What We're Reading: Page 83
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Mar 06, 2023
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Missouri Independent
Outrage over proposed Kansas City landfill sets up showdown in Missouri Capitol.
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Bridge Michigan
Michigan stopped Ohio toxic waste last week, but we import waste every day.
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The Sacramento Bee
Ming’s Recycling closes Sacramento container redemption location, blames CalRecycle.
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AL.com
‘Where did we fail?’ Alabama to look for regulatory gaps in the fighting of landfill fire.
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Dayton Daily News
Dayton, Ohio’s first collection schedule shift in more than a dozen years will affect 15,000 households.
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Boston 25 News
‘Critical issues’: Mayor of Braintree, Massachusetts, urges Clean Harbors to refrain from resuming regular operations after fire.
Mar 03, 2023
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NBC Los Angeles
Family of person killed by LASAN truck files $15M wrongful death claim.
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WBUR News
Inside the fight to expand a WIN Waste ash monofill in a Saugus, Massachusetts, marsh.
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TribLIVE
Pittsburgh officials divided on investing in CNG collection trucks, with some preferring EVs.
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NPR
The challenges of toxic waste cleanup in East Palestine, Ohio.
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NGT News
Viridi Energy building RNG project at Marathon County, Wisconsin, landfill.
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Orange County Register
Fashion companies would have to help recycle clothes under proposed California bill.
Mar 02, 2023
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WGME
Maine sewage treatment plants scramble to dispose sludge after Casella landfill reduces capacity.
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Lansing State Journal
Granger Waste Services wants to expand on Watertown Township, Michigan, landfill closed in 1980s.
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WBMA
Alabama DOT says loose trash on garbage trucks may be main source of littering on state highway.
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The Palm Beach Post
Cities in Palm Beach County, Florida, cash in on dividends from recycling program.
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Axios
Clothing recycler Circ raises $25M in extension funding.
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Supply Chain Dive
REI requires suppliers to phase out ‘forever chemicals.’
Mar 01, 2023
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Indiana Capital Chronicle
Gov. Holcomb pushes back against train derailment waste coming to Indiana.
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The Connecticut Examiner
Trash haulers and recyclers voice opposition to Connecticut governor’s EPR plan.
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NBC News
Amid a crime spike and complaints of uncollected trash, New Orleans mayor faces a possible recall election.
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WAFF
Alabama DEM orders temporary closure of Cherokee Industrial Landfill.
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The Valley Breeze
North Providence, Rhode Island, seeking collection bids after performance issues with Waste Connections.
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CalMatters
California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Gov. Newsom and legislators are slow to change course.
Feb 28, 2023
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ABC 24
Teamsters lead strike at Republic locations in Memphis area.
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CBS Detroit
Michigan officials looking for reform after toxic waste shipment from Ohio.
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Inside Climate News
Biden administration’s global plastics plan dubbed ‘low ambition’ and ‘underwhelming.’
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Hawai’i Public Radio
‘Significant concerns’ raised about proposed bill to add another waste-to-energy facility in Hawai’i.
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KTAR
Phoenix reaches its ‘zero waste’ goal with Super Bowl event trash.
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CFO Dive
Economists push back estimated recession date: NABE.
Feb 27, 2023
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NPR
Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment will resume.
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Vancouver Sun
Metro Vancouver awards disposal contracts to WM, Republic Services and GFL Environmental
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WRGB
‘Dunn be done’, mayor pushing to close Waste Connections landfill in Rensselaer, New York.
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Star Tribune
Incinerator in Hennepin County, Minnesota, faces pressure from environmental activists.
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Peninsula Daily News
Port Angeles, Washington, settles contract dispute with Waste Connections.
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Waste360
Leone Young: Q4 2022 and 2023 outlook themes.
Feb 24, 2023
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WBNS
Rumpke broke ground Thursday on a new 223K-square-foot, more than $90M recycling campus in Columbus, Ohio.
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WFAA
Dallas’ sanitation director resigns amid collection issues; interim director appointed.
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WRTV
Some Indianapolis-area residents say they’re frustrated with inconsistent pickups by Waste Management.
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Voice of San Diego
The tipping fee for the San Diego-owned Miramar landfill could rise 71% by 2025 if the city council votes in March to OK the mayor’s proposed increase.
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The Colorado Sun
The US EPA is looking to pay $30/hour for workers to sift through waste to better understand seasonal variation in Telluride, Colorado.
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BioCycle
California Alliance for Community Composting: Why community composting is critical infrastructure
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