What We're Reading: Page 37
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jul 05, 2024
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StateCollege.com
OSHA fines Centre County, Pennsylvania, hauler following worker’s death.
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Inside Climate News
In upstate New York, long-haul garbage trucks trigger town resolutions against Waste Connections landfill expansion.
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KWTX
New city landfill in Waco, Texas, nearing completion as current site fills up.
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Feedstuffs
Industry and government leaders cut ribbon on Lent Hill Dairy Farm digester in New York.
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Packaging Dive
Google inches toward 2025 plastic-free packaging goal.
Jul 03, 2024
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KHOU
Will Houston residents pay for trash service? A garbage fee study kicks off this week.
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Newsday
Brookhaven landfill closure likely to drive up costs, congestion on Long Island, New York, experts say.
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Bring Me The News
Minnesota attorney general orders Republic Services subsidiary to repay $128K to customers.
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STLPR
Radium found near West Lake Landfill in St. Louis County, Missouri.
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The Sonoma Index-Tribune
Sonoma, California, awards 10-year waste disposal contract to longtime local partners.
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Greenfield Recorder
Gill, Massachusetts, phases out curbside organics collection for new composting program.
Jul 02, 2024
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The San Francisco Standard
Mark Farrell, running to reclaim San Francisco mayorship, used campaign loophole for Recology donations.
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Mississippi Clarion Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi, reaches $630K settlement with company that dumped waste into sewers.
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Ventura County Star
Tow truck driver killed in accident at WM’s Simi Valley landfill in California.
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TechCrunch
Sensorita uses digital twins to help waste management companies streamline construction waste.
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CTV News
British Columbia court overturns ruling favorable to GFL in compost air permit case.
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13 WMAZ
Houston County, Georgia, switches from WM to Ryland Environmental for collection contract.
Jul 01, 2024
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Oaklandside
Owners of Oakland recycling collector California Waste Solutions tied to federal corruption probe.
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Boston 25 News
Firefighters battle multi-alarm fire at Casella transfer station in Oxford, Massachusetts.
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Bloomberg
AI-enhanced garbage bins aim to solve food service’s waste problem.
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E&E News
Court tosses coal ash enforcement challenge in win for EPA.
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Alaska’s News Source
New pilot program in Anchorage, Alaska, aims to keep plastics and organics out of the landfill.
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Inside Climate News
Louisville, Kentucky, to study abandoned waste dump inside a preserved forest.
Jun 28, 2024
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AP News
What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators.
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Waste Today
Reworld launches ReCredit program for carbon offsets.
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Streetsblog New York City
Brooklyn, New York, pedestrian fatally struck by garbage truck driver who initially fled; no charges.
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco’s answer to dirty streets? A trash can czar.
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WMRA
Waynesboro, Virginia, transforms landfill into mountaintop park.
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ABC30 Fresno
Fresno, California, residential garbage service rates increasing by 114%.
Jun 27, 2024
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Miami Herald
A Miami-Dade trash incinerator is looking for a home. Miramar is spending six figures to keep it away.
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Bridge Michigan
Michigan’s $83B budget deal boosts housing, scraps Whitmer’s tip fee hike.
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Sacramento News & Review
CalRecycle’s leader, Zoe Heller, on battling plastic pollution and working for a cleaner climate.
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The Pulse
Curbside glass recycling returning to Chattanooga, Tennessee, thanks to Overlooked Materials.
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The Maine Monitor
Officials worry draft EPR for packaging rules will penalize rural Maine communities.
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ESG Dive
ISSB aims to further streamline climate disclosures.
Jun 26, 2024
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Hell Gate NYC
New York City prepares to evict community composting site despite support.
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Macomb Daily
Michigan township grudgingly approves contract transfer from GFL to Priority Waste despite pickup complaints.
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Waste Today
SWANA offers analysis of Seattle zero waste effort.
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Miami Today
Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, poses dilemma: raise garbage fees 21% or borrow $39M.
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KOAM
Pittsburg, Kansas, approves garbage trucks, carts, dumpsters purchase for public trash service.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Central Virginia ponders new ways to handle its garbage.