What We're Reading: Page
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
May 15, 2026
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Los Angeles Business Journal
Exclusive: Niagara Bottling reviving rPlanet Earth facility in California.
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ESG Dive
NY’s 2027 budget includes climate, emissions reduction rollbacks: Gov. Hochul.
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SFGate
Bay Area customers may face fees, warnings due to new trash cameras from Recology.
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Packaging Dive
Plastic packaging converters raise red flags over Iran war impact.
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SI Live
NYC wants to expand capacity at Staten Island Compost Facility at former landfill.
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Los Angeles Times
L.A.’s ultra-urban rivers wash tons of trash out to sea. There’s a plan to change that before the Olympics.
May 14, 2026
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Inside Climate News
Debate over New York EPR bill advances amid chemical recycling discussions.
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New Bedford Light
Massachusetts waste transfer station remains closed a year after fire, rat infestation.
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Resource Recycling
American Battery confirms second recycling facility in Southeast.
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Axios
Water treatment plant being considered at largest landfill in Des Moines, Iowa.
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The News Tribute
Worker hurt at Tacoma, Washington, waste dropoff claims city ignored equipment defects.
May 13, 2026
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Politico
Environmental groups challenge EPA incinerator rule.
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Resource Recycling
Industry descends on DC to fight for PET.
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Signal Akron
Akron, Ohio, community groups want more money from WM in transfer station agreement.
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Plastics News
US Plastics Pact pushes for compostables in EPR laws, food-waste mandates.
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Finger Lakes Times
Two areas of Ontario County Landfill in New York to be capped this year.
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29 News
Dominion Energy converts closed landfill into solar farm in Albemarle County, Virginia.
May 12, 2026
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Scranton Times-Tribune
Ongoing labor lawsuit against Lackawanna Recycling Center in Pennsylvania now a class action.
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WHYY
Penn State diverting food scraps for compost and building material research.
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Planet Detroit
Detroit farmers call for composting policy changes after pilot programs.
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Resource Recycling
Orange County landfill fees to spike 53%.
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Wisconsin Public Radio
Author delves into PFAS waste cleanups in Maine and future lessons for other states.
May 11, 2026
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Grist
New Orleans wants to fix its Mardi Gras mess. So why is the trash pile still growing?
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Waste Today
Heil and Autocar supply Recology with electric collection truck.
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Bloomberg Law
EPA drops Biden-era plan to allow PFAS cleanups under waste law.
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CW 34
Tracking the $24M trash settlement between Waste Pro and Port St. Lucie, Florida.
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TAPinto Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek, Florida, to consider curbside recycling program.
May 08, 2026
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Houston Public Media
EPA orders remediation to begin at San Jacinto River waste pits.
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WMUR
Negotiations on New Hampshire landfill policy reach final week in state Senate.
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ESG Dive
SEC works to rescind Biden-era climate disclosure rule.
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Summit Daily
Breckenridge, Colorado, introduces townwide reusable cup to reduce waste.
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KMBC
Missouri bill aims to clean up abandon landfills, but sparks worry from solid waste department.
May 07, 2026
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Automotive Fleet
Republic Services to deploy first CNG refuse fleet in Idaho.
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Waste Today
PureCycle loses money but boosts output.
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WINK News
Florida finds violations at Collier recycling facility after investigation exposed community dust concerns.
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BioCycle
Home compostable packaging: Progress but not a silver bullet.
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CFO Dive
SEC unveils blueprint for ditching quarterly reporting.