Casella increased the lower end of its guidance ranges for revenue and adjusted EBITDA, citing limited commodity exposure. The company says it is also making headway on key New York landfill permits.| Waste Dive - Latest News
The company saw better performance in its core recycling and waste business that powered another quarter of overall revenue growth.| Waste Dive - Latest News
The company expects full-year revenue from its business treating per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances to reach more than $100 million. Headwinds in industrial and field services limited Clean Harbors’ financial returns in Q3.| Waste Dive - Latest News
Follow the latest results from WM, Waste Connections and Clean Harbors.| Waste Dive - Latest News
It’s the latest acquisition for the privately held division, which executives plan to grow quickly under the ownership of an Apollo Global Management fund.| Waste Dive - Latest News
MRF operator Superior Fine Grind upgraded its facility to accommodate higher volumes of material coming in from rural regions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.| Waste Dive - Latest News
Strong collection and disposal business helped boost WM in the quarter, but the company faced headwinds in the Healthcare Solutions segment and a $152M impairment charge for the closure of Natura PCR.| Waste Dive - Latest News
The state has yet to say what kinds of landfill gas facilities could qualify for renewable energy credits that utilities need to acquire. Full Circle Future hopes the state will adopt strong language to encourage emissions reduction.| Waste Dive - Latest News
That value is down by $100 million from last year’s estimate, modeled by the Environmental Business Journal and presented at the PFAS Environmental Professionals' fifth annual meeting this year.| Waste Dive - Latest News
Under a 10-year deal, Cyclic will recycle byproducts from Vacuumschmelze’s new Sumter, South Carolina, manufacturing processes. Cyclic is working to open its own new facility in Arizona.| Waste Dive
The new carts, manufactured by Cascade Engineering, are made of a plastic alternative from solid waste. UBQ aims to expand partnerships and production the U.S., with plans to build two new facilities in the next few years.| Waste Dive - Latest News
The contract brings an end to a conflict that once involved roughly 2,000 workers. Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said the strike strengthened “every waste worker in America.”| Waste Dive - Latest News
Costs, policy divergence and relationships were a big focus at recent events hosted by GreenBlue and the Northeast Recycling Council. CalRecycle, Oregon DEQ, Circular Action Alliance and others weighed in on what’s next.| Waste Dive - Latest News
The province’s finalized Blue Box regulations set phased-in recycling rates for plastics but delay enforcement on other standards until 2028, a move that drew criticism from some in the industry, including GFL Environmental and APR.| Waste Dive - Latest News
Mill will offer its devices to customers who sign up for a collection contract with Compost Crew starting at $39 per month. The latter company, based in Maryland, will collect the organic waste and compost it at its existing facilities.| Waste Dive - Latest News
The Food and Drug Administration recalled nearly 85 million units through the first half of the year and managing this organic waste can be complicated. Misfits Market is one company focused on upcycling safe, edible food.| Waste Dive - Latest News
While packaging groups opposed the PFAS bill, it was ultimately derailed by pushback from the restaurant industry. The California governor also vetoed a bill to further limit plastic microbeads in certain products.| Waste Dive - Latest News
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills meant to expand composting options for certain growers, extend recycled glass market incentives for beverage bottle production and clarify the role of RNG in state diversion goals.| Waste Dive - Latest News
The company was started in 2022. Joe DiNardi-Mack, its co-founder and a fourth-generation waste industry member, said he hopes to enable small and large haulers alike to better connect with customers through the platform.| Waste Dive - Latest News
The company says it now has the only facility in the U.S. capable of providing disposal for the element, which cannot be exported due to a 2013 law. It has experience managing 70 million gallons of other types of mercury waste.| Waste Dive
Finalized rules include new permitting and living wage requirements for MRFs, as well as new fees the PRO will be expected to pay certain recyclers.| Waste Dive
The new laws take effect July 26. Washington joins five other states with consumer electronics laws and two others with wheelchair repair laws.| Waste Dive
Maine’s governor approved an EPR for packaging update while Rhode Island’s governor approved an EPR study bill. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott approved a right-to-repair law.| Waste Dive
The brand new Canadian company is starting out with $100 million in private equity backing, a big name hockey legend and a recently acquired Alberta hauler.| Waste Dive
The company is now approaching 1 billion Canadian dollars in revenue and hoping to double the size of its business. CEO Danny Ardellini discussed expansion plans, EPR contracts, employee culture and more.| Waste Dive
The brand-led CAA had already been working in the state to connect with packaging producers. It is Colorado’s PRO and a member of Maryland’s EPR advisory committee.| Waste Dive
Rachel Wagoner, former director of CalRecycle, will become CAA’s executive director for the state, where she will help oversee the rollout of an EPR for packaging law.| Waste Dive
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.| Waste Dive
The landmark legislation sets ambitious recycling and reduction rate targets for plastic and other types of packaging. Its passage averts a plastics fee ballot initiative and comes after years of stalled legislative efforts.| Waste Dive
