WasteExpo 2023 was held in New Orleans from May 1 through May 4. The show was very well attended with more than 13,000 attendees and 500 exhibitors. In this edition of Business Report, we highlight the insights we gleaned from informative...

PHOENIX-- Felix Martinez, a Republic Services residential collection driver from Mount Prospect, Ill., was recently named the National Waste & Recycling Association's (NWRA) 2023 National Residential Driver of the Year, the highest honor in the...

New York City residents will be required to set out yard waste for collection if a proposed rule is signed into law, which would also allow for food scraps and food-soiled paper to be separated and set at curbside on a voluntary basis or be...

Fort Smith is the third largest city in Arkansas. For years, the city’s service provider did not charge the city to accept and process recyclables. In 2014, when its contract with the city expired, the company proposed a $35 per-ton processing fee...

MORRISTOWN, NJ – Covanta, a leader in sustainable materials management, announced it has closed today on its acquisition of Circon Environmental (‘Circon’), a full-service provider of environmental services based in La Porte, Texas. The...

In the last week of April, all the publicly-traded solid waste companies reported first quarter earnings and held their follow-up conference calls. In this edition of Business Report, we highlight the common themes, and note the differences, in...

Arlington, VA – The Illinois chapter of the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) testified in opposition to legislation that would create the State Beverage Container Recycling Refunds Act. The bill would establish a container recycling...