What We’re Reading: Page 162
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 13, 2020
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Ocala Star-Banner
Ocala among first in Florida to test electric garbage trucks
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Newsday
Babylon town prepares to close its ash landfill, looks for alternatives
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Waste360
Criminal and Civil Litigation Intertwine in Waste Management, AIG Case
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Morning Sun
State: Ithaca must pay for landfill cleanup
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TechCrunch
Why Amazon and Panasonic are betting on this battery recycling startup
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AP News
Workers allegedly dumping some border wall waste into Mexico
Oct 12, 2020
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Baltimore Brew
BRESCO incinerator is poisoning families, protesters outside Young’s house say
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Herald-Tribune
Sarasota County’s new landfill height is about as tall as downtown skyscrapers
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New York Post
Retailers file another lawsuit against New York’s Oct. 19 plastic bag ban
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Los Angeles Times
How the coronavirus is changing L.A. County’s waste stream
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NC Policy Watch
There’s still 100 million tons of coal ash to be excavated from Duke Energy ponds
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Recycling Today
‘Recycling Today’ boosts scrap metal content in 2021
Oct 09, 2020
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News-Graphic
WSB seeks injunction to stop county’s waste management plan
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Spectrum News
Tractor Trailer Rolls Over on I-190 Ramp, Spilling Garbage
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Recycling Today
Done with double-sorted OCC
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Waste360
September 2020 Fire Report: Scrap Metal Fires Surge!
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HR Dive
California to require employers to report pay data in 2021
Oct 08, 2020
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WSMV
Metro Public Works announces changes to trash and recycling collection routes
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Pensacola News Journal
Santa Rosa quietly tries to approve retroactive waste agreement
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WFMZ
Lower Saucon council reviews plan to expand landfill’s lifespan
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Plastics Recycling Update
US officials lay out Basel impact for plastic exporters
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NBC News
Trump’s EPA claimed ‘success’ in Superfund cleanups — but climate change went unaddressed
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CNN
Canada will ban single-use plastic items such as bags and straws by the end of next year
Oct 07, 2020
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The City
Private Garbage Haulers: ‘Essential Workers’ Widely Unemployed as Businesses Shut Down and Cut Back
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The Durango Herald
Trash piles up, requiring WCA-operated Bayfield Transfer Station to close
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Florida Trend
Group from USF finds cheaper way to turn landfill gas into diesel fuel
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The Washington Post
Apple sues GEEP for not shredding reusable iPhones
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National Geographic
Plastic pollution is a huge problem—and it’s not too late to fix it
Oct 06, 2020
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Waste360
GFL Environmental - The New Kid on the Block Has a Growth Spurt
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The Philadelphia Citizen
10 Ways To Solve Philadelphia’s Garbage Problem
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Bioenergy Insight Magazine
US EPA announces $3 million for 12 food waste AD projects
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Longmont Times-Call
Boulder County considers construction of compost processing facility
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Junk haulers across St. Louis have hands full with pandemic cleanouts
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Transport Dive
Lion, ABB partner to streamline electric truck infrastructure
Oct 05, 2020
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WINK
Advanced Disposal negotiating with employees following strike
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Police identify recycling truck worker hit and killed by SUV in Chesterfield
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Portland Press Herald
Group pushes to close loophole in Maine’s ban on out-of-state waste
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Cleveland Scene
Groups: COVID No Reason to Ax Plastic-Bag Bans in Ohio
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Utility Dive
Biden could pursue ‘easy’ climate solutions, elements of the Green New Deal if elected: experts
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Reuters
KKR’s Viridor to start sale of recycling unit: sources