What We're Reading: Page 91
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Aug 07, 2023
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AL.com
Alabama landfill must pay a $138,000 fine for improper disposal and leachate issues.
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Grist
Bike trade group wants e-bike batteries recycled but seeks exemption from right-to-repair legislation.
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L.A. Times
Thousands of L.A. city workers are poised to strike on Tuesday, including sanitation workers.
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Washington Post
A fire at a recycling plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has prompted health alerts.
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Local 12
Recycler in Cincinnati, Ohio, partners with fire stations to prevent battery fires with collection program.
Aug 04, 2023
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Waste360
Waste Pro’s Tom Wassel talks 40 years of waste collection.
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KTVZ
Firefighters work to extinguish fire in compost pile at Republic-operated facility in Deschutes County, Oregon.
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WVNS TV
Raleigh County, West Virginia, gets new liners for county landfill.
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KMTR
Workers at base camp for Bedrock Fire in Oregon working to achieve 30% waste diversion rate.
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Maine Public
Iodine likely caused purple emissions from Portland, Maine waste plant, operator ecomaine says.
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Patch
Food scraps composting facility opens at recycling facility in White Plains, New York.
Aug 03, 2023
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Los Angeles Times
As solar panels wear out, a recycling industry takes shape.
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Global News
Canada sets sights on next plastic waste target: food packaging.
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Maryland Matters
Environmental leaders push for transparency in Maryland clean energy program backing WTE facilities.
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Waste Today
Los Angeles-based Velocity Truck Centers to host EV waste truck demonstration.
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L’Observateur
St. John Parish, Louisiana, finalizes agreement with Waste Pro for garbage collection.
Aug 02, 2023
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Republic contract with Teamsters expires in Atlanta, but work goes on and talks continue.
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Missouri Independent
Missouri Democrat calls for special session on St. Louis nuclear waste, Gov. Parson says no.
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Axios Tampa Bay
Tampa experiencing hot load issues due to improper waste disposal.
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KWTX
Baylor University teams up with Texas-based Moonshot Compost to divert food waste from Waco’s landfill.
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WSHU
Months after a mother went to court, the closure of New York’s Brookhaven Landfill is still at stake.
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GreenBiz
A plastic-free Daryl Hannah Barbie? Not for real.
Aug 01, 2023
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Waste Today
MSW Management magazine acquired by parent company of Recycling Today Media Group.
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Gothamist
Stricter trash pickup times lead to surge in NYC tickets, 28,000 over 4 months.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
New Mexico state AG to investigate allegations against Rio Arriba County solid waste authority.
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News12 Westchester
Battle over dumping treated radioactive waste into Hudson River persists.
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KPBS
UC San Diego study suggests dynamic food pricing to reduce landfill waste.
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Grist
Influencers popularized the trash jar. Now they’ve moved on.
Jul 31, 2023
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Atmos
How Washington state’s prisoners have built a composting operation.
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Lehigh Valley News
Regional body votes down proposed expansion of Waste Connections landfill in Pennsylvania.
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Bloomberg
Miami faces trash, sewage problems as more residents move in.
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Packaging Dive
Move over, glass: Amcor’s new wine bottle is 100% recycled PET.
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The Tallahassee Democrat
Tallahassee, Florida, Waste Pro customers vent on garbage pickup as bills rise.
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Technical.ly
Former Philadelphia waste official is launching a platform to bring retail into the circular economy.
Jul 28, 2023
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WABE
Georgia cities trying out composting to combat food waste and climate change.
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WLWT
Cincinnati-based Synthica breaks ground on AD plant in Ohio to produce renewable natural gas.
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KFOX
Las Cruces, New Mexico, landfill fire is finally extinguished after smoldering for days.
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AP News
Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record high temperatures persist across the US.
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KSDK
U.S. Senate advances amendment to compensate St. Louis victims of toxic waste.
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WOWT
Council Bluffs, Iowa, residents frustrated over Waste Connections’ new automated trash service
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