A bill set for debate Wednesday would enact a series of restrictions related to PFAS exposure in the environment. A dozen states have debated such proposals this year.| Waste Dive
Environmental groups had long opposed the proposal, but Alterra says it ultimately halted plans due to a landowner's decision. Alterra intends to search for another site in the region.| Waste Dive
Panelists at the Northeast Recycling Council's spring conference covered how lessons learned from Canada and Europe could help improve U.S. recycling systems while also debating the merits of chemical recycling.| Waste Dive
The two sides have been locked in a dispute that has rippled out from the Boston area since July 1. The struggle signals a contentious new era of labor relations has arrived to the waste and recycling industry.| Waste Dive
The collaboration follows PepsiCo doing away with a formal reuse target earlier this year. It’s also Bold Reuse’s first implementation in California.| Waste Dive
The law establishes a packaging EPR program by 2025. It also calls for other updates, such as a standardized material list and a labeling task force meant to evaluate items' recyclability.| Waste Dive
The plastics management network aims to phase out packaging containing PVC, PS and PFAS, among others, by 2025. Some applaud the list as a positive step, but others say it's counterproductive and too subjective.| Waste Dive
General Mills, Mars, PepsiCo and other brands are investing in film and flexible packaging recycling in the state as California implements stricter recycling regulations for the materials under its EPR law.| Waste Dive
Li-Cycle, International Recycling Group and Redwood Materials all received commitments from the federal agency. But a changing financial landscape has led IRG to cancel its project while Li-Cycle struggles to access funds.| Waste Dive
While the administration has moved to strip electric vehicle incentives and cancel some grants, it’s still focused on lithium’s value as a critical mineral for manufacturers.| Waste Dive
Maine’s governor approved an EPR for packaging update while Rhode Island’s governor approved an EPR study bill. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott approved a right-to-repair law.| Waste Dive
As more states and countries adopt EPR programs, the Environmental Research & Education Foundation says data is difficult to evaluate — but it doesn’t cast doubt on the effectiveness of EPR as a whole.| Waste Dive
A Virginia landfill is closer to expanding, and local officials blocked expansions for a landfill in Pennsylvania and for Republic’s Coffin Butte landfill in Oregon.| Waste Dive
The funding will support 25 local recycling and organics programs nationwide. Many of the selected programs support training and multilingual resources.| Waste Dive
Truck-mounted, AI-enabled cameras are helping haulers identify and measure recycling contamination in real time, allowing them to communicate directly with customers on how to improve. Many haulers, including WM, use the tech.| Waste Dive
Its recent partnership with Tacoma, Washington, was funded by a $1.8 million U.S. EPA recycling education grant. The company aims to expand its on-truck contamination detection services.| Waste Dive
The legislation gained attention as a significant overhaul to Washington’s recycling system, but waste industry opposition contributed to it failing to receive a House vote before a key deadline.| Waste Dive
The bill calls for reimbursing key recycling collection, transportation and processing costs in the state, including for organics. Maryland would be the sixth state with packaging EPR if Gov. Wes Moore signs the bill.| Waste Dive
Li-Cycle filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and was down to a skeleton staff in North America. European commodities firm Glencore submitted a bid of approximately $40 million to acquire the assets.| Waste Dive
Service providers such as Ally Waste, WasteXperts and Trash Logic are seizing opportunities as San Francisco and other cities focus on reducing contamination rates in their recycling and organics streams.| Waste Dive
Resources released by the Composting Consortium, a project from Closed Loop Partners, and Eco-Cycle seek to close the knowledge gap for local officials looking to begin an organics recycling program in their town.| Waste Dive
A blended financing model could provide needed investment into large-scale composting facilities nationwide, according to new research from the Composting Consortium, an entity organized by Closed Loop Partners.| Waste Dive
Gov. Greg Abbott’s approval of a consumer electronics right-to-repair law is a first for a Republican-led state. A bill to limit composting in Lee County also became law without Abbott’s signature.| Waste Dive
Jennie Romer – a key player in creating plastics policies from coast to coast – talks about her new book "Can I Recycle This?" and why she's now looking to take on the whole recycling system.| Waste Dive
A new program — launched by the Composting Consortium, U.S. Composting Council and Biodegradable Products Institute — aims to help organics recyclers and local governments scale their efforts.| Waste Dive
Bill sponsors see the packaging EPR program as a way to bring recycling services to more residents and raise recycling rates. Haulers in the state opposed the bill over cost concerns.| Waste Dive
The National Waste & Recycling Association will host a new event, The Waste Summit, in 2026. WasteExpo will then return in 2027.| Waste Dive
U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could hamper infrastructure investments, affect commodity prices and impact significant trade relationships, recycling and waste groups say.| Waste Dive
Affected programs include the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling and Recycling Education and Outreach grant programs. EPA employees fear reprisal if they speak to grantees, according to advocates.| Waste Dive
