What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Mar 24, 2025
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NJ.com
Bring back plastic bags like Trump did for straws, N.J. lawmaker says.
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Twin Cities Pioneer Press
St. Paul, Minnesota, mayor says council has ‘plunged the city into crisis’ by blocking garbage truck yard.
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Waste Today
Nexus W2V breaks ground on Indiana bioenergy complex.
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Brampton Guardian
Public waste collection services devolving to local governments in Brampton and Mississauga, British Columbia.
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Orange County Register
California composting bill gets early bipartisan nod.
Mar 21, 2025
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Finger Lakes Times
New York lawmakers renew push to cut plastic waste.
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CBC News
Quebec adopts new code to regulate ‘forever chemicals’ in biosolids.
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NBC News
Trump administration says it is working to reinstate more than 24,000 fired federal workers.
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Law360
New York state can’t escape challenge to ‘waste by rail’ law, judge rules.
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Business Alabama
Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Baldwin County, Alabama, opens new MRF.
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Waste Today
CP Group hires former Republic Services executive as new senior vice president.
Mar 20, 2025
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Central Oregon Daily News
Deschutes County, Oregon, purchase of Moon Pit for new landfill completely falls through.
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Gothamist
NYC mayor scoffs at proposed trash can refunds for 250K homeowners.
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WUSA 9
Washington, D.C., officials answer questions about new organic waste bins placed around the city.
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Norwich Bulletin
SMART Technology Systems proposes Connecticut refuse-derived fuel plant.
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Twin Cities Pioneer Press
St. Paul, Minnesota, votes 5-0 to block FCC Environmental $25M trash truck center.
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EverythingGP
Alberta officials say legislative changes will mean more agriculture waste going to the biogas industry.
Mar 19, 2025
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MLive
Gov. Whitmer tries to deter Canadian trash with big hike in Michigan landfill fees.
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Plastics News
As Trump halts Biden green industrial loans, plastics recycler IRG pauses collection.
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ABC 3340
How Amwaste cleaned up its services after garbage pickup delays in Jefferson County, Alabama.
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CBC News
No relief coming for Winnipeggers on hefty garbage fee hike, mayor says.
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Inside Climate News
Former top EPA official warns of dire consequences of planned purge at the agency’s science office.
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Summit Daily
High Country Conservation Center partners with Summit County, Colorado, for waste reduction project grants.
Mar 18, 2025
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Maryland Matters
Maryland bill ending trash incineration subsidy still alive, legislators say.
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WTRF
Public Service Commission of West Virginia opens WM investigation after missed pickups.
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STLPR
U.S. EPA administrator promises action to clean up radioactive waste at Republic Services’ West Lake Landfill in Missouri.
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Omaha World-Herald
Omaha, Nebraska, weighs extending yard waste pick-up contract, expands sludge-to-farm program.
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VTDigger
Vermont promotes proper lithium battery recycling as new battery technology poses increasing fire risks.
Mar 17, 2025
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E&E News by POLITICO
Judge orders EPA to rehire fired ‘probationary’ employees.
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Boston 25 News
Firefighters monitoring remnants of massive blaze at ReSource construction recycling center in Boston.
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The Bristol Press
Reworld commits to added emission monitoring for one year at Bristol, Connecticut, facility.
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NPR
EPA says it will roll back climate rules. That could prove complicated.
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Inside Climate News
Toxic waste cleanups take longer in marginalized San Francisco communities.
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Burlington Free Press
Casella gives University of Vermont $1.5M for a sustainability and recycling research center.
Mar 14, 2025
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Los Angeles Times
Judge jails recycling plant owners in Watts, California, toxic waste case.
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Waste Today
Viably, Turmec partner on Ohio installation.
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News 4 Jax
Jacksonville, Florida, Solid Waste Division sees significant reduction in overtime hours, costs after OIG investigation.
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CFJC Today Kamloops
Fires at Emterra MRF in Kamloops, British Columbia, raise concerns about battery disposal.
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TMJ4
Hartland, Wisconsin, firefighters responds to large fire at WM facility
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Nelson Star
Pilot project offers incentive to Nelson, British Columbia, businesses to separate their food waste.
