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FOLLOWING THE LEAD Of countless Other live events this year, the WasteExpo 2020 trade show was forced to cancel on account of the coronavirus. It had been originally scheduled to [...]

The Recycling Partnership (TRP) recently hosted a webinar called, "By the Numbers: Transforming U.S. Recycling with EPR." The TRP report specifically calls out Belgium, whose EPR program has the highest recycling rate of all jurisdictions studied. Showcasing voices from across the recycling value chain, the speakers shared their unique perspectives on EPR, discussed TRP's "Increasing Recycling Rates with EPR Policy" report, highlighted resources for policymakers, and more. [Extracted from the article]

WM recently released a sustainability report related to its sponsorship of the 2022 WM Phoenix Open, the best-attended event on the PGA Tour. WM has announced GHG emissions reduction targets for the tournament going forward. The report notes that this includes all scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions from tournament operations except fan travel but that, "We plan to continue to report on and reduce our fan travel footprint as a top priority.". [Extracted from the article]

Here's a sneak peek into the conversation: Vellutini started the discussion by noting that in 2023, Waste Pro is "trying to go back to basics. Hoboy noted that GFL is also talking a lot about heat stress, even in colder climates where "people aren't used to it, and it doesn't have to be super hot for people to be impacted by heat." Hoboy noted that, "We have emergency preparedness for tornadoes, but we don't always think about emergency preparedness for an active shooter necessarily", which means companies need to be doing better. [Extracted from the article]

The panelists were: Bhavik Jani, Client Partner at Infosys and Peter Tevonian, Senior Principle at Infosys. Tevonian also elaborated about the power of geospatial data and its role in sustainability and waste. The discussion focused on addressing the challenges of increasing global waste; specifically, the growth due to urban populations and consumer culture - and how the shift to a circular economy can increase sustainability. [Extracted from the article]

Podcast,we spoke with Dani Charles, Co-Founder of Veriflux, an EPA-funded technology platform that provides traceability across complex renewable fuel supply chains. Charles: Veriflux is an end-to-end traceability solution that's geared primarily for recycled waste that's going into renewable energy. [Extracted from the article]

Donating resin for trashcans is, she acknowledged, more complicated, but by partnering with Rehrig Pacific, Dow was able to do so first in Milwaukee and then in Baltimore. Specifically, the first-of-its-kind collaboration involved a $3.6 million investment from The Recycling Partnership (consisting of $1.65 million from the beverage industry), a plastic resin donation for the recycling carts from Dow, and large, lidded rollout recycling carts manufactured by Rehrig Pacific. For "close the loop", Dow wants all of its resin sold into packaging applications to be recyclable by 2035. [Extracted from the article]

This is the third such report WWF has prepared since launching ReSource: Plastic in 2019 with the purpose of "closing the "how" gap" in enabling some of the world's largest brands to tackle the plastic waste crisis. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released its annual ReSource: Plastic progress report titled, "Transparent 2022.". [Extracted from the article]

The speakers on the webinar were: Jan-Olof Fechter, Material Expert and Technique Engineer, IKEA of Sweden AB; Jose Matas, Segment Manager Europe Wood, TOMRA; and Murat Sanli, Wood Sales Engineer, TOMRA. A recent webinar hosted by TOMRA asked, "What is the future of wood recycling?". [Extracted from the article]

Sustainability is deeply important to our team. Here are some of WasteExpo's sustainability Initiatives: Created Waste360 SustainabilityTalks, a co-located event focused solely on sustainability. [Extracted from the article]

Learnings from the pilots, as noted by Daly, "demonstrated firsthand what resonated with customers, retailers and other critical stakeholders to help further shape solutions." Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy, in partnership with the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, has released a new resource entitled, "Beyond the Plastic Bag: Sparking a Sea Change for Reuse." Over the next year, the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag will continue to conduct extensive research and in-market testing of designs and innovative bag solutions that can reduce single-use plastic bag waste. [Extracted from the article]

Over the next year, the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag will continue to conduct extensive research and in-market testing of designs and innovative bag solutions that can reduce single-use plastic bag waste. Closed Loop Partners' Center for the Circular Economy, in partnership with the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag, has released a new resource entitled, "Beyond the Plastic Bag: Sparking a Seachange for Reuse." Learnings from the pilots, as noted by Daly, "demonstrated firsthand what resonated with customers, retailers and other critical stakeholders to help further shape solutions.". [Extracted from the article]

