Electronics recycling advocates make case for federal support

Lawmakers want effective electronics recycling programs to strengthen domestic supplies of critical minerals and create more jobs, but advocates say more investments and policy changes are needed to make that happen.

By Megan Quinn • Aug. 2, 2023

Casella aims to drum up support for possible 2028 reopening of Massachusetts landfill

If reopened, the landfill could accept about 350,000 tons of MSW and C&D waste a year. The site was previously closed due to community pushback and zoning issues.

By Megan Quinn • Aug. 2, 2023

Clean Harbors sees opportunity in PFAS as environmental solutions segment buoys growth

Executives said a recent Department of Defense announcement that it would resume PFAS incineration validates the company’s earlier work on the material and represents a significant growth opportunity.

By Jacob Wallace • Aug. 2, 2023

Q2 earnings results for major waste and recycling companies

Follow the latest results from Republic Services, WM, GFL Environmental, Stericycle and more as they release their midyear earnings reports.

By Waste Dive Staff • Updated Aug. 10, 2023

Casella raises revenue guidance; net income takes hit with one-time costs

The $525M deal to acquire GFL assets, along with other recently completed acquisitions, are now reflected in Casella's updated guidance. A separate deal to acquire Twin Bridges is under attorney general review.

By Megan Quinn • July 28, 2023

LRS expands Chicago metro footprint with latest acquisition, hires new CFO

The purchase of Environmental Recycling & Disposal also comes with a 600-ton-per-day transfer station that could be expanded. Macquarie-backed LRS also shared an update on executive leadership changes.

By Cole Rosengren • July 28, 2023

Coastal Waste & Recycling acquires South Carolina-based Pro Disposal

The deal brings two transfer stations and two landfills to Coastal’s portfolio in Georgia and South Carolina. A Macquarie fund recently acquired a majority stake in Coastal.

By Jacob Wallace • July 27, 2023

GFL Environmental raises 2023 guidance, pays down debt after divestitures

The Canada-based company is using higher-than-expected proceeds from three separate asset sales to improve its leverage ratio and invest more in sustainability projects.

By Jacob Wallace • July 27, 2023

WM lowers 2023 guidance due to commodity prices but reports ‘solid results’ despite headwinds

WM CEO Jim Fish said he was pleased with how the company managed inflation, commodity and volume headwinds to end the second quarter.

By Megan Quinn • July 26, 2023

California faces declining hazardous waste disposal capacity, according to management report

The state’s two hazardous waste landfills — run by WM and Clean Harbors — have 20 years of remaining capacity, but only if nearly half the waste continues to get shipped out of state.

By Jacob Wallace • July 21, 2023

DTG Recycle lays off employees at its only landfill while working through pre-expansion issues

The private equity-backed C&D company was recently required to shut down operations at the Anderson Landfill amid ongoing permit discussions. It is also managing a subsurface fire and potential hazardous cleanup at the site.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated July 18, 2023

New Hampshire asks for public input on landfill rule updates after state bills fail to pass

The state landfill rules are 10 years old and will sunset in 2024. Casella and environmental groups were split on two different bills meant to influence how rules were updated. 

By Megan Quinn • July 17, 2023

Miami-Dade County at ‘crossroads’ as solid waste director steps down

Director Mike Fernandez is departing as the county faces unanswered questions about the future of incineration, recycling and more.

By Jacob Wallace • July 14, 2023

WIN Waste resets leadership team, elevating Mayo to CEO

Dan Mayo, formerly CFO, is now leading the New Hampshire-based company. Bob Boucher is stepping back after an eight-year tenure that included multiple acquisitions and growth to more than $1 billion in annual revenue.

By Cole Rosengren • July 14, 2023

Minnesota looks to reduce Twin Cities’ waste fast as disposal capacity tightens

A proposed 20-year plan for the metro area places an emphasis on strategies to reduce waste at its source and would require local governments to make numerous changes in collection programs and other policies.

By Jacob Wallace • July 13, 2023

Allonnia gets $30M funding round for PFAS remediation, biotech projects

The company's series A extension will bring it up to $90M in funding to help improve PFAS remediation technology and commercialize a detection biosensor, along with other initiatives.

By Megan Quinn • July 13, 2023

California to consider satellites, covers and flaring in landfill emissions rule update

The California Air Resources Board is in the process of updating its landfill methane regulation for the first time since 2010, with an eye toward new technologies and better practices to reduce emissions.

By Jacob Wallace • July 6, 2023

Missouri Gov. Parson vetoes budget language that could have delayed Kansas City landfill

The proposed greenfield project has elicited months of controversy at the state and local levels, with opponents raising concerns about its proximity to residential areas.

By Cole Rosengren • July 6, 2023

Connecticut governor signs waste bill into law but cites ‘concerns’ over long-term sustainability

Gov. Ned Lamont said the law won’t divert as much waste from disposal or help prevent more waste from being shipped out of state compared with the version of the bill he first introduced.

By Megan Quinn • June 30, 2023

Environmental advocates rally in support of EPA legacy coal ash rule

The groups urged the EPA to press forward with a proposed rule for certain legacy coal ash sites while pushing for further regulation.

By Jacob Wallace • June 30, 2023

How the waste industry prepared for and reacted to the EPA’s 2023 Renewable Fuel Standard update

The agency’s final rules to generate renewable energy credits from certain systems are seen as a benefit for anaerobic digesters and certain landfill projects. Catch up on coverage of key developments.

June 29, 2023

Fast fashion waste problem needs better solutions, lawmakers say

Two lawmakers are requesting that the federal government look into what can be done to reduce waste from textiles.

By Jacob Wallace • June 28, 2023

Bill pausing permits for new landfills moves forward in New Hampshire

If passed, the state will pause siting new landfills for two years and will hire a consultant to review its rules on setbacks near bodies of water. A separate food waste bill, passed in the state budget, also aims to divert organics.

By Megan Quinn • June 27, 2023

Environmental Integrity Project and other groups petition EPA for faster action on landfill methane

It’s the latest move in EIP’s ongoing efforts to spur the agency to enact stronger methane regulations, calling the emissions a pollution and environmental justice matter. 

By Megan Quinn • June 26, 2023

Waste industry groups, lawmakers vow to continue push for eRINs

Waste industry groups, including WM and the Waste-to-Energy Association, have said they will continue to work with the U.S. EPA to enact the program despite its exclusion from the recently updated Renewable Fuel Standard.

By Jacob Wallace • June 26, 2023