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Emvolon has raised $22 million in series A funding to spur project development. The company looks to scale up from a pilot at a WM-run landfill with Montauk Renewables, among other projects. wastedive.com/news/biogas-to…

Jana Partners wants Casella to make accelerated margin improvements. Analysts say M&A strategies could be either a headwind or a boost. wastedive.com/news/analysts-…

Lights, camera, cartons: The Carton Council has developed an open-source photo library of carton photos as they appear in MRFs. They aim to grow the collection to help operators train AI on accurate identification. wastedive.com/news/carton-co…

The union’s agreements with regional haulers expired Sept. 30. Local 396 represents workers at WM, Republic and other companies that service the RecycLA commercial waste franchise program in Los Angeles, among other accounts. wastedive.com/news/californi…

"Before federal regulation, the disposal of waste was frequently ad hoc as it steadily grew amid the postwar economic boom. Dumping waste in open fields, or burning it in backyard barrels or incinerators at large residential buildings was common." #RCRA50 wastedive.com/news/resource-…

Waste Connections is managing fuel costs and pricing amid an “on again, off again” war in Iran, CEO Ron Mittelstaedt said. wastedive.com/news/waste-con…

50 years ago, President Gerald Ford signed RCRA amid a growing period of environmental activism and regulation. The law took direct aim at the system of open dumping and burning of waste that proliferated into the 20th century. wastedive.com/news/resource-…

USGBC's newly updated TRUE standard for zero waste facilities aims to streamline requirements and make it easier for companies to document, track and reduce waste wastedive.com/news/updated-t…

Catch up on the latest waste and recycling acquisitions from multiple U.S. states. wastedive.com/news/tracking-…

Container redemption fraud can hurt program funding and public trust. But Oregon and Alberta experts at a CRI webinar said auditing, staffing, enforcement and education makes a difference. wastedive.com/news/bottle-bi…

The recently sold Charlotte, North Carolina, and Johnston, Rhode Island, facilities have a complex backstory of shifting financial interests, delayed construction and related challenges. wastedive.com/news/divert-ac…

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says the agency’s collaboration with private sector and university researchers on PFAS could help lower compliance costs and make mitigation tech more accessible, especially as companies compete wastedive.com/news/epas-zeld…

“Every time I drive by a farm, there’s a rezoning sign out front and always a new crew grading and clearing land and building new developments. So for the dumpster business, that’s great." wastedive.com/news/snappy-du…

New Jersey lawmakers have advanced a vape EPR bill that aims to establish convenient collection options. It also has a unique ecomodulation feature charging producers lower fees for reusable vapes. wastedive.com/news/new-jerse…

New Jersey’s EPR bill advances during a time when more state legislatures are taking action to prevent vape-related fires and reduce litter. wastedive.com/news/new-jerse…

Pro Disposal received a multimillion-dollar loan from Closed Loop Partners for optical sorters and other improvements at its Pennsylvania MRF. It's among several expansion and upgrade plans the company has enacted in recent years. wastedive.com/news/pro-dispo…

Public sector workers represented by Teamsters went on strike today in Orange County, California. That includes some landfill operations workers from Orange County Waste & Recycling. wastedive.com/news/landfill-…

Proponents of a D.C bottle bill are engaging with DC council on environmental and job benefits, but groups like American Beverage continue to mount an opposition campaign as the topic heats up: wastedive.com/news/fight-ove…

Landfill operators continue to address dwindling landfill capacity through a series of permit expansion efforts, such as a Dem-Con MSW plan in Minnesota and a Rumpke expansion proposal in Kentucky. wastedive.com/news/dem-con-a…

In this installment of Biogas Monthly: Wastewater treatment plants adopting anaerobic digesters, Montauk Renewables opens a new AD facility in NC, plus news from Waga and Opal: wastedive.com/news/report-ch…