What We're Reading: Page 124
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Feb 09, 2022
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Philadelphia Business Journal
WM acquires property in Pennsylvania as part of $100M landfill expansion plans.
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The Columbus Dispatch
Rumpke unveiled plans for a high-tech $50M recycling resource center in Columbus, Ohio, which it says will be the fifth-largest recycling facility in the U.S.
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S&P Global Platts
The city of Houston, MRF operator FCC, LyondellBasell and ExxonMobil are working together to expand used plastic collection to feed mechanical and chemical recycling efforts.
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Resource Recycling
A national bottle bill, with more moderate language than the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act, is on track to be introduced in Congress by mid-March.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Senate rejects nomination of Andrew Wheeler, former EPA administrator, as secretary of natural resources.
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Oregon Live
An Oregon bill seeks to create a mattress recycling program that would be funded by fees added to consumers' mattress purchases.
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Reuters
U.S. EPA names Oregon lawyer to lead environmental justice efforts.
Feb 08, 2022
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The Washington Post
Negotiations set to begin on potential UN plastics treaty, described as 'most ambitious round of climate diplomacy since the 2015 Paris agreement.'
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Gotham Gazette
The future of NYC trash, with City Council Sanitation Chair Sandy Nurse
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Maine Public
Bill to limit import of C&D material in Maine passes out of committee. Casella and ReSource raise concerns about financial effects.
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Knox News
Knoxville, Tennessee, starts food scrap dropoff pilot for residents and restaurants. Material to be composted by nonprofit BattleField Farm, with support from state DEC.
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WJCT
City Council in Jacksonville, Florida, forms committee to assess waste issues. Labor, recycling restart, residential rates and new transfer station siting among its priorities.
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The Boston Globe
David Cash, former MassDEP commissioner, selected as EPA Region 1 administrator.
Feb 07, 2022
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MarketWatch
Air Liquide announces plans for 'largest biomethane production unit in the world,' located at Waste Connections site in Illinois.
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Waste Today
FCC Environmental begins collection contract in Hillsborough County, Florida, estimated to be worth at least $280M.
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Chickasaw Journal
Houston, Mississippi, selects Waste Connections over Waste Management for new collection contract, following exit of RES.
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WTSP
Polk County, Florida, sees complaints about FCC collection service drop 62% in past month, but still offering self-haul option.
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azfamily.com
Phoenix expecting more waste and recycling revenue this year, after previously raising rates, and has a range of plans for how to use it.
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Scientific American
New research finds recycled lithium-ion batteries can perform better than new ones.
Feb 04, 2022
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SFGate
San Jose woman fatally struck by California Waste Solutions truck while moving a garbage cart.
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Motherboard
Lithium battery fires are threatening recycling as we know it. Incident at Californa's Shoreway MRF is just one example.
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AP News
Q&A with JB Straubel, CEO of battery recycler Redwood Materials.
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KTVH
Helena, Montana, reaches temporary agreement that allows two organics recyclers to continue subscription service until at least November 2023.
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NBC News
Senate introduces bill to allow farmers to fix their own equipment, latest in broader right to repair movement.
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The New York Times
A deluge of medical waste is swamping the globe, a UN report says.
Feb 03, 2022
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Fox 10 Phoenix
Waste Management rebrands to WM, and changes slogan from 'Think Green' to 'For Tomorrow,' in connection with upcoming Phoenix Open.
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San Antonio Report
Balcones Resources poised to win processing contract for San Antonio's recyclables, will open new facility.
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San Diego Union-Tribune
Oceanside, California, renews contract with Waste Management. Only other bid came from Republic Services.
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Cleveland.com
Cleveland hopes to restart curbside recycling by early April, but still doesn't have contractor in place.
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Nola.com
Federal judge upholds prior decision that New Orleans is taking necessary measures to protect health of residents living on top of former landfill.
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NJ.com
Waste Management fires New Jersey employee involved with intentionally plowing snow into Orthodox Jewish pedestrians while off-duty.
Feb 02, 2022
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WLBT
Councilors in Jackson, Mississippi, vote against new collection contract yet again as end of emergency deal with Waste Management approaches.
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WANE 15
Fort Wayne, Indiana, officials approve next step toward putting collection contract out to bid, as Red River's bankruptcy issues continue.
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WTSP
Polk County, Florida, backs off talk of ending FCC Environmental's contract after service improves.
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WZTV
Nashville Metro official: 'If you're a diesel mechanic and you're certified and have your own set of tools, you can pretty much name your number.'
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Tennessee Lookout
State lawmakers, inspired by debate over Republic's Middle Point Landfill, introduce bill requiring more local government support for expansion proposals.
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ABC7 Los Angeles
Los Angeles councilman and mayoral candidate introduces 'Clean Streets Now' plan to tackle illegal dumping.
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Grocery Dive
Albertsons to deploy AI-powered food waste-reduction tech from Afresh chainwide.
Feb 01, 2022
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San Francisco Chronicle
California's struggling bottle deposit program has an estimated $529M surplus, significantly more than previously stated, fueling new interest in legislative reform.
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Virginia Mercury
Packaging EPR proposal shot down in Virginia legislature, new governor's administration also opposes it.
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Albany Times Union
New York community group files suit against Waste Management, state agency and NYC over High Acres Landfill, citing new constitutional right to environmental quality.
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Star Tribune
Cities in Hennepin County, Minnesota, are adapting to new organics recycling mandate through a variety of collection methods and fee structures.
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Edmonton Journal
Edmonton, Alberta, sees recycling rate jump after first year of organics collection, but around 40% of waste cart could still be diverted.
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THE CITY
Sweet smell of success: Tales from the garbage heap lost and found in New York City.
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WTVM
Lee County, Alabama, transitioning to curbside cart pickup system.
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