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Northeast Texas Regional MRF Prepares to Open New Facility This Week
2025-05-21 09:05:20| Waste Age
Back in October 2024, the Northeast Texas Regional MRF (NTRMRF) began occupying a building in East Texas, and it will finally be operational this week.
Category: Energy and Environment
Casella Unveils MRF Upgrades, Improving Recycling Efficiency, Processing Tonnage
2025-05-21 09:01:49| Waste Age
Casella Waste Systems (Casella) celebrated the opening of its newly renovated Willimantic, Conn. MRF, earlier this week.
Category: Energy and Environment
Moving Forward: SES, Ally Waste, Momentum Announce Acquisitions
2025-05-20 16:03:27| Waste Age
M&A activity remains robust in the waste and recycling industry. Here is this week's round-up of the latest mergers and acquisitions.
Category: Energy and Environment
Getting the Most From Waste Management Assets For Better Performance and Profits
2025-05-20 15:48:59| Waste Age
Waste management operators face constant pressure from volatile markets, labor shortages, and rising material volumes, making efficient asset management critical to maintaining uptime and profitability. Through strategic equipment integration, preventive maintenance, real-time monitoring technologies, and evolving AI tools, operators are enhancing system resilience and maximizing the lifecycle of both fleet and facility assets.
Category: Energy and Environment
Tri-Corner Landfills Fishing Rodeo Reels in Big Smiles and Big Catches
2025-05-20 15:12:14| Waste Age
Category: Energy and Environment
WasteVision AI and Samsara Announce New Integration
2025-05-20 14:54:49| Waste Age
Category: Energy and Environment
Dekalb County, Ga. No Longer Accepting Certain Items in Recycling
2025-05-19 21:21:13| Waste Age
DeKalb County, Ga. is preparing to change what can and cant be accepted in blue recycling bins.
Category: Energy and Environment
Fairfax County, Va. Recycling Program Diverts Over Nine Tons of Materials in Three Months
2025-05-19 21:17:46| Waste Age
A pilot program in Fairfax, Va. is having a big impact on waste diversion by keeping tons of textile waste out of landfills.
Category: Energy and Environment
Food Companies Join Forces to Reduce Their Footprint, Improve Their Bottom Lines
2025-05-19 15:27:05| Waste Age
A new report from the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment (PCFWC) and the U.S. Food Waste Pact reveals that major food retailers and foodservice providers are making progress toward the national goal of cutting food waste 50% by 2030, with initiatives reducing unsold food by 30% since 2019 and innovative projects like AI tools, employee engagement campaigns, and product-specific interventions driving further reductions.
Category: Energy and Environment
Driving Film and Flexibles End Markets: a Work in Progress
2025-05-19 15:25:58| Waste Age
Only about 2% of U.S. households can currently recycle film and flexible plastics, largely due to limited infrastructure and a lack of strong end marketsan issue California must urgently address to meet its ambitious SB 54 recycling targets or face steep penalties.
Category: Energy and Environment