Scientists at a federal lab recently released the results of a project, funded by Google X, that looked at handling a mixed stream of PET and
The Composting Consortium report, which analyzed feedstock and finished product from 10 facilities around the country, aims to address common assumptions about plastic and other contaminants
Following negotiations, an anaerobic digester is set to replace a mass burn facility in Long Beach. The transition occurs amid significant regulatory shifts for such
The union alleges that Republic hired nonunion workers to transport MSW to landfills. An arbitrator ruled in favor of granting the Teamsters back pay for the case.
A judge denied the company’s request to throw out a lawsuit that consumers filed a year and a half after Colgate introduced a monomaterial HDPE tube. The product’s
After years of financial difficulties, the Covanta-operated Southeast Resource Recovery Facility is shutting down this month. Long Beach is looking to build organics processing capacity
The funding goes toward a range of public and private awardees, including operations run by Agromin, Republic Services and a variety of local governments.
The agency published draft rules and a covered materials category list pertinent to SB 54, as well as the SB 343 preliminary findings report.
Composters can struggle to manage the wide variety of new packaging entering the market, leading to greater calls for labeling guidelines and testing. Cities like San
The recycling, reuse and organics projects it supports are important for reaching the state’s waste diversion goal, according to its program manager.