What We're Reading: Page 56
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Nov 07, 2023
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Hoodline
Illinois sanitation worker’s fatal accident spurs safety reforms.
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WTTW
Measure aimed at curbing illegal early morning Chicago trash pickup advances.
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Bangor Daily News
Trash pile at Orrington, Maine, incinerator spontaneously combusts.
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The Sacramento Bee
Is Sacramento, California, food waste program working? Officials say it’s nearly impossible to measure.
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Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, transfer station plans backed by county officials as Republic Services landfill closure looms.
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Fort Worth Report
WM sued for alleged negligence after crash involving trash truck in Fort Worth, Texas.
Nov 06, 2023
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The Daily Messenger
As trash piles up at landfills, why can’t New York get people to recycle?
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MLive
Still no vote on Flint, Michigan, garbage contract as mayor calls delays ‘governmental malpractice.’
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NBC Connecticut
Middletown, Connecticut, permanently adopts food scrap save-as-you-throw program.
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NPR
Why not all cities are welcoming community composters.
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Manufactured compostable waste to be accepted in green recycling bins in Oahu, Hawai’i.
Nov 03, 2023
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Waste Today
WIN Waste, Vision RNG partner on LFG-to-RNG projects.
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Foster’s Daily Democrat
WM’s proposed Rochester, New Hampshire, landfill expansion to get hearing Monday.
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Gothamist
Universal composting in NYC? Not so fast, say some Queens and Brooklyn landlords.
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San Benito Free Lance
Waste Connections’ proposed landfill expansion in San Benito County, California, faces opposition.
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Fox 19
Rumpke garbage truck hits, kills bicyclist in Hamilton, Ohio.
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Houston Chronicle
Houston partners with TRP for waste audit.
Nov 02, 2023
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Construction & Demolition Recycling
CDRA names Terri Ward as new executive director, CEO.
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WCBI
Investigation underway: Sanitation worker killed in Lowndes County, Miss., following dog attack.
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OPB
First electric garbage truck in Portland, Oregon, will hit the streets soon.
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Clarion Ledger
Jackson, Mississippi, councilors vote to issue RFP for 2024 garbage collection; litigation still pending with current hauler.
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Agriculture Dive
Environmental groups blast USDA for extending climate funding to dairy digesters.
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CFO Dive
Fed holds main rate steady, flags option of future hike.
Nov 01, 2023
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Agriculture Dive
Republicans urge new House speaker to pass farm bill.
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Daily Sabah
UN zero waste board holds first meeting in Istanbul.
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TribLIVE
Pittsburgh looks to reduce waste with climate change ‘action plan.’
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Bloomberg Law
Chemours faces scrutiny as it resumes importing PFAS waste for recycling.
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WUNC
Durham County, North Carolina, gets $3.3M to help build new solid waste facility and expand recycling options.
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CalMatters
Opinion: Divert VP on why California shouldn’t pause its organic waste law.
Oct 31, 2023
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The New York Times
Carbon emissions budget to hit Paris Accord goals is now smaller.
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Resource Recycling
Editor’s farewell: Gratitude for a decade of sector connection
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WZZM 13
West Michigan environmentalists protest inclusion of WTE in green energy bill.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A bill under consideration in the Pa. House would make it easier to recycle electronic waste.
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BioCycle
Automating windrow monitoring a win in Hawai’i.
Oct 30, 2023
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NBC News
Booming Florida is burning more trash. Locals say it’s making them sick.
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New York Daily News
NYC Mayor Eric Adams and sanitation workers reach tentative labor pact nearly a year after contract expired.
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Agriculture Dive
Farm bill ‘will need an extension,’ says Senate agriculture chair.
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FreightWaves
Analysis: How costly is Mack Trucks’ stridency with striking UAW?
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Des Moines Register
Des Moines Metro Waste Authority in Iowa reaches settlement, contract agreement with employees.
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Australian Financial Review.
Why Macquarie was forced to dump increased $1.3b bid for European waste company.
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