What We're Reading: Page 78
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
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.
Apr 19, 2023
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Fashion Dive
An unglamorous solution to fashion’s sustainability problem: make less stuff.
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The Lever
Despite high-profile disasters, Biden administration declines to take up plastic production limits.
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The City
Under Adams, sanitation department sweeps up jobs from other NYC agencies.
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Miami Today
Debris blocks use of waste-to-energy plant in Doral, Florida.
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The Bakersfield Californian
Kern County, California, floats $13.6M composting facility to help cut methane from landfills.
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WDHN
Coffee County and the City of Brundidge end legal fight over landfill in Alabama.
Apr 18, 2023
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MLive
Michigan boosts recycling rate 5% in five years.
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WJHL
Neighboring cities in Virginia and Tennessee unanimously approve landfill lawsuit settlement.
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Resource Recycling
Washington legislature sends battery recycling, compost bills to governor.
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Tampa Bay Times
Florida eyes plan to use radioactive mining waste in roads.
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13 News Now
Advocates urge city council in Chesapeake, Virginia, to bring back curbside recycling services.
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Action News 5
City of Memphis, Tennessee, considering solid waste fee increase following emergency meeting.
Apr 17, 2023
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E&E News
EPA’s waste office has deep pockets, but no nominee for a leader.
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ABC 57
Indiana’s recycling plant fire is mostly out, but evacuations remain as crews monitor air quality and clear debris.
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KUT
More than a decade in, Austin, Texas, is not meeting its ‘zero waste’ goals.
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Niagara Gazette
Covanta pulls permit change request for Quarry Road expansion project in New York.
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Treasure Coast Newspapers
Sebastian, Florida, trash cost to rise 35%, service cut 50% with new WM contract.
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Superior Telegram
Superior, Wisconsin, mulling letter of intent to let company tap city-owned landfill for energy.
Apr 14, 2023
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SI Live
John Doherty, DSNY commissioner that led through Hurricane Sandy, Fresh Kills landfill closure, dies.
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InDepthNH
New Hampshire Senate kills landfill siting bill, hoping related study bill will pass House.
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NorthEscambia.com
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority pauses Florida MRF operation due to staffing shortage.
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Hawai’i Public Radio
Pilot project aims to reduce Oʻahu’s food waste by churning it into compost.
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KICD
Multiple fire departments battle wildfire believed to have been caused by compost in Dickinson County, Iowa.
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BioCycle
COMPOST Act, other public policy, could advance the composting industry.
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