What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Nov 25, 2024
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The Guardian
World will be ‘unable to cope’ with volume of plastic waste in 10 years, warns expert.
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KRDO
Teller County, Colorado, residents frustrated by delays in trash pickup as Apex Waste Solutions consolidates market.
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WLTX
Firefighters battle blaze at GFL Environmental disposal facility in Columbia, South Carolina.
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CBC News
Halifax, Nova Scotia, seeks feedback on cart-based garbage collection.
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The Middletown Press
Landfill solar array in Middletown, Connecticut, completed by Verogy.
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News12
New York City family stuck with 8 incorrect DSNY garbage bins in mix-up with manufacturer Otto.
Nov 22, 2024
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WTAE
Pentagon seeking to incinerate PFAS material at Heritage plant in Ohio.
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New Hampshire Bulletin
Lawmakers send DES back to work on update to New Hampshire landfill regulations.
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Trucking Dive
ATA urges manufacturers to leave California Clean Truck Partnership with CARB.
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Canadian Occupational Safety
Risk analysis revolution: how GFL Environmental rethinks safety from the ground up.
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BirminghamWatch
Jefferson County, Alabama, approves new collection contract with Amwaste that aims to improve service issues.
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Vogue Business
Is fashion recycling finally heading for a breakthrough?
Nov 21, 2024
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NY State of Politics
Sanitation’s Tisch appointed next NYPD commissioner; Lojan named acting DSNY commissioner.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Should Chicago raise its garbage collection fees? City Council debates fee hike.
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Florida Bulldog
Bergeron loses appeal against WM in case over Florida business transaction.
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TribLive
As garbage rates surge, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, looks to join municipalities that collect their own trash.
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Axios Des Moines
Iowa’s bottle return rates tanked in 2022, according to CRI report.
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BioCycle
Research road map for PFAS in agricultural soils.
Nov 20, 2024
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Politico
Teamsters president pushing Chavez-DeRemer for Labor secretary.
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Packaging Dive
Amcor acquiring Berry in $8.4B deal to create global plastics and healthcare packaging giant.
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PhillyVoice
Philadelphia to begin twice-a-week trash collection in December, citing illegal dumping issues.
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New Hampshire Bulletin
Advocates urge legislative panel to reject proposed New Hampshire landfill regulations.
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Waste Today
Proposed Dem-Con AD facility inches toward reality in Minnesota.
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Recycling Product News
Hyzon completes hydrogen truck trial with Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery in California.
Nov 19, 2024
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Utility Dive
Trump picks oil services CEO Chris Wright to lead Energy Department, alarming climate groups.
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Waste Today
Metro Site Fabricators wins $31M settlement after lithium-ion battery fire at MRF in Commerce, Georgia.
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Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach County, Florida, moves forward with plans for new WTE plant.
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MinnPost
Lessons learned from two decades of composting in Duluth, Minnesota.
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Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice
Attorney for proposed waste transfer station in Avoca, Pennsylvania, appeals zoning rejection.
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Equipment Journal
Edge equips new waste shredder with intelligent operating system.
Nov 18, 2024
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Bangor Daily News
Maine gives Orrington trash incinerator $250K after fire.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
Garbage contract in New Orleans’ French Quarter in doubt amid legal dispute involving Richard’s Disposal.
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Michigan Advance
Bipartisan Michigan lawmakers pen letter against Canadian nuclear waste site in Great Lakes basin.
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Jacksonville Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville, Florida, council member wants vote on raising garbage fee for first time in 14 years.
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Gothamist
NYC to provide more ways to collect compost by requiring locations in city parks.
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WAVY
Norfolk, Virginia, extends partnership with TFC Recycling for curbside services.
Nov 15, 2024
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KCTV
Denali Water Solutions reaches $610K settlement over unregulated sewage application in Arizona, California.
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6abc Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s largest city workers union, which includes sanitation workers, authorizes strike; no walkout for now.
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E&E News
Fuel, transportation groups urge tax credit extensions for biofuels, including SAF.
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News Center Maine
3 more Penobscot County, Maine, towns move to Casella’s automatic side load waste collection service.
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The Baltimore Sun
AFSCME says ‘far more needs to be done’ after second Baltimore DPW worker’s death this year.
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Waste Management World
News from Baku: Putting waste on the COP29 agenda.
