What We're Reading: Page 39
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Nov 01, 2023
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Agriculture Dive
Republicans urge new House speaker to pass farm bill.
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Daily Sabah
UN zero waste board holds first meeting in Istanbul.
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TribLIVE
Pittsburgh looks to reduce waste with climate change ‘action plan.’
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Bloomberg Law
Chemours faces scrutiny as it resumes importing PFAS waste for recycling.
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WUNC
Durham County, North Carolina, gets $3.3M to help build new solid waste facility and expand recycling options.
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CalMatters
Opinion: Divert VP on why California shouldn’t pause its organic waste law.
Oct 31, 2023
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The New York Times
Carbon emissions budget to hit Paris Accord goals is now smaller.
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Resource Recycling
Editor’s farewell: Gratitude for a decade of sector connection
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WZZM 13
West Michigan environmentalists protest inclusion of WTE in green energy bill.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A bill under consideration in the Pa. House would make it easier to recycle electronic waste.
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BioCycle
Automating windrow monitoring a win in Hawai’i.
Oct 30, 2023
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NBC News
Booming Florida is burning more trash. Locals say it’s making them sick.
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New York Daily News
NYC Mayor Eric Adams and sanitation workers reach tentative labor pact nearly a year after contract expired.
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Agriculture Dive
Farm bill ‘will need an extension,’ says Senate agriculture chair.
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FreightWaves
Analysis: How costly is Mack Trucks’ stridency with striking UAW?
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Des Moines Register
Des Moines Metro Waste Authority in Iowa reaches settlement, contract agreement with employees.
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Australian Financial Review.
Why Macquarie was forced to dump increased $1.3b bid for European waste company.
Oct 27, 2023
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Tennessee Lookout
U.S. EPA sued over prior approval of Oak Ridge landfill for radioactive waste in Tennessee.
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NC Newsline
North Carolina DEQ sampling drinking water wells for PFAS near GFL-operated Sampson County Landfill.
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WHYY
Chester, Pennsylvania, residents unhappy with taking Philly’s trash at Covanta site, speak out at City Council hearing.
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The Durango Herald
Reliable Waste Service helping Colorado county reopen 2 transfer stations after Republic Services declined to renew a contract following purchase of GFL assets.
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Hawaii News Now
Hawai’i regulators consider approving 19-acre landfill site for Lahaina wildfire debris.
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Packaging Dive
Packaging manufacturers set big sustainability goals. How are they doing?
Oct 26, 2023
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Bangor Daily News
Auction for Orrington, Maine, trash incinerator fails to get a single bid.
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Foster’s Daily Democrat
State approves 60-acre expansion of WM’s Turnkey landfill in Rochester, New Hampshire.
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KSBW
San Benito County, California, residents raise concerns over proposed expansion of Waste Connections landfill.
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Urban Milwaukee
Milwaukee could take years to build new recycling facility.
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The Blade
Toledo, Ohio, launches food waste composting program.
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E-Scrap News
In federal briefing, Apple supports national right-to-repair law for electronics.
Oct 25, 2023
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Bangor Daily News
Maine officials say Old Town landfill is in crisis as it fills with trash too quickly.
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WNEM
Flint, Michigan, collection contract extension with Priority Waste still up in the air.
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Erie News Now
New York State lawmakers discuss EPR legislation in joint hearing.
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The Providence Journal
Rhode Island is lagging behind in recycling — could a 5 cent fee help?
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WSMV
Nashville, Tennessee, launches test of curbside compost program.
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Reuters
Zara-owner Inditex to buy recycled polyester from Los Angeles-based Ambercycle.
Oct 24, 2023
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The Atlantic
American families have a massive food waste problem.
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All About Ann Arbor
Denali and Ann Arbor, Michigan, instruct residents not to include compostable plastics in curbside organics starting next year.
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The News-Gazette
Plans moving ahead for household hazardous waste collection facility in north Urbana, Illinois.
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Al.com
Six takeaways as Wisconsin sends toxic waste to Alabama as part of ‘responsible’ cleanup.
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Fox 5 Atlanta
Sanitation workers say faulty dumpsters spilling garbage in DeKalb County, Georgia, pose risk.
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WKRG
Mobile becomes first city in Alabama to add electric garbage truck.
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