What We're Reading: Page 117
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Mar 07, 2022
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Streetsblog NYC
Private waste truck fatally strikes pedestrian in Brooklyn, investigation ongoing.
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WFLA
Temp worker dies at landfill in Polk County, Florida, after bulldozer strikes portable restroom.
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The Eagle-Tribune
Following MassDEP settlement, Covanta to educe emissions of nitrogen oxides by more than 20% below regulatory limits at two facilities.
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Spectrum News
New York council members protest proposed sanitation cuts in hearing, DSNY commissioner says organics collection and litter basket service would be affected.
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The Columbus Dispatch
Upper Arlington, Ohio, launching curbside organics recycling pilot with GoZERO and help from a USDA grant.
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Utility Dive
California sets biomethane targets for utilities in bid to reduce short-lived climate pollutants.
Mar 04, 2022
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Missoulian
State commission allows new hauler in Missoula, Montana, giving Republic competition for first time in 14 years.
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Waste360
Update on measuring and reducing methane emissions from MSW landfills.
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Reuters
Analysis: Big Oil's plastic boom threatens U.N.'s 'historic' pollution pact.
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Civil Eats
California's SB 1383 law will create a lot more compost—but will it make it to farmland?
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The Village Voice
A revolution is taking place, one can at a time.
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Smart Cities Dive
Local governments advise US EPA on using infrastructure dollars to support climate justice.
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Waste Advantage Magazine
VLS Recovery Services is now VLS Environmental Solutions.
Mar 03, 2022
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WANE 15
Fort Wayne, Indiana, receives new collection bids from WM, Republic and GFL as it looks to move beyond struggling Red River Waste.
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New Country 99.1
Timberline Waste Services, a newer northern Colorado company, is going out of business and transferring customers to the area's last locally-owned hauler.
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WRBL
Lee County, Alabama, becomes last county in the state to offer curbside collection as Arrow Disposal Service rolls out new program.
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WFLA
Bradenton, Florida, considers ending curbside recycling due to ongoing staffing limitations. City administrator calls value of recycling 'an illusion' due to high contamination rates.
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The Times
Maya Energy is looking to renew a 2017 air quality permit for Gary, Indiana, waste facility that hasn't started construction yet. Local residents, including the mayor, are opposed.
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CBS Los Angeles
LA City Council approves illegal dumping remediation plan, with goal of shortening response time for cleanups.
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Plastics Recycling Update
EFS-plastics, a recycler of mixed bales, opens new Canadian facility to expand its overall capacity by 20%.
Mar 02, 2022
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KMBC
Two Kansas City, Missouri, collection workers die in rollover crash and fire. Third, in his first day on the job, survives.
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Franciscans will vote on June ballot measure about whether to reform city's relationship with Recology.
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Daily News Journal
Regional committee once again rejects expansion proposal for Republic's Middle Point Landfill in Tennessee.
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Times Record News
Wichita Falls, Texas, tables plans for city to enter commercial collection market, following strong hauler opposition.
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Waste360
Leone Young: Several big moves within the 2022 outlook for top waste companies.
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Construction Dive
Ukraine war 'likely to have multiple effects' on materials prices, including copper and aluminum.
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HR Dive
'Lower your costs, not your wages,' Biden urged employers in State of the Union.
Mar 01, 2022
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Plastics Recycling Update
Republic Services moves to vertically integrate in plastics with new Las Vegas facility.
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WLBT
WM seeking injunction to stop mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from using emergency declaration to award one-year contract to Richard's Disposal.
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WLBT
Jackson council members dispute mayor's allegation they took bribes that influenced votes on collection contract.
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Law360
Keurig agrees to $10M settlement over K-Cup labeling suit, will update recyclability language.
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Aspen Times
Aspen, Colorado, moves toward prohibiting disposal of food scraps, starting with commercial sector.
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Bangor Daily News
Former Fiberight plant in Maine could have new owner by the summer after sitting dormant since May 2020.
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Letsrecycle.com
Covanta, under new EQT Infrastructure ownership, buys out partner Green Investment Group's shares in four UK facilities.
Feb 28, 2022
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Kitsap Sun
WM agrees to $83K settlement with Kitsap County, Washington, over missed yard waste and recycling pickups. Plus, it will offer customers credits worth nearly $35K.
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Statesman Journal
Oregon DEQ fines Covanta close to $16K for violating air pollution permit requirements at Marion facility.
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The Leader-Telegram
As GFL Environmental pursues Seven Mile Creek Landfill expansion in Wisconsin, area residents want more compensation and property value protection.
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WPTV
City employees in Port St. Lucie, Florida, will help with yard waste collection so Waste Pro can catch up on garbage.
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Sanitation Foundation
In honor of Black History Month: Learn about the DSNY African American Benevolent Society.
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The New York Times
New IPCC report: Climate change's effects outpacing ability to adapt.
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The Wall Street Journal
Car parts, chips, sunflower oil: War in Ukraine threatens new shortages.
Feb 25, 2022
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ABC7 New York
Sanitation worker killed, another injured, in New York hit-and-run incident.
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Tennessean
Nashville hires WM, with Waste Pro also available as backup, for emergency collection help amid ongoing service issues after Red River bankruptcy declaration.
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Clarion Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi, bringing in Louisiana-based Richard's Disposal on short-term basis as local officials continue debating collection contract.
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GreenBiz
Confronting the reality of inequitable access to recycling: The Recycling Partnership launches new inclusion fund.
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Plastics News
Ukraine invasion could mean higher plastic resin prices.
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The Guardian
UK study: Plastic packaging can increase fresh food waste.
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Wired
Why cities want old buildings taken down gently.
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