On March 5, the bill was released from the Senate by a vote of 22 to 17, and on April 14, Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill into law.

SCS will assist SMUD’s staff in designing and engineering a closure and post-closure maintenance plan, as well as engineering to cap the landfill.

The measure would require a person seeking a permit for a new facility in a burdened community to meet certain additional requirements.

Waste Management changed its plans to stop accepting recycled mixed paper in Broward County, Fla., after community backlash.

During the study period, 180 commercial and residential trash samples were collected and analyzed.

ISRI Chief Lobbyist Billy Johnson explained what makes for successful recycling, identified existing pressure points in the residential recycling stream and provided a number of clear policy solutions.

The Woodlands Township has also implemented an educational program to teach the public how to recycle properly.

Reps seek information related to the bottled water industry’s practices, specifically regarding the extraction, bottling and selling of America’s groundwater.

Boulder’s Climate Mobilization Action Plan portrays a holistic picture of materials being consumed, transformed and wasted throughout the city.

The city signed short-term contracts with TDS and Central Waste while it continues to work on a new long-term contract for collection services.