What We're Reading: Page 109
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jun 17, 2022
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Los Angeles Times
Plastics ban compromise divides California environmentalists.
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Bloomberg Law
Judge rules that Alabama waste company must face retaliation suit brought by worker who alleges PPP fraud.
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E-Scrap News
South Carolina passes overhaul of e-scrap recycling that mirrors Illinois model.
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CBS New York
New Jersey sues Ford over hazardous waste dumping on Native American land that started in 1960s.
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Grist
California could invest $100M in satellites to detect methane at various sites, including landfills.
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Plastics News
Greenpeace ends Walmart plastic labeling lawsuit after latest legal setback.
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MRW
Veolia offers to sell Suez UK in face of antitrust concerns.
Jun 16, 2022
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E&E News
EPA sets targets for slashing PFAS in drinking water.
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Osceola News-Gazette
St. Cloud, Florida, settles with Waste Connections for $2.48M and will resume processing landfill leachate.
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Bloomberg Law
Lawsuit challenging permit approval for new landfill in Texas is dismissed.
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CentralMaine.com
Maine communities poised to purchase shuttered Fiberight plant for $1.5M after no qualified bidders emerge.
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Times Standard
California authority plans to convert recycling center into organics processing site as part of SB 1383 shift.
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Axios Chicago
New law bans single-use plastics from Illinois state parks.
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CFO Dive
Fed failure in fighting inflation 'not an option,' Powell says.
Jun 15, 2022
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S.W. Florida Daily News
Motorcyclist killed in crash with Waste Pro truck in North Fort Myers, Florida.
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Connecticut Public
Connecticut AG sues Reynolds over 'deceptive' recycling imagery on Hefty plastic bags.
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WJCT News
Jacksonville council report recommends exploring new solid waste fee options to help with operational issues.
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Rocky Mountain PBS
Denver Compost Collective helps grow plants and the community
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WPTV
The city council in Port St. Lucie, Florida, is considering compensating residents after Waste Pro's service delays.
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CFO Dive
Gensler sees limit to SEC rule on Scope 3 carbon emissions disclosure.
Jun 14, 2022
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Axios Twin Cities
St. Paul, Minnesota, calls on trash collectors (including WM) to fix 'unacceptable' service issues.
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New Jersey Monitor
New Jersey legislators hear feedback on potential EPR plan for packaging.
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WLWT
Rumpke servicing customers early due to Ohio heat.
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Biomass Magazine
Synthica developing new anaerobic digester in Houston.
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Orange County Register
Newport Beach, California, set to have the West Coast’s first water wheel trash collector.
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National Geographic
Why bears know when it's trash day: wild animals are adapting to city life in surprisingly savvy ways.
Jun 13, 2022
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Gotham Gazette
New York City finalizes FY23 budget deal, with higher funding for certain sanitation programs.
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The Kansas City Star
Kansas City, Missouri, to spend $6M for recycling carts, more bulky trash pickup, composting.
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MLive
Flint City Council in Michigan ends garbage contract investigation.
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NC Policy Watch
Two dozen violations and $40K later, Stericycle in Haw River, North Carolina, still pumping pollutants into vulnerable communities.
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KTVZ
Deschutes County, Oregon, evaluating future options as local landfill set to reach capacity by 2029.
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The New York Times
A plea from German brewers: bring back your empties.
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CFO Dive
May inflation spike likely to prod Fed to more aggressive action.
Jun 10, 2022
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Plastics News
PET recycling coalition, led by The Recycling Partnership, sets $25M funding target for grants.
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Belleville News-Democrat
Illinois governor signs law to prohibit PFAS incineration.
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Times of San Diego
San Diego City Council takes step toward changing 1919 ordinance that requires free collection for homeowners.
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Channel 3000
Madison, Wisconsin, launching food scrap drop-off program with help from USDA grant.
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Auburn Reporter
King County, Washington, to use electric truck for transporting material to landfill.
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Recycling Product News
Q&A: How California's Agromin is combating climate change through soil health.
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Phys.org
The EPA is dunking giant 'pool skimmers' in Philly river to suck out trash — and find plastic waste.
Jun 09, 2022
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WDSU
New Orleans selects Waste Pro to pick up trash in New Orleans East and Lower Ninth Ward.
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WCSC
Charleston, South Carolina, brings in Trident Waste to help city crews catch up on unusual volume upticks.
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The Ledger
Polk County, Florida, leases its own trucks to help with collection amid FCC challenges.
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TC Palm
Port St. Lucie, Florida, will miss out on $100K monthly payments from MRF after curbside recycling suspension.
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WJHL
Bristol, Virginia, to work toward closing contentious city landfill after ongoing odor issues.
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Plastics Recycling Update
APR opinion: Recent attack on plastics recycling was 'pitiful.'
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Bloomberg Law
Biden funds brownfield cleanups, but communities cite challenges.
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