What We're Reading: Page 50
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 01, 2024
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Supply Chain Dive.
ILA strike begins, disrupting East and Gulf Coast ports.
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Newsday
Winters Bros. drops plan for controversial Long Island, New York, waste transfer station.
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WBRC
Owners of East Alabama facility to pay $235K settlement after alleged hazardous waste violations.
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WBMA
Fayette, Alabama, resident jailed over unpaid garbage bills, residents question practice.
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Houston Business Journal
Waste Connections settles $1M noncompete lawsuit with former employee and Apex Waste Solutions.
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Waste 360
How to make for a smooth integration following an acquisition or merger.
Sep 30, 2024
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The Guardian
EPA says it will withdraw planned approval of Chevron plastic-based fuels likely to cause cancer.
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Packaging Dive
California Gov. Newsom signs food date label law, updates PCR reporting rules.
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Tampa Bay Times
Florida counties begin debris cleanup after impact from Hurricane Helene.
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Hartford Courant
Connecticut to hold public hearing on Reworld’s plan to burn medical waste at Bristol facility.
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CBS 6 Albany
Lawmakers push for fence line air monitoring at Waste Connections’ Dunn C&D Landfill in New York.
Sep 27, 2024
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Los Angeles Times
Metal recycling plant accused of exposing Watts, California, students to explosions, toxic waste.
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Global News
Driver of WM garbage truck in Mississauga, Ontario, dead after major collision.
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Las Vegas Optic
Las Vegas solid waste department takes steps to get back on the right track.
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KIVI
Boise, Idaho, launches new food waste collection program for multifamily buildings.
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WDIO
St. Louis County, Minnesota, landfill is the first in the state to install geothermal field.
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Hometown Life
Livonia, Michigan, signs $37M collection contract with Priority Waste.
Sep 26, 2024
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WXII 12
ABC Garbage employee dies in Rural Hall, North Carolina, officials confirm.
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Resource Recycling
Blue Polymers, a joint venture between Republic Services and Ravago, breaks ground for recycling plant in Arizona.
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Waste 360
Rumpke enters court battle over fatal landfill incident in Hamilton County, Ohio.
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New Hampshire Bulletin
New Hampshire’s Waste Management Council, criticized for its vacancies, fills public health seat.
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Northern News Now
Trash piling up around Duluth, Minnesota, due to WM collection delays.
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Canary Media
Colorado launches first-of-a-kind landfill methane monitoring program.
Sep 25, 2024
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Seeking Alpha
Stericycle stock falls as Canadian regulator extends review of WM deal.
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Packaging Dive
Dan Felton to leave Ameripen, become Flexible Packaging Association’s CEO.
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Maine Biz
Hampden, Maine, waste facility hires Waste Connections executive in New York ahead of reopening.
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E&E News
Bipartisan duo wants to create nuclear waste agency.
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Alaska Public Media
Anchorage, Alaska, Solid Waste Services begins accepting fish carcasses for compost in effort to increase lifespan of landfill.
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Nonstop local
Missoula nonprofit Soil Cycle turns food scraps into compost with bike-powered program.
Sep 24, 2024
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Times Union
Draft waste plan proposing WTE plant in Sullivan County, New York, alarms environmentalists.
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Inside Climate News
Alabama town’s trash policy leaves black moms and disabled residents criminally charged over unpaid garbage fees.
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CBC
Ottawa’s curbside garbage limit is about to be cut in half — but will it work to reduce waste?
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WHYY
Philadelphia restarts curbside trash pickup of bulky items by appointment.
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Waste Today
Pacific Northern Environmental appoints new division president.
Sep 23, 2024
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Gothamist
NYC sanitation worker dies in Queens after he was run over by his own garbage truck.
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The New York Times
Methane levels still rising, despite Global Methane Pledge.
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KREM
Council members in Spokane, Washington, join mayor in concerns over transportation of radioactive waste.
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MySA
New Braunfels, Texas, raises commercial waste collection rates, makes other collection changes.
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NBC News
Teamsters locals in battleground states announce Harris endorsements after national union declines to do so.
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The Baltimore Sun
Some Maryland beaches closed due to medical waste reopen.