What We're Reading: Page
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 25, 2022
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Hudson Valley 360
Barbato Disposal worker killed when dumpster falls in New York.
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WGCU
Lee County, Florida, announces 1M cubic yards of debris collected from Hurricane Ian.
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Bristol Herald Courier
Bristol, Virginia, to approve another $7M in spending on recently closed landfill.
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Dayton Daily News
Dayton, Ohio, proposes to spend about $1M from federal pandemic funds to clear waste from vacant properties.
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Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Bozeman, Montana, considering curbside organics collection pilot.
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AP News
COP27’s Coke sponsorship leaves bad taste with green groups.
Oct 24, 2022
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WFMZ
Whitetail Disposal driver dies after trash truck mishap in Pennsylvania.
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Detroit News
Michigan issues violation to GFL landfill for methane emissions that exceed levels agreed to in consent judgment.
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Daily Bulletin
Pomona, California, advances plan to outsource trash and recycling collection to Athens Services.
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AP News
Advanced recycling: Plastic crisis solution or distraction?
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The Guardian
Greenpeace: Only 5% of plastic waste generated by US last year was recycled.
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Grist
Disaster debris is pushing Puerto Rico’s landfills to the brink.
Oct 21, 2022
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KSBW
Waste collection resuming after tentative labor agreement reached in Santa Cruz, California.
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FFXnow
Fairfax County, Virginia, seeks more authority from state to fix trash pickup issues with Waste Connections — including a possible franchise model.
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WSFA
RePower South lays off 21 employees at Alabama facility as city of Montgomery eyes alternatives.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Garbage hauler the FBI once said was mob-controlled now doing work at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.
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The Mendocino Voice
Waste Connections subsidiary receives approval for new transfer station in Fort Bragg, California.
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Politico
The Googler trying to cut food waste.
Oct 20, 2022
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Boston Globe
Republic faces increasing pressure from Massachusetts municipalities over missed pickups post-JRM acquisition.
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Michigan Radio
WM plans $35M recycling hub in Detroit, set to open in 2024.
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Finger Lakes Times
Town Board of Seneca, New York, unanimous in wanting county landfill, operated by Casella, closed in 2028.
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Nola.com
New Orleans Mayor Cantrell’s administration plays hardball as garbage hauler alleges retaliation.
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Buffalo News
Covanta looking to take in additional 150 tons per day at Niagara, New York, transfer site.
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AP News
EPA: UPS to pay $5.3M fine, correct hazardous waste violations at 1,160 locations.
Oct 19, 2022
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KSBW
Santa Cruz, California, city service workers begin strike, impacting trash and park services.
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WQOW
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, approves agreement for GFL to expand landfill formerly owned by Advanced Disposal.
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Miami Today
Mayor of Doral, Florida, looks for way to keep out a new incinerator.
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MLive
75% of Kent County, Michigan’s trash could be recycled, study finds.
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Next City
Composting in Detroit gets a boost from the Philippines.
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CFO Dive
ESG backlash unlikely to derail SEC climate risk rule.
Oct 18, 2022
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Semafor
Activist investor Engine No. 1, which previously targeted Exxon, wants Coca-Cola to partner with Republic Services on recycling.
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The New York Times
In battle against trash and rats, NYC officials try a schedule shift.
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York Dispatch
Pennsylvania township officials cite ‘dead end’ in negotiations with Republic landfill.
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BioCycle
Food waste digestion landscape in the Northeast.
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PBS Wisconsin
Large-scale food-scrap composting in Madison, Wisconsin, challenged by technology, logistics.
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Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee county approves law requiring local approval for trash facilities and landfills in effort to stop proposed site.
Oct 17, 2022
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Politico
New York Mayor Adams plans to end ‘buffet’ for rats with transformative new trash pickup plan.
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CNBC
Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who once touted EV partnership with Republic, found guilty of fraud.
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VPM
In Cumberland, Virginia, how will a planned landfill impact a historic Black school?
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Waste Today
EPA honors outgoing NERC Executive Director Rubinstein.
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Pensacola News Journal
Adams Sanitation wins bid to pick up trash for schools in Santa Rosa County, Florida, beating out Waste Pro.
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Bloomberg
5.3 billion phones will join a hidden mine of e-waste this year.
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