What We're Reading: Page 90
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Aug 16, 2023
-
NBC10 Philadelphia
Sanitation worker struck and killed by trash truck in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, police say.
-
MPR News
Environmental activists rally against Hennepin Energy Recovery Center trash incinerator in Minneapolis.
-
Bangor Daily News
State orders permanent closure of Bucksport, Maine, landfill owned by American Iron and Metal.
-
Los Angeles Times
San Diego woman hit, injured by WM truck in parking garage, lawsuit says.
-
The Star Tribune
Former demolition landfill will transform into environmentally friendly neighborhood in South St. Paul, Minnesota, plan.
-
Niagara Gazette
Niagara, New York, approves operating permit renewals for Covanta.
Aug 15, 2023
-
Resource Recycling
Industry sends ‘recycling philosopher’ Michael Timpane into retirement.
-
Gothamist
NYC plan to allow plastic bags for yard compost raises environmentalists’ eyebrows.
-
Duluth News Tribune
St. Louis County, Minnesota, approves use of ARPA funds for landfill leachate project.
-
Next City
East Cleveland, Ohio, residents are building a closed loop economy.
-
The Texas Tribune
Residents and industry debate Texas Railroad Commission’s regulation of oilfied waste.
Aug 14, 2023
-
The Signal
Waste Connections hosts first forum on Chiquita Canyon landfill problems in California.
-
News 10
Twin Bridges axes land purchase plan in Moreau, New York, amid sale to Casella.
-
KALB
Louisiana researchers study Clean Harbors Colfax’s potential health, environmental impacts on the community.
-
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas legislators investigating payments made by Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District.
-
KVUE
Austin, Texas, police investigate after garbage truck driver hits pedestrian in parking lot.
-
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Testimony heard for extension to find new site for Kapolei Landfill in Hawai’i.
Aug 11, 2023
-
WSHU
New York DEC forces Brookhaven to address PFAS plume coming from its landfill.
-
WEAR
Pensacola, Florida, discontinuing recycling service in October amidst financial concerns.
-
WVTF
Mitigation work continues at Bristol, Virginia, landfill as city aims to reduce smell by spring 2024.
-
NM Political Report
Navajo Nation community pushes to have uranium mine waste moved to nearby landfill.
-
BioCycle
Santa Barbara County, California, has mixed waste MRF, AD and composting combo.
-
Reporter-Times
WM seeks to double cost of Morgan County, Indiana, drop-off recycling program following Ray’s acquisition.
Aug 10, 2023
-
Lansing State Journal
Michigan officials quell rumors of new landfill from Granger Waste. Company says it plans a solar project instead.
-
Tucson Sentinel
Tucson, Arizona, officials back away from Envision Waste pyrolysis proposal for plastics.
-
Hydrocarbon Engineering
Vision RNG and Meridian Waste launch landfill RNG facility in Missouri.
-
Packaging Dive
Origin Materials introduces PET bottle cap intended to boost recyclability.
-
News Channel 5
Hundreds in Nashville, Tenn., still regularly missing trash pickup.
-
The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus, Ohio, opens new food scrap drop-off sites.
Aug 09, 2023
-
Latrobe Bulletin
Pennsylvania collection worker jumps off back of stopped truck to avoid crash with third-party vehicle.
-
Alaska Public Media
Juneau, Alaska, working with WM to expand disposal options after declaring local emergency for record flooding.
-
WAFF
Landfill operated by Decatur City, Alabama, significantly expands daily capacity.
-
WRDW
Ryland Environmental takes over collection service for McCann Waste customers in Columbia County, Georgia.
-
Valley News
Plymouth State University students working with Casella to upgrade ‘scarecrow’ robots to manage birds at landfills.
-
Transport Dive
Transport Dive will become Trucking Dive. Here’s what you need to know.
Aug 08, 2023
-
AP News
Trash collection delayed as thousands of Los Angeles city workers strike for 24 hours, alleging unfair labor practices.
-
The New York Times
Study finds that less plastic may be entering the ocean than previously thought, but amounts are still increasing.
-
WITN
Cause of massive fire at landfill in Pitt County, North Carolina is ‘undetermined.’
-
Grocery Dive
Whole Foods outlines progress on food waste, packaging and green energy.
-
E&E News
‘Death Star’ law will end water breaks for Texas workers.
Previous
