What We're Reading: Page 33
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jan 10, 2024
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The Times-Picayune
Kenner, Louisiana, is eyeing a new garbage hauler. But Sidney Torres’ IV Waste isn’t leaving quietly.
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Northwest Labor Press
Republic Services trash haulers in Bend, Oregon, seek vote to join Teamsters on Jan. 11.
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CBC News
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to apply for federal funding to help develop city-owned composting facility.
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WPBN
Man sentenced for hit-and-run crash that injured sanitation worker in Elk Rapids, Michigan.
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Lehigh Valley Live
Residents argue Waste Connections’ Bethlehem Landfill expansion in Pennsylvania should not have been approved in new court appeal.
Jan 09, 2024
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WNEP
Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Pennsylvania receives another state violation for failing to control odor.
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Delaware First Media
Delaware’s first community composting site opens.
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The Salem News
Peabody, Massachusetts, officials push Republic on lacking waste collection service since it acquired JRM Hauling.
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Resource Recycling
California’s composting mandate is driving market growth.
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Waste Today
Superior USA Waste announces MSW transfer station in Oklahoma.
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The Star Tribune
Recycling plant near Albert Lea, Minnesota, goes up in flames.
Jan 08, 2024
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Michigan Farm News
‘No choice’: Generate Capital digester in Michigan to stop accepting food waste at the end of the month.
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The Daily Herald
Legislators want to boost Washington’s recycling rate, but they disagree on how.
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InDepthNH
New Hampshire House votes to change landfill siting process on first day of session.
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Boise Dev
Federal judge dismisses Idaho landfill company’s lawsuit over closure for environmental violations.
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WCJB 20
Southeast Gainesville, Florida, residents urge county to shut down Florence Recycling landfill ahead of permit renewal.
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CT Insider
West Hartford, Connecticut, exploring ‘pay as you throw’ system for trash collection.
Jan 05, 2024
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CBC News
How a $350M yacht became part of the debate over Winnipeg’s garbage collection contract with GFL.
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New York Daily News
Mayor Adams hails new aerated static pile facility ahead of expanding curbside organics collection program citywide.
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Ojai Valley News
Ventura County, California, may revoke permit for exploding waste-disposal site that led to criminal charges.
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
Tennessee approves expansion of Rhea County landfill operated by Capital Waste Services, extending life by 30+ years.
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News 12
Man dies after car collides with Cogent Waste Solutions garbage truck in Brooklyn, New York.
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Honolulu Civil Beat
Maui mayor promises Olowalu will not be the permanent dump site for Hawai’i wildfire waste.
Jan 04, 2024
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
National Guard finds noxious gas in air tests of WM’s Eco-Vista landfill in Arkansas, recommends more testing.
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Inside Climate News
Officials enact one-year moratorium to halt construction of recycled tire WTE plant in Youngstown, Ohio.
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WTTW
West Chicago residents push back against LRS waste facility that would handle trash from wealthier suburbs.
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Finger Lakes 1
New York’s Green Amendment is a useless tool for enforcing odor rules at High Acres Landfill, AG James argues.
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Memphis Commercial Appeal
Elmore Nickleberry, civil rights hero who marched in 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike, died at age 92.
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Reuters
‘Polluter pays’ doctrine will take on new meaning in 2024.
Jan 03, 2024
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CBS News
Starbucks rolls out re-usable cup option nationwide in move to cut down on waste.
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Concord Monitor
New Hampshire state bills target out-of-state trash.
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Cleveland.com
Truck carrying hazardous waste from Ohio train derailment crashes, spills in Geauga County.
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The Acorn
Athens Services begins collections in Oak Park, California, taking over from WM.
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NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas, using ‘Smart Trucks’ to track new trash violation fees.
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NBC Connecticut
Residents continue to voice concerns about Middletown, Connecticut, trash collection program.
Jan 02, 2024
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Missouri Independent
Fight over proposed Kansas City landfill will return to Missouri legislature.
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NJ PEN
Eleventh-hour deal ensures Covanta WTE contract for Camden County, New Jersey plant through 2026.
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The Press Democrat
More California wasteworkers raise concerns about a history of unsafe conditions at Upper Valley Disposal Service and Clover Flat landfill.
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Canadian Biomass Magazine
Anaergia secures $40.8M equity investment from Marny Investissement.
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Source New Mexico
Environmental groups want stronger rules for use of coal ash fill after EPA reveals new risks.
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Lehigh Valley News
Waste Connections puts $89K into super PAC supporting Bethlehem Landfill in Pennsylvania after local election.
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