Jacob Wallace

Washington, D.C., United States

Editor at Waste Dive

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FCC Environmental Services acquires Florida WTE facility

2 days ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. FCC Environmental Services is acquiring a waste-to-energy facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from Win Waste Innovations, according to a Tuesday press release. The two companies plan to close the deal in the second quarter of this year. This is FCC’s first WTE facility in the United States. It already performs hauling servicesin Florida for more than 800,000 residences and thousands of commercial customers.
State bills tackling PFAS in biosolids advance

2 days ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

Washington is poised to become the latest state to enact legislation addressing PFAS contamination in sewage sludge after a bill requiring testing passed the legislature this week. It comes as state regulators and water utilities struggle to identify solutions for contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Bipartisan groups reintroduce pro-biofuel bills in Congress

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A bipartisan group of federal legislators has reintroduced the Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act, which would extend the Clean Fuel Production Credit through 2034. The current credit, also known as 45Z, is set to expire at the end of 2027. Lawmakers previously introduced the bill in September during the last Congress.
What the pandemic means for waste and recycling five years later

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Cole Rosengren |Megan Quinn |Jacob Wallace

Waste and recycling systems were among the essential services that kept running when the pandemic hit in 2020. Today, industry participants say business is largely back to normal. The early months of COVID-19 had many effects on the industry, including an unknown number of worker deaths and illnesses. Commercial business plummeted, questions about how the virus was transmitted were rampant and social distancing guidelines made facility operations challenging.
Arcwood CEO HP Nanda talks rebrand, new incinerators and tariffs

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Heritage Environmental Services rebranded to Arcwood Environmental last month, in the latest evolution of a more than 50-year-old environmental services company. It caps off a year of growth under CEO HP Nanda, who came to the company in April 2024 after a stint as CEO of Houston-based Grundfos Water Utility and more than two decades at chemical manufacturer DuPont.
EPA speeds up West Lake Landfill cleanup timeline after Zeldin visit

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. EPA reached a new agreement with stakeholders to accelerate the cleanup of the West Lake Landfill, a site near St. Louis, Missouri, owned by a Republic Services subsidiary, by more than a year. The 200-acre site is a former quarry and landfill. Beginning in 1973, radiologically contaminated material was dumped at the facility. It was placed on the EPA’s Superfund list in 1990, indicating it was in need of cleanup.
Trump targets state climate laws, escalates deregulatory agenda

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The White House unleashed the latest salvo in its war against climate regulations via several executive orders last week. The orders direct agencies to sunset or repeal regulations, as well as direct the Department of Justice to go after state climate laws. It could ensnare laws affecting the waste industry, including those seeking to address landfill methane emissions.
Generate Upcycle takes parting shots at Michigan regulators as digester shuts down

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Generate Upcycle, a private company with more than 20 organics recycling facilities in North America and Europe, criticized Michigan's regulatory approach to the use of digestate as fertilizer at a recent state oversight hearing. The company is in the final days of shutting down and decommissioning its Fremont Regional Digester in the state.
New York City begins curbside organics enforcement

2 weeks ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. New York City’s Sanitation Department began enforcing mandatory curbside organics separation last week, and has already issued nearly 2,000 summonses since April 1, Gothamist reported. Building owners are penalized if organic waste is found in their waste bins and not separated. The city instructs building owners to place food and yard waste in a bin on the curb that can lock.
Maryland lawmakers vote to end renewable subsidy for incineration

2 weeks ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Maryland lawmakers ended a subsidy for waste-to-energy facilities as part of an energy reform package passed on the legislature's final day of session on Monday. The vote came after years of lobbying from environmental groups. WTE was first included in Maryland's Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, a mandate for investor-owned utilities to incorporate renewable energy sources, in 2011. The bill now goes to the desk of Gov.