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From Sanitation to Resource Management
2026-01-05 14:19:54| Waste Age
From ancient sewer systems to the rise of modern sanitation departments, the evolution of resource management has been inseparable from public health, technology, and urban growth. As the industry enters a new era defined by data and innovation, history offers a clear reminder: progress comes when society reframes waste not as a burden but as a resource.
Category: Energy and Environment
2025 Recycling Markets Took a Beating in a Weak Retail Year
2026-01-05 14:05:56| Waste Age
2025 was not a good year for recycling markets. Prices went down for everything in your bin. The only real difference is how badly each material got hit and why.
Category: Energy and Environment
AZ Waste Wagon Introduces Options in Dumpster Rental Services
2025-12-30 14:53:08| Waste Age
AZ Waste Wagon, a regional waste management provider, has expanded its service offerings to provide flexible and structured dumpster rental solutions.
Category: Energy and Environment
Waste To Energy Market In 2029
2025-12-30 14:46:15| Waste Age
Waste To Energy Market to Surpass $55 billion in 2029. In comparison, the Power Generation market, which is considered as its parent market, is expected to be approximately $2,634 billion by 2029, with Waste To Energy to represent around 2% of the parent market.
Category: Energy and Environment
Recycle the Right Way this Holiday Season, from Christmas Trees to Twinkling Lights
2025-12-30 14:39:04| Waste Age
As we wrap up the 2025-2026 Holiday season and pack away our decorations, San Francisco is once again kicking off one of its most beloved zero waste traditions, the 38th Annual Christmas Tree Recycling program.
Category: Energy and Environment
LJP Waste Solutions Expands Recycling Offerings with Amazon Paint
2025-12-30 14:34:44| Waste Age
LJP Waste Solutions, a leading environmental services, zero-landfill and alternative fuel solutions company, today announced the acquisition of Amazon Paint. With the acquisition, LJP is expanding its zero-landfill business.
Category: Energy and Environment
How Recent Policies and Rules are Impacting the Composting Industry
2025-12-30 14:29:39| Waste Age
With limited federal movement to advance composting, states are forging ahead with policies of their own. They are funding composting infrastructure, establishing compostable labeling laws, and/or mandating testing for PFAS in land-applied biosolids, among measures to drive organics recycling.
Category: Energy and Environment
Waste World - Episode 47: Top Stories of 2025
2025-12-30 13:00:00| Waste Age
In this special year-end Waste World episode, Gage Edwards counts down the Top 10 most impactful stories published on Waste360.com in 2025, highlighting the top stories from across the industry.
Category: Energy and Environment
Engineering Efficiency: James Roska on Keeping LAs Waste System Running Smoothly
2025-12-29 14:39:06| Waste Age
James Roska is an environmental engineer with LA Sanitation & Environment. In his role, he leads the engineering services team overseeing residential refuse, organics, and recycling programs that serve the City of Los Angeles and its 750,000 single-family homes. In this Q&A, Roska, a 2025 Waste360 40 Under 40 Award winner, discusses how his division helps to keep waste management operating smoothly across their city.
Category: Energy and Environment
Industry Leaders Reflect on Todays Waste and Recycling Trends and Future Projections
2025-12-29 14:29:34| Waste Age
Waste360 asked three waste and recycling experts for their thoughts on the ever-shifting waste management terrain, dominant trends, and what we might expect in the next few years. Heres what they say.
Category: Energy and Environment