What We're Reading: Page 46
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Aug 23, 2023
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CNBC
Republic Services’ CEO on growth, plans to achieve 75% landfill gas to energy coverage.
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CalMatters
California toxic waste disposal relies on unsafe, aging facilities.
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Grist
2 communities, separated by an ocean, are working together to manage trash better.
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WTOV
Odor complaints at IWS’ Apex Landfill reach record high, Jefferson County, Ohio, officials demand action.
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DeSoto County News
DeSoto County, Mississippi, expects pause in recycling services amid switch from Waste Pro to Waste Connections.
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WFMZ-TV
South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, postpones vote on waste collection deal.
Aug 22, 2023
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Washington City Paper
Trash company boss met with Washington, D.C. official before winning $4.5M contract, former employee alleges.
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Waste Today
What waste companies need to do to put women in the driver’s seat.
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North Carolina Health News
Sampson County, North Carolina, residents wary of GFL landfill’s RNG plan.
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The Virginian-Pilot
Chesapeake, Virginia, eyes new mixed waste recovery facility for more efficient recycling, waste services.
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The Baltimore Banner
Marvin Hayes is spreading ‘Compost Fever’ in Baltimore’s neighborhoods. He thinks it might save the city.
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WLKY
WM customers in Valley Station, Kentucky, frustrated by delayed trash pick-up.
Aug 21, 2023
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The San Francisco Standard
Inside San Francisco’s illegal dumping crisis.
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Bloomberg Law
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs ban on dumping radioactive waste into Hudson River.
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Penticton Herald
WM announces $50M investment at Twin Creeks landfill in Ontario.
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Signal Tribune
As the city prepares for organic waste collection, North Long Beach, California, residents show initiative in trial.
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Spectrum News 1
Waste Connections’ Seneca Meadows, New York’s biggest landfill, looks to expand, but not without a fight.
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Pasadena Now
Pasadena, California, proposes amendments to municipal code for construction and demolition waste management.
Aug 18, 2023
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Plastics News
Lawsuit targets Amazon for failing to stop deceptive ink cartridge recycling claims.
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WCJB 20
GFL-contracted worker dies on the job in Gainesville, Florida.
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Yakima Herald-Republic
Yakima, Washington, garbage collection completes transition from alley to curbside.
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Waste 360
New retail food waste data from ReFED reveals more than waste tonnage.
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WFLA
Clearwater, Florida, approves new recycling contract with Waste Connections.
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Springville Journal
WM seeks landfill expansion permit for facility in Erie County, New York.
Aug 17, 2023
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Waste 360
Balcones to open $60M recycling campus in McKinney, Texas.
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Grist
Using ‘recycled plastic’ in construction materials may not be a great idea after all.
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The Baltimore Banner
Baltimore without electronics recycling vendor after contract expired.
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VTDigger
So far, Casella’s Coventry landfill has kept pace with Vermont flood debris, officials say.
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Hays Post
New construction and demolition pit opens at Ellis County, Texas, landfill.
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WOAI
San Antonio to raise rates for trash bins amid rising costs.
Aug 16, 2023
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NBC10 Philadelphia
Sanitation worker struck and killed by trash truck in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, police say.
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MPR News
Environmental activists rally against Hennepin Energy Recovery Center trash incinerator in Minneapolis.
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Bangor Daily News
State orders permanent closure of Bucksport, Maine, landfill owned by American Iron and Metal.
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Los Angeles Times
San Diego woman hit, injured by WM truck in parking garage, lawsuit says.
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The Star Tribune
Former demolition landfill will transform into environmentally friendly neighborhood in South St. Paul, Minnesota, plan.
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Niagara Gazette
Niagara, New York, approves operating permit renewals for Covanta.
Aug 15, 2023
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Resource Recycling
Industry sends ‘recycling philosopher’ Michael Timpane into retirement.
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Gothamist
NYC plan to allow plastic bags for yard compost raises environmentalists’ eyebrows.
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Duluth News Tribune
St. Louis County, Minnesota, approves use of ARPA funds for landfill leachate project.
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Next City
East Cleveland, Ohio, residents are building a closed loop economy.
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The Texas Tribune
Residents and industry debate Texas Railroad Commission’s regulation of oilfied waste.
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