What We're Reading: Page 34
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jun 03, 2024
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Streetsblog New York City
Exclusive: DSNY appoints monitor for hauler Cogent Environmental amid concerns about safety record.
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New Hampshire Bulletin
‘What the heck is the state doing?’ New Hampshire Senate kills action on landfills.
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Waste Today
Mack sells two EV trucks to Kingston, Ontario.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
What’s in that bin? New research project will track St. Louis recycling, waste.
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Hoodline
Miami-Dade County, Florida, to enforce recycling rules with fines to curb contamination.
May 31, 2024
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Times News
Former Republic CEO Don Slager elected to serve on Eastman Chemical’s board of directors.
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E&E News
Biden admin doubles down on goal to halve food waste by 2030.
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Waste Today
Federal Compost Caucus opens for membership.
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Business Facilities
Wastequip subsidiary expanding collection truck manufacturing plant in Rowan County, North Carolina.
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Packaging Dive
4 talking points at Circularity conference on the path forward for packaging.
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WSYR
Residents complain about Morgan Rubbish Removal’s proposed transfer station in Cayuga County, New York.
May 30, 2024
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Bloomberg Law
Georgia waste haulers, including GFL, should face EEOC sex bias suit, judge says.
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The Baltimore Banner
Advocates file federal civil rights complaint over Baltimore’s use of WIN Waste incinerator.
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Trucking Dive
California State Assembly advances revived autonomous truck safety operator bill.
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Daily Herald
WM calls for waste transfer station when its landfill in Grayslake, Illinois, closes.
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St Catharines Standard
Waste Management Canada strike ends.
May 29, 2024
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Bloomberg
Fulcrum Bioenergy, a waste-to-fuel company that raised $1B, verges on collapse.
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KTLA
Lawsuit alleges fumes from Waste Connections’ Chiquita Canyon Landfill are poisoning residents.
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Inside Climate News
Maryland hospitals grapple with incineration policy following Curtis Bay issues.
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The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Mass., is weighing a contract for new Casella-owned transfer station on site of former incinerator.
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Alaska’s News Source
Anchorage, Alaska, landfill starts new lithium battery policy after 2020 fire.
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Global News
Calgary, Alberta, breaks ground on new compost facility that will expand processing capacity to 160,000 metric tons per year.
May 28, 2024
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Joplin Globe
Missouri judge rules against Denali and Synagro in sludge application case.
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News 12
New bill passed will fine violators for leaving trash on sidewalks in NYC.
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Los Angeles Times
Editorial Board: What happened to L.A.’s plan to end reliance on landfills?
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Rhode Island Current
Under pressure from Rhode Island officials, Woonsocket WWTP operated by Synagro looks to cut ties with customers.
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Click on Detroit
Changes coming to Detroit waste collection amid switch from GFL to Priority Waste.
May 24, 2024
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Bloomberg
EQT exploring options for Reworld, including potential sale of a minority stake, according to anonymous sources.
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Inside Climate News
EPA denies approval of Alabama DEM’s plan for coal ash waste in a first for the agency.
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Lehigh Valley News
Residents raise a stink about Bethlehem Landfill in Pennsylvania as odor complaints mount.
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Tamarac Talk
Tamarac, Florida, picks WM over Coastal for $80M hauling contract.
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Next City
NYC’s independent recyclers emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever. Here’s how.
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HR Dive
DOL overtime expansion ‘unlawful,’ business groups argue in lawsuit.
May 23, 2024
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TC Palm
WM extends collection contract with Indian River County, Florida, until 2035.
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WQOW
Former Wisconsin landfill owner fined $25K for allegedly polluting area creek.
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Manufacturing Dive
BASF reaches $316M PFAS settlement with US public water systems.
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NY1
Advocates call on Mayor Adams to restore funding for NYC community compost program.
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Technical.ly
Circa Systems launches toy rental service in Philadelphia with aim to reduce waste.
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Packaging Dive
Suzano and International Paper address deal rumors, details still unclear.