What We're Reading: Page 77
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
May 03, 2023
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Streetsblog New York City
DSNY: Trash containerization can be done in New York with a historic reuse of parking; pilot to start this fall.
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Sahan Journal
Hennepin County, Minnesota, incinerator loses renewable energy designation due to state law, but deadline for closure remains elusive.
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WSMV
WM to open new Nashville C&D recycling facility in September as regional disposal capacity tightens.
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Waste Today
Anaergia AD plant to supply Toyota facility in California.
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5 News Online
WM landfill in Tontitown, Arkansas, moving ahead with expansion plans.
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WHNT
Colbert County, Alabama, must change its landfill plan yet again and expects to see rising disposal costs.
May 02, 2023
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BioCycle
ReFED’s new food loss and waste statistics model $18B in diversion and prevention strategies.
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WLBT
Jackson, Miss., looks into refunding residents for the three weeks they didn’t have trash collection.
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CBS 4
High Springs, Fla., switches to Waste Pro for trash collection after complaints with GFL.
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Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals
Owner of Riverside Hauling pleads guilty to wire fraud and agrees to pay $641K in restitution to WM’s transfer station in Yonkers, New York.
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Canton Repository
City council in Alliance, Ohio, delays rate hike vote for Kimble Recycling & Waste Disposal, citing collection issues.
May 01, 2023
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WasteAdvantage
Q&A: David Biderman, past SWANA CEO, discusses his next steps.
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Arkansas Online
Arkansas landfill will continue accepting C&D waste amid protests from neighbors.
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Denver 7
Residents in Denver have mixed feelings about their new ‘pay-as-you-throw’ trash collection system.
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KBND
Deschutes County, Ore., has agreed to a 20-year landfill methane contract with Cascade Natural Gas.
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WMAZ
Residents in Houston County, Georgia, see a 70% trash collection rate hike to pay for a fire department expansion.
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.
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