What We're Reading: Page 41
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Oct 12, 2023
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WKRN
Republic Services appeals judge’s block on expansion of Middle Point Landfill in Tennessee.
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City Limits
As NYC rolls out mandatory organics separation, will New Yorkers comply?
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al.com
Moody landfill on fire again, EPA battling smoldering sinkhole north of Birmingham, Alabama.
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5NEWS
Arkansas judge recommends expansion plans proceed at Tontitown’s Eco-Vista landfill.
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Clean Harbors celebrates topping out of $180M WTE facility expansion project with Kimball, Nebraska, officials.
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Investigate Midwest
Lawsuit aims to loosen CAFO waste restrictions in Wisconsin. Even farmers are alarmed.
Oct 11, 2023
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The Morning Call
Waste Connections’ Bethlehem Landfill expansion in Pennsylvania halted until legal issues resolved.
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WLBT
With trash contract set to expire in 173 days, Jackson, Mississippi, council members urge action to prevent another crisis.
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BioCycle
Technology innovation targets microplastics in food waste streams.
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Sahan Journal
Hennepin County, Minnesota, commissioners eye closure plan for WTE facility.
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Waste Today
WM and Honolulu, Hawai’i, complete upgrades at Waimanalo Gulch Landfill following consent decree.
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Cumberland Times-News
Industrial waste recycler Geocycle expected to locate in Allegany County, Maryland.
Oct 10, 2023
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The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore County, Maryland, adding recycling options to extend life of only landfill.
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FOX 47
Wisconsin cleanup shifts toxic PFAS burden to Alabama Black Belt.
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News Center Maine
PERC plant in Orrington, Maine, stops operations with 8,000 tons of trash in holding.
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Corvallis Gazette-Times
Corvallis, Oregon, OKs 10-year trash agreement with Republic Services
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The Hamilton Spectator
Energy-from-waste companies eye Hamilton, Ontario, garbage.
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Fort Myers News-Press
Cape Coral, Florida, looks at taking over garbage service from Waste Pro.
Oct 09, 2023
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WSHU
Report suggests hazardous ash from Covanta incinerator dumped in Long Island, New York, landfill was overlooked.
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WLWT
Ohio’s new distracted driving law aims to increase safety for waste workers on the road.
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WGXA
Proposed transfer facility in Macon, Georgia, stirs opposition over noise, smell and traffic concerns.
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The Mountain Times
Casella buys rest of former college campus to use for training hub in Vermont.
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Waste 360
Appeals court rules in favor of City of Cleveland in garbage truck collision case under Ohio law.
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C&G News
Priority Waste picked over current hauler GFL to handle garbage in Sterling, Michigan.
Oct 06, 2023
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Ideastream Public Media
Community expresses concerns over noise, flaring at Republic Services landfill gas plant in Oberlin, Ohio.
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Raleigh News & Observer
Durham, North Carolina, to give all workers bonuses after solid waste strike.
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Agriculture Dive
Biden admin expands activities eligible for USDA funding for farms to tackle livestock waste.
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al.com
Birmingham, Alabama, to tighten trash regulations this month.
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CBC News
Residents question health impact of smell from GFL’s Stoney Creek landfill after air testing comes back clean.
Oct 05, 2023
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The Grand Island Independent
Two Nebraska men die in Bud’s Sanitary Service garbage truck crash.
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The Texas Tribune
Oilfield companies helped craft Texas’ new oil waste rules, documents show.
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NBC Montana
Montana company Grizzly Disposal accuses Republic Services of ‘monopolization, predatory pricing’ in letter to DOJ.
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Laconia Daily Sun
Future of Casella’s Bethlehem, New Hampshire, landfill debated at state Supreme Court.
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Reuters
SK Capital buys US environmental services firm pivoting to carbon storage.
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WMUR
Manchester, New Hampshire, reconsiders plan to eliminate trash removal for larger buildings.
Oct 04, 2023
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Waste Today
Mack Trucks reaches labor agreement with UAW.
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Bangor Daily News
Orrington, Maine, to pay thousands as incinerator auction is delayed again.
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Waste 360
Meridian Waste begins second residential collection contract in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Cache Valley Daily
Logan City, Utah, stops offering collections in other parts of Cache County.
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Rutland Herald
Clarendon, Vermont, signs new recycling contract with Casella Waste Systems.