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Report: At least 289 North American facilities suffered fires in 2017
New analysis from Fire Rover outlines China's scrap import ban, climate change and the uptick in lithium ion batteries as future risk factors.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 17, 2018 -
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Data show Malaysia, Vietnam, India increasing plastic scrap imports
As China tightens imports, other countries in Southeast Asia and around the globe are beginning to import more scrap plastic than before.
By Cody Boteler • Jan. 17, 2018 -
Cole Rosengren
Time running out to address mounting Los Angeles franchise complaints
The seven recycLA haulers are doing whatever it takes to catch up — even bringing in staff from around the country — with financial penalties kicking in and elected officials losing patience.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 12, 2018 -
Rubicon goes futuristic with patent for fully autonomous collection
The recently approved patent, along with multiple others, show a growing focus on residential collection for the technology company.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 5, 2018 -
Chicago recycling pilot yields 32% contamination decrease
The city is optimistic after this initial pilot with The Recycling Partnership and is offering new educational tools to all residents in an ongoing effort to fix a broken recycling system.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 4, 2018 -
UPDATE: Houston recycling contract vote further delayed, but resistance wavers
The $36.8 million contract will now come up for yet another vote at the city council's Jan. 10 meeting.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 4, 2018 -
Illustration by Elizabeth Regan
Maxed out Massachusetts MRFs prompt recycling disposal waivers
While markets have tightened, the main issue is a lack of available processing capacity now that MRFs are slowing down lines and often double-sorting material.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 4, 2018 -
Wilkes-Barre, PA considers privatizing collection, only gets 1 bid
Waste Management submitted $15.9 million proposal for three years. Another company said this was all a city tactic in ongoing labor negotiations.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 3, 2018 -
Report: New York collected nearly $103M in unclaimed bottle deposits last year
An audit from the state comptroller's office is calling for tighter regulation of the existing system to ensure all money is being recovered.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 22, 2017 -
NYC transfer station reduction bill dies in last-minute negotiations
Intro 495-C, viewed as a grave threat by local industry and a desperate necessity by environmental justice groups, appears to have run out of time as the current City Council term ends.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 19, 2017 -
Pittsburgh councilman proposes 4 objectives to increase recycling
Currently, most residents in Pittsburgh don't have weekly recycling collection or standard bins.
By Cody Boteler • Dec. 19, 2017 -
Madison, Wisconsin suspends curbside organics pilot after 7 years
High contamination, low participation and limited processing options derailed the program, though city officials still hope to revive it in some form.
By Cole Rosengren , Cody Boteler • Updated June 12, 2018 -
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Survey: 5.1M residents have access to curbside organics collection
Data from BioCycle and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance show big increases in curbside and drop-off programs as food waste awareness spreads.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 15, 2017 -
Toronto steps up bin inspection to fix multimillion-dollar contamination problem
Last year, about 26% of the collected curbside material was contaminated — each percentage point can cost up to $1 million.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 14, 2017 -
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Deep DiveISRI officials detail concerns following latest trip to China
Members of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries' leadership said it was clear that the import policies were coming from the highest levels of China's government — and being implemented quickly.
By Cody Boteler • Dec. 14, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Incoming Republic COO offers insights on fleet tech, China's impact on safety
"One incident is one too many, and you can only have a goal of zero on that topic," Jon Vander Ark said in an interview. "What gets me nervous is the world is getting more complex around us."
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 13, 2017 -
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Northern California wildfire cleanup continues amid new fires
The latest data from CalRecycle show nearly 4,500 tons of debris from three northern counties have been landfilled so far, while new fires spread in southern counties.
By Cody Boteler • Dec. 8, 2017 -
Los Angeles continues litter bin experimentation with ECube pilot
After also trying Bigbelly and Enevo, the city has accepted an offer for one year of free service from ECube to help achieve its Clean Streets agenda.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 7, 2017 -
LA Sanitation
Dive Awards
Sanitation Department of the Year: LASAN
This year, the Los Angeles Department of Sanitation launched the largest commercial waste franchise system in the country.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 4, 2017 -
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LASAN addresses franchise growing pains during tense public meeting
The ambitious recycLA transition timeframe has included missed collections, sticker shock, a nascent ballot initiative and also success stories.
By Cole Rosengren • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Republic sues New Jersey township over method of awarding contract to competitor
Middletown, where Republic currently services the majority of residents, recently selected Central Jersey Waste and Recycling for an expanded 2018 contract.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Elizabeth Regan
UPDATE: Springfield, MO environmental board recommends franchise plan
While the board said dividing the city into quadrants would be the most environmentally-friendly path forward, a 12-district system would keep small haulers in the city from losing business.
By Cody Boteler • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Nicole Wrona
Waste Management gets council approval for franchise monopoly in Simi Valley, CA
Once a pending acquisition is finalized, the company will control all residential and commercial business in the city, where it also recently expanded a landfill.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 28, 2017 -
Elizabeth Regan
Deep Dive
3 charts that show causes of avoided collisions in the waste industry
Data collected from nearly 14,000 incidents by Lytx show that waste drivers are usually not at fault for near miss incidents — but are more likely to be at fault at lower speeds.
By Cody Boteler • Nov. 27, 2017 -
UPDATE: Florida's Polk County approves $1.6M settlement with Republic Services
On top of a hectic post-hurricane contract transition, Polk County has been fielding angry responses about cart deliveries and a reduction of accepted materials due to market issues.
By Cole Rosengren • Nov. 22, 2017
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