What We're Reading: Page 115
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Dec 20, 2022
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Bloomberg
3M will stop producing ‘forever chemical’ PFAS by end of 2025.
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WWLP
MassDEP Commissioner Suuberg will be next executive director of NEWMOA.
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Palo Alto Online
Palo Alto, California, extends program to ensure domestic markets are used for its recyclables.
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CNN Business
EPA finalizes tougher pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses.
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Energy News Network
Circular economy programs aim to reduce waste and build jobs.
Dec 19, 2022
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WTKR
Bridge closes indefinitely after WIN Waste plant fire in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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Houston Public Media
City of Houston to increase funding to address illegal dumping, approves $1.3M contract.
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WFYI
Gary, Indiana, advocates ask judge to revoke Fulcrum waste-to-jet-fuel plant’s permit.
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France 24
France bans disposable packaging, utensils in fast-food restaurants.
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CFO Dive
Executive pay linked more to ESG progress: Willis Towers Watson.
Dec 16, 2022
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Manufacturing Dive
Battery recycler Redwood Materials to build a $3.5B facility in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Waste Today
Vision RNG announced a project agreement with Waste Connections’ Laurel Ridge Landfill in Kentucky.
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Route Fifty
Inflation is continuing to fuel many of the collection challenges exacerbated by the pandemic.
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Construction & Demolition Recycling
How California’s new aggregate recycling bill could impact its C&D industry.
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E&T Magazine
Carbon Mapper will use observations from NASA satellites to assess landfill emissions.
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WFTV
Leesburg, Florida, to stop separating recyclables, begin sending to waste-to-energy plant.
Dec 15, 2022
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The Hill
Amazon’s plastic waste increased by 18% in 2021: report.
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Easy Reader News
Hermosa Beach, California, approves 10-year Athens Services trash contract with 45% rate increase.
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My Journal Courier
Jacksonville, Illinois, amends GFL contract to raise rates. Residents will still pay less than current rates.
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Paterson Press
Paterson, New Jersey, rejects collection bid from Suburban Disposal that included steep rate increases.
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Amarillo Globe-News
Amarillo, Texas, returning to twice-a-week trash pickup after efforts to staff up.
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Reuters
Exxon starts up plastic recycling unit at complex in Baytown, Texas.
Dec 14, 2022
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Streetsblog New York City
New York City launches long-awaited containerized residential trash pilot.
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WTVC
A year later, McMinn County, Tennessee, still working to eliminate odor of Meadow Branch Landfill for residents.
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WRVO Public Media
New York environmental group says cease-and-desist letter from Waste Connections is stifling First Amendment rights.
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FOX 2
‘We feel abandoned over here’: Residents say trash dumping on Detroit street ignored by city.
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KTVU
Company that operates T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods ordered to pay over $2M for unlawful disposal of waste in California.
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CTV News
Saskatoon’s Loraas Disposal sold to Waste Connections.
Dec 13, 2022
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La Jolla Light
San Diego’s organics recycling program to kick into high gear with bin deliveries and public outreach in January.
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12news.com
Residents in Phoenix neighborhood still waiting for bulk trash to be picked up as city crews work overtime.
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NY1
New York City Council wants to reduce plastic utensils in takeout with pending bill.
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WCSC
Berkeley County, South Carolina, approves $3.5B, 30-year deal with Redwood battery recycling plant.
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Shaw Local
La Salle, Illinois, receives $55K from Recycling Partnership to reduce cost of carts in new contract with LRS.
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WBRZ
East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, sees cost increases in proposals from Republic Services and Richard’s Disposal.
Dec 12, 2022
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CT Insider
Hartford and MIRA remain at odds over decommissioning plans for trash plant.
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WKRG
Mobile, Alabama, studying possible curbside recycling expansion and partnership with other nearby cities.
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11 Alive
Too much trash: North Georgia county’s landfill getting too full, too fast.
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Nola.com
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, solicits bids for garbage hauling contract.
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AP News
Fight to curb food waste increasingly turns to science.
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