Dec 20, 2024 · The waste and recycling industry saw a range of advancements and investments in 2024. More people entered the workforce this year, and newly proposed safety protections and regulations on PFAS could affect operations moving into 2025.

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Nov 4, 2024 · Dive Insight: The largest deal in the North American waste industry this year marks WM’s return to focusing on the medical waste sector. WM said it decided to acquire Stericycle in part because of how aging populations are expected to help grow the medical waste business.. Illinois-based Stericycle, founded in 1989, grew amid a period of …

Apr 16, 2024 · In 2021, Mohammed became CEO of what was then Covanta, following the EQT deal. The $5.3 billion sale was contingent on several sustainability growth metrics, including a 25% increase by 2025 in waste recycled or reused. The company was the largest operator of mass-burn combustion facilities in the U.S. at the time of the sale, and it has grown since then.

Dec 16, 2024 · Dive Insight: Aspen Waste is breaking into a competitive Denver-area market that has seen consolidation in recent years due to acquisitions from major waste companies.Aspen sees itself as a new choice, especially as Colorado prepares for major waste and recycling changes under its extended producer responsibility for packaging law.

Sep 17, 2024 · Dive Brief: The U.S. EPA on Monday announced $117 million will be available for three new funding opportunities for recycling projects. Tribes, intertribal consortia and local governments can apply for funds, which builds on a historic amount of money awarded for recycling projects last year.; The agency will award $78 million through the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant program ...

Oct 28, 2024 · Dive Insight: Coastal, itself a young company founded in 2017, has sought to scale quickly since Macquarie purchased a majority stake last year.This transaction, initially reported by Construction & Demolition Recycling, is a notable expansion of its position in Florida. “The merger of Coastal and Southwest represents a collaboration of two exceptional entities, with a shared commitment to ...

Sep 9, 2024 · Casella Waste Systems will acquire Royal Carting and its sister company Welsh Sanitation, two family-owned businesses that provide residential and commercial waste services in New York’s Hudson Valley region.. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter, pending regulatory approvals. The acquisition, which includes two solid waste collection operations and two transfer stations, is ...

Nov 18, 2024 · Dive Brief: AMP will partner with Waste Connections to build and operate a new MRF in Commerce City, Colorado. The artificial intelligence-powered facility, which will be owned by Waste Connections and operated by AMP, is expected to open in early 2026.

Oct 16, 2024 · Dive Brief: Los Angeles is set to award a new MRF contract to Athens Services, which could potentially be worth up to $87.1 million over a five-year period.The contract has the option for two additional five-year extensions, which could raise its potential value to $382.9 million over a 15-year period.