Waste360

6 days ago | waste360.com | Gage Edwards

#5 - Project Canary and Sniffer Robotics Partner to Transform Landfill Methane Emissions Monitoring and QuantificationProject Canary, an emissions measurement and reporting platform, and Sniffer Robotics, a pioneer in drone-based emissions monitoring, today announced a strategic partnership that will revolutionize methane emissions monitoring and quantification at landfill sites worldwide. Read the full article here. #4 - WM, Goodwill Textile Recycling Program Coming to Troutdale, Ore.

1 week ago | waste360.com | Arlene Karidis

A federal court judge ruled on Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot take back billions in climate grants awarded to several nonprofits that the agency later froze. The plaintiffs are also to receive disbursements of expenses incurred prior to the freeze. Here’s some history with a few twists and turns in an ongoing battle leading up to Wednesday’s rule.

1 week ago | waste360.com | Arlene Karidis

A lot has transpired on the PFAS policy front lately, with more rules slated to take effect this year. In this Q&A Ken Sansone, an attorney at SL Environmental Law Group, touches on what’s likely down the pike and what it will mean for water utilities especially. He broaches the possibility of pending legal challenges related to their implementation under a new administration.   And explains how some states are taking the lead to clamp down on PFAS.

1 week ago | waste360.com | Arlene Karidis

How do you make meal recovery and donation the “norm”? That’s a good question to ask if the goal is to tackle two big problems at scale that are found almost everywhere: food waste and food insecurity. In this Waste360 Q&A, Hélène Lanctuit, CEO of Share My Meals, discusses work she and some big brands, governments, and other stakeholders are waist deep in to expand recovery across New Jersey. The hopeful ambition is to build a scalable model that can be replicated nationally.

1 week ago | waste360.com | Arlene Karidis

San Francisco spans a mere 47 miles, but it’s dense; it’s hilly; and flanked with narrow, heavily traveled streets. It’s a trying landscape for the city’s street cleaners and waste and recycling haulers—especially given the diversity among communities that they serve. There is no one-size approach to managing the mountains of trash and recyclables in this dynamic town.