DSNY suspends expansion of organics collection program

About 3.5 million residents currently have access to the program, which is available to all Manhattan residents and some districts of Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens.

By Kristin Musulin • May 18, 2018

Rubicon, Georgia Tech to develop exoskeleton for waste collectors

The futuristic tech will aim to make waste slinging "safer" and "more efficient" by identifying and supporting parts of the body that are under strain.

By Kristin Musulin • May 14, 2018

San Francisco to install Bigbelly receptacles citywide

The investment in the smart trash containers is part of Mayor Mark Farrell's citywide cleaning efforts.

By Kristin Musulin • May 11, 2018

Waste Management sues over 'arbitrary' bidding process in Carson, California

The suit alleges that Carson preselected WRI, the winner of the 15-year residential trash collection contract.

By Ellen Ryan • May 9, 2018

Maryland Gov. Hogan signs Slow Down to Get Around law

The legislation requires drivers approaching the rear of a collection truck to change lanes or slow down.

By Kristin Musulin • May 9, 2018

Casella Q1: Solid waste 'stellar,' recycling not so much

The Northeast company reported a strong start to 2018, with worse than expected recycling headwinds and little optimism for near-term changes.

By Cole Rosengren • May 7, 2018

Waste Connections CEO says M&A pipeline as strong as he's ever seen

During the first quarter call, executives highlighted multiple new deals, recycling outlooks and their thoughts on the art of pricing.

By Cole Rosengren • May 4, 2018

Advanced Disposal continues steady growth

The company has amassed strength heading into 2018, with good news on just about every front except recycling.

By Cole Rosengren • May 3, 2018

Inside Republic's safety culture and technology outlook

After Republic was honored at NWRA's Driver of the Year awards, Senior VP of Safety Jim Olson shared high expectations for companywide driver success.

By Cole Rosengren • May 1, 2018

CEO John Casella's disposal philosophy

The Northeast CEO talked with Waste Dive about operating in the nation's tightest disposal market and why he believes landfills are underappreciated.

By Cole Rosengren • May 1, 2018

DSNY: Commercial franchise zones will be non-exclusive

New Yorkers for Responsible Waste Management said Thursday that business leaders across New York have affirmed their commitment in opposing the proposed system.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated May 24, 2018

Rubicon's smart cities program expands to more than 20 locations

The company's residential ambitions are coming into focus, with plans to start competing for collection contracts via its independent hauling partners.

By Cole Rosengren • April 27, 2018

Catching up with 'king' of the industry Jim Fish

Waste Dive spoke to the industry's most high-profile CEO on the truth about recycling, bonuses vs. wages, a "moonshot" emissions reduction plan and more.

By Cole Rosengren • April 26, 2018

Pay-as-you-throw architect on how to 'overcome the fear of change'

Mark Dancy, president of the consulting group Waste Zero, shared insights on PAYT and how city officials can implement programs.

By Cody Boteler • April 25, 2018

Waste Management's business is booming — except for recycling

The company's executives sought to reset both the terminology and context around the elephant in the room during their Q1 report.

By Cole Rosengren • April 23, 2018

SWANA: Industry fatality count rose to 132 in 2017

According to internal tracking, the association says the incidents last year included 38 workers and 94 members of the public.

By Cole Rosengren • April 18, 2018

Volvo unveils another electric refuse collection vehicle

The new model is designed for "heavier city distribution and refuse transport operations," and can carry a gross weight of 27 metric tons.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated May 11, 2018

Recology to take delivery of two new electric rear loader trucks

The vehicles were announced after Seattle updated fleet requirements for its new collection contract. The city's current contract expires in March 2019.

By Cody Boteler , Jordan Schultz • Updated July 20, 2018

San Diego continues cleanup campaign; 500 tons collected since September

All the material is taken to landfill because it is not in good enough condition to recycle, a city spokesperson said.

By Cody Boteler • April 16, 2018

How Sacramento County, CA plans to fix recycling without raising rates

The county is rolling out a pilot this week after months of contract transitions, due in part to persistently high contamination rates.

By Cole Rosengren • April 12, 2018

Slow Down to Get Around advances in several states

Kansas, Maryland and Ohio all saw safety bills move forward as legislative sessions came to an end.

By Cody Boteler • April 12, 2018

New York company apologizes for price collusion after settlement

Taylor Garbage Service and Bert Adams Disposal will pay a collective $1.55 million in various penalties for nearly two years of bid rigging.

By Cole Rosengren • April 11, 2018

With ELD enforcement here, how do supply chains return to 'normal'?

Enforcement of the electronic logging device mandate will have a ripple effect across all parts of the value chain. 

By Shefali Kapadia • April 10, 2018

UPDATE: EPA to end HHW collection in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico

After months of collection, the agency says the volume of material has "decreased dramatically," so curbside collection of household hazardous waste is no longer needed.

By Cole Rosengren , Cody Boteler • April 5, 2018

Pratt Recycling president talks future of markets at NERC workshop

Myles Cohen said the contamination problems behind China's new policies are a self-inflected wound. "We as an industry need to fix this," he said. "We did this to ourselves."

By Cody Boteler • April 4, 2018