Maine Gov. Mills alters packaging EPR law, to industry’s relief

With LD 1423, groups wanted to bring Maine’s first-in-the-nation packaging EPR law from 2021 into closer alignment with more recent versions of EPR legislation in other states.

Tracking the waste and recycling industry’s M&A activity

Convertus acquired AIM, a large Canadian organics recycler; Capital Waste Services acquired Davis Disposal in South Carolina; GFL acquired a small Michigan hauler; Ewaste+ acquired Take 2 Recycling in Connecticut.

IWS’ Action Carting launches electric truck in the Bronx with Oscar the Grouch branding.

Chemical recycler Novoloop raises $21M in series B funding.

Fall River, Massachusetts, explains $3M trash contract increase.

Pacific Northwest’s Fred Meyer expands organics recycling to all grocery stores in partnership with Divert.

Swedish textile recycler Syre to partner with Gap, Target.

The unrealized promise of circular diapers.