What We're Reading: Page 15
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jun 09, 2025
- 
                                    
WTTW
Chicago issues nearly 200 citations for early-morning trash pickups.
 - 
                                    
KBTX
Compost transport bill awaits Texas Gov. Abbott’s signature.
 - 
                                    
TV 6 Michigan
Residents in Marquette, Michigan, complain about missed WM pickups as company transitions to side loaders.
 - 
                                    
Annandale Today
Small trash haulers join opposition of proposed Fairfax County waste takeover.
 
Jun 06, 2025
- 
                                    
Michigan Advance
Michigan senators try again for legislation to keep out hazardous waste.
 - 
                                    
Fox 54
Huntsville, Alabama, to use AI cameras on garbage trucks to track property violations.
 - 
                                    
Casa Grande Dispatch
WM unveils new $19M transfer and hauling facility in Arizona.
 - 
                                    
Los Gatan
Recyclers Ridwell and Waste Connections face off on hard-to-reuse pick-ups in California.
 - 
                                    
Mid Hudson News
Ulster County, New York, launches ‘Green the Scene’ grant program to support zero-waste events.
 
Jun 05, 2025
- 
                                    
Vail Daily
Vail, Colorado, halts move toward municipalized waste collection after pushback from residents.
 - 
                                    
The Chronotype
Barron County, Wisconsin incinerator upgrade delayed when contractor bails.
 - 
                                    
Daily Jefferson County Union
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, seeking garbage, recycling provider to replace GFL Environmental.
 - 
                                    
WGRV
Greene County, North Carolina, solid waste department ahead of schedule to close Helene debris cleanup site.
 - 
                                    
Waste Today
Reworld appoints Midwest region president.
 
Jun 04, 2025
- 
                                    
CBC News
Canada-U.S. trade war could spark an ‘immediate crisis’ in Ontario’s landfills.
 - 
                                    
WRDW
Coastal Waste & Recycling earns sole Augusta, Georgia, hauling contract; recycling now optional.
 - 
                                    
WSLS
New data helps Roanoke County, Virginia, save money on garbage truck maintenance.
 - 
                                    
The Spokesman-Review
Possible accidental chemical explosion averted at Spokane County, Washington, transfer station.
 - 
                                    
The Tennessean
Lebanon, Tennessee, approves new waste collection fee while lowering recycling fee.
 
Jun 03, 2025
- 
                                    
Gothamist
NYC rolls out modern garbage trucks in Harlem, latest step toward containerizing trash.
 - 
                                    
WMUR
NH Senate changes landfill siting policy proposal in final budget negotiations.
 - 
                                    
Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia, Missouri, looking at how to restore recycling service after facility destroyed by storm.
 - 
                                    
Inside Climate News
Fearing radioactive waste, a Western Pennsylvania community fights to stop a landfill’s reopening.
 - 
                                    
Packaging Dive
Packaging manufacturers worried by 50% tariffs on steel, aluminum.
 - 
                                    
Manufacturing Dive
Minnesota is set to impose new PFAS reporting requirements in January. Manufacturers say they need more time.
 
Jun 02, 2025
- 
                                    
Utility Dive
DOE cancels $3.7B in clean energy awards, including Eastman chemical recycling project.
 - 
                                    
The Washington Post
Maryland county may spend $57M on incinerator it wants to close.
 - 
                                    
Austin Monitor
Austin Resource Recovery expands waste services and reuse programs.
 - 
                                    
Longview News-Journal
Rivers Recycling in Kilgore, Texas, won’t rebuild after fire.
 - 
                                    
My Edmonds News
Beloved Edmonds, Washington, garbage man celebrating 48 years with Sound Disposal.
 
May 30, 2025
- 
                                    
Plastics Recycling Update
WM unveils $150M film recycling plant in Texas.
 - 
                                    
LINK nky
Bellevue and Dayton, Kentucky, approve Rumpke contract for trash and recycling.
 - 
                                    
Recycling Today
WasteExpo 2025: The opportunities and challenges of integrating AI in the waste industry.
 - 
                                    
TechCrunch
Grocery platform Misfits Market acquires The Rounds to further its mission of reducing food waste.
 - 
                                    
Electrek
Behind the new Vermont digester turning Ben & Jerry’s ice cream waste into energy.
 - 
                                    
Capital & Main
Colorado’s landfills generate as much dirty air as driving 1M cars for a year.