What We're Reading: Page
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 14, 2022
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Nola.com
New Orleans garbage contracts remain in limbo as city demands Metro fulfill its contract.
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Peoria Public Radio
GFL withdraws request to delay landfill construction for Peoria, Illinois, moving ahead with project.
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Daily Bulletin
Synagro composting facility plagued by odor complaints ordered to cease and desist in California.
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BioCycle
Massachusetts community and composter impacted by forever chemicals.
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MLive
No charges being sought against driver who hit Stevens Disposal collection worker in Michigan.
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Grist
Inside the industry push to label your yogurt cup ‘recyclable.’
Oct 13, 2022
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WCPO
Ohio EPA approves sizable permit expansion for Rumpke landfill.
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Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas governor attends groundbreaking for $600M Veolia hazardous waste facility.
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Spectrum News
New York AG, DEC sue Norlite over contaminants from hazardous waste incinerator.
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Houston Public Media
Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department clarifies messaging about collection delays, says they’re ‘nothing new.’
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Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
Republic Services has scaled back service in northeast Indiana, dropping many residential customers.
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Plastics News
Jenna Jambeck wins MacArthur Genius Grant for plastic pollution research.
Oct 12, 2022
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WJTV
WM could take over waste collection in Jackson, Mississippi, following council vote.
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WCBD News 2
Charleston County, South Carolina, expands compost program with new drop-off sites.
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KAKE
Best Value Trash ends residential services in Wichita and Haysville, Kansas, ahead of potentially losing license.
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WXYZ
Neighbors fighting plan to burn PFAS in Warren, Michigan facility.
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KSLTV
Utah family describes terrifying near miss after Republic truck crashes into their home.
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Delta Optimist
Metro Vancouver wants judicial review of GFL Environmental composting permit.
Oct 11, 2022
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego OKs new deals with private trash haulers that are expected to raise rates.
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NBC Boston
Driver for Graham Waste Services in Massachusetts dies after being struck by truck at company facility.
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WOIO
Rumpke withdraws application for proposed Avon Lake, Ohio, facility after ‘trash-talk’ from residents.
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WJHL
One month after closure, residents of Bristol, Virginia, still suffer from landfill smell.
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CNN
Treasures to trash: The personal belongings Hurricane Ian turned into debris.
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News Channel Nebraska
Clean Harbors breaks ground on new $180M incinerator in Nebraska.
Oct 10, 2022
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NOLA.com
The city of New Orleans is assessing options on sanitation contracts after Metro Service Group’s Ch. 11 bankruptcy filing.
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco got over 1,000 responses to trash can designs.
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The New York Times
Can McKinsey solve NYC’s trash problem?
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FOX17
Republic Services files motions to dismiss suit against Murfreesboro, Tennessee, landfill.
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The Eagle-Tribune
Plaistow, New Hampshire, working through trash pickup issues with Republic Services since the company acquired contracts from JRM Hauling & Recycling.
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E&E News
Can anti-coal tactics work against plastics?
Oct 07, 2022
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Nola.com
Beleaguered New Orleans trash hauler files for bankruptcy protection, possibly freezing new contracts.
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Brooklyn Paper
Woman hit by DSNY truck in Brooklyn, sent to hospital for leg injury.
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Waste360
Closed Loop Partners and the Composting Consortium provide 4 ways to boost organics infrastructure.
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Yardley, PA Patch
Republic ends residential service In Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania.
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ABC13 Houston
Holmes Road Recycling building engulfed in large fire after explosion caused by car being cut up.
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Axios
Mycocycle teams up with Rubicon, Lendlease on fungi-driven recycling pilot.
Oct 06, 2022
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York Dispatch
Republic landfill’s discharge into Kreutz Creek violates Pennsylvania DEP standards, remedy expected in 2023.
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Bloomberg
Electric vehicle charging to get RFS biofuel credits under EPA plan.
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WBKO
Scott Waste addresses Bowling Green, Kentucky, residents’ recent issues with switching to automated collection.
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Axios Des Moines
Iowa’s bottle redemption program sees automation and technology changes.
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AP News
Keep it or toss it? ‘Best Before’ labels cause confusion.
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Retail Dive
Another Goodwill resale site launches as the market takes off.
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