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UBQ Materials has partnered with a Virginia waste authority to supply trash carts made from a plastic alternative made from municipal solid waste. The company aims to expand in the U.S. in coming years.

Teamsters and Republic Services reach a contract agreement in Georgia, ending the last of the conflict that once involved roughly 2,000 workers.

Ontario finalized regs to update its packaging EPR program. It calls for certain recovery targets, but delays enforcement for the first two years. Some recyclers say that could throw investments off track and cause material to end up in landfills.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a handful of bills meant to expand composting options for certain growers, extend recycled glass market incentives and clarify the role of RNG in state diversion goals.

From contaminated cucumbers to mislabeled energy drinks, food recalls have made several headlines this year. Suppliers and distributors likely do the same thing with those items that public health announcements direct shoppers to do: Throw them away.

“We think we can take all of the government and private industry stockpiles of mercury and process them for disposal in probably two to two-and-a-half years,” said VLS Chief Strategy Officer Robert Wheatley in an interview.

Palm Beach County has approved a plan to build a $1.5B incinerator, its second in the region. The new facility is meant to replace an aging plant and work alongside an existing mass burn facility that opened in 2015.

Waste Pro says it has spent $170 million on M&A this year and has inked franchise agreements worth about $931 million. The company aims to achieve a $2B revenue goal in coming years.

Prompted by upcoming EPR laws or private investments, several MRFs announced upgrades this fall, including Apex, MWM, Waste Connections and others

The reshaping of the nation’s biggest commercial waste market has been many years in the making, with a complex bidding process and pandemic delays. This month’s expansion is the latest step in the new system taking shape.

Veolia North America has named Nadège Petit, formerly of Schneider Electric, as its new CEO. VNA has plans for a North American expansion in coming years.

Busterud has a background in environmental law and has served on the board of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance.

Mill conducted a pilot in a multifamily apartment building in California with a goal of showing its food waste processing devices earn strong participation, even from customers that don't pay for the service.

In this Biogas Monthly: New Mexico stakeholders are weighing in on how the country’s fourth state clean fuels program will be shaped. Plus: news from Vanguard, Ameresco, Generate Upcycle and more

Headwinds from tariffs and labor are hitting recyclers hard, but upcoming manufacturing and domestic recycling infrastructure trends offer a silver lining , according to ReMA's chief economist at last week's National Recycling Congress.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that attempted to force the U.S. EPA to regulate contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in sewage sludge.

Food waste reduction is a still bipartisan issue, even as other climate issues take a back seat during the Trump administration, Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine said during Climate Week in New York.

8.5M tons of single-use packaging and foodware covered under California's upcoming EPR law went into landfills in the state in 2024, according to a new report.

American Battery has partnered with Call2Recycle to access to more lithium-ion batteries through Call2Recycle’s consumer-facing collections. It's a move ABTC says will help strengthens domestic supply chains for critical materials.

Federal Signal announced it will acquire New Way Trucks, a manufacturer of automated side-loaders.