What We’re Reading: Page 62
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
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.
Sep 07, 2023
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Mountain State Spotlight
Spurred by federal incentives, waste-to-energy plants eye West Virginia.
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The Times-Picayune
IV Waste wins bid to expand trash-hauling across another huge chunk of New Orleans.
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Alaska Public Media
A new e-waste program is recycling tons of batteries from rural Alaska.
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WUSA 9
55-year-old garbage truck driver killed by driver of SUV in Maryland.
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Packaging Dive
Smurfit Kappa, WestRock in advanced talks to merge.
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Forbes
FuelCell Energy and Toyota partner to turn biogas into hydrogen, electricity and water.
Sep 06, 2023
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Spectrum News 1
New York City begins issuing fines to businesses for violating waste containerization rules.
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CBS 17
Durham, North Carolina, sanitation workers rally for ‘fair wages’ and permanent employment.
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Waste 360
Wisconsin has made significant strides in reducing landfill volumes, policy forum finds.
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Fox 13 News
Tremonton, Utah, teen hit, killed by garbage truck while riding bike.
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Atlanta News First
East Point compost pilot program in Atlanta, Georgia, supporting minority farmers thanks to USDA grant.
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Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, Missouri, pilots new food waste recycling program.
Sep 05, 2023
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WRTV
Class action lawsuit filed against Republic Services for not picking up trash in Indianapolis area.
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The City
As New York City expands food scrap collection, local composters seek new business.
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KALB
Clean Harbors hazardous waste permit appeal denied by Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
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NBC 6 South Florida
After landfill and incinerator contamination, 28-acre lake to be filled with concrete and sand in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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POWER Magazine
25.6-MW solar farm on landfill in Mount Olive, New Jersey, considered a model for other installations.
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KWQC
Scott County, Iowa, strikes deal with Waga Energy to collect landfill gas.
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