Jacob Wallace
Senior ReporterJacob Wallace is a senior reporter at Waste Dive, where he's covered landfills, incinerators, organics and energy since 2023. Jacob's work has long had a focus on the intersection of commerce and sustainability, leading to Azbee award-winning coverage of a major labor strike of the nation's second-largest waste company, the troubled status of federal grant funding and the rollout of electric vehicles in the waste industry.
Prior to joining Waste Dive, Jacob worked as the D.C. reporter for Bisnow, where he was also part of an award-winning team investigating the real estate industry's global emissions. His work has also appeared in E&E News, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Nation and NBC Washington. You can contact him via email or LinkedIn.
631 articles by Jacob Wallace
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Rhode Island passes sludge plant moratorium amid controversial facility plans
June 15, 2026 -
GFL CEO Dovigi talks energy, EPR, AI and plans to double in size
June 12, 2026 -
The waste industry spent a record amount on federal lobbying last year
June 11, 2026 -
Biogas notches a win in British Columbia; plus RNG news from GFL, Waga
June 8, 2026 -
Waste CEO paychecks rose again in 2025. Here’s how much they made.
June 3, 2026 -
States grapple with billions in PFAS costs and ask EPA for assistance
May 29, 2026 -
Secure Waste shareholders approve GFL acquisition offer
May 27, 2026 -
Community groups sue EPA to tighten its incinerator rules
May 26, 2026 -
Aries Clean Technologies looks for fresh start with funding infusion
May 21, 2026 -
Republic to negotiate labor contract in long-running ‘joint employer’ case
May 20, 2026 -
Neogenyx CEO talks plans for new RNG business with $400M investment
May 19, 2026 -
Vermont DEC examines biosolids, depackaging rules in new proposal
May 15, 2026 -
Veolia closes $3B acquisition of Clean Earth from Enviri
May 14, 2026 -
Apollo acquires Noble Environmental after $55M legal settlement clears
May 12, 2026 -
Top waste companies spent nearly $700M on M&A in Q1 2026
May 12, 2026 -
Clean Harbors acquires Terra Nova Solutions for $225M
May 8, 2026 -
Republic Services beats headwinds to deliver growth in Q1
May 8, 2026 -
Mill strikes deal with Compass Group to enter commercial kitchens
May 7, 2026 -
Clean Harbors raises guidance after record-high Q1 revenue
May 6, 2026 -
EPA fines California landfills; Orange County faces disposal crunch
May 6, 2026 -
Cummins engine could fuel the RNG market; Biogas news from Vanguard, Opal
May 5, 2026 -
Farm bill passes House with added compost language
May 4, 2026 -
Connecticut’s first publicly-owned compost facility nears construction
May 1, 2026 -
GFL defends Secure M&A plan amid strong quarter
April 30, 2026 -
Republic Services completes acquisition of Robinson Waste in Utah
April 30, 2026
