What We're Reading: Page 127
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Aug 18, 2022
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Los Angeles Times
Under state mandate, Los Angeles rolls out more organics collection service.
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KCET
Can California redeem its landfill crisis despite declining recycling rates?
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Fox Business
Rubicon CEO: “I found my American dream in garbage, and I can’t think of anything more American than making money with garbage.”
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Go Erie
After Raccoon Refuse goes out of business in Pennsylvania, local governments are looking for refunds and calling for cleanup of overflowing transfer station.
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Connecticut Public Radio
Massachusetts mayor calls out specific property managers and landlords on Facebook over excess trash in alleys.
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Waste Today
Recycling Partnership, Ohio EPA make $300K in funding available for residential recycling projects.
Aug 17, 2022
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Star Tribune
Overriding concerns, Burnsville, Minnesota, approves plan for WM landfill expansion.
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Leader-Telegram
New hauler started by former employees of company acquired by GFL will start service in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, next month.
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Miami Today
Proposed Covanta incinerator location in Florida might get a second look.
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Waste Today
California’s Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery announces new CEO.
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WJTV
Jackson, Mississippi, leaders concerned about future of garbage collection amid ongoing contract dispute.
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KATU
Portlanders asked to put out waste bins early for pickup because of heat in Oregon.
Aug 16, 2022
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WSMV
Nashville Metro removes Platform Waste from routes after trash delays continue.
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Go Erie
Pennsylvania municipalities scramble to restore garbage, recycling service after Raccoon Refuse backs out.
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Recycling Product News
Sen. Bob Casey test drives Mack electric collection vehicle at Pennsylvania facility.
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BioCycle
Unpacking Maine’s new ban on biosolids use due to PFAS.
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Jersey Shore Online
New Jersey DEP backs solar farm on closed landfill.
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Fortune
Bill Gates-backed startup Circ recycles polycotton, 50% of textile waste.
Aug 15, 2022
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Indy Star
Indianapolis asks for patience with collection delays, DPW is short an average of 31 drivers per day.
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Waste360
Chaz Miller: Recycling markets stumbling in our shapeshifting economy.
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WFAA
Dallas-Fort Worth airport composting has kept 100 tons of waste out of landfills since 2021.
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News Center Maine
Maine incinerator reopens after closing in late July due to fire damage.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
How big will bills be if San Diego voters end free trash pickup?
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The Motley Fool
Kinder Morgan expands landfill gas-to-energy business with new acquistions.
Aug 12, 2022
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WWL-TV
Waste Connections worker who lost leg to accused texting driver in Louisiana says he has already forgiven her.
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Everything Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas, waste agency now paying for people to get CDL certification.
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Plastics News
APR: US recyclers have capacity to grow, but not enough feedstock.
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Hartford Courant
Connecticut DEEP reminds residents that black plastic is no longer on state’s list of acceptable materials for recycling.
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Desert Sun
Ritz-Carlton ordered to pay $535K for hotel waste violations at California locations.
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Wall Street Journal
Supermarkets move to simplify date labels to cut food waste.
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Legal Dive
The ascendancy of the chief legal officer.
Aug 11, 2022
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Daily News Journal
Councilors in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, vote to sue Republic Services over alleged landfill pollution.
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Sacramento News & Review
State Sen. Ben Allen, author of California EPR bill, discusses how it came together and what it all means.
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WTOP News
Two Covanta facilities in Virginia complete projects to limit nitrogen oxide emissions.
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Miami Herald
Opinion: A new incinerator to burn waste in Miami-Dade is a toxic proposal.
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Portland Press Herald
Maine’s Fiberight facility aims to reopen within a year following $1.5M sale to local municipalities.
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Johnston Sun Rise
How old will Rhode Island’s Central Landfill grow?
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Waste360
Can TikTok help the industry reduce fires through education?
Aug 10, 2022
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Yahoo Money
America’s trash flow isn’t signaling a recession, Republic Services CEO explains.
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Sun Sentinel
Sanitation worker dies after being hit by deputy’s car in Pompano Beach, Florida.
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WOOD
Best Way Disposal transfer facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, seriously damaged after fire.
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First Coast News
WM opens $16M hauling facility in Jacksonville, Florida, including gym for employees.
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Click On Detroit
Detroit trash pick-up delays cause frustration for residents, city says haulers are affected by labor availability.
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WAMC
HUD approves relocating residents, razing Cohoes, New York, apartments next to embattled Norlite incinerator.
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Waste360
Leone Young: Second quarter earnings themes — beat and raise.
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