Scrap Collector: Does WTE have a role in NYC's 'zero waste' goal?

Plus: Entrepreneurs pitch sustainable floating city concept at UN, and Detroit lawmakers pushing for statewide incineration ban.

By Rina Li • April 5, 2019

Rumpke receives permit approval for major Ohio landfill expansion

The 240-acre expansion is projected to add an additional 30 years of capacity to a site that handles waste from Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

By Rina Li • Updated Aug. 13, 2019

New regional campaign looks to boost recycling in 10 Texas cities

A recent study by Burns & McDonnell found that $122 million worth of recyclables are being sent to area landfills each year. A regional campaign led by The Recycling Partnership aims to address this gap.

By Catelyn Scholwinski • April 2, 2019

Scrap Collector: Controversial Detroit incinerator shuts down

Plus: US accused of hampering marine plastics progress at UN, and ancient trash heaps reveal Byzantine city's surprising demise.

By Rina Li • March 29, 2019

Recycling in the US will survive — despite the media narrative

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Center for a Competitive Waste Industry outline why they believe national media outlets are misleading the public on recycling's future.

By Neil Seldman & Peter Anderson • March 26, 2019

Waste Management landfill faces uncertain future after Oregon Supreme Court loss

The Riverbend Landfill is rapidly nearing capacity and losing municipal customers — and now faces a legal roadblock over expansion plans.

By Cody Ellis • March 19, 2019

10 insights from public waste company 10-Ks

We took a deep dive into the annual reports of the five vertically-integrated service providers to assess operational scale, unionization rates, landfill lifespans and more.

By Cole Rosengren , Rina Li • March 18, 2019

UN report: Rising consumption rates and 'extract-make-use-dispose' model unsustainable

The new GEO-6 report warns of "potentially irreversible" environmental degradation in the event of continued failure to meet sustainability targets, highlighting waste management improvement as an area of focus.

By Rina Li • March 18, 2019

Scrap Collector: Global brands produce at least 8M metric tons of plastic per year, report reveals

Plus: The perils of space debris, a mammoth discovery in a Mexican landfill and news from the right-to-repair movement.

By Rina Li • March 15, 2019

Casella gets local approval for expanding C&D landfill with ongoing radon concerns

The proposed Hakes Landfill project, which has been reviewed by New York's Department of Environmental Conservation, has received a required zoning change from the town of Campbell.

By Igor Geyn • Updated March 12, 2019

Scrap Collector: What's the world's 'absolute worst' trash?

Plus: California river floodwaters leave toxic "flood crud," and new report reveals less-than-ideal Australian recycling rates.

By Rina Li • March 8, 2019

Casella only bidder on new Boston recycling contract, higher than any disposal bid

Waste Management declined to bid for the first time in years, leaving city officials with a case of sticker shock and limited options. Three other companies are also vying for the city's residential waste.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated March 1, 2019

Casella Waste: 2018 was 'year to refocus on growth,' more to come

Higher pricing due to ever-tightening Northeast disposal capacity, along with a heightened pace of acquisitions, has left the Vermont company energized heading into 2019.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 25, 2019

Advanced Disposal caps off 'solid' 2018, projects M&A uptick

While the company's core solid waste business remains stable, CEO Richard Burke projects continued price hikes related to recyclables collection — even for customers that have already seen an initial round of increases.

By Rina Li • Feb. 25, 2019

Waste Connections wins appeal over $5.1M landfill penalty in California

The issue between Los Angeles County's Department of Public Works and the Chiquita Canyon Landfill came down to whether clean soil qualified as solid waste or beneficial reuse material.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 21, 2019

Tunnel Hill landfill challenges possible license denial, makes infrastructure upgrades

The Sunny Farms Landfill has become a source of ongoing community opposition in recent months. Now site operators are working to make their case before a final county decision.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated April 2, 2019

Waste Management going on sustainability 'offensive,' buying more landfills

As the company's results continue to reach record highs, its stated focus is to keep spending on "technology and people" — including shareholders.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 15, 2019

Scrap Collector: Migrant child detention center to be built on toxic former landfill

Plus: EPA's new PFAS "action plan," America's growing thirst for bottled water and Philippines's fight to end impasse over illegal Canadian waste.

By Rina Li • Feb. 15, 2019

Macquarie acquires Northeast disposal company Tunnel Hill Partners

The buyout of this vertically-integrated player, which has assets from Ohio to Massachusetts, is spurred by ever-tightening regional disposal capacity.

By Cole Rosengren • Updated Feb. 13, 2019

Republic Services has 'overcome' China hurdle, says recycling success up to customers

Reporting favorable 2018 earnings, CEO Don Slager projected slow and steady progress on labor retention, technology updates and M&A.

By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 8, 2019

Report identifies factors in Advanced Disposal landfill slope failure that left one dead

A third-party root cause analysis, recently approved by Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, breaks down the complex factors behind a February 2017 incident at the Greentree Landfill.

By Igor Geyn • Feb. 7, 2019

Waste Connections pushing for Nebraska landfill expansion after previous rejection

The Butler County Landfill, which is expected to reach capacity by 2024, was previously the subject of a lawsuit that went all the way to the Nebraska Supreme Court.

By Rina Li • Feb. 7, 2019

Waste Connections could pay up to $4.5M for Chiquita Canyon Landfill monitoring requirements

The monitoring, including mandated quarterly reports, is part of a contentious 2017 permit approval from county officials that the company has repeatedly chafed at in the past.

By Cody Ellis • Feb. 4, 2019

Wisconsin city reaches landfill settlement with Advanced Disposal

Officials in Mayville, Wisconsin previously flagged the possible environmental consequences of a proposed vertical expansion at Glacier Ridge Landfill.

By Rina Li • Updated May 17, 2019

New Jersey sports authority cited for landfill violation, limits intake

Following revelations of excessive hydrogen sulfide emissions from Keegan Landfill, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority will now be required to implement an action plan to determine the emissions source.

By Rina Li • Updated April 5, 2019