What We're Reading: Page 127
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jan 10, 2022
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Houston Public Media
Houston struggles with collection delays as drivers depart for higher-paying jobs with private companies or contract the virus. Mayor says 370 employees were out sick last week.
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Waste360
Leone Young's 2022 outlook for top U.S. waste and recycling companies.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
Chula Vista, California, will resume some collection service as Republic-Teamsters strike enters fourth week.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Brookfield, Wisconsin, ends contract with Waste Management (formerly with Advanced Disposal) after service delays. GFL taking over.
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WJBF
Georgia EPD cites municipally-owned Augusta Landfill for multiple violations, including waste running into nearby creek.
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AgFunder
CEO of Bioenergy Devco, large AD operator, says company is 'future-proofed' for upcoming hydrogen economy.
Jan 07, 2022
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FOX 5 San Diego
California Teamsters strike continues as workers reject Republic's latest contract offer.
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Pittsburgh Business Times
RoadRunner Recycling closes $70M Series D round, considering future IPO.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Mohammed Nuru, former public works director, pleads guilty to fraud two years after his arrest.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Deputy commissioner at Chicago's Department of Streets and Sanitation resigns after bank fraud indictment.
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GreenBiz
Waste Management CSO says company on track for $700M in recycling infrastructure investments since 2018.
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Los Angeles Daily News
Consumer group says deposit recycling fraud is costing Californians up to $200M per year, calls for legislative reform.
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AP News
Federal environmental justice progress in spotlight as top White House official departs.
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.
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