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    Q&A

    CEO says longevity sets Ameresco apart in the landfill gas-to-energy space

    A 20-plus-year reputation and broad range of clients — including municipalities, military bases and private companies — will keep the company going as competition ramps up in the waste sector, executives said.

    By March 2, 2022
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    3 takeaways from GWMS on the future of environmental justice, greenhouse gas emissions and leachate at landfills

    Landfill operators, consultants and researchers shared the latest trends they're following at last week's biennial event. Microplastics were called out as an emerging contaminant of concern, akin to how PFAS science has evolved.

    By Feb. 23, 2022
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    Q4 earnings: Waste companies close out 2021 with inflation offset plans, sizable M&A activity, ESG spending

    Pricing strategies are helping mitigate inflationary pressures, labor remains a challenge, MRF investment is growing and renewable natural gas projects at landfills are on the rise. Catch up on our takeaways from key public companies.

    By The Waste Dive Team • Feb. 18, 2022
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    Casella lays out 2024 strategy, touts Northeast disposal projects and Boston MRF upgrade

    After years of M&A, the Vermont-based company is on track to approach $1 billion in revenue for 2022. Executives said they have wide flexibility to adjust prices amid inflation and outlined multiple areas for growth.

    By Feb. 18, 2022
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    Q&A

    Republic Services CEO talks what's next after the US Ecology transaction

    Jon Vander Ark elaborated on Republic's environmental services expansion in terms of next steps to close the deal, a strategic review of market areas, potential capital investments, PFAS opportunities, future M&A and more.

    By Feb. 18, 2022
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    Waste Connections closes 2021 with more than $1B in M&A spending, sees path to $10B in revenue

    The company says it's prepared to handle pressures around inflation, labor and other issues. It also closed 30 deals last year and sees more to come, following an active start to 2022.

    By Feb. 17, 2022
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    WM drops 'waste' from its name, frames ESG approach at annual sustainability forum

    The newly rebranded industry giant described itself as a "circular logistics operator" that is part of a "renewable energy revolution." Plus, panelists spoke on economics, circularity, climate justice, diversity, leadership and more.

    By Feb. 16, 2022
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    Waste Connections' James Little calls for faster action on PFAS management, investment in RNG at landfills

    Speaking at the Global Waste Management Symposium, Little expressed optimism about the industry's ability to meet ESG goals, despite environmental and regulatory challenges, and touted landfills as renewable energy producers.

    By Feb. 16, 2022
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    WIN Waste Innovations acquires New England recycler plus GFL-owned Georgia landfill

    The purchase of two affiliated operations in Massachusetts further expands the company's transfer station network, including rail capabilities. The December acquisition of a southern rail-served landfill is also notable.

    By Feb. 15, 2022
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    The Waste Dive Outlook on 2022

    Get up to speed on what may be coming next around M&A, labor solutions, ESG investment trends, federal regulation, state policy, environmental justice, local programs and more.

    By The Waste Dive Team • Feb. 9, 2022
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    WM 2021 earnings

    Waste Management planning $1.6B in ESG investments, says automation and attrition could phase out upward of 7,000 jobs

    Executives closed out a turbulent 2021 with solid earnings, despite inflation, and shared plans for greater spending on recycling and renewable energy, which they expect to have better returns than solid waste acquisitions.

    By Feb. 2, 2022
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    Biden's waste and recycling priorities

    What’s on the Biden administration’s waste and recycling to-do list in 2022

    One year in, the administration has started work on a range of climate and environmental justice initiatives. Catch up on what's next from the EPA and others on the circular economy, PFAS, grant funding and more.

    By Jan. 24, 2022
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    Opinion

    Biogas from landfills must be part of aviation's net-zero future

    As the aviation sector makes investments to increase the production of sustainable fuel, Boeing and SkyNRG Americas say it’s key to focus on the potential to reduce methane emissions.

    By Sheila Remes and John Plaza • Jan. 19, 2022
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    Deep Dive

    8 questions about the top trends shaping waste and recycling in 2022

    Waste Dive is watching how much longer heightened M&A activity lasts, what it will take to maintain the workforce in a tough market, where organics infrastructure is growing, what's next for recycling and more.

    By , , Jan. 13, 2022
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    By the numbers: 2021's waste and recycling trends

    Take a look back through the key data points that shaped the conversations around some of the top issues — M&A, ESG, policy and workforce challenges — in an eventful year.

    By , , Dec. 23, 2021
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    Roundup: Waste Dive's 2021 Q&A's with waste and recycling leaders

    From Waste Management's first chief sustainability officer to the Biden administration's pick to lead U.S. EPA waste policy, look back on the year's conversations with execs, authors, investors, entrepreneurs and regulators.

    Dec. 22, 2021
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    Tracking the waste and recycling industry’s M&A activity

    VLS acquired a Virginia field services company; Capital Waste acquired a Tennessee hauler and landfill operator; Reworld acquired a hazardous waste transport company; Rumpke acquired an Ohio hauler.

    By , , Updated Dec. 19, 2024
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    Biden's waste and recycling priorities

    EPA's 2030 recycling strategy turns focus to circular economy and environmental justice

    The long-awaited master plan focuses on steps to achieve a 50% recycling rate by 2030, but regulators promise it's just "part one" of a larger effort to tackle climate change on a higher level, and more details will follow.

    By Updated Nov. 16, 2021
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    Opinion

    It's time to look harder at landfills if we're serious about addressing climate change

    Leaders from the Institute for Energy and Resource Management, drawing on Europe's experience, make the case for why it's time to stop landfilling MSW and move toward a more integrated waste management system.

    By Philipp Schmidt-Pathmann and Stephen Gerritson • Nov. 12, 2021
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    GFL 2021 earnings

    GFL Environmental on track to close 40 acquisitions this year, ramping up RNG and MRF projects

    Having acquired assets worth an estimated C$735 million in annual revenue to date, GFL intends to keep up its pace for the foreseeable future and raised 2021 guidance.

    By Nov. 4, 2021
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    Massachusetts banning disposal of textiles, mattresses and more organics in 2022

    The state's Department of Environmental Protection has finalized a plan that calls for a 30% reduction in disposal volumes by 2030. Even if it hits that target, local disposal capacity will still be very constrained.

    By Nov. 3, 2021
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    Deep Dive

    With landfill methane in the climate spotlight, satellite and flyover measurements attract a following

    Landfill operators, nonprofits and regulators are looking to remote measurement technologies as a new way to check on methane releases. But it's too soon to know if they'll settle the emissions modeling debate.

    By Leslie Nemo • Nov. 3, 2021
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    Tracking the industry: US waste and recycling info hub

    Follow some of the most essential developments around M&A, ESG pledges, federal and state policy, PFAS regulations, quarterly earnings results and more with Waste Dive's unique trackers and ongoing in-depth coverage.

    By Waste Dive Team • Updated Nov. 23, 2021
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    2021 earnings coverage for US waste and recycling companies

    Catch up on Waste Dive's quarterly analysis of results from WM, Republic Services, Waste Connections, GFL Environmental and others during 2021.

    By Waste Dive Team • Updated Feb. 18, 2022
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    2021 earnings coverage: Waste Connections

    For the industry's third-largest company, 2021 continued a trend of heightened M&A activity, new ESG investments and ongoing pandemic recovery.

    By Waste Dive Team • Updated Feb. 17, 2022