What We're Reading: Page 4
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Mar 03, 2026
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City Limits
Opinion: New York City needs an office of circularity.
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Plastics News
Plastics groups say California EPR law ‘vulnerable’ to lawsuits.
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The Reporting Project
Ohio EPA to begin ‘pursuing enforcement’ against plastics recycler Freepoint Eco-Systems after air quality violations.
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WPSD Local 6
$142M agricultural anaerobic digestion facility coming to Arlington, Kentucky.
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Now Georgia
White County, Georgia, commissioners approve C&D recycling center and transfer station permit.
Mar 02, 2026
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ecoRI News
Bills seek to beef up enforcement of Rhode Island’s food waste ban.
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E&E News by POLITICO
Trump EPA lays off more environmental justice staff.
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Biomass Magazine
EPA official says RFS Set 2 final rule has been delivered to OMB.
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Bangor Daily News
Bucksport, Maine, blasts company over approaching state deadline to close landfill.
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HR Dive
Retention is top of mind for employers, report finds.
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FOX 5 Atlanta
Explosion reported at Novelis aluminum recycling plant, Greensboro, Georgia, officials say.
Feb 27, 2026
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Waste 360
GWMS: How PFAS behaves during water and wastewater treatment
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Voice of OC
Expansion of Orange County, California, landfill turns into hot button campaign issue.
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BioCycle
Depackaging strategies expand Albuquerque, New Mexico’s organics diversion.
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NorthJersey.com
Two North Jersey towns join forces to save on trash removal.
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The Bemidji Pioneer
Beltrami County, Minnesota, to upgrade organics program with compost bags that are thrown in the trash.
Feb 26, 2026
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WPLG Local 10
WM unveils $90M recycling facility in west Pembroke Pines, Florida.
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SweetwaterNOW
Rock Springs Landfill in Wyoming becomes first in nation to divert e-waste to pyrolysis plant.
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WQAD
Muscatine, Iowa, pauses organic waste recycling program amid cost concerns.
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WQAD
Aledo, Illinois, ends collection contract with LRS after complaints.
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Fox 22 WFVX
Maine’s 2024 waste generation report indicates a change must be made soon.
Feb 25, 2026
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Lexington Herald Leader
Pike County, Kentucky, moves to back out of landfill contract with USA Waste subsidiary.
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Waste360
GWMS: Advancing the next era of leachate management.
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KWQC
Aledo, Illinois, moves to end collection contract with LRS, citing complaints.
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Statesman Journal
Benton County, Oregon, says Republic’s Coffin Butte Landfill should not expand.
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The Press Democrat
Napa, California, signs MOU to advance plans for anaerobic digestion system.
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The New York Times
Plastic, plastic everywhere.
Feb 24, 2026
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WLKY
Rally held for Louisville, Kentucky, woman killed after being picked up by garbage truck.
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Resource Recycling
Arizona, Reynolds reach settlement on Hefty bag lawsuit related to recycling claims.
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Tennessee Lookout
End in sight for lawsuit over rejection of proposed landfill near Duck River in Tennessee.
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Packaging Dive
Get louder about sustainability progress, Crown leader says.
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PV Tech
Comstock Metals approved as solar PV module recycler in California.
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Bloomberg
Private equity’s dry spell worse than 2008 crisis, Bain says.
Feb 23, 2026
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Bethesda Today
Another unit at Reworld-operated incinerator shuts down in Montgomery County, Maryland, for exceeding pollutant limit.
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The Bulletin
Central Oregon governments nix decades-old agreements with haulers Republic Services and Cascade Disposal.
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The Independent Florida Alligator
How one Gainesville, Florida, compost company is rebuilding without city funds.
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Tulsa World
Reworld’s plan to burn medical waste in Tulsa, Oklahoma, draws opposition.
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KJZZ
Scottsdale, Arizona, receives state grant to support food waste diversion at fire stations.