What We're Reading: Page 61
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Sep 18, 2023
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The New York Times
Why a Waste Connections landfill as tall as the Statue of Liberty may rise even higher.
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Streetsblog New York City
DSNY starts containerized garbage collection in West Harlem pilot.
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BioCycle
BioCycle finds number of U.S. households with access to food waste collection grew 49% since 2021.
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Chicago Law Bulletin
Illinois jury awards $9.7M to woman hit by City of Chicago garbage truck.
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Eugene Weekly
Oregon jury awards $360K to family in wrongful death suit involving Waste Connections.
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Fingerlakes1.com
Officials at two New York companies plead guilty in e-waste disposal case.
Sep 15, 2023
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Gothamist
DSNY says New York commercial waste zone contracts delayed by Arcadis error.
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KPLC
Allen Parish, Louisiana, waste collections agency issues statement following fatal garbage truck crash.
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WPTV
Palm Beach County, Florida, composting business shut down by waste authority for using food waste.
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CFO Dive
SEC Chair Gensler says Scope 3 emissions flap delays final climate risk rule.
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WFMJ
Opposition to proposed WTE plant for used tires tops city council agenda in Youngstown, Ohio.
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KXLY
Spokane, Washington, firefighters knock down fire at WTE facility.
Sep 14, 2023
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The Buffalo News
Covanta Niagara workers seek to organize in New York.
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Waste Today
CalRecycle proposes emergency e-scrap regulations.
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BioCycle releases results of nationwide residential food waste collection access survey.
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The Robot Report
Waste Robotics brings in over $7M for autonomous waste sorting system.
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Waco Tribune-Herald
Waco, Texas, to pay Limestone County $4.75M for landfill ‘host fee.’
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The Cecil Whig
Elkton, Maryland, signs new, $1.7M trash contract with Republic Services as WM departs, doubling bill.
Sep 13, 2023
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The New York Times
DSNY unveils New York City’s trash can of the future.
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Lancaster Online
Waste Connections thrives while small haulers like Eagle Disposal struggle under its watch.
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C-Store Dive
BP CEO Bernard Looney resigns.
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KCCI
Investigators try to figure out what sparked fire at waste facility in Grimes, Iowa.
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KCBD
Lubbock, Texas, residents upset about solid waste transfer station project.
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Regina Leader Post
Compost program reduces 53% of garbage waste in first week in Canadian city of Regina.
Sep 12, 2023
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Waste 360
What Los Angeles has learned about curbside food waste collections.
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Packaging Dive
Smurfit Kappa finalizes plan to acquire WestRock in 2024.
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WUNC
Durham, North Carolina, solid waste workers cease strike, planning to resume garbage collection Tuesday.
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Erie Times-News
OSHA clears WM in fatal accident in Millcreek Township, Pennsylvania.
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Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
Expected closure of Republic Services’ Middle Point Landfill leads to transfer station plan in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
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Fortune.
Why trash hauler Republic Services thinks the U.S. is going green despite the politics.
Sep 11, 2023
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Agriculture Dive
Danone joins corporate alliance to turn food waste into renewable energy via anaerobic digestion.
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WRAL
Durham, North Carolina, enters second week with some solid waste workers striking for higher pay.
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KIRO 7 News
Washington litter study details billions of items, millions of pounds of waste per year.
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Mid Hudson News
Dutchess County, New York, unveils 2023 local solid waste management plan.
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KTOO
A large increase in trash shipping costs in Southeast Alaska has leaders exploring solutions.
Sep 08, 2023
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Recycling Today
Ascend Elements raises $542M to accelerate production of lithium-ion battery parts from recycled materials.
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Paterson Press
Paterson, New Jersey, changes garbage haulers, giving Filco Carting $25M contract.
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News 12
Deal reached with Teamsters to resume garbage pickup in Mount Vernon, New York, after temporary slowdown.
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Chicago Tribune
Portage, Indiana, acquiring 7 CNG-powered trucks with goal to convert fleet by 2028.
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WDSU 6
Richard’s Disposal secures trash contract for 2024 in New Orleans parish.
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Patch
Oyster Bay, New York, sanitation worker dies while on duty.
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