What We're Reading: Page 130
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Dec 02, 2021
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PE Hub
Post Capital Partners saw 10x return on EC Waste sale in Puerto Rico: reports
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The Globe and Mail
Canada's Competition Bureau belatedly challenges GFL’s Terrapure acquisition, but financial analyst foresees minimal impact.
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The Guardian
New federal report names US top source of plastic pollution, calls for national strategy by end of next year.
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Waste360
Chaz Miller: Recycling’s new crisis — where is the supply?
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Plastics Recycling Update
Keurig reaches settlement in California suit challenging recyclability claims for polypropylene K-Cups.
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TechCrunch
Spoiler Alerts announces $11M in funding to scale up B2B food waste reduction platform.
Dec 01, 2021
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Los Angeles Times
Teamsters workers in Orange County, California, authorize strike as contract negotiations with Republic Services continue.
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FlaglerLive
Palm Coast, Florida, will re-issue collection contract RFP after rejecting bids from Waste Pro and FCC Environmental.
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Citrus County Chronicle
Commissioners in Florida county unanimously vote against universal collection contract, maintaining open market system.
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Courier Post
New Jersey governor celebrates opening of new waterfront park on site of former landfill and illegal dumping site.
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Bloomberg Quint
Fattest Profits Since 1950 Debunk Inflation Story Spun by CEOs
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Transport Dive
Driver referrals in the age of social media: A modern twist on recruitment
Nov 30, 2021
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Bangor Daily News
Maine's shuttered Fiberight plant still doesn't have a new operator and might be ‘rendered useless’ due to gas shutoff.
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Transport Dive
Did FMCSA Clearinghouse shrink the driver pool and challenge recruitment?
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Waste Today
Waste Management, Dem-Con and Leadpoint weigh in on hiring challenges.
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KLFY
Waste Connections rolling out new tablets and automated collection for contract start in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.
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Missoula Current
Progress toward goal of zero waste by 2050 in Missoula, Montana, stymied by limited funding.
Nov 29, 2021
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Statesman Journal
Oregon DEQ approves new permit for Covanta facility without added provisions for GHG and environmental justice concerns raised by opponents.
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Bristol Herald Courier
Following Virginia DEQ's assessment of 'dire' conditions at Bristol landfill, local officials take further steps to remedy odor issues.
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Click2Houston
Houston running two weeks behind schedule on yard and bulk waste collection due to 'higher than anticipated' volumes.
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KMTV
Omaha, Nebraska, nears vote on new recycling contract with Firstar following more than a year of discussion.
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WJBF
Recycling service disrupted in Aiken, South Carolina, after Thanksgiving MRF fire.
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The Repository
US EPA expands perimeter around Ohio Superfund site due to detection of 'potentially explosive landfill gas.'
Nov 24, 2021
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Commercial Appeal
Tennessee Valley Authority receives approval to empty coal ash ponds into Republic Services landfill in Memphis.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
As Philadelphia aims to get recycling back on track, the city is benefiting from its cost per ton coming down from $100 to around $70.
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Gainesville Times
Red Oak Sanitation investing in more automated trucks to offset labor constraints, but facing long delivery timeframe due to supply chain crunch.
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York News Times
City and county leaders approve plans for landfill expansion in York County, Nebraska.
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CFO Dive
$1.7 trillion U.S. spending bill would not stoke inflation: Moody's
Nov 23, 2021
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Los Altos Town Crier
Twenty municipalities have approved Macquarie's GreenWaste acquisition. Los Altos, California, used the opportunity to negotiate $4M in savings on its franchise contract.
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Saugus Advertiser
MassDEP says WIN Waste Innovations doesn't meet criteria for vertical expansion at ash landfill in coastal area.
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WFMZ
Pennsylvania governor announces state's first litter action plan, with numerous recommendations including better access to rural recycling.
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Daily Freeman
With a key upstate New York landfill reaching capacity, Ulster County officials hope to convince seven area municipalities they shouldn't oppose a new disposal site.
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WJAR
Massachusetts waste company CEO filling in as collection truck driver due to labor constraints.
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Waste Today
Analysis: Why environmental services M&A has been so active this year and will likely continue to be.
Nov 22, 2021
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New York Post
Three dozen New York sanitation workers suspended for allegedly falsifying vaccination cards to comply with city requirement.
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WLBT
After months of collection contract drama, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, says rate increase 'unavoidable' for the first time in more than 12 years.
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WHYY
New play about sanitation workers, 'The Garbologists,' launches in Philadelphia with backing from Ya Fav Trashman and a #SupportSanitationWorkers campaign.
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Virginia Mercury
Vast majority of Virginia agencies working on compliance for executive order to reduce single-use plastics. Opponents hope incoming Youngkin administration may reverse course.
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Waste360
ReFED forecasts US may waste $400M worth of food during Thanksgiving, looks ahead with 2022 projections.
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Linkedin
Eunomia: We Cannot Limit Global Warming to 1.5C Without the Circular Economy
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