The Global Plastics Treaty is a Go - Now What? At WasteExpo, a popular Sustainability Talks session addressed a topic on many people's minds: "The Global Plastics Treaty is a Go - Now What?" Ford set the stage by noting that a global plastics treaty is "desperately needed because the plastics crisis is an absolute chaotic and complicated mess.". [Extracted from the article]

Here are some financial highlights: Accelerating solid waste pricing growth and E&P waste activity drive better than expected Q2 results Revenue of $1.816 billion, up 18.4% Net income SP sp of $224.1 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $566.8 million, up 16.9% Adjusted EBITDA SP sp margin of 31.2% of revenue, in line with outlook and flat year over year, excluding acquisitions Net income of $0.87 per share, and adjusted net income SP sp of $1.00 per share, up 23.5% Year to date net cash provided by operating activities of $973.7 million and adjusted free cash flow SP sp of $638.4 million, or 18.4% of revenue Year to date signed or closed acquisitions with approximately $470 million of total annualized revenue Increases full year 2022 outlook to revenue of approximately $7.125 billion, net income of approximately $837.5 million, adjusted EBITDA of approximately $2.190 billion, net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $1.974 billion and adjusted free cash flow of approximately $1.160 billion Waste Connections looks to be set up for double-digit sales growth with significant operating leverage in 2023. Waste Connections (WCN) announced its Q2 2022 earnings today and all results point to outperformed expectations. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents an interview with Liz Bothwell, marketing director of the Waste Industry Group, who talks about the WasteExpo 2014, to be held during April 29-May 1. She talks about the features of the tradeshow which is one of the largest solid waste and recycling trade show and conference in North America. She focuses on the Waste360's renewed partnership with the National Waste & Recycling Association. She also talks about the success of the WasteExpo Investor Summit.

WM announced its second quarter earnings today. Operating EBITDA as a percentage of revenue in the WM's collection and disposal business was 31.2 percent for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 32 percent for the second quarter of 2021. [Extracted from the article]

Viewed as an opportunity, textile waste represents a valuable commodity that when fully utilized will future proof fashion businesses against resource scarcityand changing consumer demands, while significantly reducing environmental harm." Invest in recycling infrastructure Enabling textile recyclers to rapidly scale proven technologies from pilot stage to commercial scale will help minimize global textile waste from entering the landfill or becoming a product of lesser value. Taking PET bottles away from the plastic industry to make textiles, they note, "does not solve the growing problem of textile waste. [Extracted from the article]

"Scaling the Use of Ocean-bound Plastics: A Story of Circularity" was an intriguing session from Waste360's Sustainability Talks at WasteExpo. Now we are working on circularity, where we can bring a used product back in, pull the plastic parts off, grind them back up and recycle them into new products. Schoenike: Rick, what has your experience been in working with suppliers and partner brands?. [Extracted from the article]

Earlier this month, Burt's Bees and rePurpose Global announced a multi-year partnership to finance critical recycling infrastructure that prevents plastic waste from flowing into the ocean. Similarly, in Accra, rePurpose is conducting awareness-building workshops and community-driven activities to expand knowledge-building and skill development among local community members on waste management and recovery. B I rePurpose Global: i b In both Kerala and Accra, rePurpose impact projects are mobilizing finance for the development of efficient and holistic waste management systems. [Extracted from the article]

WasteExpo also boasts a robust Exhibit Hall showcasing hundreds of exhibitors and the latest industry solutions. B NEW YORK, May 4, 2022 - b WasteExpo, North America's largest solid waste, recycling and organics industry tradeshow and conference, is committed to building a sustainable future. [Extracted from the article]

WasteExpo offers an interactive conference program that dives deep into vital waste, recycling, organics, and sustainability topics over four days. B NEW YORK, March 22, 2022 - b WasteExpo, North America's largest solid waste, recycling and organics industry event, today announces the 2022 conference program. [Extracted from the article]

Waste360 attended a recent webinar called, "Measuring Food Waste: The Global FLW Standard." featuring Brian Lipinski, head researcher and manager of food loss and waste at the World Resources Institute (WRI), in conversation with Gijs Langeveld, managing director at Polymer Science Park and principal consultant at Project Gijs BV. Lipinski also explained how the Standard allows an entity to select which combination of material types (food and/or inedible parts) and destinations (where the material goes when it leaves the food chain) it considers to be "food loss and waste.". [Extracted from the article]

You may already know this, but let's dive into this with Charlotte to get the finer details on everything RIC codes. That's often what RIC codes or Plastic Resin Identity Codes are referred to as. [Extracted from the article]

