A study from Closed Loop Partners' Composting Consortium touts certified food-contact compostable packaging's successful breakdown in commercial facilities and calls for collaborations make compostable packaging materials more widely accepted wastedive.com/news/compostab…

Stericycle's chief commercial officer talked with Waste Dive about the company's long-term sustainability strategy and its efforts to optimize operations through improved data collection, enterprise resource planning and more wastedive.com/news/stericycl…

Landfills have recorded a third consecutive year of declining methane emissions, the U.S. EPA reported in its annual GHG emissions inventory. Landfills make up the largest source of waste sector emissions wastedive.com/news/epa-ghg-2…

The New York City Department of Sanitation captured less residential and institutional recycling than it did six years ago and encountered more contamination in recycling streams in 2023, according to its newly released waste characterization study. wastedive.com/news/nyc-waste…

With the increased efficiency, lowered emissions, lower vehicle noise levels and better operating costs, CNG vehicles are now a mainstream part of waste operations. wastedive.com/news/cng-rng-w…

This comes the same week that the agency released its updated interim guidance on the destruction and disposal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances via a range of technologies. wastedive.com/news/epa-biden…

The North Carolina facility builds on momentum fueled by a $1 billion agreement with Enbridge, a Canadian gas pipeline and energy company, to construct anaerobic digesters capable of producing energy from biogas. wastedive.com/news/divert-no…

New Jersey-based Filco Carting recently hired a new CFO, following the company’s award of multiple commercial waste zone contracts in New York City and expansion into the Garden State. wastedive.com/news/filco-car…

Figuring out how to manage PFAS contamination has vexed government officials and industry professionals for years, but pending federal regulations and a wave of technology could start a new era of action against these forever chemicals. wastedive.com/news/pfas-scie…

While certain areas of North America may be known for their limited disposal capacity, many others frequently see expansions approved as local officials look for ways to manage their waste volumes. wastedive.com/news/landfill-…

Malatesta took on the top role at the Minnesota-based company this week, following the retirement of former CEO Steve Metz. wastedive.com/news/ljp-waste…

The deal adds capacity for GFL in a growing market. CEO Patrick Dovigi told investors during the company’s Q4 earnings call in February that GFL was closing an acquisition of a “medium-sized” company in the Southeast U.S.  wastedive.com/news/gfl-angel…

RNG roundup: Michigan’s oldest landfill-gas-to-electricity facility gets reworked , Florida project breaks ground, Republic Services and Archaea start construction in Tennessee and WAGA ENERGY completes its first U.S. project in New York: wastedive.com/news/rng-round…

Battery and electronics recycling has become more of a federal focus in recent years, and the DOE is among the agencies funding innovation projects as a way to kickstart efforts to shore up a domestic supply of critical materials. wastedive.com/news/battery-r…

The standard requires a certain percentage of manufacturers’ vehicles to meet certain carbon dioxide intensity metrics that ramp up from model years 2027 to 2032. wastedive.com/news/epa-phase…

Chemical recycling plants are on the rise, and numerous companies say they want high volumes of material to feed operations. What does it mean for MRF operators and the market for hard-to-recycle material? wastedive.com/news/chemical-…

A four-year study by Carbon Mapper says more than half of surveyed landfills have detectable methane plumes. Researchers say there's a 'misalignment' between estimates from existing models for landfill gas emissions and the true emission numbers. wastedive.com/news/carbon-ma…

Wyoming became the 25th state to pass a law defining chemical recycling as a manufacturing process. Wisconsin updated its E-cycle program to make recycling targets more readily achievable for manufacturers. wastedive.com/news/state-rec…

Municipal and nonprofit officials at the annual MassRecycle conference highlighted how recycling efforts in Massachusetts have become better-established than those in many other states, but still have room for ongoing improvement. wastedive.com/news/massrecyc…

Maine facilities have been scrambling for disposal options for biosolids in recent years, in part due to new laws designed to address concerns of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in biosolids. wastedive.com/news/viridi-ca…