Recycling


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    Casella notes positive Q1, insulation from tariffs and recycling efficiencies

    Casella also noted four acquisitions so far in 2025 and plans to continue internalizing more landfill tons and updating fleets.

    By May 2, 2025
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    GFL plans to build on existing post-collection asset footprint amid M&A push

    Executives said the company is on track to meet or exceed the high end of their acquisitions guidance this year, fueled by proceeds from the sale of GFL’s environmental services business.

    By May 1, 2025
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    Glacier raises $16M in funding to advance AI-enabled sorting tech at MRFs

    Glacier recently installed its technology at Recology's Seattle MRF. The company aims to expand its presence in major U.S. markets as MRFs continue to face operational, policy and economic pressures.

    By April 30, 2025
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    Clean Harbors exec says Safety-Kleen business ‘has turned a corner’

    Co-CEO Mike Battles said other used oil collectors are following Clean Harbors’ lead on a charge-for-oil model, keeping volumes stable. Elsewhere, executives remain optimistic about the business amid an uncertain economy.

    By April 30, 2025
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    Replenysh raises $8M to expand recycled content and data network

    CEO Mark Armen says the company has recently helped expand glass recycling supply chains in California. The company also announced new Chief Operating Officer Andrew Langtry.

    By April 30, 2025
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    Q1 earnings results for major waste and recycling companies in 2025

    Follow the latest results from WM, Republic Services, Waste Connections and Clean Harbors.

    By Waste Dive Staff • Updated April 30, 2025
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    WM says tariffs unlikely to affect RNG, MRF plans for 2025

    CEO Jim Fish said the quarter exceeded expectations, despite severe weather. The company also reported ongoing progress as it integrates the Stericycle assets.

    By April 29, 2025
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    CPGs unlikely to hit 2025 PCR goals, Ameripen analysis shows

    Companies have upped recycled plastic in packaging the last few years. But CPGs still face considerable uncertainty about how recycled materials and related technologies could be regulated going forward.

    By April 28, 2025
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    WM opens $50M MRF in Maryland as part of regional upgrade plan

    The new MRF, which can handle 250,000 tons per year, now has the largest capacity of all WM’s recycling centers. That capacity is necessary to serve major cities such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C. 

    By April 28, 2025
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    Republic posts strong start to year amid ambiguity around credits, tariffs

    The company reported financials for the first quarter of the year. Executives said their sustainability projects and underlying business were on solid financial footing in Q1 despite macroeconomic uncertainty.

    By April 25, 2025
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    Waste Connections highlights ‘better than expected’ Q1 amid tariff uncertainty

    CEO Ron Mittelstaedt said strong pricing and “outsized” M&A activity continues. The company reiterated its Q2 outlook and said it’s planning to insulate from macroeconomic factors like tariffs.

    By April 24, 2025
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    Washington EPR for packaging bill heads to governor’s desk

    Bill sponsors see the packaging EPR program as a way to bring recycling services to more residents and raise recycling rates. Haulers in the state opposed the bill over cost concerns.

    By April 24, 2025
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    Packaging groups support combo EPR, bottle bill legislation in Rhode Island

    A commission on plastic bottle waste recommended combo legislation as one path forward. Some packaging and recycling group leaders said in an op-ed that the state “can learn from, and leapfrog, other states” with a new bill.

    By April 23, 2025
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    Washington right-to-repair bills for electronics and wheelchairs head to governor’s desk

    It will join five others with laws on consumer electronics and two others with wheelchair repair laws.

    By April 23, 2025
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    Redwood Materials partners with Lime to recycle scooter batteries

    The companies say the partnership will shore up domestic supply of critical materials and improve battery recycling supply chains. Recyclers hope such partnerships can prevent related fires.

    By April 21, 2025
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    Healthcare packaging an untapped chemical recycling feedstock: report

    The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council says its multi-year research into chemical recycling for healthcare packaging shows the material is an untapped feedstock that could help overcome collection and processing hurdles.

    By April 18, 2025
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    Massachusetts EPR commission starting with paint, mattresses, batteries

    The MassDEP-led group launched this week with discussions about how to advance legislation in various categories, including packaging.

    By April 18, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    What the pandemic means for waste and recycling five years later

    While the “essential worker” spotlight may have faded and business is largely back to normal, certain effects still linger when it comes to labor investments and recycling streams.

    By , , April 17, 2025
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    Trump administration ordered to resume IRA funding

    The decision, which stated federal agencies lacked authority to pause funding, follows the president’s executive order to freeze the money on his first day in office. 

    By Kate Magill • April 16, 2025
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    Arcwood CEO HP Nanda talks rebrand, new incinerators and tariffs

    One year after EQT Infrastructure acquired a majority stake in Heritage Environmental Services, the company has rebranded to Arcwood Environmental. It caps off a period of expansion with fresh leadership.

    By April 16, 2025
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    Inside The Recycling Partnership’s policy pivot

    Founder Keefe Harrison said the organization’s shift toward recycling policy advocacy has helped spark improvements to recycling systems that can’t be accelerated with grant programs alone.

    By April 16, 2025
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    Trump targets state climate laws, escalates deregulatory agenda

    The White House is targeting state laws related to climate and environmental justice, which could ensnare waste laws covering organics or landfills. It also told federal agencies they can repeal certain rules without public comment.

    By April 14, 2025
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    EPA confirms SWIFR, REO grant funding disbursement on track

    EPA will move forward with awarding the second round of solid waste and recycling grants. The news comes after uncertainty over the status of numerous federal funding opportunities for the waste and recycling sectors.

    By April 14, 2025
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    4 ways tariffs could impact recycled plastic markets

    Recycling industry analysts say high-level trends affecting markets and manufacturing will affect recyclers as trade war uncertainties continue.

    By Updated April 10, 2025
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    Maryland EPR for packaging bill heads to governor’s desk

    The bill calls for reimbursing key recycling collection, transportation and processing costs in the state, including for organics. Maryland would be the sixth state with packaging EPR if Gov. Wes Moore signs the bill. 

    By April 8, 2025