What We're Reading
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Aug 15, 2025
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KQED
Bay Area air district sues Martinez, California, landfill owner over alleged methane leak.
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Iowa City Press-Citizen
Hawkeye Waste can operate in Iowa after obtaining workers’ comp insurance.
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Providence Journal
Rhode Island towns rolling out curbside compost pilot program.
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BioCycle
Compost-based products find a use in posts-wildfire cleanups.
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New York Times
New York’s MoMA art show puts waste on display.
Aug 14, 2025
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Financial Times
KKR to launch £7B sale of UK waste company Viridor next month.
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Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Officials in Jacksonville, Illinois frustrated with $110K price tag to maintain closed landfill.
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NJ.com
New Jersey families fighting landfill odors as state grapples with capacity.
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Waste 360
Maine towns aim to reduce trucking mileage through Municipal WasteHub collective.
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New Hampshire Bulletin
A new surcharge on solid waste in New Hampshire will take effect in January.
Aug 13, 2025
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Waste Today
Brightmark, Lewis Salvage partnership processes 1M pounds of medical plastics.
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BioCycle
ASTM approves new standards for field testing of compostable products.
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ABC News
One of the world’s most polluted cities has banned single-use plastics.
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Current
Zionsville, Indiana, extends Priority Waste collection contract to 2029.
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Inside Climate News
Will endangerment finding repeal trigger new state actions on climate?
Aug 12, 2025
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Recycling Product News
CP Group secures majority investment from Declaration Partners to drive R&D, expansion.
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WWNY
Watertown, New York, city hauling program considers adding commercial clients.
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The Selma Times‑Journal
Dallas County, Alabama, approves landfill contract with Waste Connections subsidiary.
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MPR News
CenterPoint Energy to buy renewable natural gas made from Minnesota food and yard waste.
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The Wall Street Journal
Trump’s 50% tariffs on imported aluminum prompt rethink of recycling efforts.
Aug 11, 2025
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The Stanly News & Press
Albemarle, North Carolina, to take over waste collection from WM in 2026.
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ABC 13
Republic Services says pickups on track to resume in Toledo, Ohio.
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Wall Street Journal
Companies navigate hurdles to adopting packaging alternatives to plastic.
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Los Angeles Times
r.World’s cup reuse projects to expand in California.
Aug 08, 2025
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Boston Globe
Boston City Council approves rat czar, talks new trash bins.
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Link NKY
Fort Wright, Kentucky, renews contract with Rumpke, though fees will increase.
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New Bedford Light
Board of Health considers proposed transfer station in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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CBS News
Inside Minnesota’s new anaerobic digester project meant to achieve state diversion goals.
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Cleveland.com
Rise in citations for improperly stored trash draws ire from Cleveland officials.
Aug 07, 2025
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CBS Detroit
Judge blocks all radioactive waste dumping at Wayne County facility owned by Republic Services.
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NBC Connecticut
Health district prepared to file lawsuit against Reworld over nagging noise in Bristol, Connecticut.
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Waste Today
Tacoma, Washington, launches smart camera technology pilot.
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Recycling Product News
Techbros opens AI-integrated ITAD and e-waste processing facility.
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The Guardian
First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3B climate program.
