What We're Reading: Page 114
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Apr 05, 2022
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Herald Business Journal
After 114 years, Rubatinos sell Washington trash collection business.
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Denver ABC
Colorado lawmakers craft producer responsibility bill to try to boost state recycling rates
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Waste360
NWRA update: Waste and recycling issues make progress in Congress and state legislatures.
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WPTV
Port St. Lucie, Florida, aims to have new collection contract finalized in May as Waste Pro plans for an exit.
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Dothan Eagle
Dothan, Alabama, closes its landfill after losing court ruling, but city intends to apply for new permit approval.
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Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque City Council overrides mayor's veto of a bill that will end local plastic bag ban.
Apr 04, 2022
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KCRA
CalRecycle director explains plans to use $330M budget surplus for expanding container redemption access and doubling refund amount.
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Clarion Ledger
Richard's Disposal takes over collection from WM in Jackson, Mississippi, but legal and legislative debates continue.
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San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego may reduce third-party diversion credits for haulers due to low commercial recycling rates, but major companies are pushing back.
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Hartford Courant
Murphy Road Recycling's new Connecticut MRF set to fully open in July and take material from many municipalities that are leaving MIRA contracts.
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Tampa Bay Times
Florida groups files civil rights suit against state DEP over permitting of four combustion facilities.
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Bloomberg
Adam Minter: Don't let Congress slash exports of used gadgets.
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Calgary Herald
Canadian city begins pilot comparing private sector and public sector service, with GFL taking over collection in certain areas.
Apr 01, 2022
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VICE News
Samsung says it will join other smartphone manufacturers in selling certain parts directly to customers, in apparent win for right-to-repair advocates.
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Waste Today
Athens Services has begun construction on a new MRF in Los Angeles County set to open in late 2023.
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WLBT
Judge rules that mayor in Jackson, Mississippi, holds the authority to negotiate a contract for solid waste disposal.
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The Coloradoan
Fort Collins, Colorado, continues to explore a potential citywide contract for trash and recycling pickup in single-family neighborhoods.
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First Coast News
Recycling dropoff sites closed in Jacksonville, Florida, in preparation for curbside service to restart next week.
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TechCrunch
Are plastic bag bans backfiring?
Mar 31, 2022
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Judge gives final approval of $19M settlement over waste collection and street sweeping fees in Atlanta.
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Environmental Health News
PFAS in household waste may be going airborne via incineration, according to new research in Europe.
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Resource Recycling
Why EPR for packaging failed in Washington state.
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WHNT
Pending closure of Alabama's Athens-Limestone Recycling Center could affect service in local county.
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Scrap News
WM, Closed Loop Partners and ERI talk through evolving ESG requirements at ISRI2022.
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The New York Times
Soda and beer companies are ditching plastic six-pack rings.
Mar 30, 2022
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El Paso Matters
Councilors in El Paso, Texas, vote to approve transfer of recycling contract from Friedman to Waste Connections following acquisition.
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Ventura County Star
Athens Services gets approval to build new dispatch center in Thousand Oaks, California, but WM is opposing as part of larger fight.
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The Guardian
‘I don’t know how we’ll survive’: the farmers facing ruin in America’s ‘forever chemicals’ crisis.
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KOB 4
Mayor Keller vetoes repeal of Albuquerque's plastic bag ban.
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Maryland Matters
ILSR Opinion: Maryland recycling bill gives too much power to the packaging industry.
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Government Technology
Into the circular city: Q&A with Rheaply CEO Garry Cooper.
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FOX 35
Meet Bebot, the robot helping to clean plastic and trash from Florida's Cocoa Beach.
Mar 29, 2022
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Plastics News
Plastics Industry Association CEO Tony Radoszewski is latest to leave the organization.
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FOX 2
Waste Connections fires St. Louis area manager as one of multiple steps to address regional services issues.
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Marin Independent Journal
Novato, California, will not attempt to take over waste hauling from Recology after considering idea since 2020.
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WTVM
Lee County Commission asks Alabama attorney general's office to weigh in on Arrow Disposal Service contract.
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Honolulu Civil Beat
Honolulu once again delays ban on polystyrene foam containers and plastic utensils amid debate about procuring alternative products.
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Phys.org
As climate change brings more natural disasters, debris piles up — increasing health risks.
Mar 28, 2022
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InDepthNH.org
Casella still aims to construct New Hampshire landfill, could pursue legal action if state lawmakers pass bill to limit it.
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Daily Freeman
Waste Connections confident its Seneca Meadows landfill in New York will remain open beyond 2025.
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Press-Telegram
In face of threatened closure via state bill, Long Beach, California, council to review future of waste-to-energy plant.
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MLive
Flint, Michigan, mayor says he did not ‘direct, suggest or imply’ who should get 2021 garbage contract.
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Billy Penn
Philly’s big illegal dumping problem: Residents are furious as the city picks up more trash, catches fewer perpetrators.
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Cowboy State Daily
Cheyenne says it is first city in Wyoming to install routing software for waste collection vehicles.
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