What We're Reading: Page 129
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Sep 23, 2021
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Plastics News
Senate hearing asks ‘Can plastic recycling be more like paper?'
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Clarion Ledger
Jackson City Council ends garbage pickup state of emergency, still no new contract
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Gambit
New Orleans trash haulers go un-fined by City Hall despite claims of being ‘held to account’
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Virginia Mercury
Tennessee lawmaker says Virginia needs to do more to fix Bristol landfill's malodorous emissions
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KSBY
SLO DA releases final report on yearslong investigation into waste management fraud
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CTV News
One million pounds of plastic 'recovered' in Bluewater region
Sep 22, 2021
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NBC News
Trash is rotting in the streets of New Orleans. Everyone agrees it's a labor issue.
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KDFW
Dallas trash collection crew attacked; worker killed in carjacking
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Hudson County View
Jersey City Council mulling audit to decide if trash & recycling services should be brought in-house
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The Columbus Dispatch
Rumpke's Columbus plant seeing more fires because people put batteries in the recycling
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CNBC
Ford signs deal with Redwood Materials to recycle EV Batteries
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Waste Today
VLS acquires Environmental Recovery Corp.
Sep 21, 2021
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Waste360
What Waste and Recycling Needs to Watch for in Reconciliation
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Clarion Ledger
Jackson mayor says city will ask for new round of proposals for garbage pick up
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Fox 5 Atlanta
More trucks could hit Atlanta streets to combat sanitation staff shortage
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Nola.com
St. John's request for emergency trash hauler draws zero bids; Metro brings in subcontractor
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Houston Chronicle
Cleanup on hazardous San Jacinto waste pits could finally start next year
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DCist
5-Cent Plastic Bag Tax Coming To Arlington, Alexandria And Fairfax
Sep 20, 2021
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The Washington Post
New Orleans hasn't picked up some people's trash for weeks since Ida. They're begging to get rid of the stench.
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WLBT
Waste Management ‘strong-arming’ city in garbage contract talks, Jackson mayor says
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Springfield News-Sun
Springfield rejects contract with Waste Management over Tremont Barrel Fill site
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News4Jax
City bringing in new company to handle trash, recycling in some parts of Jacksonville
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St. Helena Star
Neighbors drop lawsuit alleging fire risks, nuisances at Upvalley recycling/composting site
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The New York Times
The Covid Crisis Is Now a Garbage Crisis, Too
Sep 17, 2021
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Lehigh Valley Live
8 years after Williams Twp. landfill landslide, Chrin settles $20M lawsuit out of court
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Nola.com
After Metro flops on New Orleans garbage collection, City Hall sends its own workers
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Waste Today
Waste Pro announces 2 acquisitions in Georgia
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ABC7 New York
NYC neighborhoods hit hardest by COVID now buried under garbage
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Reuters
Ocean Cleanup struggles to fulfill promise to scoop up plastic at sea
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CNN
Scientists say limiting methane could seal our fate on climate change
Sep 16, 2021
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BNN Bloomberg
U.S. and EU to Pledge Steep Methane Cuts Ahead of Climate Summit
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Nola.com
City inks emergency trash contract as residents told they can haul waste themselves
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Waste360
Hot Markets, Commodity Prices and Recycled Content: What’s Next
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Plastics Recycling Update
Greenpeace: Recycling used as plastic industry 'smokescreen'
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DCist
Trump EPA Administrator Speaks Out Against Fairfax County’s 5-Cent Plastic Bag Fee
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CFO Dive
Does tax to curb share repurchases misread the times?
Sep 15, 2021
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Scotch Plains, NJ Patch
Man Dies After Falling Off Back Of Garbage Truck In Scotch Plains
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Donaldsonville Chief
Donaldsonville mayor to garbage collection company: 'Enough is enough'
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The Eagle-Tribune
Advocates renew plans to expand Massachusetts bottle bill
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WTTW
Chicago Passes Watered-Down Plastic Foodware ‘Ban’ That Critics Call Greenwashing
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Reuters
China to ramp up recycling, incineration in new plastic pollution push
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Smart Cities Dive
As traffic deaths climb, NTSB chair calls for 'fundamental rethink' of transportation planning