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            <title><![CDATA[Meridian Waste Deploys 13 New McNeilus Refuse and Recycling Collection Vehicles for South Carolina Operations]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation business, today announced the delivery of 13 refuse and recycling collection vehicles to Meridian Waste for a new municipal contract startup in Richland County, South Carolina.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reworld® Introduces ReAssure™, Providing Full-Scale Destruction Capacity for PFAS-Containing Materials]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Reworld®, a leader in sustainable waste solutions, today introduced ReAssure™ PFAS Destruction, offering the nation’s largest full-scale destruction capacity for PFAS-containing materials across municipal, commercial, and industrial waste streams.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shreveport Flow Control Case Tests Public vs. Private Waste Management]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[A federal court in Louisiana is weighing whether a city-owned landfill operated by private companies can legally benefit from a flow control ordinance. The case could help determine whether significant private involvement changes the constitutional analysis established by the Supreme Court's Carbone and United Haulers decisions.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Barry Shanoff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Waste World - Episode 66: The Future of Fleet Technology Starts with Video]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[In this episode of the Waste World Podcast, Gage Edwards chats with Dave Riordan, chief customer officer at Lytx, and Ryan Brandos, senior director of strategic accounts, to discuss how AI, video analytics and connected technologies are reshaping fleet operations in the waste industry.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Gage Edwards</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Communities Are Tackling Litter and a Study that Tells a National Story]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[As summer warms Minnesota, litter-lined roadsides transform into busy “sorting floors.” Bands of locals in bright orange vests sweep across the grass, their grabbers plucking plastic, glass, and stray debris they stuff into giant yellow bags.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[June 2026 Fire Report: Waste and Recycling Industry Is Operating in a Permanently Elevated Fire-Risk Environment]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Last year, we experienced the lowest May fire count since I began reporting incident data — and for a moment, I thought we might be heading into an easier year. Then 2025 made up for that low number and then some.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Ryan Fogelman</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cirba Solutions Collaborates with Industry Coalition Behind Colorado's Nation-Leading EV Battery Recycling Law]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Cirba Solutions, the largest and most experienced battery recycling materials and management company in North America, played a key role in an industry collaborative approach to help shape one of the most significant pieces of battery recycling legislation in U.S. history.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:38:25 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[This Week in Waste: Top Stories June 1 – June 4]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/this-week-in-waste-top-stories-june-1-june-4]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[This week's top stories featured a duo of industry acquisitions, a new column here at Waste360 covering policy, a look at PFAS, and key points from a recent SWANA guide.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:45:45 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vanguard Renewables Breaks Ground on Renewable Natural Gas and Organics Recycling Facility in Minnesota]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Vanguard Renewables, a leading environmental services company and producer of biomethane from organic waste, today celebrated the groundbreaking of its newest anaerobic digestion facility in Litchfield, Minnesota, marking the continued expansion of the company's footprint in the Midwest.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:35:53 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Environmental Groups Sue to Defend California’s Groundbreaking Plastic Pollution Reduction Law]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Environmental groups filed a lawsuit this week against CalRecycle’s regulations to implement the state’s landmark single-use packaging and foodware law]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:26:33 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[TerraCycle Expands Regulated Waste Footprint with Acquisition of NLR]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[TerraCycle has announced it has acquired Connecticut-based NLR Inc. (NLR), a company that has spent the last three decades building a reputation in universal waste management throughout the Northeast.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:42:57 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Gage Edwards</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Encina and BASF Advance Long-Term Strategic Collaboration for Global Circular Chemicals Expansion]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Encina Development Group, LLC (“Encina”), an ISCC PLUS certified producer of circular chemicals derived from waste streams, today announced the execution of a strategic Collaboration Agreement with BASF supporting the development of Encina’s planned United States Gulf Coast circular chemicals manufacturing facility.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Freshflow Raises $10 Million to Help Retailers Tackle Food Waste]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/food-waste/freshflow-raises-10-million-to-help-retailers-tackle-food-waste]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Freshflow announced today that it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at supporting the expansion of its AI-powered inventory management platform designed to reduce food waste in grocery retail operations.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Waste Companies Step Up Scope 3 Disclosure]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/emissions/waste-companies-step-up-scope-3-disclosure]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Corporations working to decarbonize their supply chains are no longer just looking for someone to haul their trash—they want data-backed partners to help manage their downstream footprints.