Boston finally reaches recycling deal with Casella

Covanta and Wheelabrator will also retain residential waste contracts. Both deals may be regional bellwethers of higher prices to come.

By Cole Rosengren • June 24, 2019

Florida county urges cities to give regional recycling collaboration another chance

Broward County is pitching a new approach as recycling rates plummet and Waste Management costs rise. Some cities still haven't shaken off bad memories from the last regional partnership.

By Leia Larsen • June 24, 2019

Scrap Collector: Southeast Asian activists call for ASEAN ban on foreign waste imports

Plus: Hawaii County approves bill allowing substitution of polystyrene with low-value plastics, and UK government slammed for rejecting textile waste recommendations.

By Rina Li • June 21, 2019

BioHiTech Global sees new MBT facility as a model for Northeast disposal crunch

Entsorga West Virginia, jokingly referred to as "Waste Disneyland," is described as a complement to limited regional landfills. Waste Dive spoke with the executive team about growth plans.

By Cole Rosengren • June 20, 2019

Philadelphia City Council approves Waste Management, Covanta contracts

The companies will retain their lock on the city's disposal contracts following recent council approval, with Waste Management taking over processing of all residential recyclables.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated June 18, 2019

Letters to the editor: WTE is the true circular solution

Two experts in the WTE field respond to last week's op-ed, "A broken link in the circular economy," with a focus on why landfills shouldn't get a pass in the discussion.

May 24, 2019

Conversations with execs from 8 key industry companies

Catch up on Waste Dive's interviews with Waste Management, Republic Services, Waste Connections, GFL Environmental, Covanta, WCA Waste, FCC Environmental and Rubicon Global from WasteExpo 2019.

By Waste Dive Team • May 24, 2019

Scrap Collector: Vermont passes nation's 'toughest' plastics bill yet

Plus: Wheelabrator withdraws New York monofill proposal, and study reveals Coca-Cola to be the most common plastic packaging pollution source at UK beaches.

By Rina Li • May 24, 2019

Nearly 80% of US incinerators located in marginalized communities, report reveals

New research from the Tishman Environment and Design Center at the New School characterizes incineration as "an industry in decline." WTE stakeholders, however, hold a different opinion.

By Rina Li • May 23, 2019

Scrap Collector: Plastic's 'hidden' climate impacts revealed

Plus: Six-foot-high pile of unopened Amazon Go meals and groceries discovered in Seattle landfill, and Philippines recalls ambassador to Canada over ongoing illegal waste standoff.

By Rina Li • May 17, 2019

A broken link in the circular economy

Scott Sherman, a former official with the EPA and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, outlines why he believes renewed talk about WTE over landfills is ill-advised.

By Scott Sherman • May 16, 2019

New Republic Services president: 'Death of landfills has been overexaggerated'

Waste Dive met with Jon Vander Ark to discuss retention strategies, why recycling may grow faster than solid waste, what's next for landfill operations, and the risks and opportunities of climate change.

By Cole Rosengren • May 15, 2019

Covanta poised for WTE 'awakening' in US — if it comes

Waste Dive spoke with Covanta executives about emerging domestic opportunities, community relations and why they believe landfills could become less competitive in certain regions.

By Rina Li • May 15, 2019

FCC Environmental plans to 'grow faster' in US, start acquiring

While the Spanish giant has secured a notable presence in the U.S., CEO Inigo Sanz told Waste Dive there will be more expansion.

By Cole Rosengren • May 14, 2019

Waste Management COO: New Chicago MRF will be 'much more mechanized'

Recently promoted to the C-suite, John Morris spoke to Waste Dive about efforts to improve retention rates, the evolution of landfill operations and the company's recycling "plant of the future."

By Cole Rosengren • May 13, 2019

Department of Energy awards $73M for biofuel and waste projects

Research and development funding will go to 35 projects, including multiple projects focused on anaerobic digestion and plastics recycling. 

By Cody Ellis , Cole Rosengren • Updated Oct. 3, 2019

Wheelabrator suing Baltimore over tightened emissions standards

The lawsuit — which has also been joined by Curtis Bay Energy, the Energy Recovery Council, the National Waste & Recycling Association and TMS Hauling — seeks to overturn Baltimore's "targeted attempt" to shut down two local incinerators.

By Rina Li • May 1, 2019

Philadelphia to send all recyclables to Waste Management under new contract

The city had sent about half of its recyclables to a Covanta incinerator for nearly six months after a prior Republic Services contract expired without resolution.

By Katie Pyzyk • April 29, 2019

Covanta reports continued investments, 'early signs of interest' in new US capacity

Newly launched operations in New York, ongoing project development in the U.K. and increasingly favorable pricing trends in the U.S. delivered another positive quarter.

By Rina Li • April 29, 2019

Wheelabrator sues Baltimore County over $32M contract dispute

The suit, which alleges that the county failed to deliver a contractually-guaranteed annual waste tonnage to Wheelabrator Baltimore, comes amid ongoing regulatory pressure on the facility.

By Rina Li • April 16, 2019

Minnesota court: State can prioritize WTE over landfill around Twin Cities

Republic Services sued the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency after it enforced a decades-old statute in 2017. The court's ruling leaves financial penalties unresolved, but theoretically upholds the state's preferred hierarchy.

By Cody Ellis • April 11, 2019

Scrap Collector: Does WTE have a role in NYC's 'zero waste' goal?

Plus: Entrepreneurs pitch sustainable floating city concept at UN, and Detroit lawmakers pushing for statewide incineration ban.

By Rina Li • April 5, 2019

Scrap Collector: Controversial Detroit incinerator shuts down

Plus: US accused of hampering marine plastics progress at UN, and ancient trash heaps reveal Byzantine city's surprising demise.

By Rina Li • March 29, 2019

Oregon cap-and-trade bill subverts efforts to remove WTE subsidies

A bill designating incineration as renewable takes aim at Oregon's proposed cap-and-trade legislation, which would impose a carbon cap on Covanta's Marion County incinerator.

By Rina Li • Updated June 19, 2019

Scrap Collector: Dead whale 'full of plastic — nothing but nonstop plastic'

Plus: Mr. Trash Wheel goes West, and models get down in a New York MRF.

By Rina Li • March 22, 2019