What We're Reading: Page 29
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Feb 21, 2024
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Hometown Life
Canton Township, Michigan, switches from GFL to Priority Waste for $26M collection contract.
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The Press of Atlantic City
New Jersey’s ACUA says landfill odors to lessen after 19 wells installed.
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Dallas considers ending alley collection in areas where automated trucks can’t fit.
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Packaging Dive
Don’t forget about packaging in national food waste reduction strategy, trade groups say.
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OPB
Umatilla tribes to launch food waste reduction project in northeast Oregon reservation.
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WBOC
Car driver dies after crossing lane and crashing into collection truck in Delaware.
Feb 20, 2024
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ABC News
California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?
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ABC 3340
Safe fertilizer? Critics say human waste and industrial sludge poisoning farmland.
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PhillyVoice
Philadelphia’s community compost network looks to grow roots in 2024.
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Bristol Herald Courier
Bristol, Virginia, and Ingenco terminate gas offtake agreement at embattled landfill.
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Fox 4 Now
Environmental group worried about Fort Myers, Florida, WTE facility failing inspection.
Feb 16, 2024
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NPR
New report reveals plastic industry knew ‘recycling cannot go on indefinitely.’
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News Center Maine
Bangor, Maine, residents speak out against Casella’s contract extension request for Juniper Ridge Landfill.
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WCPO
Despite complaints, problems persist at C&D transfer station in Sycamore Township, Ohio.
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WTVC
Chattanooga, Tennessee, renews recycling program repurposing waste into useful items.
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Arizona Republic
Woman dies after being hit by Phoenix garbage truck.
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Food Safety
Scientists develop test that detects PFAS in food packaging, water, soil in under three minutes.
Feb 15, 2024
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Agriculture Dive
Are California’s dairy digesters cost effective? A new report casts doubt.
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WTNH
1 seriously injured in crash involving Waterbury, Connecticut, garbage truck.
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Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck, North Dakota, considering changes to residential garbage system; free ‘extras’ pickup might be eliminated.
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Carscoops
Volvo’s first EV-only refuse truck set to pick up European garbage.
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ABC 24
Garbage piling up in Memphis, Tennessee, neighborhood.
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Bloomberg Law
Quest Diagnostics settles California hazardous waste claims for $4M.
Feb 14, 2024
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CW39 Houston
Houston food waste recycling pilot program showing week-to-week increase in participation.
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The Colorado Sun
Student-run business diverts more than 600K pounds of electronic waste from landfills in Colorado.
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Olean Times Herald
Out-of-area waste to be shipped by rail to Casella’s McKean County, Pennsylvania, landfill.
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Concord Monitor
Hopkinton, Connecticut, retains pay-by-bag trash program despite compliance issues.
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WHEC
Impact Earth’s commercial compost pile in Henrietta, New York, causing frustration with odor, drainage issues.
Feb 13, 2024
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New Hampshire Bulletin
Landfill bills to get public airings this week in NH House.
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WAPT
Jackson, Mississippi, mayor says company selected to take over garbage collection.
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Fox 35 Orlando
Hernando County, Florida, sanitation worker struck, killed while operating garbage truck.
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The Star Tribune
Judge orders Mounds View, Minnesota, to negotiate in good faith with trash haulers in proposed move to organized collection.
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Waste Today
New Way enters hydrogen fuel cell alliance.
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Recycling Today
Solarcycle partners with Qcells to recycle solar panels.
Feb 12, 2024
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The Guardian
Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet.
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Los Angeles Times
Lawmakers are trying again after California’s war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired.
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Napa Valley Register
Feds seek Napa County records on airport, Upper Valley Waste Management Agency.
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CT Post
West Haven, Connecticut, searches for new solutions after pay-as-you-throw pilot ends.
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Waste 360
Experiment examines vendors’ ability to measure landfill methane in controlled release.
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The Dallas Morning News
What’s driving on-demand waste firm CheckSammy’s fast growth?
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