What We're Reading: Page 152
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
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
Nov 19, 2021
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CNN
Sean O'Brien, who led 2019 strike against Republic Services in Massachusetts, set to become next Teamsters president.
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Bethesda Magazine
Montgomery County, Maryland, expanding commercial organics recycling program and launching residential pilot.
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Hudson Valley 360
Recycling collection disrupted by COVID-19 outbreak among collection workers Hudson, New York.
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Mountain View Online
Mountain View, California, passes ban on non-compostable food service ware, going farther than existing laws in the state.
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Grocery Dive
Amazon shifts to curbside-recyclable paper packaging for cold grocery deliveries, replacing plastic insulation.
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New Hampshire Public Radio
Federal bill introduced to ban PFAS in food packaging, with one sponsor saying the goal is to minimize prevalence of chemicals in the waste stream.
Nov 18, 2021
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Waste Today
Corporate Growth Conference: Hoffman estimates public companies could spend a record $3B on M&A this year.
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France24
Secretary of State Blinken says US will support global plastics treaty during February negotiations in Kenya.
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pv magazine
Report: Landfills could host at least 63 GW of new solar capacity, four states currently comprise vast majority of landfill solar projects.
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First Coast News
Jacksonville, Florida, has no timeline for resuming recycling service more than a month after curbside program suspended.
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KELO
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, approves ordinance to offer curbside collection after temporarily lifting a ban on the practice due to pandemic.
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Motherboard
Apple will make phone repair parts and guides available to the public, a surprise victory for 'right to repair' advocates.
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