What We're Reading: Page 110
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jun 08, 2022
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WDET
Detroit residents seeking host community agreement with Republic hazardous waste facility after series of violations.
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ARLnow
Arlington County, Virginia, experiences collection delays due in part to labor challenges at Waste Connections subsidiary.
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WPTA
Councilman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, proposes using ARPA funds to offset rate increase ahead of contract switch.
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ABC6
Rhode Island Senate passes resolution to study recycling improvements, explore bottle redemption program.
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Resource Recycling
Oregon Truth-in-Labeling Task Force submits final report.
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Retail Dive
Retail is fundamentally bad for the environment. And doing better isn't easy.
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Reuters
UK waste company Biffa soars on $1.7B buyout proposal from Energy Capital Partners.
Jun 07, 2022
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Waste Today
Closed Loop Partners announces final close of Leadership Fund, which now manages over $200M in assets.
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Arkansas Business
Arkansas county pursuing $50M gasification project.
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Axios
Rheaply raises $20M for circular economy applications, round led by AOL founder's seed fund.
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Reuters
Last Beach Cleanup sues California retailers over allegedly misleading plastic bag recyclability claims.
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WBRC
Birmingham, Alabama, proposing $7M for uniform trash bin initiative.
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Hometown Life
Priority Waste apologizes to Westland, Michigan, residents after multiple weeks of delayed collection.
Jun 06, 2022
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Motherboard
New York passes nation's first electronics right-to-repair law.
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Portland Press Herald
Local governments may not see payments from Maine's EPR law until 2027, proponents hope to speed up timeline.
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Food Dive
USDA announces up to $90M in funding to prevent food loss and waste.
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Statesman Journal
Study shows heavy metal concentrations higher near Covanta incinerator in Oregon, further testing needed to be conclusive.
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NPR
North of Chicago, a contaminated landfill will be reused for solar energy.
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GreenBiz
What's missing from the circular economy, according to 10 emerging leaders.
Jun 03, 2022
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Baltimore Sun
Baltimore City Council mounts filibuster in protest of biweekly recycling collection during 6-hour hearing.
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Star Tribune
WM suspends yard waste service in seven Minnesota cities due to staffing limitations.
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Plastics Recycling Update
First-quarter scrap plastic exports down 21%, Canada listed as top destination.
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VTDigger
Vermont governor signs environmental justice bill.
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pv magazine USA
Solarcycle raises $6.6M in funding to advance solar recycling, with support from Closed Loop Partners.
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Time
U.S. landfills are getting a second life as solar farms.
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CFO Dive
Most CFOs, CEOs see cybersecurity gaps: Accenture.
Jun 02, 2022
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KLAS
Tentative contract agreement reached between Teamsters and Republic Services in Las Vegas following strike authorization.
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SFist
Unicyclist dies in crash with Recology truck in San Francisco.
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InDepthNH.org
Casella withdraws permit application for contentious New Hampshire landfill, but expected to refile.
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Houston Chronicle
Houston exploring options for recycling transfer station after experiencing delays by sending all trucks to one FCC MRF.
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First Coast News
More litter in Jacksonville, Florida, could increase flooding this hurricane season.
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Holland Sentinel
Ottawa County, Michigan, launches food scrap drop-off pilot.
Jun 01, 2022
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Axios
ReFED and Closed Loop Partners launch $100M food waste funding initiative.
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Nola.com
New Orleans selects IV Waste for new collection contract, though questions raised about low recycling bid.
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Waste360
Opinion: Why New York Mayor Adams needs to be applauded rather than politically pummeled for halting curbside organics expansion.
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WANE 15
‘Morale is low’: Red River driver says those still working in Fort Wayne, Indiana, are doing their best.
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Providence Journal
Chemical recycling bill advances in Rhode Island legislature.
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Valley News
With CDL drivers in high demand, municipal waste jobs go unfilled in New Hampshire.
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BioCycle
Testing curbside food waste collection in Upper Arlington, Ohio.
May 31, 2022
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Bloomberg Law
EPA revamps legal ‘toolbox’ to reach EJ goals.
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WWLTV
Louisiana collection worker loses leg after being pinned by distracted driver.
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Reading Eagle
Pennsylvania Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in host fee dispute between Republic Services and local county.
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TC Palm
Waste Pro ordered by judge to continue trash pickups in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
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The Seattle Times
Amazon shareholders narrowly vote down proposal to report on plastic usage, reduction efforts.
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The Atlantic
Opinion: Plastic recycling doesn't work and will never work.
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The New York Times
Trash is his muse: Meet NYC Sanitation's resident artist
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