What We're Reading: Page 3
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jun 06, 2025
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Michigan Advance
Michigan senators try again for legislation to keep out hazardous waste.
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Fox 54
Huntsville, Alabama, to use AI cameras on garbage trucks to track property violations.
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Casa Grande Dispatch
WM unveils new $19M transfer and hauling facility in Arizona.
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Los Gatan
Recyclers Ridwell and Waste Connections face off on hard-to-reuse pick-ups in California.
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Mid Hudson News
Ulster County, New York, launches ‘Green the Scene’ grant program to support zero-waste events.
Jun 05, 2025
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Vail Daily
Vail, Colorado, halts move toward municipalized waste collection after pushback from residents.
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The Chronotype
Barron County, Wisconsin incinerator upgrade delayed when contractor bails.
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Daily Jefferson County Union
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, seeking garbage, recycling provider to replace GFL Environmental.
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WGRV
Greene County, North Carolina, solid waste department ahead of schedule to close Helene debris cleanup site.
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Waste Today
Reworld appoints Midwest region president.
Jun 04, 2025
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CBC News
Canada-U.S. trade war could spark an ‘immediate crisis’ in Ontario’s landfills.
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WRDW
Coastal Waste & Recycling earns sole Augusta, Georgia, hauling contract; recycling now optional.
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WSLS
New data helps Roanoke County, Virginia, save money on garbage truck maintenance.
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The Spokesman-Review
Possible accidental chemical explosion averted at Spokane County, Washington, transfer station.
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The Tennessean
Lebanon, Tennessee, approves new waste collection fee while lowering recycling fee.
Jun 03, 2025
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Gothamist
NYC rolls out modern garbage trucks in Harlem, latest step toward containerizing trash.
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WMUR
NH Senate changes landfill siting policy proposal in final budget negotiations.
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Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia, Missouri, looking at how to restore recycling service after facility destroyed by storm.
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Inside Climate News
Fearing radioactive waste, a Western Pennsylvania community fights to stop a landfill’s reopening.
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Packaging Dive
Packaging manufacturers worried by 50% tariffs on steel, aluminum.
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Manufacturing Dive
Minnesota is set to impose new PFAS reporting requirements in January. Manufacturers say they need more time.
Jun 02, 2025
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Utility Dive
DOE cancels $3.7B in clean energy awards, including Eastman chemical recycling project.
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The Washington Post
Maryland county may spend $57M on incinerator it wants to close.
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Austin Monitor
Austin Resource Recovery expands waste services and reuse programs.
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Longview News-Journal
Rivers Recycling in Kilgore, Texas, won’t rebuild after fire.
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My Edmonds News
Beloved Edmonds, Washington, garbage man celebrating 48 years with Sound Disposal.
May 30, 2025
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Plastics Recycling Update
WM unveils $150M film recycling plant in Texas.
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LINK nky
Bellevue and Dayton, Kentucky, approve Rumpke contract for trash and recycling.
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Recycling Today
WasteExpo 2025: The opportunities and challenges of integrating AI in the waste industry.
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TechCrunch
Grocery platform Misfits Market acquires The Rounds to further its mission of reducing food waste.
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Electrek
Behind the new Vermont digester turning Ben & Jerry’s ice cream waste into energy.
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Capital & Main
Colorado’s landfills generate as much dirty air as driving 1M cars for a year.
May 29, 2025
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WBALTV
AFSCME Maryland offers heat safety education for workers before summer.
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BioCycle
Report: Under California’s edible food recovery law, logistics and spoilage are new hurdles.
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Resource Recycling
Omaha, Nebraska, will accept paper cups in curbside recycling bins.
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Recycling Product News
ReMA 2025 conference spotlights policy, technology, and collaboration.
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Amarillo Globe News
Meet the assistant superintendent in charge of trash in Amarillo, Texas.