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Injury rates for waste industry workers fell in 2023, but illnesses rose
Injury rates still haven’t fallen back to historically low 2021 levels. Meanwhile, solid waste collection workers experienced ...
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WM completes $7.2B Stericycle deal, takes leading position in medical waste market
Stericycle’s medical and document destruction assets now reside under WM's Healthcare Solutions division. While WM tried to ...
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New York City official backs composting over codigestion, citing environmental justice concerns
A report from Brooklyn’s borough president argues the city should expand composting capacity instead of relying on ...
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Republic, Ameresco partner on California RNG; plus news from Vision RNG and Vanguard
The project partners tout California’s largest facility for converting landfill gas to renewable natural gas. Meanwhile, RNG ...
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Biosolids and PFAS questions are rippling to other states after Maine’s land application ban
The U.S. EPA has yet to offer guidance on how to address forever chemicals in the organic material from wastewater treatment ...
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Waste and recycling donors spend millions across federal, state and local races
PACs affiliated with the National Waste & Recycling Association, WM, Republic Services, Reworld and others were active this ...
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NWRA challenges EPA emissions method; landfill operators report initial hurricane effects
Plus, WM, Republic Services and Rumpke Waste & Recycling continued landfill expansion efforts in multiple states. Multiple ...