What We're Reading: Page 50
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Mar 19, 2024
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Click2Houston
Garbage and recycling collection fee may be coming to Houston.
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MPR News
Discarded batteries a growing fire risk for garbage handlers in Minnesota.
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Tennessee Lookout
Superfund site or waste management? Community concerns surround Velsicol’s next move in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Big Island Video News
Bill mandates Hawaiʻi County transfer stations be open at least 2 days per week
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The Herald
Opponents vow to continue fight against Tri-County Industry’s efforts to reopen landfill in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
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Simi Valley Acorn
WM reassures California county its Simi Valley Landfill is controlling air pollution amid concerns with competitor’s site.
Mar 18, 2024
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The Chief Leader
NYC composting workers call for community program’s full restoration.
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Treasure Coast Newspapers
Indian River County, Florida, weighing 5 bids for 2025 waste contract, including from incumbent WM.
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Modern Farmer
He wanted to start up a composting operation. Outdated zoning laws stood in the way.
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Waste Today
Viably strengthens ties with biodigester technology provider Harp Renewables.
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Waste 360
Meet the 2024 Waste360 40 Under 40 winners.
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WUSA 9
DC sanitation worker defies the odds as one of a few women on team.
Mar 15, 2024
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The Baltimore Banner
Maryland seeks more fines against Curtis Bay medical waste incinerator in Baltimore.
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BioCycle
Is New York City getting curbside organics done?
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The City
NYC Parks Department says Big Reuse compost site must leave Queens park.
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Fingerlakes1.com
Ontario Landfill systems damaged by November landslide in New York won’t be fixed for two more months, Casella confirms.
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PhillyVoice
Philadelphia Mayor Parker’s first budget proposes hiring 100 new sanitation workers, funding other waste plans.
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Inside Climate News
Gulf Coast petrochemical buildout draws billions in tax breaks despite pollution violations.
Mar 14, 2024
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Packaging Dive
Compostable packaging take-back programs aim to ease consumer burden, boost recovery.
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Mississippi Clarion Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi, mayor releases details of $64M contract proposal with Richard’s Disposal.
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Miami Herald
Activists protesting new Miami-Dade County, Florida, WTE plant kicked out of climate conference.
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BizWest
Compost Queen opens new facility, headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Rome Sentinel
Rome, New York, cancels collection contract with Controlled Waste Systems; Bliss Environmental Services to take over.
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Spectrum News 1
Dane County, Wisconsin, to launch composting project with Purple Cow Organics.
Mar 13, 2024
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WJHL
Pending Virginia state budget includes $26M for mitigation efforts at challenged Bristol landfill.
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CBC News
Ottawa’s $450M question: To burn our trash or not to burn our trash?
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The Colorado Sun
Plan to drill for oil and gas near Lowry Landfill Superfund site southeast of Denver raises red flags.
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WVTM
St Clair County, Alabama, residents looking to document health effects from landfill fire.
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The Spec
Residents seek timeline for landfill closure in Cayuga, Ontario.
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Packaging Dive
Trade groups and state AGs debate GSA’s approach to minimize single-use plastic purchases.
Mar 12, 2024
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Los Angeles Daily News
State water agency denies expansion of Waste Connections’ Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic, California.
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The Republican Journal
Local authority reports progress but no date for reopening WTE plant in Hampden, Maine.
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WHRO
Facing surge in landfill trash, Hampton Roads, Virginia, waste authority searching for long-term solutions.
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San Francisco Examiner
Republic Services subsidiary yanks bid for San Francisco waste contract following Recology objections.
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King 5
‘We wouldn’t have moved here’: Neighbors want noisy DTG Recycling center in Snohomish, Washington, shut down.
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WJON
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency makes $4.5M in food waste grants available.
Mar 11, 2024
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HR Dve
Texas judge vacates joint employer rule.
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Streetsblog New York City
‘White Whale’: DSNY launches call for European-style curbside bins.
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KSAT
Documents reveal San Antonio, Texas, recycling yard’s history with city code compliance, solid waste recycling contract.
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The Times-Picayune
Judge upholds restraining order preventing subcontractor threat to remove trash bins from New Orleans’ French Quarter.
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Sahan Journal
Bill aiming to expand Minnesota’s electronics recycling draws broad support.
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