This Week in Waste: Top Stories June 5 - June 8, 2023

#5 - Grove Collaborative Sees Plastic Footprint Decrease 37 Percent

This report showcases some of Grove’s success in sustainability and introduces new company sustainability initiatives. The report also lays out the goals for the future of sustainability at Grove Collaborative.

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#4 - Are National Standards Around Recyclability Claims on The Way?

Research shows how much, how often, and how well consumers recycle depends on their trust in the recycling system. Most of them – 78 percent –turn to labels to try and determine if a material will actually be recycled. Yet nearly two-thirds of them say they are confused by the label, found a survey of 1,300-plus participants conducted by The Recycling Partnership.

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#3 - Summertime Spike Rears Its Ugly Head with Highest Reported Fires on Record

Summertime is nearly here. As we defrost from the cold winter and mild April, May’s heat and dryness have officially caused the summertime spike to start earlier than historically expected but stays true to the past two years.

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#2 - NWRA: Waste Truck Load Sizes Must Be Reduced to Offset EV Battery Weight

As the race away from fossil fuels accelerates in fleets across the United States, capacity load size remains an obstacle in the waste and recycling industry. The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) recently published a white paper that examined collection weight loads and subsequent legislation that could shape how quickly companies upgrade their fleets.

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#1 - GFL Divests New Mexico, Colorado Operations to Republic Services in Strategy to 'Densify' Growth in Canada

GFL Environmental Inc. completed the sale of solid waste operations in Colorado and New Mexico markets to Phoenix-based Republic Services, effective June 1, 2023. The divestiture was one of three in a series for the Toronto-based environmental services provider, which acquired the assets as part of previous, larger transactions.

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