That's often what RIC codes or Plastic Resin Identity Codes are referred to as. You may already know this, but let's dive into this with Charlotte to get the finer details on everything RIC codes. [Extracted from the article]

I'm part of the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy office with the Department of Energy (DOE), which is kind of the applied research and development arm for the Department. Fitzgerald: This was part of our broader push at looking at plastics from an energy perspective and technology perspective and seeing if we can tackle some of the challenges that the recycling industry faces. [Extracted from the article]

What if it were possible to eliminate 99.9% of PFAS - "forever chemicals" - from our water, food waste and landfills? B Waste360: b B Please explain how the AirSCWO system works. b B Nagar: b AirSCWO technology uses supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) to transform the simplest and most complex wastes like PFAS and other forever chemicals to valuable recoverable resources. [Extracted from the article]

This Women's History Month, Waste360 is chatting with female leaders in the waste and recycling industry, to get their perspectives on how they got into the industry; how we might attract more women to the field; current challenges and more. First up: Meet Brittany Perkins Castillo, CEO of AshBritt, a leading disaster recovery, emergency management, and logistics firm. [Extracted from the article]

Rogers went on to discuss how Reath was founded to help tackle the current waste problem; the company does this by creating digital passports for physical items. Rogers talked about she often sees the design and data gaps in her work and noted that innovation and experimentation are key to Reath's efforts. Postlethwaite then discussed how a large organization like BASF can help tackle the circularity gaps. [Extracted from the article]

If, like us, you find yourself wondering how we can deal with the growing tsunami of plastics and textile waste, and the forever-changed waste stream that has resulted from e-commerce, we'll be bringing all of this content (and much more) to life at Sustainability Talks (LIVE) at WasteExpo 2022. Over the past year, the waste and recycling industry has continued to step up and play an important (and growing!) role in sustainability. [Extracted from the article]

The year ended on a high note, as strong solid waste organic growth and acquisition activity, along with continuing underlying margin expansion, drove Q4 financial results once again above expectations. "Acquisition activity accelerated in the fourth quarter, resulting in approximately $400 million in acquired annualized revenues in 2021 and setting up acquisition contribution approaching 6% in 2022, including transactions completed year to date. [Extracted from the article]

Covanta (NYSE: CVA), a leader in sustainable waste and energy solutions, recently released its latest summary report related to sustainability performance. The report notes that Covanta also made significant progress in its goals toward diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and environmental injustice. [Extracted from the article]

Stifel released its latest solid-waste industry update, "Top 10 Trends in 10 Years in Solid Waste: Technology Is Now Table Stakes But Does Not Disintermediate the Business Model." POTW's produce sludge, which has high concentrations of PFAS (even before accepting landfill leachate). PFAS restrictions on managing leachate will only exacerbate the cost of operations. [Extracted from the article]

"Reimagining Sustainable Agriculture through Innovation in Plastic Waste" recently explored challenges and concerns related to the use of plastics in farming, innovation opportunities and more. The webinar was hosted by be Waste Wise and featured Daniella Russo, CEO & co-founder of Think Beyond, in conversation with James duBois, senior manager of environmental sustainability at Driscoll's, and Rich Uto, owner of Satsuma Farms. Uto then spoke about how plastic is "an extremely big concern" for his strawberry-farming operation. [Extracted from the article]

This year's Waste360 Sustainability Talks featured a dynamic session on "Taming the Chaos of the Plastics Crisis", which was presented by Dave Ford, co-founder, Ocean Plastics Leadership Network and Ian Rosenberger, founder & CEO, First Mile and Day Owl. In the U.S..., he said, "we think about equipment and technology that retrofits a landfill-based system with the ability to recycle. Ford set the stage by calling out the fact that, per the latest data (covering 2016-17), 11 million metric tons of plastic enters the ocean each year. [Extracted from the article]

In a post-covid world, it's concerning that our research showed that just 29 percent of retailers are consolidating packages when shipping products to customers. By offering customers the choice of greener shipping options, retailers can ensure their carbon footprint is reduced. As the UN Cop26 climate conference wrapped and in the wake of the pandemic, retailers are actively searching for more sustainable ways of operating, a research report from Visualsoft and Klarna has revealed. [Extracted from the article]

Based on our performance to date and our proven ability to deliver on our growth strategies, we are once again increasing our 2021 full year guidance for revenue, Adjusted EBITDA SP sp and Adjusted Free Cash Flow. GFL Environmental (GFL) announced its Q3 results today. [Extracted from the article]

