Megan Quinn
Reporter at Waste Dive
Recycling/waste reporter for @wastedive, part of @industrydive. I'm a word nerd, zine writer and lover of news about the news. RTs are not endorsements. She/her
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1 week ago |
wastedive.com | Megan Quinn
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Sullivan County, Tennessee, has opened a new 16,000-square-foot recycling facility meant to increase recycling capacity across Northeast Tennessee. The $3.5 million county-run facility, capable of processing 12 to 15 tons an hour, will process recyclables from around the county and the broader region.
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1 week ago |
wastedive.com | Megan Quinn
Textile recycling projects are moving forward this spring and summer as municipalities, states and business advocates look for ways to divert apparel and other items from disposal. Here’s a look at recent textile recycling regulations and innovations in California, Ohio, New Jersey and elsewhere in the U.S:The implementation process for the first extended producer responsibility for textiles program in the country is beginning to pick up momentum.
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2 weeks ago |
wastedive.com | Megan Quinn |Jacob Wallace
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Lawmakers at the state level have become more involved in landfill siting and permitting issues this year. Legislation in Oregon, sent to the governor this week, could change how Republic Services measures methane at a landfill in the state. Bills further regulating landfills in Hawai’i and Ohio are also awaiting their respective governors’ signatures.
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2 weeks ago |
wastedive.com | Megan Quinn
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Cyclic Materials, a metals recycling company for rare earth and other critical metals, will build a recycling plant and research center in Kingston, Ontario. The $25 million facility, meant to process 500 metric tons of material a year, is expected to open sometime in the first quarter of 2026. Cyclic will recycle magnets from end-of-life products as well as other “industry magnet waste” at the 140,000 square foot facility.
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2 weeks ago |
wastedive.com | Megan Quinn
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works favorably reported John Busterud’s nomination as the assistant administrator of the U.S. EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management on Wednesday. The committee voted 10-9 to move the nomination forward. The nomination now heads to the full Senate for consideration.
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