What We're Reading: Page 194
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 29, 2019
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WDJT
Garbage truck crashes into Racine yard, driver taken to hospital
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Los Angeles Times
San Diego plans to expand city dump despite zero-waste policy
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The Virginian-Pilot
Chesapeake recycles 14,500 tons of trash. Now the city is “seriously considering” whether to stop recycling.
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Westfair Communications
Westchester County and Wheelabrator extend contract for Peekskill plant
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Baltimore Sun
Baltimore lawmakers advance plastic bag ban, 5-cent paper bag fee, and predict a statewide ban is coming
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HuffPost
Is It Time To Ban Halloween Candy?
Oct 28, 2019
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KTAR
Fire at East Valley landfill facility disrupts cities' recycling programs
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Chemical & Engineering News
The race is on to repurpose garbage
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Plastics News
BP opening $25M chemical recycling plant in Illinois
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Finger Lakes Times
"Responsible Solutions' sends out another flyer in Seneca County
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Marketplace
Shanghai chips away at its mountain of trash
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WIRED
Ocean Cleanup’s New Plastic-Catcher … Kinda Already Exists?
Oct 25, 2019
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Omaha World-Herald
Stothert 'stunned' by $4 million bid to process Omaha's recycling in 2021
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The Oakland Press
Advanced Disposal pulls out of Waterford trash collection as single hauler switch approaches
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WBZ
Joe Biden Supports Marshfield Sanitation Workers
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The Telegraph
US company asks residents from developing countries to collect plastic waste in return for healthcare
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Bloomberg
Trump's Wrath Has Researchers in Charge of the Jobs Report Ready
Oct 24, 2019
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AP News
Fire has industry rethinking guidance to dump burning trash
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Crain's New York
Waste-zone compromise is garbage law
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Hawaii Tribune-Herald
County preps for impact to landfills following changes to recycling program
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Hoodline
With collapse of SF's 'cardboard economy,' small businesses face fines, fees, and new requirements
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Charges dismissed surrounding 2017 protest at West Lake Landfill entrance
Oct 23, 2019
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Bangor Daily News
Casella worker struck and killed by garbage truck in Milford, police say
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Star Tribune
Mayor Carter gets racist threats over trash collection vote
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Crain's New York
Commercial waste zone compromise will move the city forward
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The Intercept
How Coca-Cola Undermines Plastic Recycling Efforts
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Smart Cities Dive
Few cities considering long-term risks of climate change, report says
Oct 22, 2019
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KATU
Driver dies after crash with garbage truck on Mission Street in Salem
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The Palm Beach Post
Trash collection change-up is off to a rocky start
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The Wichita Eagle
A return to the Wichita trash business: ‘It’s just something that gets in your blood’
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The Columbus Dispatch
Column: Congress must ban Teflon chemical incineration
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The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia is eyeing a ban on plastic bags. Here’s how that’s worked in other cities.
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Portland Press Herald
Portland becomes first city in Maine to ban plastic straws
Oct 21, 2019
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NJ.com
Still angry at NJSEA, Kearny residents demand cap on Keegan Landfill
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WPVI
Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy in Conshohocken apologizes for smell, noise in Plymouth Township, Pennsylvania
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AL.com
Trash talk: Alabama cities, counties consider private garbage hauling
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Los Angeles Times
After a trash truck dumped a fiery load, dozens of mobile homes burned and an 89-year-old woman died
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Fast Company
IKEA and H&M study recycled fabrics to find contaminants