What We're Reading: Page 112
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jan 30, 2023
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The Roanoke Times
Not wasting time: Roanoke, Virginia, sanitation workers seek answers on pay increases.
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AL.com
Air quality improving as EPA battles Alabama landfill fire.
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WJHL
Bristol, Virginia, enters consent decree over landfill issues.
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The Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville City Council approves composting program for local restaurants.
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Resource
US private equity firm completes Biffa acquisition in UK.
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Waste360
Opinion: Why Long Island, New York, is incapable of solid waste management planning.
Jan 27, 2023
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AP News
US EPA estimates costs of extinguishing an Alabama landfill fire that’s burned since November have reached $2.8M.
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Streetsblog NYC
The Adams administration has delayed NYC commercial waste reform that’s required by law, sources say.
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WGCU
Final debris collection from Hurricane Ian is underway in Charlotte County, Florida.
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Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, Missouri, is planning landfill tours as part of a recycling education program it hopes will get federal funding.
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FOX28
Spokane is seeking an exemption from a Washington emissions cap-and-trade program for its WTE facility.
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Georgia Recorder
Georgia lawmakers renew push to devote hazardous waste fees to cleaning dangerous sites.
Jan 26, 2023
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ABC7 Los Angeles
Los Angeles city sanitation truck strikes, kills person in Sherman Oaks neighborhood.
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Waste Today
Closed Loop Partners launches compostable packaging degradation pilot.
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BioCycle
10 trends in the compost marketplace.
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Lake & McHenry County Scanner
Family files lawsuit after 87-year-old fatally struck by Flood Brothers truck while on walk in Spring Grove, Illinois.
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FOX 4
Olathe, Kansas, looks to expand composting pilot program to full city.
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Legal Dive
How corporate counsel can lead environmental justice efforts.
Jan 25, 2023
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Coloradoan
Larimer County, Colorado, approves MOU for Republic Services to potentially build and operate new landfill.
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Bangor Daily News
Sale of former Fiberight trash plant in Maine delayed again.
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CalMatters
Out of state, out of mind: California dumps toxic waste in states with weaker laws.
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HeraldNet
Snohomish County, Washington, settles lawsuit over alleged PCBs contamination at former landfill.
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The Herald
Farrell, Pennsylvania, approves waste contract with Tri-County Industries that includes 153% rate increase.
Jan 24, 2023
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CT Mirror
Connecticut legislators expected to ramp up focus on organics and related waste issues.
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KALW
Reducing food waste to fight climate change: One year into California’s SB 1383 implementation.
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Resource Recycling
EU-to-US scrap plastics trade under threat.
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INDY Week
Sanitation workers in Durham, North Carolina, worked on MLK Jr. Day.
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WBMA
Alabama DEM records show Moody landfill cited as a ‘fire hazard potential’ at least seven times.
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Banking Dive
ESG debate escalates as GOP goes after influencers.
Jan 23, 2023
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City Limits
New York adds 200 ‘smart bins’ for drop-off in latest organics recycling expansion.
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AL.com
Alabama city unconstitutionally jails people for unpaid trash bills, alleges lawsuit that also targets hauler AmWaste.
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WPSU
Curbside recycling is expanding to include more areas in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
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GoLaurens.com
Laurens, South Carolina, will take over residential waste collection ahead of GFL contract expiration.
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E-Scrap News
ERI expands into the southwest with its ninth electronics recycling plant.
Jan 20, 2023
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Mountain Home Observer
Arkansas waste district votes to indefinitely postpone sale of NABORS landfill to LRS.
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AL.com
EPA takes charge of Alabama landfill fire after finding carcinogens in air samples.
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Lansing State Journal
Trash and recycling customers in Lansing, Michigan, get unexpected late fees from city.
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Waste360
Siting landfills is no easy endeavor: An Oregon county’s story.
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CBS Colorado
Complaints continue to pile as Colorado residents face trash pickup troubles with Little Dumpsters.
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Politico
U.S. union membership dropped to record low in 2022, according to BLS.
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