What We're Reading: Page
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jul 28, 2026
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POLITICO
Leaked document reveals White House nuclear waste plan.
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WBUR News
Recycling food waste is good for the climate, but could add microplastics to soil, study finds.
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Waste 360
What’s next for RNG? Experts break down 2026–2027 policy shifts.
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Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage eyes waste incinerator system that could ‘fundamentally transform’ local utilities.
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Waste Today
EPA awards Delaware County, Pennsylvania, $5M SWIFR grant.
Jul 27, 2026
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Oregon Live
Portland, Oregon, starts summer cart tag program to cut down on contamination.
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Waste Today
Wisconsin to offer $150K in grants for electronics recycling projects.
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The Guam Daily Post
Guam plans for an islandwide trash collection program in effort to lower costs.
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NOTUS
This Florida Republican wants to pass right-to-repair legislation as last act in Congress.
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Popular Science
How do garbage trucks work?
Jul 24, 2026
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Packaging Dive
Hope for quick plastic market normalization fades as Iran conflict escalates.
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WHYY
Anti-illegal dumping group launches crowdsourced map of Philadelphia’s worst sites.
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The Times-Tribune
Dunmore, Pennsylvania, reinstates $150 trash fee to cover operational deficit.
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Waste Today
Organics Recycling Conference offers lessons on market development.
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Ozarks First
Springfield, Missouri, taps hauler, resident opinions in changing solid waste code to divert more waste.
Jul 23, 2026
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Waste Today
Plastic scrap volume poised to grow.
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Fayetteville Observer
System to capture methane expected at Cliffdale Landfill in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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CBS Detroit
Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, replaces Priority Waste with Express Waste for trash pickup.
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Biomass Magazine
Quebec’s new energy plan proposes to double bioenergy production, including RNG.
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Folsom Times
Folsom, California, green bin program diverts 51K tons of organic waste from landfill.
Jul 22, 2026
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E&E News by POLITICO
House committee advances bill to kill worker heat protections.
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Recycling Today
ERI to supply Cyclic Materials with rare earth magnets,
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The Conversation
UK pushes back soft plastic recycling mandate due to infrastructure challenges.
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Orillia Matters
Collingwood, Ontario, to stop accepting county landfill’s leachate.
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The Regional News
Waste Not Compost expands curbside service to Orland Park, Illinois.
Jul 21, 2026
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WISN
Milwaukee garbage truck explosion injures worker.
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Axios
DC Water’s Bloom biosolids-based fertilizer provides rapid return on investment.
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New York Daily News
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority lost track of recycling to tune of over $800K: inspector general.
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Waste Today
MoviTherm launches thermal camera to flag fire risks.
Jul 20, 2026
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Yakima Herald-Republic
Washington county commission candidate and former landfill operator wants ‘sweeping’ regulation changes.
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WABI
Worker sent to hospital after chemicals placed in curbside trash in Orrington, Maine.
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Daily Journal
Bargersville, Indiana, will soon get curbside trash collection from Best Way.
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NBC Bay Area
Lithium-ion batteries suspected in recent fires inside garbage trucks in San Jose, California.
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Waste Today
Canadian agricultural plastics EPR group Cleanfarms names new executive director