams County, Mississippi, chooses successor to bankrupt Metro Services for garbage collection contract.
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NHPR
Where should landfills in New Hampshire be located? Lawmakers are still trying to decide on the rules.
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TAPinto Wayne
New Jersey-based MBL Technology touts new approach to handling the state’s waste.
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NBC4 Washington
‘Litter can become a projectile’: Maryland road crews step up efforts to clear highway trash.
Mar 07, 2023
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Waste Today
SWANA reports increase in 2022 worker fatalities.
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Bangor Daily News
Maine DEP criticizes Casella for rejecting solution to sludge disposal crisis.
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The Blade
WIN Waste’s Sunny Farms landfill cited by Ohio regulators again, but gets new permits.
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WFMZ
Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, officially joins fight against Waste Connections landfill expansion.
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VTDigger
House panel moves to expand Vermont’s ‘bottle bill’ to cover most beverages.
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CBS Miami
Doral, Florida, residents to protest plans to build new waste facility in city.
Mar 06, 2023
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Missouri Independent
Outrage over proposed Kansas City landfill sets up showdown in Missouri Capitol.
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Bridge Michigan
Michigan stopped Ohio toxic waste last week, but we import waste every day.
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The Sacramento Bee
Ming’s Recycling closes Sacramento container redemption location, blames CalRecycle.
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AL.com
‘Where did we fail?’ Alabama to look for regulatory gaps in the fighting of landfill fire.
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Dayton Daily News
Dayton, Ohio’s first collection schedule shift in more than a dozen years will affect 15,000 households.
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Boston 25 News
‘Critical issues’: Mayor of Braintree, Massachusetts, urges Clean Harbors to refrain from resuming regular operations after fire.
Mar 03, 2023
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NBC Los Angeles
Family of person killed by LASAN truck files $15M wrongful death claim.
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WBUR News
Inside the fight to expand a WIN Waste ash monofill in a Saugus, Massachusetts, marsh.
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TribLIVE
Pittsburgh officials divided on investing in CNG collection trucks, with some preferring EVs.
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NPR
The challenges of toxic waste cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio.
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NGT News
Viridi Energy building RNG project at Marathon County, Wisconsin, landfill.
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Orange County Register
Fashion companies would have to help recycle clothes under proposed California bill.
Mar 02, 2023
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WGME
Maine sewage treatment plants scramble to dispose sludge after Casella landfill reduces capacity.
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Lansing State Journal
Granger Waste Services wants to expand on Watertown Township, Michigan, landfill closed in 1980s.
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WBMA
Alabama DOT says loose trash on garbage trucks may be main source of littering on state highway.
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The Palm Beach Post
Cities in Palm Beach County, Florida, cash in on dividends from recycling program.
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Axios
Clothing recycler Circ raises $25M in extension funding.
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Supply Chain Dive
REI requires suppliers to phase out ‘forever chemicals.’
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