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Waste industry calls on manufacturers, policymakers to help prevent facility fires

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Megan Quinn

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The waste industry has long known that items such as lithium-ion batteries and compressed gas cylinders are causing major fires and injuries at facilities and in collection vehicles.
AMP grows focus on custom MSW sortation offerings

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Megan Quinn

AMP, known for its AI-powered sortation technology for recycling, is planning to expand one of its newer offerings: MSW processing. AMP has been “quietly” ramping up its MSW diversion offerings for the last few years, namely through its AMP One sorting technology, said CEO Tim Stuart. Now, such MSW sorting offerings are a growing part of the company’s portfolio, he said during an interview at WasteExpo in May.
Will surge in GLP-1 medications lower food waste?

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Consumer food waste patterns are changing as the uptake of GLP-1 medications like Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Ozempic increases, experts in the space say. The drugs, which suppress appetite and shift food consumption behaviors, may lead consumers to purchase and ultimatelywaste less food, said Brian Roe, a professor at the Ohio State University’s Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics.
NERC notes slight commodity value improvements, while MRFs announce significant upgrades

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Megan Quinn

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. MRFs in the Northeast noted an increase in average commodity prices for the first quarter of 2025, according to a report from the Northeast Recycling Council. In Q1, average blended commodity value without residuals was $102.34, an increase of more than9% from the previous quarter. When calculating the value with residuals, prices were closer to$89.62, an increase of 8.6%, the quarterly MRF Commodity Values Survey Report says.
Congress revokes Advanced Clean Trucks waiver, creating ambiguity for refuse fleets

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Federal legislators approved three Congressional Review Act resolutions last week that roll back California's strict truck emissions policies. The movestee up the U.S. EPA to nix the Advanced Clean Trucks rule, which would have required 75% of Class 8 trucks sold in the state to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2035.
Waste sector emissions ticked up in 2023, unreleased EPA report finds

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

Emissions from the waste sector ticked up in 2023, snapping a three-year streak of declines, according to a chapter of the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks report released by the U.S. EPA. Waste emissions totaled 165.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2023, compared to 165.1 million metric tons of CO2e the prior year, per the report. Landfills continue to represent roughly three-quarters of the waste sector's emissions.
Nova Chemicals, Novolex open mechanical recycling facility for PE film

1 week ago | wastedive.com | Megan Quinn

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Nova Chemicals has commissioned its first plant to producePE from mechanically recycled postconsumer plastic film. Packaging producer Novolex will operate the facility. The facility, located in Connersville, Indiana, has opened three of its four lines and plans to be fully operational by the end of the year, according to a news release. Full production is expected by early 2026.
CalRecycle unveils new SB 54 text; Wagoner out as CAA’s California lead

2 weeks ago | wastedive.com | Maria Rachal

California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is working on revamped SB 54 regulations. The agency released revised draft regulations last Friday and is accepting feedback on proposed changes through June 3. Amid this informal stage of rulemaking, CalRecycle will host a public workshop this coming Tuesday, May 27. This follows Gov.
Maine, Ohio, New Hampshire debate landfill restrictions

2 weeks ago | wastedive.com | Jacob Wallace

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As landfill expansions progress around the country, more state legislatures are debating bills that would modify the rules by which landfills must operate. Over the past several weeks, some of those bills have reached new milestones, including one in Washington that became a law that allows the state’s Department of Ecology to approve or deny landfill permits.
Plastics reduction advocate and former EPA administrator joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation

2 weeks ago | wastedive.com | Megan Quinn

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Name: Jennie Romer Previous title: Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention, U.S. EPANew Title: Director of Policy, North America, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Romer joins the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to help the organization promote circular economy-related policies across the U.S. and Canada. Her focus will include policy related to e-waste, textiles and the recovery of critical raw materials.