In case you missed it: Thoughtful, newsworthy comments from industry professionals, consumers and policymakers.

"We know that 70% of plastic water bottles find their way to landfills and waterways; and in National Parks, those bottles build up along trails and streams, harming our pristine sites and endangering the plants and animals that call them home."

— Rep. Mike Quigley, in a statement on his website, announcing a bill he introduced that would ban the National Parks Service from selling single-use plastic bottles.

"It is a team effort and the safety of all our team members and the communities we serve is paramount"

— Mark Nighbor, Advanced Disposal's vice president of marketing and communications, in a statement to Waste Dive concerning his company's work to clean up the debris following Hurricane Irma.

"That's kind of the low-hanging fruit. That's how we're going to get to 40%. From our standpoint it just makes sense. It's cheaper than sending it to a landfill and also it could be repurposed."

— Phoenix Public Works Director Ginger Spencer on the city's likely commitment to prioritize yard waste as its diversion rate continues to climb.

"Of course other markets will develop, but they can’t happen instantaneously. You can’t build a factory overnight. These things take time. The amount of capacity that’s available is limited."

— Anne Germain, NWRA's director of waste and recycling technology, to Waste Dive on how the U.S. and other countries may adapt and react to China's proposed scrap import ban.

"This is just another way to try to economically solve for what we as a society have decided is important and what our customers are asking for."

— Eric Myers, Waste Management's director of organic recycling, discussing the company's organics facility in Boston. The Boston facility was Waste Management's third of four dedicated organics processing facilities.