Waste Management (WM) recently released its 2021 Sustainability Report, wherein the company notes progress against its 2025 and 2038 sustainability goals around "people, customers, environment and community, including key investments made through early 2021 to further the company's sustainability agenda." Tara Hemmer, WM's chief sustainability officer was recently on the Waste360 NothingWasted!. [Extracted from the article]

We're not just changing the packaging composition; we're looking at the brand and what it delivers to the consumer and what consumer expect across all of their touch points with our products and packaging. Stifel recently hosted its first ESG & Impact Summit on "Circular Economy: Separating Fact from Fiction and How Consumer Packaging is Evolving.". [Extracted from the article]

Waste360 spoke with Mayur about this program, how companies can champion sustainability and circularity and more. Its RightCycle program "takes recycling personal protection equipment (PPE) to a new level" by collecting hard-to-recycle used PPE at customers' facilities and turning them into new consumer goods. Valanju: With RightCycle, we are looking to expand the customer base in North America and Europe - and looking to see what other geographies we should set this up in. [Extracted from the article]

Two billss related to single-use plastics - AB 1276 and AB 962 - have passed the California assembly and are now on Governor Newsom's desk for consideration. b B Blacow-Draeger: b Both AB 1276 and AB 962 passed the California legislature and are on the Governor's desk. This bill would expand the state's plastic straws "upon request" law to include other single-use plastic food and beverage accessoriesfor takeout and food delivery items. [Extracted from the article]

Have you seen what is on tap for you at WasteExpo Together Online? Take a sneak peek at some of the sessions in these preview articles: WTO Session Preview: Taking a Bite Out of Climate Change through Food Waste Solutions Defining Sustainability and Reducing Environmental Burdens with Lifecycle Assessments How Technology Has Shaped Waste Operations and Code Enforcement The Basics of Anaerobic Digestion with Vanguard Renewables https://www.wasteexpo.com/togetheronline/en/register.html Graph: https://www.waste360.com/sites/cet.com/files/WTO21 PreviewArticleCTA.png It is a stellar lineup of speakers and content you will not want to miss. [Extracted from the article]

A critical solution is: to adopt clear and comprehensive laws and regulations for food donation, and the Food Law and Policy Clinic is working to make this a reality. In the session, Broad Leib sets the stage by discussing how food loss/waste is a global problem (on the order of 1.3 billion tons per year) but that, naturally, "the solutions are going to be different from place to place.". [Extracted from the article]

Ford asked Rosenberger about the "aggressive recycled materials goals" of today's biggest companies and noted that, "they want this material; they just can't quite figure out how to get it - and get it in a way that is socially moral." He then came to see it was his job to be a "connector between communities that don't have a voice and communities that do - and encourage the communities that do to drive resources into communities that don't." The Ocean Plastics Leadership Network (OPLN) recently hosted a webinar called "Environmental Intelligence: Deep Diving on the Plastic Waste Crisis in the Developing World" that featured Ian Rosenberger, CEO at First Mile and Day Owl, in conversation with OPLN Founder Dave Ford, two of our speakers from the Waste360 Sustainability Talks event. [Extracted from the article]

B Recordkeeping and data evolution b If your community has a PE and battery collection program of any kind, it's important to keep good records and data at the point of the collection activities. The Recycling Partnership (TRP) - a nonprofit "action agent" that seeks to transform the U.S. residential recycling system in positive ways - released a new guide called, "Personal Electronics & Battery End-of-Life Management Guide: Steps to Effective Community Collection and Recovery.". [Extracted from the article]

Waste Management (WM) announced its second quarter earnings today. Waste Management Scores a Solid Q2 - and Raises 2021 Revenue Guidance The company is on target to capture between $80 million and $85 million in cost synergies in 2021 from the acquisition of Advanced Disposal, which is on track to achieve $150 million in total annual run-rate synergies from cost and capital savings. [Extracted from the article]

The inaugural Sustainability Talks went live in Vegas at WasteExpo. Susan Robinson from Waste Management was the perfect person to kick off the thought-provoking day and wrap up with a Capstone overview. [Extracted from the article]

This morning, EQT Infrastructure (EQT), part of purpose-driven global investment organization EQT Group,announced that it has agreed to acquire New Jersey-based Covanta Holding Corporation (CVA) for $5.3B. EQT is committed to growing Covanta's team, realizing near-term operational upgrades, enhancing customer partnerships and building greater trust and understanding with the communities that Covanta serves.". [Extracted from the article]