What We're Reading: Page 79
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Apr 13, 2023
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CNN
Fire is still burning at Indiana recycling plant that had been cited for fire and safety hazards.
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WSHU
New York, seeking feedback on 10-year waste plan, urges residents to consider waste as ‘a concept of the past.’
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The Santa Barbara Independent
MarBorg gets 15-year deal for waste hauling in Santa Barbara, California, potentially worth $300M.
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Monterey Herald
WM drivers return to work after two-week strike in Monterey County, California.
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AP News
Ohio train derailment puts spotlight on hazardous waste disposal practices.
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Missouri Independent
Tensions rise at Missouri Senate hearing over proposed Kansas City landfill.
Apr 12, 2023
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WREG
Sanitation workers strike after death at Republic Services’ Shelby County, Tennessee, landfill.
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Concord Monitor
Concord, New Hampshire, approves 10-year solid waste contract with Casella, transitions to automatic collection system.
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FlaglerLive
Splitting from Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida, stays with Waste Pro, at rates 65% higher than 2017 contract.
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Patch
East Brunswick, New Jersey, begins process for new waste, recycling contract.
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Yakima Herald-Republic
Washington regulators say no water contamination detected around DTG landfill west of Yakima, air monitoring continues.
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Waco Tribune-Herald
As landfill nears capacity, Waco, Texas, may start on replacement.
Apr 11, 2023
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ProPublica
EPA faces questions, lawsuit over approval of plastic-based fuel with an astronomical cancer risk.
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WLBT
Richard’s Disposal to sue Jackson, Mississippi, as proposed contract pulled by mayor.
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Reuters
Glencore to partner with Iberdrola, FCC Ámbito to recycle lithium-ion batteries.
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The News-Graphic
Landfill lawsuit filed by Waste Services of the Bluegrass in Kentucky dismissed by federal judge.
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Inside Climate News
PFAS concerns, opposition grow over proposed Encina chemical recycling plant in Central Pennsylvania.
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Biomass Magazine
New EPA data estimates total U.S. anaerobic digestion capacity was more than 42.7 million tons in 2019.
Apr 10, 2023
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WXXI News
Environmental advocates push to shut down Waste Connections’ Seneca Meadows landfill in New York.
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Delaware Public Media
Delaware Senate votes to move forward with polystyrene container, plastic straw restrictions.
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Fox 13 News
Recycling center at the Hernando County, Florida, landfill deemed total loss following fire.
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The Guardian
Exxon’s new chemical recycling plant in Baytown, Texas, raises environmental concerns.
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The Charlotte Weekly
Matthews, North Carolina, leaders to consider switching from Republic Services to Waste Pro.
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Packaging Dive
PepsiCo prioritizes faster compostable packaging trials at new R&D center.
Apr 07, 2023
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Anchorage Daily News
Solid Waste Services director in Anchorage, Alaska, abruptly resigns.
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Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, begins publicly-run recycling collection following end of WM contract.
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The Times-Tribune
Scranton, Pennsylvania, agrees to $10M lawsuit settlement over delinquent garbage fees.
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The Repository
Ohio EPA clears American Landfill to build wastewater injection well.
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News Channel 5
Bill passes Tennessee legislature to protect Duck River from proposed landfill.
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WLBT
Hearing slated for April 17 in case that could determine trash pickup in Jackson, Mississippi.
Apr 06, 2023
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AgFunder News
Investors focused on organics recycling as food waste mitigation funding drops, report says.
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Portland Press Herald
Municipal Review Committee announces new partner to restart former Fiberight plant in Hampden, Maine.
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Retail Dive
Best Buy launches mail-in tech recycling program.
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Recycling Today
Miami Department of Solid Waste adopts Rubicon’s SmartCity software.
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KMA LAND
Red Oak, Iowa, council ponders municipal curbside trash, recycling services.
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The Tennessean
Teamsters make Martin Luther King Jr. an honorary member 55 years after his assassination.
Apr 05, 2023
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Packaging Dive
As PFAS restrictions advance, paper industry struggles to phase out use.
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InDepthNH
New Hampshire landfill siting bill requiring five-year setback opposed by industry in Senate hearing.
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Mississippi Free Press
Jackson, Mississippi, without garbage pickup amid city infighting.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Streets Department halts trash collection partnership over union grievance.
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WilmingtonBiz
New Hanover County, North Carolina, approves RNG contract with Archaea Energy.
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Virginia Mercury
Virginia, city of Bristol reach settlement in landfill odor case.
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