What We're Reading: Page 47
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Aug 14, 2023
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The Signal
Waste Connections hosts first forum on Chiquita Canyon landfill problems in California.
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News 10
Twin Bridges axes land purchase plan in Moreau, New York, amid sale to Casella.
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KALB
Louisiana researchers study Clean Harbors Colfax’s potential health, environmental impacts on the community.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas legislators investigating payments made by Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District.
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KVUE
Austin, Texas, police investigate after garbage truck driver hits pedestrian in parking lot.
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Testimony heard for extension to find new site for Kapolei Landfill in Hawai’i.
Aug 11, 2023
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WSHU
New York DEC forces Brookhaven to address PFAS plume coming from its landfill.
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WEAR
Pensacola, Florida, discontinuing recycling service in October amidst financial concerns.
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WVTF
Mitigation work continues at Bristol, Virginia, landfill as city aims to reduce smell by spring 2024.
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NM Political Report
Navajo Nation community pushes to have uranium mine waste moved to nearby landfill.
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BioCycle
Santa Barbara County, California, has mixed waste MRF, AD and composting combo.
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Reporter-Times
WM seeks to double cost of Morgan County, Indiana, drop-off recycling program following Ray’s acquisition.
Aug 10, 2023
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Lansing State Journal
Michigan officials quell rumors of new landfill from Granger Waste. Company says it plans a solar project instead.
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Tucson Sentinel
Tucson, Arizona, officials back away from Envision Waste pyrolysis proposal for plastics.
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Hydrocarbon Engineering
Vision RNG and Meridian Waste launch landfill RNG facility in Missouri.
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Packaging Dive
Origin Materials introduces PET bottle cap intended to boost recyclability.
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News Channel 5
Hundreds in Nashville, Tenn., still regularly missing trash pickup.
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The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus, Ohio, opens new food scrap drop-off sites.
Aug 09, 2023
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Latrobe Bulletin
Pennsylvania collection worker jumps off back of stopped truck to avoid crash with third-party vehicle.
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Alaska Public Media
Juneau, Alaska, working with WM to expand disposal options after declaring local emergency for record flooding.
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WAFF
Landfill operated by Decatur City, Alabama, significantly expands daily capacity.
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WRDW
Ryland Environmental takes over collection service for McCann Waste customers in Columbia County, Georgia.
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Valley News
Plymouth State University students working with Casella to upgrade ‘scarecrow’ robots to manage birds at landfills.
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Transport Dive
Transport Dive will become Trucking Dive. Here’s what you need to know.
Aug 08, 2023
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AP News
Trash collection delayed as thousands of Los Angeles city workers strike for 24 hours, alleging unfair labor practices.
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The New York Times
Study finds that less plastic may be entering the ocean than previously thought, but amounts are still increasing.
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WITN
Cause of massive fire at landfill in Pitt County, North Carolina is ‘undetermined.’
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Grocery Dive
Whole Foods outlines progress on food waste, packaging and green energy.
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E&E News
‘Death Star’ law will end water breaks for Texas workers.
Aug 07, 2023
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AL.com
Alabama landfill must pay a $138,000 fine for improper disposal and leachate issues.
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Grist
Bike trade group wants e-bike batteries recycled but seeks exemption from right-to-repair legislation.
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L.A. Times
Thousands of L.A. city workers are poised to strike on Tuesday, including sanitation workers.
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Washington Post
A fire at a recycling plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has prompted health alerts.
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Local 12
Recycler in Cincinnati, Ohio, partners with fire stations to prevent battery fires with collection program.
Aug 04, 2023
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Waste360
Waste Pro’s Tom Wassel talks 40 years of waste collection.
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KTVZ
Firefighters work to extinguish fire in compost pile at Republic-operated facility in Deschutes County, Oregon.
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WVNS TV
Raleigh County, West Virginia, gets new liners for county landfill.
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KMTR
Workers at base camp for Bedrock Fire in Oregon working to achieve 30% waste diversion rate.
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Maine Public
Iodine likely caused purple emissions from Portland, Maine waste plant, operator ecomaine says.
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Patch
Food scraps composting facility opens at recycling facility in White Plains, New York.
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