What We're Reading: Page
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Nov 08, 2021
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Axios Philadelphia
Former city sanitation worker, "Ya Fav Trashman," launches hauling service for C&D and litter cleanups.
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Baltimore Sun
Baltimore County's only landfill is now expected to hit capacity in 2027. Vertical expansion and mixed waste processing are among many options being weighed.
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Waste360
Industry groups respond to vaccine mandate, municipalities react at WASTECON.
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Times Union
Upstate New York residents are complaining about odors from stalled, South Carolina-bound trash trains. Rail operators blame staffing issues.
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BioCycle
Subscription organics collection services are on the rise, with at least 124 providers identified around the country.
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Bangor Daily News
Maine's PERC incinerator, backup for many towns using closed Fiberight facility, is temporarily down after a fire.
Nov 05, 2021
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Nola.com
FBI asking questions about Kenner's abrupt garbage collection switch
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WGNO
“Hell on wheels.” Republic sanitation workers explain why they’re on strike.
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WRBL
Columbus bulk trash pickup behind as much as 2 to 3 months due to “drivers not being paid enough”
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Vermont Business Magazine
Cabot, Stonyfield take leadership role with Vanguard Renewables in impacting climate change
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TribLIVE
Pittsburgh City Council OKs composting pilot program
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Plastics News
Chemical recycling could be ‘low cost' by 2050, study says
Nov 04, 2021
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Fingerlakes1.com
Landfill Landslide: Election wins by Republicans mean 2025 closing date of Seneca Meadows likely to be extended
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Albany Democrat-Herald
Why the decision to expand Coffin Butte landfill is put off until December now
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Plastics Recycling Update
US PET bottle recycling rate continues to sink
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WXYZ
City of Detroit announces expansion to its recycling program
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CalMatters
Why we must turn food waste into a renewable fuel
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NorthJersey.com
Say goodbye to plastic straws. The first round of NJ's plastics ban begins today
Nov 03, 2021
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Gothamist
As Trash Piles Up On Staten Island, Residents Blame De Blasio, Not Sanitation Workers Protesting Vaccine Mandate
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Los Altos Town Crier
Los Altos Hills eyes new garbage deal after hauler acquisition
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Wagoner County American-Tribune
Pryor Waste takes over residential, commercial trash services in Wagoner
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Lehigh Valley Live
Plainfield Township supervisors elected amid voter concerns over landfill’s future
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Portland Press Herald
Composting company cans curbside collection
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The Washington Post
Alaska Airlines is getting rid of plastic bottles and cups for water
Nov 02, 2021
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AP News
Biden climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions
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Reuters
China to strengthen push to reduce food waste
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News-Graphic
Injunction denied, Central Kentucky Landfill options exhausted; closes
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The Recorder
In SF Trash Collection Scandal, Lawsuit Blames Recology, Morrison & Foerster for Accountant's Death
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CFO Dive
ESG 'make-or-break' factor for leading investors: PwC
Nov 01, 2021
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WSIL
LRS Midwest Expansion Rolls on with Dual Acquisitions in Arkansas, Kansas, Wisconsin
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CBS New York
NYC Vaccine Mandate: Officials Say Sanitation Contingencies In Place, NYPD And FDNY Trying To Fill Gaps
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News-Graphic
Injunction filed against closing Kentucky landfill
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KTBS
Caddo judge refuses to stop waste haulers from going out of parish
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Lehigh Valley Live
Grand Central landfill expansion hangs over Plainfield supervisors’ race
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San Francisco Examiner
Recology: How San Francisco’s garbage giant built its monopoly and could possibly lose it
Oct 29, 2021
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Bloomberg
NYC Bans Days Off for City Sanitation Workers Before Covid Shot Mandate
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WTSP
Tampa talks trash after getting complaints about garbage services
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VTDigger
PFAS complicates the problem of handling ‘garbage juice’ from state’s only landfill
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Plastics News
Surfrider plastics lawyer joins EPA in senior role
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HR Dive
OSHA: Should climate change, racial equity factor into heat standards?
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
Once a notorious Superfund, South Jersey landfill property soon will power hundreds of homes with solar