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Beyond materials: Packaging technology as a tool against food waste]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/food-waste/beyond-materials-packaging-technology-as-a-tool-against-food-waste]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Food protection is the primary function of F&amp;B packaging. But amid rising environmental concerns, consumers are demanding the sector design circular and safe solutions.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[AMCS Group Appoints Eric S. Walsh as Chief Executive Officer]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/amcs-group-appoints-eric-s-walsh-as-chief-executive-officer]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[AMCS, the global leader in AI-powered, purpose-built automation for the waste, recycling, and transportation industries, today announced the appointment of Eric S. Walsh as its new Chief Executive Officer.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:10:44 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[American Biogas Council Announces New Board Chair]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/american-biogas-council-announces-new-board-chair]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[The American Biogas Council (ABC) today announced that its Board leadership will transition as longtime Chair Bernie Sheff of Burns &amp; McDonnell hands the ABC Board gavel to Randy Beck, Senior Director of Renewable Energy at WM. Sheff will step down after 15 years of dedicated service to the organization, including 12 years as Board Chair.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:08:28 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[How PFAS Continues Moving Through Landfills, Wastewater, and Farmland]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[PFAS contamination, biosolids land application and emerging chemicals like MCCPs are creating a circular system of pollution that moves through landfills, wastewater plants, farmland and drinking water supplies. As fertilizer costs rise, experts warn that increased biosolid use could deepen the nation’s forever chemical challenge.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:47:16 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Robert Arner</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[City’s Fleet of Natural Gas Solid Waste Trucks Paying Off Big]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[As fuel prices soar, the City of Spokane’s Solid Waste Collections department is realizing millions of dollars in cost savings thanks to its adoption of compressed and renewable natural gas fuel for its fleet of collection trucks.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Labrie Environmental Group Acquired by Hiab in $1.035B Deal]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Hiab is making a major move into the North American waste and recycling market. The Finland-based provider of load-handling equipment announced on June 1 that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Canadian refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Labrie Environmental Group for $1.035 billion.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:27:07 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[One year on: Vape ban cuts waste, but millions still evade recycling]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[One year on from the UK’s single-use vapes ban coming into force, Material Focus has warned that it still remains harder to recycle a vape than to buy one.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Priority Waste Appoints Seasoned Industry Leader Aaron Johnson as Chief Executive Officer]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Priority Waste announced the appointment of Aaron Johnson as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Police close off Crewe tip following reports of 'suspicious package']]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/police-close-off-crewe-tip-following-reports-of-suspicious-package-]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Police closed off Crewe's tip to the public on Sunday 31 May, following reports of a &quot;suspicious package&quot; at the site.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Waste World - Episode 65:  J.T. Marburger on Tracking Recycling Beyond the Bin]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/waste-world-episode-65-j-t-marburger-on-tracking-recycling-beyond-the-bin]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[In this episode of the Waste World Podcast, Gage Edwards chats with J.T. Marburger, CEO of Circular Solutions, about the importance of recycling verification and how better data can help improve transparency across the industry.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Gage Edwards</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[RecycleNation Launches RecycleAI, Simplifying the Recycling Process for Users]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/recyclenation-launches-recycleai-simplifying-the-recycling-process-for-users]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[RecycleNation.com has launched a first-in-industry, user friendly enhancement called “RecycleAI” which allows users to ask questions and receive assistance regarding recycling.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:11:08 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Phase One of the Corner Board Pilot Is Complete, 60,000 Diverted from Landfill, Phase Two Launches July 1st]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/landfill/phase-one-of-the-corner-board-pilot-is-complete-60-000-diverted-from-landfill-phase-two-launches-july-1st]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Marrad, Recirculated, and PLA Solutions today announced the successful completion of Phase One of the Recover and Reuse corner board pilot program and the launch of Phase Two, opening July 1st to new partners across the produce supply chain.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:56:33 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hiab Significantly Strengthens its Position in Waste &amp; Recycling by Acquiring Refuse Collection Vehicle Manufacturer Labrie Environmental Group]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/mergers-acquisitions/hiab-significantly-strengthens-its-position-in-waste-recycling-by-acquiring-refuse-collection-vehicle-manufacturer-labrie-environmental-group]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hiab Corporation (“Hiab”), a leading provider of smart and sustainable on-road load handling solutions, significantly strengthens its position in the North American waste and recycling market by entering into an agreement to acquire Labrie Environmental Group.