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How the Republican budget proposal affects biogas credits and waste funding

2 days ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have laid out their initial proposed budget, and they are planning to claw back much of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. For the waste and recycling industry, the changes would represent a loss of federal support for certain emissions-related activities but may provide a boost for alternative fuel production.
Hydrogen-fueled refuse trucks are ‘just a matter of when,’ manufacturers say

3 days ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

Truck manufacturers still see a future for hydrogen-powered refuse vehicles despite the recent dissolution of Hyzon, which ran the first U.S. pilot for such vehicles last year. Manufacturers think waste and recycling haulers are a natural fit for the technology, given their proven abilityin recent years to pivot to new fuel types like compressed natural gas.
Healthcare waste in residential streams keeps growing. Now what?

6 days ago | wastedive.com | Megan Quinn

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Medical care is increasingly moving away from hospital settings and into homes. That’s changing waste streams in ways that will affect both MRFs and healthcare workers, said speakers during a healthcare waste panel at WasteExpo, held May 5-8 in Las Vegas.
Waste Harmonics Keter looks for growth opportunities after merger

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Digital waste services company Waste Harmonics Keter is aiming to generate “double-digit growth” this year following a C-suite refresh. The company has largely completed its integration under private equity backer TPG Growth, which previously backed Keter before that company merged with Waste Harmonics in 2023. Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Mohan joined CEO Bob Boucher at Waste Harmonics Keter in November.
Florida legislature passes bill calling for new state recycling plan

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.
GreenBlue shares How2Recycle label updates, launches tube and thermoform group

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Maria Rachal

What’s shaping the future of packaging design and recycling? Midway through 2025, GreenBlue, the nonprofit behind the Sustainable Packaging Coalition and How2Recycle, is out with updates. In line with the SPC Impact event last week in Seattle, the organization shared its 2025 sustainable packaging trends report, defining and detailing the following four highlights: In packaging innovation, refills are making a comeback for spirits and beauty.
WM acquires DC-area WB Waste Solutions

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.
Top 5 waste companies spent nearly $1.5B on M&A in Q1

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.
Grants of up to $50K aim to boost compostable packaging recovery

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Cole Rosengren

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Composting Consortium, in partnership with the U.S. Composting Council and Biodegradable Products Institute, is starting a grant program to increase the recovery of food-contact compostable packaging. Grant awards can be as high as $50,000, though the total funding availability was not disclosed.Applications are open through June 13, and all projects must be completed by March 1, 2026.
Biogas market awaits RFS guidance; plus RNG news from WM, Viridi, Vision

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. This is the latest installment in Waste Dive’sBiogas Monthly series. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has set out a busy regulatory (or deregulatory) agenda over the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's term, but one regulation he's left untouched is the Renewable Fuel Standard.