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    Q3 earnings results for major waste and recycling companies in 2025

    Follow the latest results from Casella Waste Systems, Republic Services, WM, Waste Connections and Clean Harbors.

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    Waste Connections acquiring Florida Express Environmental

    The family-run company has one of the larger privately owned fleets in the Ocala region and is also affiliated with a C&D landfill. Marion County approved a transfer of the company’s franchise agreement on Nov. 4.

    Updated Nov. 4, 2025
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    Casella again raises revenue guidance, notes improvements in mid-Atlantic region

    Casella increased the lower end of its guidance ranges for revenue and adjusted EBITDA, citing limited commodity exposure. The company says it is also making headway on key New York landfill permits.

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    Republic Services retools environmental services pricing after segment decline

    The company saw better performance in its core recycling and waste business that powered another quarter of overall revenue growth.

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    Waste volumes, PFAS carry revenues in Clean Harbors’ Q3

    The company expects full-year revenue from its business treating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to reach more than $100 million. Headwinds in industrial and field services limited Clean Harbors’ financial returns in Q3.

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    Pennsylvania MRF receives ‘multi-million dollar’ loan from Closed Loop

    MRF operator Superior Fine Grind upgraded its facility to accommodate higher volumes of material coming in from rural regions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. 

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    GFL Environmental Services acquires mid-sized Michigan industrial waste company

    It’s the latest acquisition for the privately held division, which executives plan to grow quickly under the ownership of an Apollo Global Management fund.

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    WM healthcare integration affects results in otherwise profitable quarter

    Strong collection and disposal business helped boost WM in the quarter, but the company faced headwinds in the Healthcare Solutions segment and a $152M impairment charge for the closure of Natura PCR.

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    (2022). "How Riverview’s Modern Landfill Works" [Video]. Retrieved from Riverview, Michigan.
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    Advocates urge action on Michigan’s missing landfill gas guidance

    The state has yet to say what kinds of landfill gas facilities could qualify for renewable energy credits that utilities need to acquire. Full Circle Future hopes the state will adopt strong language to encourage emissions reduction.

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    PFAS treatment market potential estimated at $132M, experts predict

    That value is down by $100 million from last year’s estimate, modeled by the Environmental Business Journal and presented at the PFAS Environmental Professionals' fifth annual meeting this year.

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    Cyclic Materials signs recycling agreement with rare earth magnet manufacturer

    Under a 10-year deal, Cyclic will recycle byproducts from Vacuumschmelze’s new Sumter, South Carolina, manufacturing processes. Cyclic is working to open its own new facility in Arizona.

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    California’s labeling law resets the market for recyclability claims

    SB 343 loomed large at the recent SPC Advance and How2Recycle Summit events, leading to concerns about packaging categories such as cartons, small format, flexibles, film and more.

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    Plastic film recycling has a problem with staying power

    As technological advancements contribute to more facilities mechanically or chemically recycling film, lacking end markets and overall economics are holdbacks, including for a short-lived plant that announced last week it closed.

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    Miami-Dade County, Florida, to consider FCC, Reworld incinerator proposals

    The companies are part of rival consortia bidding to build the county’s next facility. Each have shifted their strategy in the Florida incinerator market in recent years.

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    Prioritizing end markets key to taming EPR tension: PPRC speakers

    While some aspects of EPR programs, like ecomodulation, won’t be a priority until later, end market identification should be done up front, according to speakers at the Paper and Plastics Recycling Conference. 

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    Waste Connections reports Florida acquisitions, stable pricing

    CEO Ron Mittelstaedt noted the company weathered economic headwinds but got a boost from its E&P business and rail improvements meant to help boost the Arrowhead Landfill, which takes about 7,500 tons a day.

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    CurbWaste announces $28M funding round to grow AI insights

    The company focuses on bringing family-run haulers around the country into the digital age, CEO Mike Marmo told Waste Dive. With the Cox Enterprises-backed funding, it aims to deepen business intelligence offered by its platform.

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    One year after acquisition, GDB details revival strategy for Minnesota film recycling plant

    Since acquiring the Myplas USA plant that shuttered after only months in operation, GDB Circular says it has turned the site into a “flagship” facility.

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    Oregon rolls out drop-off recycling sites as part of EPR program

    The state's new drop-off depots are meant to collect harder-to-recycle items not accepted in curbside bins. By 2027, the state aims to open more than 140 such sites. 

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    New York City has space for more composting, report says

    The city can reach 180,000 tons of permitted composting capacity in at least three boroughs with newly identified sites, per a report from the office of the Brooklyn borough president. 

    Updated Oct. 21, 2025
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    China’s new pulp import restrictions create ‘black swan event’ for OCC

    The announced restrictions on dry-milled recycled pulp imports could set the table for a full ban on the material. While OCC prices dropped, many industry participants are in wait-and-see mode, sources say.

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    Landfill expansion, closure and community relations news

    Waste Dive monitors the latest news from landfill operators around the country as they look to expand or contend with permit issues.

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    Alleged violations affect Waste Connections, Republic Services landfills

    A Florida town threatened to pull Waste Connections’ permit, while leachate problems at a Tennessee landfill continue amid Republic Services’ expansion plans. WM also won approval to expand a Michigan landfill.

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    Massachusetts considering residential organics disposal ban by 2030

    The state was one of the first to require large commercial food waste generators to divert the material. Now, it's seeking input on a plan to possibly extend the mandate to more businesses and residents.

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    CPGs and suppliers discuss the ‘magic’ of melding packaging design with policy

    Sustainable packaging innovation is a balancing act between regulation and eye-catching design, said speakers during The Future of Food & Packaging Innovation virtual event hosted by Food Dive and Packaging Dive.