Cole Rosengren

The CPG company used 2 million metric tons of plastic last year, a slight decrease from 2024. It noted lightweighting Gatorade and Lipton bottles in North America along with other international redesign examples.

Other bills focused on recovering critical materials at contaminated waste sites and updating the Solid Waste Disposal Act. They are all moving to the Senate for consideration and involve new work led by the U.S. EPA.

BlackRock-backed Vanguard will now have 19 facilities, with 10 more in development. The transaction, plus a separate one in the U.K., marks Generate Capital’s exit from organics investments.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest moves update the state’s battery EPR law, as well as aspects of its bottle bill program. He also gave CalRecycle more authority following a high-profile issue at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.

A Veolia-backed report outlined the need to ensure capacity keeps up with the sector. The company said ongoing investments in semiconductors, autos and biotech are spurring new demand for treatment and disposal capacity.

A Veolia-backed report outlined the need to ensure capacity keeps up with the sector. The company said ongoing investments in semiconductors, autos and biotech are spurring new demand.

Owner Ian Olmsted shares lessons learned from starting hauling as a side business while holding an office, acquiring a fellow small hauler and competing in the Charlotte metro area.

Anaergia sold the facilities last month, but didn’t disclose the buyer. The large sites, originally developed by Orbit Energy, have a complex history.

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and the EPA’s resulting regulations, dramatically altered the solid and hazardous waste landscape. What does it mean today?

Teamsters Local 396 had timed contracts for thousands of workers servicing the Los Angeles market and others to expire Sept. 30. Negotiations continued with Athens, CR&R and other local companies.