What We're Reading: Page 80
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Apr 04, 2023
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The Repository
Louisville leaders reject single trash-pickup proposal from Kimble.
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Reuters
Groups petition EPA to force reporting of waste incinerator emissions.
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Voice of OC
Backups from California rain storms leave Orange County, trash collectors at odds.
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The Herald News
Swansea, Massachusetts, looks to move on from WM contract.
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ecoRI News
Rhode Island bill would create environmental justice zones, calls out landfills and incineration.
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GMA News Online
Paris garbage workers to strike again.
Apr 03, 2023
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Mid Hudson News
New York AG sues 29 companies for illegal dumping in Ulster County.
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Kansas Reflector
Kansas landfill sparks dispute between rural neighbors and owner.
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The Standard-Journal
Concerns mount over proposed Encina plastics recycling plant in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
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The Facts
Brazoria, Texas, ends recycling contract with Waste Connections.
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WBUR
Chemical fire at Clean Harbors facility in Braintree, Massachusetts, reignites calls for improvements.
Mar 31, 2023
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GovTech
It could be years before California garbage trucks go electric.
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Packaging Dive
Bio-based packaging gets renewed buzz amid goals to replace traditional plastics.
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Midland Daily News
Midland, Michigan, to switch recycling collection from Republic Services to GFL Environmental, citing rising costs.
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Action News 5
Employee killed at Republic landfill in Shelby County, Tennessee.
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Petoskey News-Review
Garbage truck attendant killed in Thursday crash in Bear Creek Township, Michigan.
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The Denver Post
To prevent contamination, Colorado’s compost contractor rolls out new rules April 1.
Mar 30, 2023
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Monterey County Weekly
WM to resume pickups in Monterey County, California, despite ongoing driver strike.
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Salem Statesman Journal
Oregon bill to reduce emissions from Covanta Marion facility could be watered down.
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanooga, Tennessee, council approves mayor’s climate action plan with zero waste by 2040 goal.
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WOWT
Fire department investigating large fire at First Star Recycling in Omaha, Nebraska.
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AP News
Long Paris trash strike ends, workers face daunting cleanup.
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E&E News
EPA environmental justice office has cash, staff but no boss.
Mar 29, 2023
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Michigan Advance
Public comment reopened on license for US Ecology site in Michigan that accepted train derailment waste.
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CBS Baltimore
Clean Harbors will not treat wastewater from East Palestine derailment in Baltimore after mayor steps in.
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Aspen Daily News
Pitkin County, Colorado, landfill expansion would come with $19M cost.
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Living Snoqualmie
North Bend, Washington, may switch to Recology for collection after frustrations with Republic Services.
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WAER
Syracuse, New York, is now closer to semi-automating its trash collection.
Mar 28, 2023
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Monterey County Weekly
WM collection workers represented by LIUNA go on strike in Monterey County, California.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
EPA completes radioactive waste search at Missouri’s West Lake Landfill Superfund site, but still no timeline for cleanup.
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SF Examiner
Recology to close San Francisco C&D site following air quality concerns.
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Hickory Daily Record
Catawba County, North Carolina, closes C&D landfill six months earlier than expected.
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Waste Today
EIA calls WTE sector ‘small but steady’ source of electricity in the U.S.
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The City
New York shifts street vendor oversight to DSNY, sparking range of opinions from council members.
Mar 27, 2023
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The Boston Globe
How Massachusetts’ new DEP commissioner will bring ‘transparency and equity’ to the agency.
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Reuters
LyondellBasell and EEW Energy to partner in chemical plastic recycling.
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MLive
State lawmakers want more public notice when toxic waste enters Michigan.
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al.com
Moody landfill fire timeline shows problems before and after the dump caught fire.
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CBS News
Baltimore City Council to consider asking EPA to redirect waste from East Palestine train derailment.
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KEVN
Cattle ranchers in Rapid City, South Dakota, sue landfill over environmental contamination.
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