What We're Reading: Page 29
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
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.
Jul 15, 2024
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Seeking Alpha
GFL Environmental fielding buyout, environmental services offers, CTFN reports.
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The Colorado Sun
Companies aided by Circular Colorado work to increase state’s diversion rate.
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Bangor Daily News
Expansion of anaerobic digestion facility bought by Viridi could lessen Maine’s use of landfills.
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Paterson Press
Why aren’t more people using the new solar trash cans in Paterson, New Jersey?
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Concord Monitor
New Hampshire expects next year’s food waste ban to increase diversion.
Jul 12, 2024
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KIVI TV
‘We’re out here all day long’: Sanitation workers brave extreme heat on Idaho collection routes.
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Los Angeles Times
Exide site in Los Angeles County on the verge of getting Superfund designation.
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Inside Investigator
DEEP issues surprise notice for Reworld biomedical waste permit in Bristol, Connecticut.
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25News Now
Peoria County, Illinois, rejects GFL’s idea for transfer station instead of landfill.
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The Gazette
Linn County landfill in Iowa will reach capacity 8 years earlier than original projection.
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Treatment Plant Operator
Researchers find new method to degrade PFAS.
Jul 11, 2024
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Yahoo! Finance Canada
GFL CEO says waste giant being ‘significantly undervalued’ after buyout reports.
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Waste 360
Courts debating whether incarcerated people working at Baltimore County’s recycling center are workers under federal standard.
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Los Angeles Times
Federal investigators order Oakland to turn over all documents and communications with Cal Waste Solutions.
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Packaging Dive
US Plastics Pact hires new CEO with flexible packaging expertise.
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Spectrum News 13
Staples, Batteries Plus receive $14M to recycle batteries.
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WXYZ
Priority Waste continues to play catch up with trash collection across metro Detroit.
Jul 10, 2024
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Siloam Springs Herald-Leader
Air quality, capacity issues remain after latest round of tests at WM’s Tontitown landfill in Northwest Arkansas.
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The Herald-Zeitung
New Braunfels, Texas, takes step to increase commercial rates for recycling pickup.
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The Kansas City Star
Kansas City landfill developer faced an ethics complaint. Why did a Missouri agency take no action?
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Vail Daily
SynTech Holdings pitches landfill-gas-to-SAF in Eagle County, Colorado.
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Athens Banner-Herald
Athens-Clarke County Commission in Georgia considering franchise system for trash collection in rural areas.
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WJFW
Early morning fire breaks out at Oneida County Solid Waste Department in Wisconsin.
Jul 09, 2024
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Bloomberg Tax
WM sues over delayed Freedom of Information Act request for its 2017 tax records.
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Inside Climate News
Peering inside the Pandora’s box of oil and gas waste.
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KPQ
Resistance in Chelan County, Washington, to state organic waste requirements.
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Waste Today
Researchers say lithium-ion batteries part of PFAS problem, including near landfills.
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MinnPost
‘Consortium-era’ garbage collection will be over soon in St. Paul, Minnesota.