What We're Reading: Page 93
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Nov 29, 2022
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Death of collection worker in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, under investigation.
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Resource Recycling
How Phoenix contract fits into Balcones’ growth plans.
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Bay News 9
Polk County, Florida, commissioners declare trash emergency after long-running WM pickup issues.
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Voice of San Diego
When San Diego will start charging everyone for trash.
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Waco Tribune-Herald
Waco, Texas, settles with 4 of 10 parties challenging plans for a new landfill set to open by 2025.
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The Repository
WM proposes leachate injection well at American Landfill in Ohio.
Nov 28, 2022
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Waste Today
In memoriam: Southern Waste Systems’ Charles Gusmano.
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WSPA
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, employee dies at recycling collection center.
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The Washington Post
Hurricane Ian left mountains of debris. Clearing it will take months.
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WHYY
Pennsylvania strengthens air pollution standards for incinerators. How will this impact suburban air quality?
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Cape Cod Times
Plans for 12-acre expansion of Massachusetts’ Bourne Landfill on track to proceed.
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Manufacturing Dive
Shell opens new plastic polymer plant in Pennsylvania.
Nov 23, 2022
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WQOW
Eau Claire City Council approves GFL’s Seven Mile Creek Landfill expansion in Wisconsin.
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FOX 35
‘This is unprecedented’: Florida crews working hard to pick up debris after back-to-back hurricanes.
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Boise Dev
Eagle, Idaho, poised to switch from Republic Services to Hardin Sanitation.
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Journal-Republican
Monticello, Illinois, set to move ahead with Republic as sole waste hauler in 2023.
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Click On Detroit
Ann Arbor, Michigan, to reduce curbside compost pick up during winter season.
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Waste Today
Mack Trucks North America names Jonathan Randall as president.
Nov 22, 2022
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WRGB
Environmental advocates call for update to New York’s bottle bill.
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KRQE
Albuquerque, New Mexico, neighborhood doesn’t want garbage transfer station under consideration by city.
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New Jersey Monitor
New Jersey lawmakers postpone vote on bill tweaking plastic bag ban.
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CT News Junkie
More than 1.2 million mattresses recycled in Connecticut since 2015.
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Supply Chain Dive
Potential for rail shutdown rises as largest union rejects labor deal.
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The Guardian
South Korea has almost zero food waste. Here’s what the US can learn.
Nov 21, 2022
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NBC10 Philadelphia
City sanitation worker Ikeem Johnson shot, killed on the job in Northeast Philadelphia.
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The Post and Courier
Charleston County, South Carolina, is ‘tired of excuses’ from Republic about missed recycling collections.
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New York Daily News
New York Mayor Adams unveils latest anti-rodent laws: ‘We are going to kill some rats’
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Murfreesboro Post
Mayor of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, says an alternative to Republic’s Middle Point Landfill is in the works.
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The New York Times
Dumpster divers use TikTok to shame stores and fight waste.
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The Guardian
What are the key outcomes of the COP27 climate summit?
Nov 18, 2022
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Colorado Sun
Denver recycling expansion headed for disaster, city auditor says.
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Shawnee Mission Post
Republic Services trash pickup delays spanning Johnson County, Kansas, as company cites labor issues.
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WGNO
New Orleans City Council approves $2.5M for new garbage contractors.
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WLNS 6 News
Granger has ‘no plans’ for landfill to come to Locke Township, Michigan, though a solar farm is possible.
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Resource Recycling
U.S. fiber and plastic exports drop 8% and 22% through September.
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Rawlins Times
Dirty Boyz Sanitation Service’s municipal waste hauler license revoked in Rawlins, Wyoming.
Nov 17, 2022
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NY1
New York’s sanitation fleet will likely not electrify by 2040 deadline, commissioner says, due to snow limitations.
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NBC 4
Columbus, Ohio, could switch to weekly recycling collection in 2023.
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Creative Loafing
Recycling contamination is at an all-time high in Tampa, Florida, says solid waste department.
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KTEN
U.S. Department of Energy awards $74M for battery recycling, reuse projects.
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Journal Inquirer
‘Pies, potato chips, fish’ — new Connecticut plant converting food scraps to animal feed.
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CBS San Francisco
Berkeley, California, officials approve tougher ban on plastic bags.
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