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            <title><![CDATA[Vaulted Deep Secures $35 Million in Debt Financing to Expand Nationwide]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Vaulted Deep, a waste management company building subsurface infrastructure for organic waste, today announced a $35 million debt facility from Mediobanca to expand its national buildout.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:19:19 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vanguard Renewables and Generate Upcycle Unite to Create North America's Largest Food Waste-to-RNG Platform]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/waste-to-energy/vanguard-renewables-and-generate-upcycle-unite-to-create-north-america-s-largest-food-waste-to-rng-platform]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Vanguard Renewables today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Generate Upcycle's North American operations, merging two industry leaders to create the leading food waste-to-renewable natural gas platform.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:16:37 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[WasteLinq’s Sarah Briseno on Bringing AI to Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Waste360 catches up with Sarah Briseno, Chief Product Officer at WasteLinq and a 2026 Waste360 40 Under 40 award winner. Briseno details her career at WasteLinq, which has taken her from customer service and operations into product leadership, and how that experience has shaped the way she approaches technology development.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:40:04 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Gage Edwards</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Re-Labeling Recycling: The Controversial New Push for Honest Packaging Laws]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[In 1970, a young college student sketched a three-arrow recycling symbol that won a design contest and fast became a global icon. Today those “chasing arrows” appear on millions of plastic packages, usually with a resin number indicating plastic type. Consumers have long trusted the label tells them an item belongs in their recycling bins—but that’s not necessarily the case.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:23:16 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Coolest Vendor Innovations in Supply Chain Sustainability]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[The evolution of sustainability from a voluntary to regulated discipline continues to stimulate innovations from accelerating efficiencies to operationalizing strategic activities. Supply chain strategy leaders can use this research to enhance their capabilities to achieve their sustainability objectives.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:40:35 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[PFAS Doesn't Stop at the Regulatory Line]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[My daughter recently used glitter for a project in our basement, the only place we allow it. Days later, I found a single speck in my bathroom two floors up. I do not know exactly how it got there. Maybe it stuck to her clothes, was tracked upstairs or transferred between surfaces. I know where it started and where I eventually found it, but not the pathway between them. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) often make me think about that speck of glitter.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Stephanie C. Bolyard</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philly City Councilmember proposes ‘zero-waste’ bill to divert 60% of city trash from landfills, incinerators]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/waste-collection-transfer/philly-city-councilmember-proposes-zero-waste-bill-to-divert-60-of-city-trash-from-landfills-incinerators]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Mark Squilla’s proposal lays out a long-term path away from incineration, while Jamie Gauthier wants the city to stop burning its trash now.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reading Terminal Market’s efforts to prevent food waste get the attention of the EPA]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[The market has managed to keep more than 1 million pounds of organic waste from the trash fields over two years.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Space Debris Would Keep Growing Without New Launches]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/space-debris-would-keep-growing-without-new-launches]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Stopping every rocket launch tomorrow would not stop the space debris problem. The European Space Agency's (ESA) newly published Annual Space Environment Report modeled a scenario with no further launches after 2025 and found that Low Earth Orbit debris would still be expected to grow as existing objects collide and generate new fragments.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Outagamie County Recycling &amp; Solid Waste Center pulls over 2,000 pounds of batteries due to fire risk]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/e-waste/outagamie-county-recycling-solid-waste-center-pulls-over-2-000-pounds-of-batteries-due-to-fire-risk]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[An alarming number of batteries have been pulled from the Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste Line this summer, and officials urge that it’s not only a recycling problem but also a fire hazard.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blackstone and Brookfield consortia to bid for GFL]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Some of the world’s biggest infrastructure investors are clubbing up to take over GFL Environmental Inc. in what could be one of the largest leveraged buyouts of the year.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami’ of discarded electronics, report says]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/e-waste/datacenter-rush-will-create-tsunami-of-discarded-electronics-report-says]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six times.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:04:26 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Michigan Stadium Becomes First Venue in the State to Introduce Reusable Cups, Setting a New Standard for Collegiate Sports at the Nation's Largest Stadium]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/michigan-stadium-becomes-first-venue-in-the-state-to-introduce-reusable-cups-setting-a-new-standard-for-collegiate-sports-at-the-nation-s-largest-stadium]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Bold Reuse brings its reuse infrastructure model to the Big House, in partnership with SOLO®, demonstrating how reuse can be incorporated into operations at the nation’s largest stadium.