This Week in Waste: Top Stories from September 2024 - Part 2

#5 - Casella Waste Systems to Acquire Royal Carting and Welsh Sanitation

Casella Waste Systems has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Royal Carting and Welsh Sanitation and related real estate assets. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of the year.

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#4 - Q&A: WM’s Malik on the Company’s RNG Investment Strategies and Near-Future Plans

In this Q&A, Shahid Malik, vice president of Renewable Energy, WM, discusses goals the company aims to reach before the end of 2024 and zeros in on 2026, which is anticipated to be a major milestone.

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#3 - Rumpke Enters Court Battle Over Fatal Landfill Incident in Hamilton County, Ohio

Ance Jones, a worker at a Hamilton County landfill, died from a heart attack after being partially buried by trash from a city garbage truck, leading his widow to file a negligence lawsuit against the city and landfill operator Rumpke.

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#2 - U.S. EPA Says it’s Not Obligated to Regulate PFAS-laden Sludge Applied to Land

The EPA and PEER are in a legal dispute over whether the EPA is required to regulate PFAS in sewage sludge used as fertilizer, with PEER arguing that the Clean Water Act mandates regulation of these pollutants due to potential harm. Meanwhile, Texas farmers are suing Synagro, claiming its biosolid fertilizer contaminated their land with PFAS, with both cases highlighting concerns over the widespread presence of PFAS in agricultural environments and the EPA's handling of the issue.

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#1 - Governor Newsom Signs Legislation Requiring Propane Cylinders Sold in the State to be Refillable or Reusable

Governor Gavin Newsom announced the signing of Senate Bill 1280 authored by Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz). SB 1280 will promote sustainable outdoor recreation by requiring one-pound propane cylinders sold in California to be reusable or refillable starting January 1, 2028.

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