What We're Reading: Page 64
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jul 31, 2023
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Atmos
How Washington state’s prisoners have built a composting operation.
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Lehigh Valley News
Regional body votes down proposed expansion of Waste Connections landfill in Pennsylvania.
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Bloomberg
Miami faces trash, sewage problems as more residents move in.
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Packaging Dive
Move over, glass: Amcor’s new wine bottle is 100% recycled PET.
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The Tallahassee Democrat
Tallahassee, Florida, Waste Pro customers vent on garbage pickup as bills rise.
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Technical.ly
Former Philadelphia waste official is launching a platform to bring retail into the circular economy.
Jul 28, 2023
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WABE
Georgia cities trying out composting to combat food waste and climate change.
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WLWT
Cincinnati-based Synthica breaks ground on AD plant in Ohio to produce renewable natural gas.
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KFOX
Las Cruces, New Mexico, landfill fire is finally extinguished after smoldering for days.
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AP News
Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record high temperatures persist across the US.
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KSDK
U.S. Senate advances amendment to compensate St. Louis victims of toxic waste.
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WOWT
Council Bluffs, Iowa, residents frustrated over Waste Connections’ new automated trash service
Jul 27, 2023
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CFO Dive
Fed raises interest rates following June pause.
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Recycling Today
Schnitzer Steel rebrands as Radius Recycling.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, New Mexico, approves increases to trash collection fees, including higher fee to replace damaged carts.
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The Packer
Giant Food and Divert process 30.8M pounds of wasted food.
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Brattleboro Reformer
‘It’s been all hands on deck’: Waste disposal a lesser-known – but vital – element of Vermont’s flood recovery effort.
Jul 26, 2023
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WGME
Maine’s wastewater ‘sludge’ is no longer being shipped to Canada, Casella says.
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FlaglerLive
Waste Pro and Palm Coast, Florida, drop all claims against each other in bin dispute settlement.
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Bloomberg Law
EPA’s top cop finally cleared for job as Senate confirms Uhlmann.
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Chicago Tonight
Republic Services, LRS trucks caught flouting Chicago noise ordinance.
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The Lakeland Ledger
Polk County, Florida, approves GFL, FCC Environmental Services contracts for garbage collection.
Jul 25, 2023
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MLive
Proposed ‘failsafe’ landfill for sewage in case of PFAS regulations rejected in Genesee County, Michigan.
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The Conversation
Decades of messages about recycling in the US have crowded out more sustainable ways to manage waste — researchers.
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Voice of San Diego
San Diego taking hands-off approach to composting contamination.
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The Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville, Florida, composter earns nearly $5M grant from USDA to expand.
Jul 24, 2023
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Agriculture Dive
Amid race to finish farm bill, budget office declines request to add staff.
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The Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton, Ontario, fined $50,000 for failing to sponsor capital upgrades to stinky compost plant.
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WRVO
Councilors voice concerns amid sanitation cart rollout in Syracuse, New York.
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The Reporter-Times
Illegal dumping in Mooresville, Indiana, raises recycling program costs.
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CT Insider
Branford, Connecticut, residents adjust to recycling and trash overhaul following American Beverage investment.
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Homewood Star
Homewood, Alabama, to join metro area solid waste authority’s hauling contract with Amwaste.
Jul 21, 2023
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POLITICO
Biden administration lays out plan to squeeze mergers.
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The Denver Post
Denver’s pay-as-you-throw program increases diversion rate 3% in first 6 months; compost rollout stretches to 2024.
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WVTM 13
$250K fine proposed in fire at Environmental Landfill-owned facility in St. Clair County, Alabama.
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Patch
Following complaints, Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania, transitioning to municipal trash collection contract.
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The Advertiser-Tribune
Fostoria, Ohio, officially opposes WIN Waste landfill expansion.
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WAPT
Trash pickup may be affected by extreme heat in Jackson, Mississippi, Richard’s Disposal says.
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