What We're Reading: Page 111
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
May 27, 2022
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KCRA
UC Davis student killed after being hit by garbage truck on campus in California.
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Lohud
City Carting extended to run Westchester, New York, recycling despite no license and federal charges.
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CBS Los Angeles
6 charged in $10M recycling fraud scheme that brought 9 tons of cans, bottles to California for CRV redemption.
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NPR
New York EPR bills getting attention in final days of session.
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WJHL
Bristol, Tennessee, sues Bristol, Virginia, over ongoing landfill odor issues.
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KSTP
3M fined $2.8M for mismanaging hazardous waste at Minnesota facility.
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Plastics News
Financing for recent Novolex acquisition highlights the company's greenhouse gas reduction plans.
May 26, 2022
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ROI-NJ
Covanta appoints new CFO, Helgeson departing after 15 years.
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Plastics News
ExxonMobil shareholders vote down proposal to study financial risks of moving away virgin plastics.
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Waste360
Leone Young: Labor, pricing, fleet, PFAS and ESG insights from WasteExpo 2022.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh, state organizations make recommendations for increasing and improving recycling in Pennsylvania.
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The Virginian-Pilot
Recyclops offering curbside recycling subscription service in Chesapeake, Virginia, after city cancels its program.
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Argus Leader
New nonprofit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to launch drop-off composting pilot.
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Twin Cities Business
Why Minnesota food and ag companies are investing in a recycling plant.
May 25, 2022
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Waste Today
Fulcrum BioEnergy opens long-anticipated waste-to-fuel facility in Sierra, Nevada.
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Staten Island Advance
New York DEC certifies Fresh Kills Landfill closure; years of work still needed before it fully becomes parkland.
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Detroit Free Press
Shuttered Detroit incinerator will be demolished this summer, city to earn $1.3M from selling scrap metal.
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WAMC
Incinerator in western Massachusetts officially closes following bankruptcy proceedings.
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Review Times
WIN Waste Innovations working on $35M hydrogen sulfide project at Ohio landfill.
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WAPT
Jackson City Council in Mississippi will not pay Richard's Disposal for April collection services as contract dispute with mayor continues.
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Resource Recycling
EPA seeking industry help in shaping new infrastructure and education grants.
May 24, 2022
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The Sacramento Bee
Man on bicycle dead in crash with waste truck in Sacramento, California.
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The Gleaner
Major Pratt recycling mill gets key local permit valued at $125M, moving ahead with construction.
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Colorado Public Radio
Xcel Energy will pay $925K to settle EPA claims it improperly disposed coal waste in Colorado.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta begins to disburse $19M in trash fees as part of settlement with property owners.
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Bloomberg
Is it time to stop burning our garbage?
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The Washington Post
How COVID made the world’s trash problem much worse.
May 23, 2022
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Florida Bulldog
Florida judge rules for WM and against Ron Bergeron in long-running recycling dispute.
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WDTN
US EPA and DOJ announce proposed plan for $27.7M Superfund site cleanup in Ohio.
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AZ Central
4-alarm fire at a Phoenix recycling plant under control.
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Reuters
UK-based Exurban plans $340M e-waste recycling plant in Indiana.
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MLive
Garbage contract investigation has cost Flint, Michigan, taxpayers $25K so far and next steps unclear.
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Lincoln Journal Star
Clean Harbors previews sizable hazardous waste incinerator expansion in Nebraska.
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USA Today
Coca-Cola unveils brand new UK bottles with caps that stay attached.
May 20, 2022
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Smart Cities Dive
US traffic fatalities hit 16-year high in 2021, with pedestrian deaths up 13%.
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Herald-Star
Ohio attorney general tours Crossridge Landfill site, likening it to 'a science fiction horror movie.'
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KWTX
Killeen, Texas, approves emergency pay increase for solid waste workers in effort to fill positions.
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Recycling Today
Recovered paper export market anxiously awaits West Coast dockworker contract talks.
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Plastics News
New Hope building world's largest pyrolysis plant in Texas.
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BioCycle
California composter Agromin poised to process more organics.
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HR Dive
Survey: Half of companies didn't meet hiring goals last year.
May 19, 2022
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TC Palm
Port St. Lucie, Florida, approves new 10-year contract with FCC Environmental Services.
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WTOV
IWS finds support in Harrison County, Ohio, to improve rail access for Apex landfill.
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Star Press
Crash with WM truck claims lives of three members of family in Portland, Indiana.
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Construction & Demolition Recycling
A list of the industry's largest mixed C&D recyclers.
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Greenville News
Pickens County, South Carolina, settles contentious lawsuit over coal ash disposal and fate of incomplete landfill.
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Plastics News
Half of Phillips 66 shareholders urge study on risk of investing in virgin plastic.
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