June 18, 2025
| Today’s news and insights for waste and recycling leaders
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
Waste & Recycling Workers Week, which is starting to gain more attention in the industry and among local governments, is June 16-20. How are you celebrating or seeing the week recognized in your area? We’d be glad to hear more via email.
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Cole Rosengren
Managing Editor, Waste Dive
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New York legislators sent a battery EPR update bill to the governor, inspired by an uptick in scooter and e-bike fires. Connecticut's governor also signed a broad battery EPR law last week.
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Packaging industry groups celebrated the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act’s failure to advance as the legislature’s formal session came to a close early Wednesday.
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The company’s portfolio of waste combustion facilities has declined in recent years, but its network of materials processing facilities and alternative fuel production has grown significantly.
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