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Deep Dive
Hazardous waste incinerators see PFAS disposal opportunity, emissions questions remain
The U.S. EPA’s latest destruction and disposal guidance provides updated data on incineration's effectiveness, while noting the need for more research about the products of incomplete combustion.
By April Reese • June 5, 2024 -
Executives used Noble Environmental as ‘piggy bank’ to benefit Archaea, lawsuit alleges
To rocket Archaea to success before selling it to BP, the executives used trade secrets and personnel from their first venture, Pennsylvania waste company Noble Environmental, the lawsuit alleges.
By Jacob Wallace • June 3, 2024 -
Bioenergy Devco, growing anaerobic digestion company, names new CEO
An executive with 25 years of experience in the energy sector will take over the company while founder Shawn Kreloff will step into a role on the board of directors.
By Jacob Wallace • May 29, 2024 -
WM focuses on Dallas region as landfill gas hub with opening of latest RNG plant
Chief Sustainability Officer Tara Hemmer said the Lewisville, Texas, project is part of a larger strategy in a state where permitting and local relationships make it easier for projects to be completed.
By Megan Quinn • May 23, 2024 -
Q&A
Casella president outlines growth plans for mid-Atlantic and other priorities
Ned Coletta, roughly six months into his role as president, is working on multiple aspects of the company’s strategy. He recently shared updates on disposal capacity, PFAS treatment, RNG projects, training and more.
By Megan Quinn • May 16, 2024 -
Deep Dive
South Florida composters eye opportunities as region faces disposal crunch
A growing number of subscription haulers in Miami-Dade, Broward and other counties are signing up residential and commercial customers as local officials debate landfill and incinerator expansions.
By Cole Rosengren • May 6, 2024 -
Clean Harbors announces Noble Oil acquisition, ‘stronger than expected’ Q1
Clean Harbors is also in the process of integrating its recent HEPACO acquisition, and its Safety-Kleen segment will soon partner with Castrol on a recycled lubricant partnership.
By Megan Quinn • May 2, 2024 -
Archaea announces largest modular RNG plant yet at WM site; news from Terreva, Ameresco
In a busy month for partnerships, new renewable natural gas facilities were announced in Arizona, British Columbia, California, Kansas and South Dakota, with the promise of more on the way.
By Jacob Wallace • April 30, 2024 -
RNG news updates from the waste industry
Renewable natural gas facilities have become a growing part of waste and energy companies’ portfolios. Follow developments from WM, Republic Services, Waga Energy, Ameresco, BP’s Archaea Energy and more.
By Jacob Wallace • Updated Nov. 5, 2024 -
Waste Connections seeing labor retention improvements as it eyes ‘record’ M&A year
The company reported better-than-expected revenue for a quarter which included a sizable acquisition in Indiana. CEO Ron Mittelstaedt also shared updated thoughts on how PFAS regulations will affect the sector.
By Jacob Wallace • April 25, 2024 -
Vanguard, TotalEnergies announce joint venture for at least 10 RNG facilities
The companies left open the possibility to expand their partnership to up to 60 organic-waste-to-RNG facilities. The first three facilities will be built on farms in Wisconsin and Virginia.
By Jacob Wallace • April 24, 2024 -
EPA agrees to finalize emissions enforcement plan for commercial and industrial incinerators
The Sierra Club has argued that dozens of incinerators are following decades-old standards because the EPA failed to implement a federal plan. The decree would force a final plan.
By Jacob Wallace • April 18, 2024 -
Covanta announces rebrand to Reworld
The new branding marks a shift in the company as it attempts to bolster its environmental services and sustainable materials management services.
By Jacob Wallace • April 16, 2024 -
Landfill methane, overall waste sector emissions continued to decline in 2022
The U.S. EPA’s latest inventory of greenhouse gas emissions also tallied emissions from municipal solid waste combustion and anaerobic digestion.
By Jacob Wallace • April 12, 2024 -
LJP Waste Solutions names new CEO as part of growth plan
Michael Malatesta, an industry veteran with experience building companies that were sold to Covanta and VLS, is joining the Minnesota-based waste and recycling company.
By Cole Rosengren • April 5, 2024 -
Study analyzes Minnesota RNG potential; Republic Services, Archaea and Waga launch projects
March saw several firsts in the RNG industry, including Waga Energy’s first U.S. project coming online in New York and South Florida’s first landfill RNG project breaking ground.
By Jacob Wallace • April 3, 2024 -
Viridi, Casella say expanded AD facility can help address Maine’s biosolids issues
The companies tout their partnership at an anaerobic digester in Brunswick, Maine, as a way to reduce volumes of biosolids that contain PFAS. The facility will also produce power and RNG for the community.
By Jacob Wallace • March 27, 2024 -
How 3 large states want to address waste with federal climate funding
The U.S. EPA received 45 state priority climate action plans, the first step in accessing Climate Pollution Reduction Grant funding.
By Jacob Wallace • March 21, 2024 -
Deep Dive
Does the EPA’s Waste Reduction Model favor landfills or incineration?
After the EPA released a new version of WARM and held a public comment period, stakeholders across the spectrum of materials management believe there’s room for improvement.
By Jacob Wallace • Updated March 21, 2024 -
DOE estimates US can nearly double energy derived from waste in new report
The report models several scenarios for bioenergy development, including a 10-year and 20-year projection.
By Jacob Wallace • March 19, 2024 -
Bidirectional charging could unlock new potential for waste fleet electrification
A recent pilot by Veolia in the UK could lead to a future where electric trucks can feed energy back into the grid rather than just paying for it. But the U.S. market is still in the early stages of incorporating EV technology.
By David Richardson • March 18, 2024 -
Vanguard Renewables charts progress in new regions with growing portfolio
Ten years after its founding, the anaerobic digestion company is plotting expansion "like an amoeba” thanks to the financial backing of BlackRock and its pipeline of more than 60 projects.
By Jacob Wallace • March 13, 2024 -
Deep Dive
How a new wave of clean fuels bills could spur a biogas boom
New Mexico became the fourth state to enact a program, which has the potential to give biogas projects from landfills and on-farm digesters a boost. Could more states soon follow?
By Jacob Wallace • March 13, 2024 -
Q&A
How federal attention to methane and retailer relationships are benefitting Divert
Vice President Chris Thomas discusses how the U.S. EPA’s support for anaerobic digestion and Divert’s large customer base can allow the company to expand despite broader market challenges.
By Jacob Wallace • March 5, 2024 -
RNG hits transportation milestone, plus news from Clean Energy Fuels, Waga Energy and Republic
Renewable natural gas continues to overtake petroleum-based gas in the transportation fuels sector, per a new report. February also saw multiple announcements of RNG production across feedstocks.
By Jacob Wallace • March 4, 2024