What We're Reading: Page 96
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 27, 2022
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Boston.com
Uncovered trash has made for easy feasting for rodents. Now, Boston officials are looking to end the ‘rat buffet.’
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Waste360
Michael Hoffman: A recession is coming in 2023, here’s what it means for waste.
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Pensacola News Journal
Adams Sanitation fights off injunction, will serve south Santa Rosa County, Florida.
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Mainebiz
South Portland, Maine, transforms capped landfill into solar farm that is expected to save the city $20M.
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Maui Now
Hawaiʻi firm receives $1.6M from US Department of Energy to make hydrogen fuel from C&D waste.
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Recycling Product News
Highlights from the 2022 MRF Operations Forum and PPRC.
Oct 26, 2022
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AP News
Judge sides with fired NYC sanitation workers in vaccine dispute.
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Connecticut Public Radio
Connecticut DEEP distributes $5M in grants to help local governments scale up organics recycling.
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KOAA
Pueblo, Colorado, using $1M in federal pandemic funds for new trash clean-up program.
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Biomass Magazine
Minnesota landfill gas-to-RNG project begins operations at Republic site.
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KCTV
Raymore, Missouri, says it’s ‘100 percent opposed’ to idea of new landfill near city limits.
Oct 25, 2022
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Hudson Valley 360
Barbato Disposal worker killed when dumpster falls in New York.
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WGCU
Lee County, Florida, announces 1M cubic yards of debris collected from Hurricane Ian.
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Bristol Herald Courier
Bristol, Virginia, to approve another $7M in spending on recently closed landfill.
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Dayton Daily News
Dayton, Ohio, proposes to spend about $1M from federal pandemic funds to clear waste from vacant properties.
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Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Bozeman, Montana, considering curbside organics collection pilot.
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AP News
COP27’s Coke sponsorship leaves bad taste with green groups.
Oct 24, 2022
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WFMZ
Whitetail Disposal driver dies after trash truck mishap in Pennsylvania.
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Detroit News
Michigan issues violation to GFL landfill for methane emissions that exceed levels agreed to in consent judgment.
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Daily Bulletin
Pomona, California, advances plan to outsource trash and recycling collection to Athens Services.
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AP News
Advanced recycling: Plastic crisis solution or distraction?
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The Guardian
Greenpeace: Only 5% of plastic waste generated by US last year was recycled.
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Grist
Disaster debris is pushing Puerto Rico’s landfills to the brink.
Oct 21, 2022
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KSBW
Waste collection resuming after tentative labor agreement reached in Santa Cruz, California.
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FFXnow
Fairfax County, Virginia, seeks more authority from state to fix trash pickup issues with Waste Connections — including a possible franchise model.
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WSFA
RePower South lays off 21 employees at Alabama facility as city of Montgomery eyes alternatives.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Garbage hauler the FBI once said was mob-controlled now doing work at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport.
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The Mendocino Voice
Waste Connections subsidiary receives approval for new transfer station in Fort Bragg, California.
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Politico
The Googler trying to cut food waste.
Oct 20, 2022
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Boston Globe
Republic faces increasing pressure from Massachusetts municipalities over missed pickups post-JRM acquisition.
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Michigan Radio
WM plans $35M recycling hub in Detroit, set to open in 2024.
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Finger Lakes Times
Town Board of Seneca, New York, unanimous in wanting county landfill, operated by Casella, closed in 2028.
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Nola.com
New Orleans Mayor Cantrell’s administration plays hardball as garbage hauler alleges retaliation.
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Buffalo News
Covanta looking to take in additional 150 tons per day at Niagara, New York, transfer site.
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AP News
EPA: UPS to pay $5.3M fine, correct hazardous waste violations at 1,160 locations.
Oct 19, 2022
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KSBW
Santa Cruz, California, city service workers begin strike, impacting trash and park services.
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WQOW
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, approves agreement for GFL to expand landfill formerly owned by Advanced Disposal.
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Miami Today
Mayor of Doral, Florida, looks for way to keep out a new incinerator.
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MLive
75% of Kent County, Michigan’s trash could be recycled, study finds.
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Next City
Composting in Detroit gets a boost from the Philippines.
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CFO Dive
ESG backlash unlikely to derail SEC climate risk rule.
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