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:42:20 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Capturing Landfill Gas Earlier: Takeaways from the New SWANA Horizontal Gas Collectors Report]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[SWANA’s Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has released a guide to arm landfill operators with actionable blueprints and best practices to plan and optimize horizontal landfill gas collectors while navigating potential pitfalls.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:17:48 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don’t Waste Cash: Controlling Capital Pays Off]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[As demand for waste and recycling services continues to grow, operators are under increasing pressure to expand capacity while managing capital and cash flow. New mandates are broadening the scope of materials being processed, including organics like food waste, while also increasing throughput requirements across facilities.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:41:39 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Mike Fitzsimmons</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Waste360's Top Stories for May 2026]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[May was a big month for the industry, as the month saw WM name a new COO, California approve packaging EPR overhauls, an update on reported fires across the industry, and the reveal of Waste360's 40 Under 40 winners for 2026.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:35:51 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why EV Battery Recycling Starts Before the Battery Reaches the Recycler]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/why-ev-battery-recycling-starts-before-the-battery-reaches-the-recycler]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[As more electric vehicles move through service networks, auctions, collision centers, warranty channels, lease returns and end-of-life pathways, the waste and recycling industry is being asked to manage a material stream that does not behave like traditional scrap. A lithium-ion battery is heavy, regulated, chemically complex and potentially hazardous if mishandled. It also contains valuable materials that are increasingly important to domestic supply chains.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 13:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Brian Skalovsky</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Waste Leadership Summit: Executives, Insights Highlight Investor Summit]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/waste-leadership-summit-executives-insights-highlight-investor-summit]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[One of the biggest draws at WasteExpo and the Waste Leadership Summit this year is the Waste360/Stifel Investor Summit, where the industry’s top executives, investors, and innovators come together annually for a full day of conversations focused on where the industry is headed next.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 13:10:08 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Gage Edwards</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Secure Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Transaction with GFL Enviromental]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/secure-shareholders-overwhelmingly-approve-transaction-with-gfl-enviromental]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[SECURE Waste Infrastructure Corp. (&quot;SECURE&quot; or the &quot;Corporation&quot;) (TSX: SES) announced that SECURE shareholders (&quot;Shareholders&quot;) have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the previously announced transaction (the &quot;Transaction&quot;) with GFL Environmental Inc. (&quot;GFL&quot;) at the Corporation's special meeting of shareholders held earlier today (the &quot;Meeting&quot;).]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Parma Heights’ new garbage/recycling contract includes cost savings in first year]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[With an expiring Republic Waste Services garbage and recycling contract, City Council recently approved a new three-year agreement with Rumpke Waste and Recycling.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:59:59 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[The trolls come indoors as Danish recycling artist stages first museum exhibit]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[For more than a decade, Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo has scattered wooden troll sculptures around the world. He has created almost 200 in 19 countries, including the United States, where North Carolina is host to his largest installation in the nation.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Alliance to End Plastic Waste Scales Solutions for Flexible Film Recycling]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/alliance-to-end-plastic-waste-scales-solutions-for-flexible-film-recycling]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Packaging World’s Anne Marie Mohan speaks with Pranav Goenka of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste about scaling flexible film recycling solutions.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:50:15 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Consumer Goods Forum’s Food Waste Coalition Reports 22% Reduction in Food Waste Intensity]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)’s Food Waste Coalition of Action today released its latest report, showing a 22% reduction in average company-level food waste intensity among participating companies since 2021; food waste intensity is defined as the share of total food waste relative to total food handled.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 19:01:20 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Motive Unveils the Future of Physical Operations at Vision 26: A New Era of Integrated Hardware and AI Innovations]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Motive, the AI platform for physical operations, today unveiled a major expansion of its platform at Vision 26, its annual innovation summit.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:58:05 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[APR and ANIPAC Sign Agreement to Advance Recycling and the Circular Economy in Mexico]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the National Association of Plastics Industries in Mexico (ANIPAC) signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen plastics recyclability, promote international design for recycling guidelines, and support the development of a stronger circular economy in Mexico.