Can recycling advancements get black rigid plastics off packaging’s blacklist?

More MRFs are adding technologies to sort the material, but some brands and manufacturers are still switching away from the color. As black plastic reaches a tipping point, end market challenges create uncertainty about its future.

Tracking the waste and recycling industry’s M&A activity

Republic Services acquired Kentucky-based Green River Waste; Ally Waste Services acquired multifamily service provider WeDoTrash; and private equity investor TorQuest bought a stake in Waste Solutions Canada.

EPA opens up $20M in SWIFR grant funding for tribes and intertribal consortia

The Trump administration plans to select 20 grantees in the latest funding round. It also says the selection process for a $58 million funding round for communities, states and territories is ongoing.

Omaha, Nebraska, wins lawsuit over FCC Waste collection contract.

EPA begins hazardous waste cleanup at former Omni Polymers facility in Toledo, Ohio.

Civil rights suit filed against Haywood County, North Carolina, landfill operators.

Recycling executive Miller steps aside from Minnesota politics.

Wake County, North Carolina, launches grant program to support local waste reduction.