In case you missed it: Thoughtful, newsworthy comments from industry professionals, consumers and policymakers.
"I find that an unwise decision, which sounds very Trump-ian, and I hope the governor will reconsider and help us bring Maryland back into its unity with other states across the nation who are trying to save the environment through zero waste policies."
— Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke on Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan canceling the "zero waste" policy in the state, as reported in The Baltimore Sun.
"Whatever agreements there were in the past, this will be the final chapter in the story."
— Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger on an extension agreement for a controversial Waste Management landfill, as reported in the Los Angeles Times.
"This waste industry is kind of ruthless. Competition has been known to buy property right next to you and then make things difficult for you in terms of permitting."
— Phil Gosh, a co-owner of Organics By Gosh, on not disclosing the location of a new composting site that his company is acquiring, as reported in the Austin Monitor.
"Government-enacted bag ordinances inevitably restrict consumer choice, and a strong majority of Americans prefer the promotion of voluntary recycling programs to government regulation aimed at plastic bags."
— Matt Seaholm, executive director of the American Progressive Bag Alliance, to the Wall Street Journal about the recent trend of states passing preemption laws.
"For a long time, our city planners felt strongly that trash cans should not be seen because they were a kind of eyesore. But if people don't see them, people don't use them."
— Martina Ableidinger, head of waste prevention in Vienna, Austria, on how the city has become so famously clean, as reported in CityLab.