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:53:55 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Policy in Practice: Packaging EPR Momentum Continues Amid Lawsuits]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Welcome to Waste360’s Policy in Practice, where we put recent recycling industry policy developments into an actionable context. The big highlights of May were getting final regulations in California for the packaging extended producer responsibility law and the threat of lawsuits in response.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:39:22 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Marissa Heffernan</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five Key Educational Sessions from Waste Leadership Summit]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[The waste industry doesn’t rest, doesn’t slow down, and doesn’t wait for anybody, which makes staying up to date on technology and policy incredibly important to run a successful business. As the industry evolves and new challenges arise, education becomes a powerful tool, and at this year’s Waste Leadership Summit, attendees will have the opportunity to hear directly from executives and experts to stay ahead of what’s coming next.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:30:42 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Gage Edwards</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Secures $1.66M EPA Grant for Recycling and Yard Waste Upgrades]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[The city of Pittsburgh's Department of Public Works Bureau of Environmental Services has secured a $1.66 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling program.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[SK chemicals' Seven Plastic Materials Confirmed Compatible with European Recycling Processes]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[SK chemicals announced on May 26 that its copolyester ECOTRIA CLARO and its PET-based SKYPET product family have been recognized by RecyClass, a European recycling assessment body, as recyclable within the PET recycling stream.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:27:08 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sourgum Announces Full-Service Availability Across Six Major Texas Markets]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Sourgum, the nationwide waste and recycling platform, today announced its full-service availability across six major Texas markets: Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, San Antonio, and Houston.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:04:36 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Double Composting Milestones: DSNY Returns More than 5 Million Pounds of Compost to 10,000 NYC Residents in 2026]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/composting/double-composting-milestones-dsny-returns-more-than-5-million-pounds-of-compost-to-10-000-nyc-residents-in-2026]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[The NYC Department of Sanitation announced two milestones in its compost giveback program: The Department has now given away more than 5 million pounds of finished compost to 10,000 New York City residents this year alone.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:54:52 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turning Construction Plastic Waste into Profit, Findings from a New Pilot]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/commercial-waste/turning-construction-plastic-waste-into-profit-findings-from-a-new-pilot]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Construction and demolition debris make up a staggering one-third of landfill waste in North America. With plastics and packaging comprising up to 20% of this material, the building industry has a major opportunity to shift toward sustainable, circular practices. But there’s plenty of work to do.  Actual tonnage and types of those plastics, though believed to be hugely undervalued, are poorly understood.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 12:34:07 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sortera Technologies Doubles Capacity with New Tennessee Facility, Deploying Physical AI to Strengthen the U.S. Supply Chain for High-Purity Recycled Aluminum]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/sortera-technologies-doubles-capacity-with-new-tennessee-facility-deploying-physical-ai-to-strengthen-the-u-s-supply-chain-for-high-purity-recycled-aluminum]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Sortera Technologies, Inc., an innovative material sorting company with an upcycling platform powered by artificial intelligence, data analytics, and advanced sensors, today announced that its second state-of-the-art processing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee, is moving into full operational status this month.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:59:34 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Illinois Battery Recycling Program to Include Household and Medium-Format Batteries]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Illinois has officially expanded its battery recycling program under the new Illinois Portable and Medium-format Battery Stewardship Act focused on making recycling all household and medium-format batteries safe, easy and convenient. The Act helps to protect homes, communities and the environment from safety risks associated with improper disposal, including fires and chemical hazards.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:56:24 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Statement: The Recycling Partnership Celebrates Passage of Bipartisan Bills to Work Towards Solving Recycling’s Toughest Challenges]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Today, the United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 2149, a package that includes the Recycling Infrastructure Accessibility Act (RIAA) and the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (RCAA), with unanimous bipartisan support.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:41:43 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[The New Carbon Credit That Fights Hunger and Food Waste]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Reducing food waste is one of the fastest ways to cut methane emissions, yet mountains of rotting organics clog landfills—while hundreds of millions of people go hungry. Climate-tech startup Brightly has developed a first-of-a-kind solution to turn this paradox into a measurable win.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:36:24 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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