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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]

One of the presenters will be Maen Mahfoud, CEO of Replate, which is an organization that manages food donations for a variety of surplus-food generators. At the upcoming WasteExpo Food Recovery Forum (June 28-30 in Las Vegas), one exciting session will focus on "Preventing Food Waste and Fighting Hunger in the U.S.: Award Winners of Kroger's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation's Innovation Fund." b Mahfoud: Replate Rescue is an infrastructure that allows food surplus to travel efficiently from businesses to people in need at the right time in the right place. [Extracted from the article]

Clean Earth, a division of Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC), recently announced the launch of Fullcircle, a new program that "strategically analyzes waste at each source of generation, then offers solutions for recycling and beneficial reuse alternatives." Across multiple customers, including a large home improvement retailer, our Fullcircle program supplied a safe, sustainable solution for the disposal and recycling of hand sanitizer amid the pandemic. b We have strong, close relationships with our existing Fullcircle customer accounts, and even through the COVID-19 crisis, we have been able to maintain progress on their sustainability objectives and maintain success of the program. [Extracted from the article]

Collection and disposal yield was 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 2019. On the recycling front, sales grew by 28% YOY to $308mm B Cost Management b Total Company operating expenses were 61.5% of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to 60.2% in the fourth quarter of 2019. B Profitability b Total Company operating EBITDA was $1.09 billion, or 26.8% of revenue, for the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to $1.05 billion, or 27.3% of revenue, for the fourth quarter of 2019. [Extracted from the article]

As Vice President of American Waste Control (AWC), Paul Ross leads the day-to-day operations of AWC's fleet of 185 trucks. In 2010, AWC built Oklahoma's first Material Recovery Facility (MRF), so I created Mr. Murph, a lovable recycling mascot with a giant smile and conveyor belt on his back. [Extracted from the article]

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the glass-packaging market was swift and remains ongoing - with changes to both supply and demand. In order to get a first-hand look at the effects, we interviewed Randy Burns, Chief Sustainability Officer for O-I Glass, Inc. (NYSE: OI), one of the world's leading manufacturers of packaging products. However, as recycling returns to normal, and haulers resume normal service, we expect that consumers will want to recycle their glass packaging once they have consumed the contents. [Extracted from the article]

We recently spoke with CMO Liam Howley about business during the 2020 holiday season, trends in secondhand gift giving, the impacts of COVID-19 on e-waste, and more. For example, you can get an iPhone 11 Pro from Decluttr for nearly $200 less than the new iPhone 12, while also helping to combat the environmental issues involved with the production of new tech such as e-waste, increased carbon emissions, and mining for precious metals. [Extracted from the article]

Waste Management Q2 - Strong Results with Robust Volumes and Earnings - Despite $400 Million COVID Hit Waste Management, Inc. (WM) announced solid financial results for Q2 2020 - despite a negative revenue impact of $400 million due to COVID-19-related business interruptions. SP sp On an adjusted basis, total Company operating EBITDA was $1.03 billion, or 28.8% as a percentage of revenue for the second quarter of 2020 versus adjusted operating EBITDA of $1.13 billion and 28.7% as a percentage of revenue in 2019. [Extracted from the article]

Despite the recent shaky economic ride, many of you have asked how the waste, recycling and organics industry will fare for the remainder of the year. Our alternative data shows that ~65 percent of people are now leaving home post-COVID with fast food restaurants back to COVID levels while full-service restaurants and clothing 30 percent below pre-COVID levels. Our checks suggest small businesses have until sometime in July before liquidity runs out so if the consumer can slowly come back as states reopen, there is not material additional risk. [Extracted from the article]

Its CEO David Biderman emphasized SWANA's support for legislative proposals that would provide federal funding and support for local recycling programs, including Save Our Seas 2.0, which the Senate unanimously approved in January. It also urged EPW and others to "hold EPA to its commitment to issue national recycling goals in Fall 2020 and ensure that recycling workers receive appropriate personal protective equipment and priority for COVID-19 testing.". [Extracted from the article]

The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) recently held a webinar on "Recycling Operations During COVID-19", featuring a discussion with Pete Keller, vice president of recycling and sustainability at Republic Services and Michael Timpane, principal and vice president of process optimization and material recovery at Resource Recycling Systems (RRS). Keller spoke about the "rapid, volatile, and variable" change that has stemmed from the COVID-19 pandemic. Timpane discussed the effects of COVID-19 on the evolving ton. [Extracted from the article]

Q1 performance was strong and key highlights include: Total revenue for the quarter was $468 million, up $15 million or 3 percent from the first quarter 2019. Covanta Environmental Solutions (CES) was a large contributor in the first quarter with significant revenue growth in profile waste at their waste-to-energy plant, which was up 18 percent and their material processing facilities where revenue grew seven percent. [Extracted from the article]