What We're Reading: Page 47
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Feb 15, 2024
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Agriculture Dive
Are California’s dairy digesters cost effective? A new report casts doubt.
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WTNH
1 seriously injured in crash involving Waterbury, Connecticut, garbage truck.
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Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, North Dakota, considering changes to residential garbage system; free ‘extras’ pickup might be eliminated.
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Carscoops
Volvo’s first EV-only refuse truck set to pick up European garbage.
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ABC 24
Garbage piling up in Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhood.
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Bloomberg Law
Quest Diagnostics settles California hazardous waste claims for $4M.
Feb 14, 2024
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CW39 Houston
Houston food waste recycling pilot program showing week-to-week increase in participation.
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The Colorado Sun
Student-run business diverts more than 600K pounds of electronic waste from landfills in Colorado.
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Olean Times Herald
Out-of-area waste to be shipped by rail to Casella’s McKean County, Pennsylvania, landfill.
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Concord Monitor
Hopkinton, Connecticut, retains pay-by-bag trash program despite compliance issues.
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WHEC
Impact Earth’s commercial compost pile in Henrietta, New York, causing frustration with odor, drainage issues.
Feb 13, 2024
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New Hampshire Bulletin
Landfill bills to get public airings this week in NH House.
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WAPT
Jackson, Mississippi, mayor says company selected to take over garbage collection.
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Fox 35 Orlando
Hernando County, Florida, sanitation worker struck, killed while operating garbage truck.
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The Star Tribune
Judge orders Mounds View, Minnesota, to negotiate in good faith with trash haulers in proposed move to organized collection.
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Waste Today
New Way enters hydrogen fuel cell alliance.
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Recycling Today
Solarcycle partners with Qcells to recycle solar panels.
Feb 12, 2024
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The Guardian
Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet.
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Los Angeles Times
Lawmakers are trying again after California’s war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired.
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Napa Valley Register
Feds seek Napa County records on airport, Upper Valley Waste Management Agency.
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CT Post
West Haven, Connecticut, searches for new solutions after pay-as-you-throw pilot ends.
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Waste 360
Experiment examines vendors’ ability to measure landfill methane in controlled release.
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The Dallas Morning News
What’s driving on-demand waste firm CheckSammy’s fast growth?
Feb 09, 2024
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WDSU
Kenner, Louisiana, approves contract with Waste Pro, pushing out IV Waste.
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Waste Today
VLS Environmental Solutions celebrates opening of Arizona WTE facility.
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The Columbus Dispatch
New recycling centers could boost diversion rate in Franklin County, Ohio, solid waste authority says.
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Concord Monitor
New Hampshire awards contract to MidAtlantic Solid Waste Consultants for waste characterization study.
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WHDH
Casella proposal to reopen Massachusetts landfill draws pollution concerns from community.
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Butler Eagle
Driver in fatal 2022 crash in Pennsylvania between WM and Vogel Disposal Services trucks charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Feb 08, 2024
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Bridge Michigan
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proposes increasing landfill tipping fees to raise $80M in new budget.
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Resource Recycling
GreenDot ends North American operations, RLG shifts focus.
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Waste Today
Arglass to invest $230M to increase capacity at Georgia recycling campus.
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Bloomberg Law
Startup Vespene Energy targets small landfill gas to ease power grid strain.
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CTV News
Ottawa solid waste master plan: City seeking feedback before 30-year plan finalized.
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The Durango Herald
Durango, Colorado, exploring recycling alternatives after Waste Connections buys facility.
Feb 07, 2024
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The Detroit News
Detroit council OKs fee hike, $210M in contracts to WM and Priority Waste as GFL exits.
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WTOL
As Ohio EPA considers expansion of WIN Waste’s Sunny Farms landfill, Fostoria community expresses disapproval.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Missouri governor requests funding to study St. Louis-area radioactive waste sites.
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The Courier
U.S. Composting Council names new board president.
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Axios Phoenix
Plastic recycling microfactory opens in Phoenix.
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CBC News
New waste program in New Brunswick keeps much more garbage than expected out of landfill.