What We're Reading: Page 68
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jun 21, 2023
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Waste Today
Texas Pride Disposal looks to expand following recapitalization.
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The Herald Star
IWS questioned by county board about Amseterdam, Ohio, landfill odor complaints.
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WDRB
WM says it’s falling behind on trash pickup amid driver shortage in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Connecticut Mirror
Connecticut legislature’s inaction on food waste leaves municipalities to pay.
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The Free Press
Blue Earth County, Minnesota, votes to shut down compost site, citing odor complaints.
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Spectrum News
New York lawmakers move to ban radiological waste dumping in Hudson.
Jun 20, 2023
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amNewYork
NYC Mayor Eric Adams reaches $4B labor agreements with group that includes sanitation union.
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MLive
Garbage haulers skeptical of $380M plan to reduce burying trash in Kent County, Michigan.
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Levittown Now
Fire engulfs WM truck in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania.
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WOUB Public Media
Athens, Ohio, approves ordinance to put garbage contract out to bid again.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Consultant recommends Springdale, Arkansas, switch from WM to CARDS for $4.5M solid waste contract.
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The Garden Island
Kaua‘i County identifies new potential landfill site in Hawai’i.
Jun 16, 2023
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Inside Climate News
Inside Brightmark’s ‘advanced’ plastics recycling plant in Indiana: dangerous vapors, oil spills and life-threatening fires.
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Lehigh Valley News
Waste Connections’ Bethlehem Landfill expansion hearings paused during appeal of Pennsylvania judge’s ruling.
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Missoulian
Republic Services accused of ‘predatory pricing’ in war over waste in Missoula, Montana.
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KOMU 8
Columbia, Missouri, suspends curbside recycling pickup indefinitely.
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Green Car Congress
EPA proposes rules for chemicals and fuels made from plastic waste-based feedstocks.
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BioCycle
Technology innovation targets microplastics in food waste streams.
Jun 15, 2023
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Sacramento News & Review
Rachel Machi Wagoner, head of CalRecycle, responds to SB 1383 rollout critiques.
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Phoenix Business Journal
Republic Services expanding in Phoenix with new US corporate headquarters location.
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CFO Dive
Fed pauses tightening while raising end-of-year rate projection.
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WTTW
Chicago failed for years to enforce law requiring half of C&D waste to be recycled, watchdog says.
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WPRI
Pennsylvania using tons of recycled glass nuggets from AeroAggregates to rebuild collapsed I-95.
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The New York Times
Cities turn to trash skimmer boats to clean local waters.
Jun 14, 2023
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POLITICO Pro
EPA gets deadline extension for final biofuels rule
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The Ellsworth American
‘Enthusiastic’ MRC extends time to seal deal for reopening Hampden, Maine, waste facility.
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KRQE
Bernalillo County, Arizona, to increase waste rates beginning in July.
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Vail Daily
GoPro Mountain Games’ zero waste team achieves 84% waste diversion rate in Vail, Colorado.
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Rocky Mount Telegram
Sanitation workers call for 25% pay hike in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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Clayton News-Daily
Jonesboro, Georgia, looking to privatize sanitation service.
Jun 13, 2023
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Ocean Daily Voice
Bayville, New Jersey, garbage truck driver ejected, killed in parkway crash.
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Fox 5
Organics composting to become mandatory in Laurel, Maryland.
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WJHL
Bristol, Virginia, could see smaller solid waste fee increase than expected.
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WATE
Knoxville, Tennessee, neighborhood frustrated with lingering remains of recycling facility.
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KMID/KPEJ
Lawsuit over facility siting threatens return of recycling in Odessa, Texas.
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Reuters
Morgan Stanley acquires waste, recycling assets from Spanish construction firm.
Jun 12, 2023
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CNBC
Oshkosh Corp. CEO says AI has potential for unmanned garbage trucks.
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ABC 13
Lucas County and Toledo, Ohio, approve new Closed Loop Partners MRF site, $7M remediation plan.
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KY3
Republic Service customers across the Ozarks wait weeks for trash pickup amid staffing shortages.
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ABC 13
Nearly 20 fire departments respond to massive fire at Stevens Disposal & Recycling transfer facility in Michigan.
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New Hampshire Bulletin
With veto worries looming, New Hampshire House nixes changes to last remaining landfill siting bill.
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Arizona Republic
Mesa, Arizona, recycling facility ordered to extinguish week-old mulch fire
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