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:00:59 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Eight Trailers of Reused School Furniture Reach Chihuahua, Mexico]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/eight-trailers-of-reused-school-furniture-reach-chihuahua-mexico]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Furniture recovered from projects in Texas and Colorado will benefit hundreds of schools and thousands of students.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Really Happens to Your Recycling?]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/what-really-happens-to-your-recycling-]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[In this behind-the-scenes tour, JerryRigEverything creator Zack Nelson works alongside WM’s frontline team at its Salt Lake City recycling facility to follow materials through every stage of the process.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ontario County, New York Lays Groundwork for Landfill Closure]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/landfill/ontario-county-new-york-lays-groundwork-for-landfill-closure]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Ontario County, New York’s 55-year-old landfill will shutter in December 2028— that’s when the 25-year public-private partnership agreement with Casella Waste Services expires.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Policy in Practice: September Edition]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/waste-legislation/policy-in-practice-september-edition]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Here’s September's edition of Waste360 Policy in Practice, where we bring you recent recycling industry policy developments. This month, California has the most airtime. Its legislative session ended on Aug. 31, and a handful of bills are now on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk awaiting either a signature or a veto.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Marissa Heffernan</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[TOMRA unveils space-saving reverse vending machine for convenience retailers]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[The world’s most experienced reverse vending machine (RVM) manufacturer has unveiled a new small-format machine tailor made for convenience stores.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[When Safety Triggers Waste: Bridging the Gap During Mass Food Recalls]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Two months after Taylor Farm’s massive recall of Cyclospora-tainted lettuce, the repercussions are still making headlines—highlighting the high stakes of balancing food safety with food waste mitigation.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[ABTC Revenue Jumps 407% as Battery Recycling Operations Ramp Up]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[American Battery Technology Company (ABTC) reported sharply higher revenue for fiscal 2026 as it increased throughput at its Nevada lithium-ion battery recycling facility and expanded production of recycled materials and byproducts.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Seras acquires Enva’s wood recycling business]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[UK biomass fuel supplier Seras has acquired Enva’s dedicated wood processing business, including three sites in Manchester, Middlesbrough and Tilbury.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Critical Minerals America Needs Are in Your Junk Drawer | Opinion]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[America’s demand for critical materials has reached a definitive tipping point. Recently, the urgency finally became official policy.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:56:59 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[September 2026 Fire Report: Trends, Risks and Progress]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[I tracked 49 fires at waste and recycling facilities in August 2026, tying August 2025 for the highest August total in the 10 years I have been compiling this data. That brings the year-to-date count to 293 fires, the third-highest January-August total on record, behind the 300 logged during the same period in both 2024 and 2025.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:03:15 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Ryan Fogelman</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Waste World – Episode 74: Turning Sustainability Goals into Real-World Solutions]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[In this episode of the Waste World Podcast, Gage Edwards chats with Christy Hurlburt, Senior Director at Viably, about the challenges and opportunities facing the waste and sustainability industries. With experience spanning climate technology, the circular economy, food waste diversion, and resource recovery, Hurlburt discussed what it takes to move sustainability initiatives beyond ambitious goals and into practical, scalable solutions.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Gage Edwards</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[AIRCO Partners with Military and NASA to Deploy On-Site Carbon-to-Fuel Tech]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[In this Waste360 Q&amp;A, Nick Steinke, AIRCO’s director of Programs, Government &amp; Defense, highlights the company’s partnership with the U.S. military to elevate energy resilience.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[In 1983, Atari dumped truckloads of unsold video games in a New Mexico landfill; when the site was excavated in 2014, about 1,300 cartridges were recovered, with some later selling for hundreds or thousands of dollars]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/landfill/in-1983-atari-dumped-truckloads-of-unsold-video-games-in-a-new-mexico-landfill-when-the-site-was-excavated-in-2014-about-1-300-cartridges-were-recovered-with-some-later-selling-for-hundreds-or-thousands-of-dollars]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[At a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, in September 1983, Atari disposed of truckloads of video-game cartridges and computer equipment.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Atlas Building Composites is commercializing MIT research to turn plastic waste into parts for buildings and other infrastructure.