What We're Reading: Page
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jun 18, 2026
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Iowa Public Radio
Iowa landfills search for more space as waste sites near capacity.
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WPLG Local 10
Broward County, Florida, pushes master plan as waste crisis nears tipping point.
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WABI
Officials say fire is ‘under control’ at Orrington, Maine, waste-to-energy plant.
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13 News Now
As Suffolk, Virginia, transitions to AI waste sorting, TFC Recycling wants to keep two-cart program.
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Goldstream News Gazette
Langford, British Columbia, advances plans for city-run waste collection.
Jun 17, 2026
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WMTW
Fire breaks out at Orrington, Maine, waste-to-energy facility.
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Pensacola News Journal
Whistleblower files lawsuit after raising alarm about landfill issues in Escambia County, Florida.
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Waste Today
Reworld appoints EVP, business development and M&A.
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Swampscott Tides
One year after strike, Republic Services expects smooth collections contract rollout in Swampscott, Massachusetts.
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The Valley Breeze
‘Sometimes we suck’: MTG Disposal says pickup will improve in North Providence, Rhode Island.
Jun 16, 2026
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Curbed
More sanitation workers in New York are getting pricked by used needles.
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Resource Recycling
Study cuts projected AI server e-waste by 90%.
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Waste Today
WM updates Recycle Right rules: No batteries in recycling or trash.
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Rochester First
NY could ditch ‘sell-by’ dates to cut food waste.
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Kansas Reflector
‘Stinks so bad’: Kansas residents worry smoldering landfill on a Superfund site is making them sick.
Jun 15, 2026
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12 News
Leaders in Port St. Lucie, Florida, to review options for $24M Waste Pro trash settlement.
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Fox 56
Police say counterfeit Casella sticker scam in Pennsylvania left some homes without trash services.
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Coconut Creek Talk
Coconut Creek, Florida, approves curbside recycling program with Republic beginning in October.
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The Washington Post
Milwaukee sanitation workers saved a dog from a trash can. Then one of them adopted him.
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Syracuse.com
New York lawmakers approve ‘sell by’ label rules in a move to prevent food waste.
Jun 12, 2026
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Manufacturing Dive
Millions in DOE investments aim to boost domestic critical minerals, including waste recovery.
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Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee waste task force eyes changes to law allowing local rejection of landfills.
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Inside Climate News
An injection well gushed waste in a small West Texas town.
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WHTC
Laketown Township, Michigan, sets aside legal fees for Republic composting facility dispute.
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Recycling Today
The Recycling Partnership creates brand-funded initiative to address recycling barriers.
Jun 11, 2026
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Waste Today
Reworld focuses on PFAS destruction with new service.
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Houston Chronicle
Will Houston’s recycling problem be improved under the new budget?
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NPR Illinois
Study finds waste sites with cancer-causing chemicals more common near marginalized communities.
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Standard-Examiner
Weber County, Utah, enters 10-year lease agreement with WM to keep transfer station open.
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Fayetteville Flyer
Fayetteville, Arkansas, seeks 100 new participants in food waste collection program.
Jun 10, 2026
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CBC News
Dozens of Stoney Creek residents filing lawsuits over GFL landfill in Ontario.
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SFGate
San Francisco Board of Supervisors approves using drones to monitor illegal dumping.
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Resource Recycling
Three-bill package aims to revamp Michigan’s bottle return system.
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Statesman Journal
Controversial farm waste pits try to reopen in Marion County, Oregon.
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E&E News
California Dems push Congress on nuclear waste.