What We're Reading: Page 28
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jul 24, 2024
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BioCycle
A treatment-resistant fungus may be on the rise in compost. How can it be mitigated?
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MPR News
Federal money to tackle food waste and climate pollution flows to Minnesota in the fall.
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CHAT News Today
AI being used to weed out foreign contaminants from Medicine Hat, Alberta, garbage bins.
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The Carroll News
Carroll County, Virginia, hears Trilogy’s proposal for anaerobic digester, MRF.
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CBS 4 Indy
Fishers, Indiana, considers granting Republic Services sole city-wide trash contract after WM issues.
Jul 23, 2024
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The New York Times
What are Kamala Harris’ climate positions?
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Waste 360
July fire report data shows the waste industry is trending in the wrong direction.
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Bangor Daily News
Rockland, Maine, goes through expensive work of closing its municipal landfill.
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Raleigh News & Observer
Garbage contamination endangers workers, machinery in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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TribLIVE
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, collection fees could skyrocket in next waste contract as town moves on from Republic Services.
Jul 22, 2024
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Packaging Dive
Biden announces goal to phase out federal procurement of single-use plastics.
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Bloomberg Law
New York environmental group’s lawsuit over PFAS in leachate at Seneca Meadows landfill revived.
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UpNorthLive
Driver of GFL truck dies in Northern Michigan crash.
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Hartford Courant
Opponents scramble to oppose revived Reworld medical waste proposal in Connecticut.
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CBS8
Southern San Diego landfill project prompts pushback over water restrictions.
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Gothamist
Trash bin thieves pose obstacle to NYC’s push to get garbage bags off sidewalks.
Jul 19, 2024
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Cybersecurity Dive
CrowdStrike software update at the root of a massive global IT outage.
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Bloomberg Law
Wisconsin waste management company cited for 13 OSHA violations.
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New Hampshire Bulletin
Leachate a problem at New Hampshire landfills run by Casella, WM, towns, state regulators say.
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Grist
A plastics treaty could ease pollution by funding waste management in the Global South.
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WHMI
Priority Waste asks for patience from new trash collection customers in Michigan.
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Smart Cities Dive
Boston’s new anti-rat plan takes aim at ‘garbage conundrum.’
Jul 18, 2024
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The Mercury News
How much material gets recycled in the Bay Area? The answer is changing.
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CBC News
Winnipeg water and waste committee holds off on decision to award $95M biosolids construction project.
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PV Tech
Comstock Metals to build solar module recycling facility in Nevada.
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KATU
Fire crews tackle four-alarm blaze at Radius Recycling plant in Portland, Oregon.
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Today in BC
British Columbia community launches North America’s largest electric garbage truck fleet.
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KTNV
Republic Services to shift waste collection schedule in Las Vegas due to extreme heat.
Jul 17, 2024
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Michigan Public
EGLE fines, issues consent order for US Ecology hazardous waste facility in Detroit.
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Miami Today
Facing shortfall, Miami-Dade County, Florida, commissioners vote to hike garbage rate 27%.
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WABI
Debate surrounding proposed expansion of Juniper Ridge Landfill managed by Casella in Maine.
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News 4 Jax
Some Jacksonville, Florida, solid waste drivers racked up over $50K in overtime pay, investigation finds.
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The Lakeville Journal
Northwest Connecticut leaders explore membership fees for waste management coalition.
Jul 16, 2024
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CPR News
Colorado’s new compostable “truth-in-labeling” law goes into effect.
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KHOU
City of Houston estimates it could take at least a month to clean up Beryl debris.
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Axios
Teamsters chief Sean O’Brien, in RNC speech, hits big business.
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CBS Los Angeles
Agromin using grant to expand Ventura County composting operation to meet California’s organics goals.
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BioCycle
Food scrap pickup pilot program kicks off in Kent County, Michigan.
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Recycling Product News
Peterbilt delivers two electric collection vehicles to Waste Connections of New York.
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