What We're Reading: Page 2
Industry reads hand-picked by our editors
Jun 04, 2025
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CBC News
Canada-U.S. trade war could spark an ‘immediate crisis’ in Ontario’s landfills.
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WRDW
Coastal Waste & Recycling earns sole Augusta, Georgia, hauling contract; recycling now optional.
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WSLS
New data helps Roanoke County, Virginia, save money on garbage truck maintenance.
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The Spokesman-Review
Possible accidental chemical explosion averted at Spokane County, Washington, transfer station.
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The Tennessean
Lebanon, Tennessee, approves new waste collection fee while lowering recycling fee.
Jun 03, 2025
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Gothamist
NYC rolls out modern garbage trucks in Harlem, latest step toward containerizing trash.
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WMUR
NH Senate changes landfill siting policy proposal in final budget negotiations.
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Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia, Missouri, looking at how to restore recycling service after facility destroyed by storm.
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Inside Climate News
Fearing radioactive waste, a Western Pennsylvania community fights to stop a landfill’s reopening.
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Packaging Dive
Packaging manufacturers worried by 50% tariffs on steel, aluminum.
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Manufacturing Dive
Minnesota is set to impose new PFAS reporting requirements in January. Manufacturers say they need more time.
Jun 02, 2025
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Utility Dive
DOE cancels $3.7B in clean energy awards, including Eastman chemical recycling project.
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The Washington Post
Maryland county may spend $57M on incinerator it wants to close.
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Austin Monitor
Austin Resource Recovery expands waste services and reuse programs.
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Longview News-Journal
Rivers Recycling in Kilgore, Texas, won’t rebuild after fire.
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My Edmonds News
Beloved Edmonds, Washington, garbage man celebrating 48 years with Sound Disposal.
May 30, 2025
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Plastics Recycling Update
WM unveils $150M film recycling plant in Texas.
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LINK nky
Bellevue and Dayton, Kentucky, approve Rumpke contract for trash and recycling.
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Recycling Today
WasteExpo 2025: The opportunities and challenges of integrating AI in the waste industry.
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TechCrunch
Grocery platform Misfits Market acquires The Rounds to further its mission of reducing food waste.
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Electrek
Behind the new Vermont digester turning Ben & Jerry’s ice cream waste into energy.
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Capital & Main
Colorado’s landfills generate as much dirty air as driving 1M cars for a year.
May 29, 2025
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WBALTV
AFSCME Maryland offers heat safety education for workers before summer.
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BioCycle
Report: Under California’s edible food recovery law, logistics and spoilage are new hurdles.
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Resource Recycling
Omaha, Nebraska, will accept paper cups in curbside recycling bins.
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Recycling Product News
ReMA 2025 conference spotlights policy, technology, and collaboration.
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Amarillo Globe News
Meet the assistant superintendent in charge of trash in Amarillo, Texas.
May 28, 2025
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Canary Media
Li-Cycle’s quest to recycle lithium-ion batteries ends in bankruptcy.
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Trucking Dive
FMCSA reveals English proficiency enforcement standards.
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Grist
This Portland collective keeps the city clean — and helps unhoused people find stability.
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Turlock Journal
Stanislaus County, California, to consider garbage rate change following incinerator closure.
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KATV
Denali to shut down waste lagoon site in Crawford County, Arkansas, after local complaints.
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AP News
This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something better.
May 27, 2025
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KLCC
Lane County, Oregon, asks lawmakers to step in after recycling, food waste project faces zoning trouble.
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KHOL
Teton County, Wyoming, commercial compost program to halve costs for a year.
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Tri-County Sentry
Debris from Los Angeles wildfires continues to go to Simi Valley landfill until mid-summer.
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KIMT
Minnesota Pollution Control offers $1M in waste, compost and recycling grants.
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ABC 13
Houston moves to five-day collection week to improve service.
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