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Mcneilus Volterra Electric Refuse and Recycling Vehicle Recognized as CES 2026 Innovation Award Honoree
2025-12-09 14:15:00| Waste Age
McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) business, today announced its McNeilus Volterra electric refuse and recycling vehicle has been recognized as a CES 2026 Innovation Awards Honoree in the Construction and Industrial Tech category.
Category: Energy and Environment
Next-Gen Food Waste-Busting Tech Targets Household Discards
2025-12-09 14:00:00| Waste Age
American households toss about 26.5 million tons of food every yearthats nearly half of all food waste96 percent of which gets landfilled, burned, or flushed down drains, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. To translate those garbage mountains into dollars, they cost a four-person household about $3,000 a year.
Category: Energy and Environment
Autocar Introduces Smart Battery Cable: Advancing Refuse Truck Fire Safety
2025-12-09 13:30:00| Waste Age
Autocar, LLC, a leading manufacturer of severe-duty vocational trucks, today announced the release of its latest safety innovation: the Smart Battery Cable, designed to reduce the risk of electrical fires in refuse trucks.
Category: Energy and Environment
Greg Ackerson on How Landfills Can Prepare for 2026 PFAS Regulations
2025-12-09 13:00:00| Waste Age
Landfill supervisors and municipalities are continuously bracing for changes to the regulatory landscape. As pressure mounts to proactively combat PFAS contamination, leachate management has never been more critical. The public is more aware of the issue, states are tightening limits, and wastewater plants are increasingly hesitant or unable to accept landfill leachate. All this combined means operators that delay planning face mounting costs, shrinking disposal options, and more compounding challenges. In this Q&A, Greg Ackerson outlines a clear and actionable roadmap designed to help landfill leaders get ahead of looming disruptions before they occur.
Category: Energy and Environment
Athens, AL to Suspend Curbside Recycling Due to Capacity Issues
2025-12-08 15:31:29| Waste Age
The city of Athens, Ala., will see its curbside recycling temporarily suspended during December due to limited capacity to collect materials.
Category: Energy and Environment
Sustainable Green Team, Ltd. Commercially Launches the Worlds First Fully Integrated, Blockchain-Secured Waste-to-Wealth Operating System
2025-12-08 15:06:42| Waste Age
Sustainable Green Team, Ltd. (OTC: SGTM) today announced the nationwide commercial launch of the industrys first closed-loop operating system that instantly converts every ton of organic waste (yard waste, tree trimmings, storm debris) into two simultaneously monetized, fully verifiable outputs.
Category: Energy and Environment
Marquette, MI Vape Recycling Program Expands thanks to Grant
2025-12-08 14:29:07| Waste Age
Thanks to a grant, Citizens for a Safe and Clean Lake Superior (CFSCLS) in Michigan is expanding its disposable vape collection program throughout Marquette County.
Category: Energy and Environment
Cincinnati Recycling Hub to Charge Drop Off Fee in 2026
2025-12-08 14:25:37| Waste Age
Due to an increase in materials received this year, the Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub will begin charging users a fee for dropping off recyclables starting next year.
Category: Energy and Environment
Designing A Delightful Way to Prevent Waste
2025-12-08 14:00:00| Waste Age
Harry Tannenbaum is the Cofounder and President of Mill, an innovative new system to prevent food waste at home and in the office. In this Q&A interview, Tannenbaum, a Waste360 40 Under 40 award winner in 2025, discusses his company and why he wants to excite and delight customers with this waste solution.
Category: Energy and Environment
Waste World - Episode 44: Andrew Johnston on Divert's Industrial Strategy
2025-12-08 13:00:00| Waste Age
On this episode of Waste World, Gage brings Andrew Johnston, Vice President of Industrials at Divert, on the show for an in-depth conversation on how Divert is scaling industrial food waste solutions nationwide.
Category: Energy and Environment