What We're Reading: Page 123
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jan 06, 2022
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WETM
New York Governor Hochul backs EPR for packaging in 2022 agenda.
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Reuters
California commission claims retailers violating plastic bag law with misleading recyclability language.
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WTSP
Commissioners in Polk County, Florida, raise concerns about FCC collection issues; company cites COVID and other factors behind delays.
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Waste360
Chaz Miller: Looking backward and forwards on 2021/2022 recycling trends.
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GreenBiz
The 6 sustainable packaging trends we'll be watching in 2022.
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Bloomberg
Startup Battery Resourcers planning $43M recycling plant in Georgia as demand surges.
Jan 05, 2022
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WJHL
Bristol, Virginia, leader requesting help from U.S. EPA and Virginia DEQ to resolve landfill odor issue.
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WANE 15
Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, says Red River's days as hauler are likely numbered, says company has been flying in drivers to catch up.
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Waste360
Mission Black Goo: Figuring out what it is and how to tackle it at landfills.
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The Conversation
What is pay-as-you-throw? A waste expert explains.
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Hawaii News Now
Maui, Hawaii, postpones disposable plastic foodware ban multiple months due to supply shortages.
Jan 04, 2022
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Republic Services worker dies on the job in Grapevine, Texas; family seeking additional information.
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NBC 7 San Diego
Multi-week Teamsters strike continues in San Diego area, collections affected for thousands of residents.
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VC Star
Judge allows new Athens Services contract with California city to stand, but only partially dismisses Waste Management lawsuit.
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WANE 15
Red River Waste Solutions still collecting waste in Fort Wayne, Indiana, but misses performance bond payment as bankruptcy proceedings continue.
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Times Union
City of Schenectady, New York, collection worker who recently crashed truck hadn't held a valid license for years.
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Biomass Magazine
Archaea Energy starts up Assai, major RNG project, at Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Pennsylvania.
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Gothamist
"We basically have this down to a science": NYC Sanitation crews collect up to 40 tons of New Year's Eve debris.
Jan 03, 2022
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MarketWatch
Closed Loop Systems acquiring majority stake in Sims Municipal Recycling.
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KPBS
San Diego area strike by 250+ Republic Services sanitation workers passes 2-week mark.
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WKSU
Cleveland's planned restart for curbside recycling hits new delay as previously selected vendor falls through.
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NOLA.com
Curbside recycling service is returning to certain areas of New Orleans starting Jan. 3.
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KEEL
Shreveport, Louisiana, awards recycling contract to first-time hauler more than a year after program suspended.
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Inside Climate News
World talks on a treaty to control plastic pollution are set for Nairobi in February. How to do so is still up in the air.
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Gothamist
New York's new 'smart' organics drop-off bins receive mixed reception after debuting in select neighborhoods.
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CBC News
Canada takes steps to ban plastic straws, cutlery and other items by end of 2022.
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WANE
Fort Wayne, Indiana, looks to terminate contract with Red River as trash piles up.
Dec 23, 2021
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AP News
Supreme Court to hold special session next month on legal challenges to Biden's vaccine requirements, with an 'extraordinarily fast timeline.'
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Bloomberg Law
EPA sued over delayed updates to emissions standards for large municipal solid waste incinerators.
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Thousand Oaks Acorn
Athens Services is set to take over contract in Thousand Oaks, California, next month — but Waste Management's legal challenge has been allowed to continue into the new year.
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Scientific American
Anaergia COO describes California's upcoming SB 1383 organics recycling law as 'tectonic shift' for waste policy.
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City & State Pennsylvania
Terrill Haigler, aka Ya Fav Trashman, set to launch business next month with goal of becoming 'a real competitor in the hauling industry in Philadelphia.'
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Phys.org
Jenna Jambeck, Ocean Conservancy and City of Miami teaming up for research project on plastic pollution.
Dec 22, 2021
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Staten Island Advance
New York City reaches $34M settlement with local residents over allegations that former Fresh Kills Landfill caused cancer.
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KPBS
Garbage piles up as Republic Services sanitation workers' strike continues in San Diego area.
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Tennessee Lookout
Nashville judge issues setback to Republic's expansion plans for Middle Point Landfill.
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Twin Cities Business
Recycling startup Ridwell expands to Minneapolis, eyeing Austin, Texas, in 2022.
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Waste360
NERC training: How DEI initiatives assist companies with enhancing market share.
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Transport Dive
Nikola to pay $125M to settle fraud charges, including misrepresentation of waste truck orders.
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CFO Dive
5 CFO tips for adjusting wages to high inflation, labor shortages.
Dec 21, 2021
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AP News
California attorney general sues Walmart over allegedly disposing more than 1M tons of hazardous waste improperly.
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E&E News
EPA funnels $1B from infrastructure law to finalize 49 Superfund cleanups in multiple states.
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The Times
Plans for Fulcrum Bioenergy waste-to-fuel plant still underway in Gary, Indiana, but some residents are skeptical.
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Green Car Congress
Mack LR Electric Class 8 refuse truck now in serial production at Pennsylvania factory, following pilots with DSNY and Republic Services.
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amNewYork
US DOT report recommends New York City commercial waste haulers adopt safety measures used by DSNY's fleet.
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MLive
Ann Arbor, Michigan, expands curbside organics collection to test out monthly winter pickups.
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