What We're Reading: Page
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Sep 26, 2022
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6 News Richmond
Chesterfield County, Virginia, will end curbside recycling in 2023, citing rising costs and less demand
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Voice of San Diego
San Diego is mulling a ballot measure that could charge single-family homes for waste pickup.
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The Current
Residents in Brantley County, Georgia, are calling for a last-minute landfill permit denial.
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The Press of Atlantic City
A New Jersey utilities authority is exploring waste conversion options as its landfill closure looms.
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6 News Richmond
Richmond, Virginia, gets a $90,000 grant to boost community composting.
Sep 23, 2022
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Pensacola News Journal
Santa Rosa County, Florida, allows Adams Sanitation to service an area where Waste Pro is the exclusive hauler.
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FOX 2
Some St. Louis aldermen pushing for outside contractors to help solve ongoing trash collection issues.
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MSW Management
The 2022 waste and recycling salary survey.
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CNBC
Costco, Albertsons and Republic Services are working with Smarter Sorting to make waste systems more efficient.
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Detroit News
GM forms partnership with battery recycler Lithion.
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Recycling Today
TenCate Grass launches synthetic turf recycling program.
Sep 22, 2022
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Reuters
Bloomberg to spend $85M against U.S. plastic, petrochemical buildout.
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Plastics News
A ‘robust’ plastics treaty push by governments, business at UN meeting.
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NWI.com
Local Indiana group says Fulcrum BioEnergy waste-to-jet-fuel plant ‘a bad deal for Gary,’ calls for more due diligence.
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Staten Island Advance
DSNY worker suffers severe leg injuries in truck incident.
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Delaware Public Media
Goodwill & Trex announce regional partnership to recycle and repurpose plastic film.
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CFO Dive
Fed redoubles inflation fight, raising main rate 75 basis points.
Sep 21, 2022
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FOX 8
New Orleans curbside collection contracts finalized with IV Waste and Waste Pro.
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NBC Miami
Universal Waste Services awarded $3M in trial after official in Florida city allegedly asked for bribe to renew contract.
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Bangor Daily News
More time needed to reopen Hampden, Maine, trash plant after operator pulls out.
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MLive
Proposed plant would produce RNG at GFL landfill in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
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WTIP
North Shore Waste aims to use electric vehicles, composting to improve waste management in Cook County, Minnesota.
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Reuters
IKEA’s restaurants have more than halved food waste since 2017.
Sep 20, 2022
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City Limits
Outsourced city trash is causing a ‘never-ending odor event’ in upstate New York, lawsuit alleges.
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Boulevard Sentinel
Glendale, California, advances plans to close Scholl Canyon Landfill once it reaches capacity in late 2025.
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WEHT
Potential new landfill leads many residents of Hancock County, Kentucky, to voice their opinions.
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WXXI
Battery recycler Li-Cycle to make $485M investment in Rochester, New York, facility.
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KRNV
Controversial medical waste company Stericycle, fined millions by EPA, moves to northern Nevada.
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Edmonton Journal
Digester in Canada’s Edmonton hasn’t made any money, but eats millions more.
Sep 19, 2022
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Tennessee Lookout
With multiple Tennessee landfills nearing capacity, Maury County Superfund site eyed as new destination for waste.
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WTVG
Michigan garbage truck driver fighting for his life after being struck by a car on the job.
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Daily Gate City
Local hauler says there’s too much out-of-state trash at Iowa transfer station.
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Plastics News
New PureCycle CEO has big plans as he takes control of the company.
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KTVH
Local governments in Montana are stockpiling bales of plastic after struggling to find markets.
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Construction Dive
OSHA expands severe violator program.
Sep 16, 2022
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CBS San Francisco
Mayor of St. Helena, California, alleges ‘significant and unnecessary fire and wildfire risk’ at Clover Flat Landfill.
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Times of San Diego
San Diego County supervisors approve amendments to organics zoning ordinance to expand options for composters.
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The Connecticut Examiner
Darien, Connecticut, raises transfer station tip fees as capacity tightens in region following MIRA incinerator closure.
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Daily Camera
Boulder, Colorado, changes composting rules for businesses in effort to address contamination.
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MLive
Ypsilanti, Michigan, city residents to receive full-sized recycling carts for the first time.
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Transport Dive
Fleet equipment outlook: Analysts differ on whether the industry will see relief in 2023.
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