Letter to the editor: What's really going on in Germany

A German native with decades of waste management experience responds to recent comments made by Waste Connections CEO Ron Mittelstaedt.

By Philipp Schmidt-Pathmann • Aug. 30, 2018

3 tech solutions for modern landfills

Firmatek President Lauren Elmore shares her thoughts on how landfills should operate to preserve precious capacity amid a dip in recycling markets.

By Lauren Elmore • Aug. 28, 2018

Daily Digest: 8 US cities join global reduction pledge, recycled truck heads to South Pole

Plus updates on a Waste Management landfill expansion proposal in Maine, new Recycle Across America partners and more in our daily roundup.

By Jordan Schultz • Aug. 28, 2018

Daily Digest: SWANA Safety Summit gets emotional, new 2030 food waste estimates

Plus news on zoned collection challenges in St. Paul, Minnesota, Taiwan import restrictions and more in our daily roundup.

By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 22, 2018

Mittelstaedt: 'There's a reckoning coming' for recycling

Waste Dive sat down with the Waste Connections CEO to talk tax cuts, immigration reform, organics, the future of landfills and, of course, recycling.

By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 22, 2018

Daily Digest: Cracking the code on contamination, Maryland tightens WTE regulations

Plus news on a Rumpke worker's unique injury, Africa's first WTE facility and more in our daily roundup.

By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 21, 2018

North Carolina, Tennessee seek comments on coal ash proposals

Utilities from both states were found to have groundwater contamination stemming from retired coal plants this year, showing levels of radioactivity higher than allowed under federal drinking water regulations.

By Catherine Morehouse • Aug. 20, 2018

Daily Digest: Waste Management questions standardized labeling, ISRI calls for tariff relief

Plus news on a Harvest Power fatality, a new PAYT study, "plogging" in Shanghai and more in our daily roundup.

By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 17, 2018

Upstate New York residents sue Waste Management over landfill odor, noise

The company says leachate collection has been a challenge and new engineering solutions take time to get approval from regulators, but residents have lost their patience and demand immediate government action. 

By Jordan Schultz • Aug. 16, 2018

Daily Digest: Food waste investment boom, PFAS in New Hampshire

Plus updates from Vietnam, industry associations, Waste Management and more in our daily roundup.

By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 15, 2018

Daily Digest: Jennings rises at Waste Pro, EPA responds on GHG

Updates on confusion around the federal agency's latest annual waste report, plus news on a composting veto in Massachusetts, landfill expansion in Georgia and more in our daily roundup.

By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 14, 2018

Waste Management forest landfill plan stalls — for now

Initial land swap approval is on hold in the Massachusetts legislature, but all involved plan to keep pursuing the idea due to dwindling disposal capacity statewide.

By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 13, 2018

Daily Digest: Multiple curbside recycling programs end, big Covanta deal in Florida

Plus updates on Chinese tariff effects, the Atlanta Teamsters strike and more in our daily roundup.

By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Aug. 10, 2018

Organics now generating more revenue than recycling for Casella

The situation is unique due to a large sludge contract, but it still highlights ongoing drag for what was otherwise reported as a successful second quarter.

By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 6, 2018

EREF tip fee survey shows 6.3% average price increase over 2017

The report is in line with trends of increasing demand, especially in more densely populated regions across the country.

By Jordan Schultz • Aug. 2, 2018

PFAS: Putting the genie back in the bottle

As the EPA moves to curb the detrimental effects of PFAS, remediation is likely to become one of the most significant environmental management issues in the coming years. 

By Rich Thompson • Aug. 1, 2018

Suit filed against Waste Connections, others in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

The parish and its contracted landfill operator are at odds as to who should shoulder the blame for a poorly maintained leachate collection system. 

By Jordan Schultz • July 27, 2018

Trump administration weakens coal ash rule

The final rule loosens requirements for handling coal ash, allowing states flexibility that could save them more than $30 million annually. But environmentalists say much more is at stake.

By Robert Walton • July 18, 2018

Waste Connections wins landfill nuisance lawsuit in Pennsylvania

The company is claiming victory after a federal judge recently dismissed a $5 million lawsuit from residents living near the Bethlehem Landfill.

By Cole Rosengren , Jordan Schultz • Updated March 19, 2019

Casella receives state approval to expand last landfill in Vermont

New conditions have been added around PFAS monitoring, and a couple more permitting steps remain, but the company is reportedly "very pleased.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated Oct. 15, 2018

Republic reaches $16M settlement over Missouri landfill

This agreement includes community restitution and ensures continued responsibility for managing a years-long underground reaction at the Bridgeton Landfill.

By Cole Rosengren • July 2, 2018

Laredo, Texas landfill approval stalled again after flood plain concerns

Local residents continue opposition of the Pescadito Environmental Resource Center, saying that flood plain maps used to site the proposed facility are outdated. 

By Jordan Schultz • June 26, 2018

Orange County, California reevaluates its trash-import model

The county must renegotiate agreements for its landfills while considering the effects of the Chinese import restriction policy.

By Jordan Schultz • June 25, 2018

Santa Barbara County, California reaches settlement on Tajiguas Landfill

The county will bet its landfill budget on recycling revenue, but market volatility may prevent the call for 75% of the landfill budget to come from the recycling program to fall short.

By Jordan Schultz • June 22, 2018

As EPA approves Oklahoma coal ash program, researchers find widespread contamination

While the agency approved the first state permit program for coal ash disposal, a review from Ohio Valley ReSource and WFPL showed "ubiquitous" groundwater contamination in the Ohio Valley.

By Robert Walton • June 19, 2018