This Week in Waste: Top Stories November 18 – November 21, 2024

#5 - Waste World - Episode 6: Rising Leaders Talk Trash 2024

Each year, Waste360 asks the industry to lift up their young professionals for recognition and honor them as a new class of leaders representing all things waste. Join us to hear from a sampling of the newly crowned 40 Under 40 Class of 2024.

Listen to the podcast here.

#4 - 2024 Is The Worst Year Yet for Waste and Recycling Facility Fires

The waste and recycling industry is on track for a record number of fire incidents in 2024, driven by challenges like lithium-ion batteries in scrap materials and difficulties in managing combustible piles.

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#3 - AMP Robotics and Waste Connections Partner for AI-Powered Recycling Facility in Colorado

A new agreement will see AMP Robotics Corp. (AMP) equip and operate one of Waste Connection’s greenfield recycling facilities.

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#2 - Here’s How to Curb Thanksgiving Food Waste and an Update on Policies to Tackle Waste Year-Round

The holidays are coming, and for most of us that means extra time for family, friends, and food. Lots of food. Then comes the aftermath: tonnages of grub that flow into garbage cans and ultimately on to landfills.

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#1 - Illinois Launches Sweeping Battery EPR Law

Manufacturers will absorb the cost of collections, recycling, and disposal as well as take on the role of educating consumers on how to responsibly dispose of their batteries.

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