What We're Reading: Page 70
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Aug 21, 2023
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The San Francisco Standard
Inside San Francisco’s illegal dumping crisis.
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Bloomberg Law
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs ban on dumping radioactive waste into Hudson River.
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Penticton Herald
WM announces $50M investment at Twin Creeks landfill in Ontario.
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Signal Tribune
As the city prepares for organic waste collection, North Long Beach, California, residents show initiative in trial.
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Spectrum News 1
Waste Connections’ Seneca Meadows, New York’s biggest landfill, looks to expand, but not without a fight.
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Pasadena Now
Pasadena, California, proposes amendments to municipal code for construction and demolition waste management.
Aug 18, 2023
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Plastics News
Lawsuit targets Amazon for failing to stop deceptive ink cartridge recycling claims.
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WCJB 20
GFL-contracted worker dies on the job in Gainesville, Florida.
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Yakima Herald-Republic
Yakima, Washington, garbage collection completes transition from alley to curbside.
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Waste 360
New retail food waste data from ReFED reveals more than waste tonnage.
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WFLA
Clearwater, Florida, approves new recycling contract with Waste Connections.
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Springville Journal
WM seeks landfill expansion permit for facility in Erie County, New York.
Aug 17, 2023
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Waste 360
Balcones to open $60M recycling campus in McKinney, Texas.
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Grist
Using ‘recycled plastic’ in construction materials may not be a great idea after all.
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The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore without electronics recycling vendor after contract expired.
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VTDigger
So far, Casella’s Coventry landfill has kept pace with Vermont flood debris, officials say.
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Hays Post
New construction and demolition pit opens at Ellis County, Texas, landfill.
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WOAI
San Antonio to raise rates for trash bins amid rising costs.
Aug 16, 2023
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NBC10 Philadelphia
Sanitation worker struck and killed by trash truck in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, police say.
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MPR News
Environmental activists rally against Hennepin Energy Recovery Center trash incinerator in Minneapolis.
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Bangor Daily News
State orders permanent closure of Bucksport, Maine, landfill owned by American Iron and Metal.
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Los Angeles Times
San Diego woman hit, injured by WM truck in parking garage, lawsuit says.
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The Star Tribune
Former demolition landfill will transform into environmentally friendly neighborhood in South St. Paul, Minnesota, plan.
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Niagara Gazette
Niagara, New York, approves operating permit renewals for Covanta.
Aug 15, 2023
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Resource Recycling
Industry sends ‘recycling philosopher’ Michael Timpane into retirement.
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Gothamist
NYC plan to allow plastic bags for yard compost raises environmentalists’ eyebrows.
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Duluth News Tribune
St. Louis County, Minnesota, approves use of ARPA funds for landfill leachate project.
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Next City
East Cleveland, Ohio, residents are building a closed loop economy.
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The Texas Tribune
Residents and industry debate Texas Railroad Commission’s regulation of oilfied waste.
Aug 14, 2023
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The Signal
Waste Connections hosts first forum on Chiquita Canyon landfill problems in California.
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News 10
Twin Bridges axes land purchase plan in Moreau, New York, amid sale to Casella.
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KALB
Louisiana researchers study Clean Harbors Colfax’s potential health, environmental impacts on the community.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas legislators investigating payments made by Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District.
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KVUE
Austin, Texas, police investigate after garbage truck driver hits pedestrian in parking lot.
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Testimony heard for extension to find new site for Kapolei Landfill in Hawai’i.
Aug 11, 2023
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WSHU
New York DEC forces Brookhaven to address PFAS plume coming from its landfill.
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WEAR
Pensacola, Florida, discontinuing recycling service in October amidst financial concerns.
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WVTF
Mitigation work continues at Bristol, Virginia, landfill as city aims to reduce smell by spring 2024.
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NM Political Report
Navajo Nation community pushes to have uranium mine waste moved to nearby landfill.
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BioCycle
Santa Barbara County, California, has mixed waste MRF, AD and composting combo.
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Reporter-Times
WM seeks to double cost of Morgan County, Indiana, drop-off recycling program following Ray’s acquisition.
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