What We're Reading: Page 106
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jul 20, 2022
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NEWS10
Permit expiring at Waste Connections' Dunn Landfill in New York, but it will continue operating pending state review.
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Kilgore News Herald
Republic receives 10-year contract extension to operate Matlock Bend Landfill in Tennessee, part of Santek acquisition.
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95.5 WSB
Hundreds of metro Atlanta homeowners say their trash hasn’t been picked up by GFL Environmental in weeks.
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Clarion Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi, trash pickup dispute brings more conflict between mayor and city council.
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The Cullman Times
Alabama city completing work on new recycling facility, the latest of multiple projects funded by $23M in state grants.
Jul 19, 2022
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WKRN
WM landfill in Nashville area will stop accepting outside C&D waste, citing denial of expansion permit.
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Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
Residents around Fredericksburg, Virginia, fed up with trash collection service following multiple GFL acquisitions.
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Montgomery Advertiser
As major Alabama landfill permit comes up for renewal, residents cite problems.
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Northwest Florida Daily News
WM pushing for waste overage and recycling contamination fees in Destin, Florida.
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Fairfax County Times
Missed trash pickups in Fairfax County, Virginia, due to more than labor shortage, according to workers coalition.
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San Francisco Chronicle
S.F.’s $20K trash can prototype and 5 cheaper models hit the streets. Which will look — and work — best?
Jul 18, 2022
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
‘A huge disaster’: St. Louis trash complaints on pace to set a record this year.
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News Observer
Richard’s Disposal files $1.6M lawsuit against Jackson, Mississippi, over payment for disputed collection contract.
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Orange County Register
Republic Services expects to catch up on collection delays soon, after taking over from WM in Santa Ana, California.
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LAist
A burning question: Trash incinerator In Long Beach, California, faces uncertain future.
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Northern Virginia Daily
Volunteers studying pollinator plants at landfill in Shenandoah County, Virginia.
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E&E News
'Cow power' goes dark as manure-to-electricity fizzles.
Jul 15, 2022
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Leader-Telegram
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, residents complain of delayed service from WM.
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KFDA
Amarillo, Texas, cutting down collection frequency due to labor limitations.
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Urban Milwaukee
Milwaukee recycling volumes up 9% in recent years due to larger carts, more frequent collection.
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Recycling Product News
Material recovery to double at California MRF after EverestLabs robotics installation.
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Plastics News
Plastics Industry Association, ex-CEO Radoszewski in legal battle over employment payments.
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E&E News
How microplastics memes took over.
Jul 14, 2022
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Action News Jax
Clay County, Florida, blames WM driver shortfall on continued pause of curbside recycling service.
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Coloradoan
Fort Collins, Colorado, moving toward citywide contract for household pickup — with support of national companies.
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Cape Cod Times
Falmouth, Massachusetts, switches to hauler owned by Waste Connections after 15 years with Republic Services.
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AL.com
Alabama’s first electric garbage truck: Here’s how it will work.
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Plastics Recycling Update
PepsiCo announces goal to reduce virgin plastic use in certain markets.
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Politico
Craig Cookson: The chemical exec pushing advanced plastics recycling.
Jul 13, 2022
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My News LA
Nearly 200 WM workers, members of Teamsters Local 396, authorize potential strike in California.
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WFAA
Extreme heat leads to uptick in sick calls among sanitation workers in Arlington, Texas.
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NY1
Lower East Side Ecology Center compost site will temporarily move to Brooklyn to accommodate park construction.
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Newsday
How NYC's building boom led to illegal dumping on Long Island.
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WSAV
Expansion of Dean Forest Landfill in Georgia expected to be complete in coming months.
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TechCrunch
Volkswagen, Audi tap Redwood Materials to recycle old EV batteries in US.
Jul 12, 2022
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Press Telegram
Successes, challenges mount as California launches organic waste recycling program.
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The City
New York City to resume enforcement of commercial organics recycling requirement.
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Billy Penn
Philadelphia says it’s no longer mixing recycling and trash, but residents have doubts about the process.
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Action News 5
As trash piles up on streets of Memphis, sanitation workers’ union calls city council for help.
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KTBS
Proposed recycler plans to sue Shreveport, Louisiana, over performance bond requirement.
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NPR
There's a war on, but Ukraine's trash collectors still have a job to do.
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