What We're Reading: Page 75
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Apr 28, 2023
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FOX 29
Philadelphia city councilmember calls for revisiting waste management contract with Covanta.
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Baltimore Brew
WIN Waste’s Baltimore, Maryland, incinerator likely to remain in operation through mid-2030s, according to new city report.
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WAND TV
Garbage bill triples for Macon County, Illinois, residents after GFL acquires PDC.
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Summit Daily
Summit County, Colorado, officials debate subsidies for lower-income households in new recycling incentive program.
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Gothamist
NYC moves ahead with rule to fine residents who don’t separate yard waste from trash.
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Arizona Daily Sun
Flagstaff, Arizona, recycling halts with sudden closure of Norton Environmental MRF.
Apr 27, 2023
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KCRA
Consumer Watchdog calls for at least 4,500 redemption centers for bottle recycling in California.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Chesterfield County, Virginia, shifts to private curbside recycling with several vendors.
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WANE
Fire at Kendallville, Indiana, recycling plant leaves man suffering burns.
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TAPintoBAYONNE
Fire forces Bayonne, New Jersey, to temporarily shift recycling services.
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ABC13 Houston
Houston city leaders consider recycling in apartment complexes, instituting trash fees for residents.
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FoodBev Media
Divert secures $63M in bond financing, breaks ground on renewable energy facility in California.
Apr 26, 2023
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Waste Today
SWANA appoints Richard Yep as interim executive director.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Alabama grants permit to Arrowhead Landfill until 2033 despite objections of majority-Black Uniontown’s residents.
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CBS Minnesota
Woman hit, killed by WM garbage truck in Stillwater, Minnesota, police say.
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KTAR
City of Glendale, Arizona, opens second landfill cell to serve residents for decades.
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Spectrum News 1
Waste Connections wants to keep Seneca Falls, New York, landfill open, add RNG capacity.
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WCYB
Bristol, Virginia, residents could see solid waste fee double following landfill settlement.
Apr 25, 2023
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Packaging Dive
Uber Eats partners with DeliverZero for its first reusable takeout packaging pilot in US.
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Alachua Chronicle
Waste Pro to replace GFL as solid waste collection provider in High Springs, Florida.
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Grocery Dive
Connecticut grocery chain partnering with state’s first anaerobic digester to process food waste.
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York Daily Record
Waste Connections recycling plant in Manchester, Pennsylvania, reopens one year after devastating fire.
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Power Engineering
BMW extends waste-to-energy agreement with landfill to power manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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Daily Times
Chester, Pennsylvania, residents and activists again march on Covanta incinerator.
Apr 24, 2023
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Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis, Tennessee, sanitation workers on strike reach tentative agreement with Republic Services.
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Yakima Herald-Republic
DTG is building a solid waste empire in Yakima County, Washington, drawing scrutiny from regulators and residents.
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CBS Baltimore
Final public input meeting is on Monday for Baltimore’s 10-year solid waste management plan.
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Akron Beacon Journal
Akron, Ohio, plans drop-off sites for glass recycling to avoid curbside costs.
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Bucks County Courier Times
Single-use plastic bag bans in multiple Bucks County, Pennsylvania, municipalities on the horizon.
Apr 21, 2023
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HR Dive
Julie Su, DOL secretary nominee, faces Republican heat for pro-union stance.
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Axios Pro
Waste management payments firm CurbWaste raises $4M.
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Smithsonian Magazine
Dairy farmers are turning to anaerobic digestors backed by Vanguard Renewables to capture methane and make money.
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Waste Today
Columbus, Ohio, increases curbside recycling services to weekly with Rumpke Waste & Recycling.
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New Times San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo County, California, asks to reintegrate with waste management agency.
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WTAE
Woman faces DUI charges after hitting WM worker with vehicle in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Apr 20, 2023
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Packaging Dive
Cannabis industry searches for green solutions to single-use packaging waste.
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The New York Times
How New Yorkers’ food scraps get ‘digested’ to provide gas for homes.
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NBC Miami
Crews put out second fire this year at Doral, Florida, waste facility.
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KTVZ
Deschutes County, Oregon, solid waste panel down to 2 finalists for landfill site; may add BLM parcel to list.
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Steamboat Pilot & Today
Waste diversion rate in Steamboat, Colorado, has jumped 60% since 2018, but it’s still not great.
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Albert Lea Tribune
Permit approved for Harter’s Disposal, 5th solid waste removal hauler in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
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