What We're Reading: Page 97
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 18, 2022
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Semafor
Activist investor Engine No. 1, which previously targeted Exxon, wants Coca-Cola to partner with Republic Services on recycling.
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The New York Times
In battle against trash and rats, NYC officials try a schedule shift.
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York Dispatch
Pennsylvania township officials cite ‘dead end’ in negotiations with Republic landfill.
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BioCycle
Food waste digestion landscape in the Northeast.
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PBS Wisconsin
Large-scale food-scrap composting in Madison, Wisconsin, challenged by technology, logistics.
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Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee county approves law requiring local approval for trash facilities and landfills in effort to stop proposed site.
Oct 17, 2022
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Politico
New York Mayor Adams plans to end ‘buffet’ for rats with transformative new trash pickup plan.
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CNBC
Nikola founder Trevor Milton, who once touted EV partnership with Republic, found guilty of fraud.
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VPM
In Cumberland, Virginia, how will a planned landfill impact a historic Black school?
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Waste Today
EPA honors outgoing NERC Executive Director Rubinstein.
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Pensacola News Journal
Adams Sanitation wins bid to pick up trash for schools in Santa Rosa County, Florida, beating out Waste Pro.
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Bloomberg
5.3 billion phones will join a hidden mine of e-waste this year.
Oct 14, 2022
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Nola.com
New Orleans garbage contracts remain in limbo as city demands Metro fulfill its contract.
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Peoria Public Radio
GFL withdraws request to delay landfill construction for Peoria, Illinois, moving ahead with project.
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Daily Bulletin
Synagro composting facility plagued by odor complaints ordered to cease and desist in California.
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BioCycle
Massachusetts community and composter impacted by forever chemicals.
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MLive
No charges being sought against driver who hit Stevens Disposal collection worker in Michigan.
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Grist
Inside the industry push to label your yogurt cup ‘recyclable.’
Oct 13, 2022
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WCPO
Ohio EPA approves sizable permit expansion for Rumpke landfill.
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Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas governor attends groundbreaking for $600M Veolia hazardous waste facility.
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Spectrum News
New York AG, DEC sue Norlite over contaminants from hazardous waste incinerator.
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Houston Public Media
Houston’s Solid Waste Management Department clarifies messaging about collection delays, says they’re ‘nothing new.’
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Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
Republic Services has scaled back service in northeast Indiana, dropping many residential customers.
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Plastics News
Jenna Jambeck wins MacArthur Genius Grant for plastic pollution research.
Oct 12, 2022
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WJTV
WM could take over waste collection in Jackson, Mississippi, following council vote.
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WCBD News 2
Charleston County, South Carolina, expands compost program with new drop-off sites.
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KAKE
Best Value Trash ends residential services in Wichita and Haysville, Kansas, ahead of potentially losing license.
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WXYZ
Neighbors fighting plan to burn PFAS in Warren, Michigan facility.
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KSLTV
Utah family describes terrifying near miss after Republic truck crashes into their home.
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Delta Optimist
Metro Vancouver wants judicial review of GFL Environmental composting permit.
Oct 11, 2022
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego OKs new deals with private trash haulers that are expected to raise rates.
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NBC Boston
Driver for Graham Waste Services in Massachusetts dies after being struck by truck at company facility.
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WOIO
Rumpke withdraws application for proposed Avon Lake, Ohio, facility after ‘trash-talk’ from residents.
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WJHL
One month after closure, residents of Bristol, Virginia, still suffer from landfill smell.
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CNN
Treasures to trash: The personal belongings Hurricane Ian turned into debris.
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News Channel Nebraska
Clean Harbors breaks ground on new $180M incinerator in Nebraska.
Oct 10, 2022
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NOLA.com
The city of New Orleans is assessing options on sanitation contracts after Metro Service Group’s Ch. 11 bankruptcy filing.
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco got over 1,000 responses to trash can designs.
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The New York Times
Can McKinsey solve NYC’s trash problem?
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FOX17
Republic Services files motions to dismiss suit against Murfreesboro, Tennessee, landfill.
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The Eagle-Tribune
Plaistow, New Hampshire, working through trash pickup issues with Republic Services since the company acquired contracts from JRM Hauling & Recycling.
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E&E News
Can anti-coal tactics work against plastics?
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