Cole Rosengren
Lead Editor at Waste Dive
Lead Editor at Packaging Dive
Garbage enthusiast. @WasteDive and @PackagingDive lead editor. Somervillian. Born Mainer. Former New Yorker. @SEJorg member.
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6 days ago |
truckingdive.com | Cole Rosengren
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Republic Services confirmed it acquired a pair of longtime Wisconsin hauling companies, effective May 1. The purchase includes Town & Country Sanitation and Peterson Sanitation. The two related companies provide a range of residential, commercial and roll-off collection services in portions of Southwest and South Central Wisconsin and Northeast Iowa.
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1 week ago |
packagingdive.com | Cole Rosengren
Net sales: $1.27BDown 4.3% year over yearNet earnings: $117MUp 40.2% year over yearOverview: CEO Dustin Semach reported that Sealed Air had completed the final steps in a reorganization into two key business lines — food and protective — by creating distinct supply chains, planning, production and other functions. While results were still muted in certain areas, with lower volumes dragging sales by 2% year over year, he reported other positive trends during the company’s Tuesday earnings call.
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1 week ago |
wastedive.com | Cole Rosengren
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Florida legislators recently wrapped up their formal session with action on multiple recycling and waste-related bills. All bills must go through final procedural steps before they’re sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis for consideration, at which point he can veto, sign or allow them to become law without his signature.
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1 week ago |
wastedive.com | Megan Quinn |Cole Rosengren
WM acquired Maryland-based WB Waste Solutions, one of the region’s largest private waste and recycling companies, effective May 1. Financial details were not disclosed. WB provides a range of commercial and industrial hauling and post-collection services in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.The deal is a “perfect fit,” said Brian Bauman, WM’s vice president of business development, who confirmed it at WasteExpo.
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1 week ago |
wastedive.com | Cole Rosengren
The U.S. solid waste industry’s five largest publicly traded companies spent an estimated $1.49 billion on acquisitions to start the year, with plenty more activity expected. The totals include spending reported by WM, Republic Services, Waste Connections, GFL Environmental and Casella Waste Systems. Below is a recap of M&A activity for each company along with executives’ insights from recent earnings calls about what’s ahead.
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RT @WasteDive: Thank you to @Waste_Expo & @Waste360 for inviting us to this week's conference. Senior Reporter @MeganQuinn2 led a session o…
After roughly a decade of advocacy, legislating, pandemic delays and negotiations we have the list of NYC commercial waste zone contracts! Stay tuned for more @WasteDive coverage this week. https://t.co/5xfJyZyjG2
Thanks to @ilsr for the opportunity to discuss M&A trends in the waste/recycling industry. The WM/ADS transaction was a big deal for this sector and I enjoyed revisiting the 18-month saga. https://t.co/HzIELGdt9J