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 | 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.
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1 week ago |
wastedive.com | Megan Quinn
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. EPA has not canceled the selection process for the second round of Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants and Recycling Education and Outreach grants. It is “currently working through the approval process” for these grants, set to be disbursed later this year, the agency said in an email on Friday.
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2 weeks ago |
wastedive.com | Megan Quinn
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Uncertainty around the operational and market impacts of the Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs is expected to continue in the near future as plastics recyclers and related industries wait for ripple effects on global trade and domestic markets. On April 2, President Donald Trump enacted baseline 10% tariffs on goods from most other nations, plus a range of additional country-specific duties.
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2 weeks ago |
wastedive.com | Megan Quinn
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. New Mexico has designated specific types of PFAS-containing firefighting foam as hazardous waste and has banned most products containing intentionally added PFAS. The two new laws are part of a bill package Gov. Michjelle Lujan Grisham signed into law on Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago |
wastedive.com | Megan Quinn
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Maryland could become the sixth state to adopt an extended producer responsibility program for packaging if Gov. Wes Moore signs SB 901. The bill passed in the final hours of the state’s legislative session on Monday night. If signed, the EPR law would cover certain packaging and paper products, including beverage containers. A producer responsibility organization would set fees and reimbursements.
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