What We're Reading: Page 19
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
May 29, 2024
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Bloomberg
Fulcrum Bioenergy, a waste-to-fuel company that raised $1B, verges on collapse.
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KTLA
Lawsuit alleges fumes from Waste Connections’ Chiquita Canyon Landfill are poisoning residents.
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Inside Climate News
Maryland hospitals grapple with incineration policy following Curtis Bay issues.
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The Berkshire Eagle
Pittsfield, Mass., is weighing a contract for new Casella-owned transfer station on site of former incinerator.
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Alaska’s News Source
Anchorage, Alaska, landfill starts new lithium battery policy after 2020 fire.
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Global News
Calgary, Alberta, breaks ground on new compost facility that will expand processing capacity to 160,000 metric tons per year.
May 28, 2024
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Joplin Globe
Missouri judge rules against Denali and Synagro in sludge application case.
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News 12
New bill passed will fine violators for leaving trash on sidewalks in NYC.
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Los Angeles Times
Editorial Board: What happened to L.A.’s plan to end reliance on landfills?
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Rhode Island Current
Under pressure from Rhode Island officials, Woonsocket WWTP operated by Synagro looks to cut ties with customers.
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Click on Detroit
Changes coming to Detroit waste collection amid switch from GFL to Priority Waste.
May 24, 2024
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Bloomberg
EQT exploring options for Reworld, including potential sale of a minority stake, according to anonymous sources.
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Inside Climate News
EPA denies approval of Alabama DEM’s plan for coal ash waste in a first for the agency.
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Lehigh Valley News
Residents raise a stink about Bethlehem Landfill in Pennsylvania as odor complaints mount.
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Tamarac Talk
Tamarac, Florida, picks WM over Coastal for $80M hauling contract.
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Next City
NYC’s independent recyclers emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever. Here’s how.
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HR Dive
DOL overtime expansion ‘unlawful,’ business groups argue in lawsuit.
May 23, 2024
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TC Palm
WM extends collection contract with Indian River County, Florida, until 2035.
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WQOW
Former Wisconsin landfill owner fined $25K for allegedly polluting area creek.
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Manufacturing Dive
BASF reaches $316M PFAS settlement with US public water systems.
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NY1
Advocates call on Mayor Adams to restore funding for NYC community compost program.
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Technical.ly
Circa Systems launches toy rental service in Philadelphia with aim to reduce waste.
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Packaging Dive
Suzano and International Paper address deal rumors, details still unclear.
May 22, 2024
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WLOS
Buncombe County, North Carolina, approves franchise contract with FCC Environmental through at least 2031.
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The City
National Grid aims to use more gas from codigestion to heat homes in New York City, seeks rate hike.
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Flagpole
Organics collection pilot deemed a success in Athens, Georgia, and could expand citywide.
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H2 View
Food waste-to-hydrogen project planned as part of ARCH2 hydrogen hub at the Port of West Virginia.
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The Stanly News & Press
Albemarle, North Carolina, approves two-year contract with WM; city plans to explore providing collection itself.
May 21, 2024
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Local 12
Divert plans to build $100M anaerobic digestion facility in Cincinnati suburb.
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Waste360
Leone Young: Highlights from WasteExpo 2024
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The News-Review
USDA awards grant funding for composting pilot in Sutherlin, Oregon.
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WSHU
Former student of nearby school sues Brookhaven, New York, over landfill’s alleged impact on her illness.
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ProPublica
How 3M execs convinced a scientist the forever chemicals she found in human blood were safe.
May 20, 2024
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MLive
Kent County, Michigan, scraps $380M landfill diversion plan. Anaergia sues for unpaid work.
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CBC News
Pontiac Council of Mayors backs down on proposed waste incinerator project in Quebec.
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Virginia Mercury
Federal government cleaning up old landfill in Loudoun County, Virginia, with $22M in new funding.
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Concord Monitor
Environmental groups wary of what they view as New Hampshire’s industry-friendly solid waste rules.
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Bloomberg
Can the $8.7B demolition industry get a green makeover?
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