What We're Reading: Page 109
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Mar 01, 2023
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Indiana Capital Chronicle
Gov. Holcomb pushes back against train derailment waste coming to Indiana.
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The Connecticut Examiner
Trash haulers and recyclers voice opposition to Connecticut governor’s EPR plan.
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NBC News
Amid a crime spike and complaints of uncollected trash, New Orleans mayor faces a possible recall election.
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WAFF
Alabama DEM orders temporary closure of Cherokee Industrial Landfill.
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The Valley Breeze
North Providence, Rhode Island, seeking collection bids after performance issues with Waste Connections.
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CalMatters
California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Gov. Newsom and legislators are slow to change course.
Feb 28, 2023
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ABC 24
Teamsters lead strike at Republic locations in Memphis area.
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CBS Detroit
Michigan officials looking for reform after toxic waste shipment from Ohio.
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Inside Climate News
Biden administration’s global plastics plan dubbed ‘low ambition’ and ‘underwhelming.’
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Hawai’i Public Radio
‘Significant concerns’ raised about proposed bill to add another waste-to-energy facility in Hawai’i.
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KTAR
Phoenix reaches its ‘zero waste’ goal with Super Bowl event trash.
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CFO Dive
Economists push back estimated recession date: NABE.
Feb 27, 2023
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NPR
Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment will resume.
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Vancouver Sun
Metro Vancouver awards disposal contracts to WM, Republic Services and GFL Environmental
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WRGB
‘Dunn be done’, mayor pushing to close Waste Connections landfill in Rensselaer, New York.
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Star Tribune
Incinerator in Hennepin County, Minnesota, faces pressure from environmental activists.
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Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles, Washington, settles contract dispute with Waste Connections.
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Waste360
Leone Young: Q4 2022 and 2023 outlook themes.
Feb 24, 2023
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WBNS
Rumpke broke ground Thursday on a new 223K-square-foot, more than $90M recycling campus in Columbus, Ohio.
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WFAA
Dallas’ sanitation director resigns amid collection issues; interim director appointed.
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WRTV
Some Indianapolis-area residents say they’re frustrated with inconsistent pickups by Waste Management.
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Voice of San Diego
The tipping fee for the San Diego-owned Miramar landfill could rise 71% by 2025 if the city council votes in March to OK the mayor’s proposed increase.
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The Colorado Sun
The US EPA is looking to pay $30/hour for workers to sift through waste to better understand seasonal variation in Telluride, Colorado.
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BioCycle
California Alliance for Community Composting: Why community composting is critical infrastructure
Feb 23, 2023
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Coloradoan
Fort Collins, Colorado, approves contract with Republic Services for weekly trash and recycling pickup.
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah regulators are poised to deny permit for landfill on the shores of Great Salt Lake.
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Daily Independent
After more than 3 years without curbside recycling, Surprise, Arizona, is trying to stage a comeback.
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Tampa Bay Times
The FBI met with Clearwater, Florida, officials to offer assistance as the city investigates lapses in recycling.
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FOX4
A Missouri House committee has unanimously supported a bill to widen buffer space between new landfills and neighboring communities.
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Recycling Today
Carton recycling access reportedly expanded to 78.6M US households in 2022.
Feb 22, 2023
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Streetsblog NYC
DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch: Commercial waste reform is worth doing the right way.
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Axios
Some residents in Doral, Florida, are reporting symptoms like dizziness, headaches and coughing amid ongoing Covanta fire.
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Bloomberg
Adam Minter: EV battery recycling has boomed too soon.
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Waste360
Rubicon taps company president as new CFO.
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WTVR
Henrico County, Virginia, officials says they’re making new investments in curbside recycling as some neighboring areas pull back.
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The Star Tribune
Minneapolis suburb’s recycling center expanding for more space for ‘hard-to-manage materials.’
Feb 21, 2023
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Pioneer Press
St. Paul, Minnesota, releases a trash collection wish list to court garbage haulers for a new contract.
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Lehigh Valley Live
Another hearing is set for the contentious Bethlehem landfill expansion proposal in Pennsylvania.
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City Limits
Waste transfer station operators and residents in Queens, New York, reach settlement over stormwater pollution allegations.
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News12
Recycling center fire in Paterson, New Jersey, may have been caused by a crushed aerosol can.
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SI Live
Staten Island, New York, rolls out ‘rat-proof’ smart compost bins as part of larger city composting effort.
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CBS
‘Trash Punx’ volunteer group works to clean up storm debris in San Jose, California.
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