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California proposes more aggressive credit system in LCFS amendments

Proposed changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard, if approved, would boost credit prices and support RNG investment, with implications for landfill and anaerobic digestion projects.

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Circular Action Alliance names its first CEO

Jeff Fielkow has decades of recycling and packaging experience at Tetra Pak, WM and elsewhere. The producer responsibility organization is ramping up work in Colorado, Oregon and California.

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Goodwill positions itself as a growing player in the recycling industry

At its first sustainability summit, the organization highlighted plans to scale up textile recycling while continuing to foster regional film plastic partnerships. Leaders also weighed in on California’s pending textile EPR bill.

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Superfund enforcement of PFAS starts today. Where does waste and recycling go from here?

The regulation exposes certain parties to liability for cleanup of contamination from certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. While the EPA has said some disposal facilities won’t be targeted, concerns about cost remain.

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Satellite and flyover tech advances for landfill methane as industry seeks more clarity

WM is testing a range of emissions detection options as it works to solidify a measurement system by next year. This comes as more groups are launching satellites and asking the U.S. EPA to update its regulations.

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Recycling label requirements proposed in draft federal bill

Sen. Jeff Merkley is circulating a draft bill regarding truth in labeling. Packaging groups want it to preempt laws in states such as California and Oregon.

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LA waste zone rebid will help Rialto Bioenergy Facility, new owner says

The CEO of Rialto Bioenergy Facility’s new owner, Sevana Bioenergy, said the facility needs maintenance. But he thinks it could benefit from Los Angeles’ pending commercial waste contract reset.

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Rialto Bioenergy Facility sold to Sevana Bioenergy for $20M

The deal closes the book on a difficult chapter for Anaergia, which removed the massive facility from its earnings last year amid financial troubles.

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How California Treasurer Fiona Ma became ‘obsessed’ with waste and recycling

That obsession could affect the industry if Ma wins her bid for lieutenant governor. She has received backing from state waste companies over the years but has not always aligned with them on policy.

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4 bills propose changes to California’s SB 1383 organics recycling law

Procurement requirement and compost facility permitting changes are among those legislators are seeking after a report last year found the state is behind on its diversion targets.