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Massachusetts legislature keeps multiple waste and recycling bills in play after key deadline
Bills seeking to ban certain plastic products, update the state’s bottle bill and establish extended producer responsibility laws for packaging, paint and mattresses all survived an initial committee deadline on Feb. 8.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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CalRecycle director stepping down in March
Rachel Machi Wagoner will leave her role after three years in the position. The director job will be challenging to fill, industry experts say, as the agency is in the middle of implementing several high-profile laws.
By Megan Quinn • Updated Feb. 15, 2024 -
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WM 2023 earningsWM touts sustainability spending, ‘strong’ operations growth to wrap up Q4
Executives credited price and cost-saving measures for Q4 earnings growth and said the company will invest up to $2.9B in its recycling and renewable energy platforms through 2026.
By Megan Quinn • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Deep DiveWho came out on top with New York commercial waste zone contracts?
The 65 contracts awarded to provide service in the five boroughs effectively reset the market. Major companies such as Action Environmental and Waste Connections did well; others are left with tough choices.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Rumpke to supply PET feedstock for Eastman’s chemical recycling facility
Rumpke will provide “hard-to-recycle” PET meant to be turned into new plastics for packaging applications. The effort could also help enhance the existing PET market, Rumpke says.
By Megan Quinn • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Interstate Waste Services acquiring Oak Ridge in regional expansion
The transaction marks the first sizable purchase since New Jersey-based IWS was recapitalized last year. Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling’s assets cover multiple markets in Connecticut and New York.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 12, 2024 -
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Colgate-Palmolive faces lawsuit over ‘misleading’ recyclable toothpaste tube claims
A judge denied the company’s request to throw out a lawsuit that consumers filed a year and a half after Colgate introduced a monomaterial HDPE tube. The product’s recyclability has been hotly debated.
By Katie Pyzyk • Feb. 9, 2024 -
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Bollegraaf, Greyparrot partner to boost AI capabilities in MRFs
The partnership aims to retrofit “thousands” of recycling facilities with AI equipment, which the companies say is key to raising recycling rates and helping operators gain insight into waste streams.
By Megan Quinn • Feb. 7, 2024 -
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Q&ABalcones Recycling leaders tout strong MRF network, municipal contract foundation
Tom Outerbridge and Adam Vehik say the merger between Sims Municipal Recycling and Balcones Resources has strengthened recycling operations and set the table for future growth.
By Megan Quinn • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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NYC containerizationNew York to pilot automated collection of large containers for high-density buildings
DSNY Commissioner Jessica Tisch described this as the biggest advance for local waste collection technology in decades as the city continues its push toward containerization and limiting manual collection.
By Cole Rosengren • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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Seattle enacts battery and electronics disposal ban to prevent fires
The ban by Seattle Public Utilities, which includes most batteries as well as electronics with embedded batteries, comes ahead of a statewide battery EPR program with similar provisions starting in 2027.
By Megan Quinn • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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EPA seeks feedback on updated Waste Reduction Model to compare materials management practices
The agency recently released the 16th version of WARM, which provides local governments with a high-level estimate for emissions, energy impacts and other factors for different strategies.
By Jacob Wallace • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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Colorado’s needs assessment offers glimpse into state’s EPR implementation
Recycling access is uneven in the state, the needs assessment finds. It calls for MRF and transfer station upgrades, a minimum recyclables list and other updates to add access for 500,000 households.
By Megan Quinn • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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NYC commercial waste reformNew York City awards historic commercial waste zone contracts ahead of September transition
Action Environmental and Waste Connections each netted more than a dozen contracts. Other locally based companies also received multiple awards.
By Cole Rosengren • Updated Jan. 30, 2024 -
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Recology’s $35M MRF aims to process nearly 3 times more recyclables
The modernized and expanded California MRF aims to process about 400 tons a day and raise the recovery rate of curbside recyclables to about 85%, Recology said.
By Megan Quinn • Jan. 30, 2024 -
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The waste and recycling industry outlook for 2024
Recycling policy, PFAS regulations, landfill methane, organics infrastructure and M&A are all expected to be key topics for the year ahead.
By Waste Dive Staff • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Deep DiveEPR, bottle bills and right-to-repair legislation make a return in 2024 with nuanced new details
New state legislation for EPR, bottle bills and right-to-repair will become more complex in 2024, but lawmakers are playing a long game to build consensus around such involved bills, experts say.
By Megan Quinn • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Zero-waste advocates see opportunity in EPA’s $4.6B GHG reduction grants
The U.S. EPA is offering funding for states, municipalities and tribes to implement major climate projects. Advocates say that interested groups need to be part of local plans by March 1.
By Megan Quinn • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Layoffs hit Oregon deposit return system
The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative declined to give details on the number of layoffs but said the “small number” of employees were let go due to “changes in our business environment.”
By Megan Quinn • Jan. 24, 2024 -
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Vermont Senate declines to override veto of bottle bill expansion
The bottle bill expansion, which Gov. Phil Scott vetoed last summer, would have added additional types of containers, raised the handling fee and more.
By Megan Quinn • Jan. 24, 2024 -
New York EPR bill gets refreshed 2024 push
Environmental groups are once again backing the New York Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, which also drew support from New York City’s Department of Sanitation last year.
By Maria Rachal • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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Recycled fiber markets may see recovering demand, sluggish supply in 2024
During a recovered paper market update hosted by ISRI, analysts said recycled content demand should improve in 2024, but global supply chain issues and supply constraints will be a challenge.
By Megan Quinn • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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EPR, multifamily improvements could boost stagnant 21% residential recycling rate, TRP says
The Recycling Partnership’s latest report says “every material type is under-recycled” and calls for local and state policies, along with MRF improvements and other strategies, to improve residential rates.
By Megan Quinn • Jan. 19, 2024 -
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Circularix becomes latest rPET customer for Republic Services
The Macquarie-backed rPET manufacturer is now operating one facility in Pennsylvania, with another scheduled to open this year. This marks the latest supply agreement for Republic’s new polymer center network.
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 17, 2024 -
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Sustana rebrand unifies distinct fiber businesses
The rebrand lets the company “talk about the whole story,” from material sourcing to recycling, including efforts like its paper cup recycling pilot program with Starbucks.
By Katie Pyzyk • Jan. 17, 2024
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