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Connecticut city stood 1,920 solar panels on a sealed garbage hill where no steel post can go in, because a driven pile would punch through the lid keeping decades of trash away from the water, so concrete blocks hold every rack down, and the dump now pays city hall $6,000 a month]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/solar/a-connecticut-city-stood-1-920-solar-panels-on-a-sealed-garbage-hill-where-no-steel-post-can-go-in-because-a-driven-pile-would-punch-through-the-lid-keeping-decades-of-trash-away-from-the-water-so-concrete-blocks-hold-every-rack-down-and-the-dump-now-pays-city-hall-6-000-a-month]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Your town almost certainly has one. A big grass-covered lump out past the edge of the map that used to be the dump, got sealed shut decades ago, and has spent every year since doing nothing except getting mowed.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:10:19 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[EPA approves oversight for San Jacinto Waste pit Superfund site]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[The top federal environmental regulating agency in the U.S. announced the responsible parties of clearing the San Jacinto Waste Pits have selected its supervisor and coordinator for the project a year after the design plan was approved by the agency.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:44:39 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Glass Recycling Bottlenecks in the Northeast and the Leaders Working to Push Past Them]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[A new report on glass recycling in the Northeast shows that while a few front-running states have unlocked high recovery rates, there is plenty of room for the rest of the region to grow. To replicate the top achievements and scale up, the region must invest heavily in collection systems, processing infrastructure, and end-market development, according to the Northeast Recycling Council (NERC) study.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[What the Waste Industry Should Know About Healthcare Hazardous Waste]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Waste360's Liz Bothwell sat down with Ashley Perry, director of hazardous waste and environmental services at Daniels Health. They discussed what's changing in healthcare hazardous waste management, where organizations are getting tripped up and what the broader waste industry should understand about this complex waste stream.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Liz Bothwell</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[New 154,000-square-foot US plant makes lithium carbonate from 100% recycled batteries]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[The new R3 lithium facility can shred 30,000 metric tons of battery material each year for lithium recovery.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Recycling Industry Slams New Jersey Food Packaging Delay]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[State extends food packaging exemption by three years, citing technology concerns despite industry claims of proven safety and availability]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:47:33 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jarrell recycling plant fire burns about 85 acres, injures one person]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[A fire that began at a Jarrell recycling facility and spread into nearby grass burned an estimated 85 acres, prompting evacuations before crews contained the fire, according to Williamson County officials.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:45:54 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fertile Earth Receives Authorization for Food-to-Food Recycling in Palm Beach County]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[New program gives businesses a practical way to divert eligible food scraps to local farms,supporting agriculture while reducing waste.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:43:07 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Waste360’s Top Stories for This Week (September 7-11)]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/waste360-s-top-stories-for-this-week-september-7-11-]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[This week’s most-read stories explored where the industry is finding new opportunities to recover materials and how it's rethinking collection. Readers also tuned in for a Waste World conversation on better recycling systems and a Virginia court decision involving WM.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:37:19 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ace Recycling &amp; Disposal Advances Fleet Sustainability with its first McNeilus® Volterra™ ZSL™ Electric Refuse Collection Vehicle]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/fleet-technology/ace-recycling-disposal-advances-fleet-sustainability-with-its-first-mcneilus-volterra-zsl-electric-refuse-collection-vehicle]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Utah-based waste and recycling provider expands its fleet with North America's most advanced fully integrated electric side loader, supporting safety, efficiency and long-term sustainability goals.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inside the Design and Tech Boom Driving Sustainable Packaging]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Rising production costs and strict new plastic waste rules are forcing brands to embrace sustainable packaging—a massive climate opportunity the global economy has long overlooked. To address the gap, manufacturing giant Atlantic Packaging launched a venture capital and innovation arm (aka New Earth Ventures or NEV).]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Arlene Karidis</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Viably President on Harp Renewables Acquisition: ‘We Need to Start Tackling’ Landfill Diversion]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/viably-president-on-harp-renewables-acquisition-we-need-to-start-tackling-landfill-diversion]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[In this Q&amp;A with Waste360, Viably President Brandon Lapsys discusses the company's acquisition of Harp Renewables Ltd., the opportunities he sees in organics, and how Harp’s technology fits into the company’s broader strategy. Viably announced its acquisition of Harp Renewables Ltd. on Aug. 27.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Gage Edwards</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Divert® Food-Derived Fertilizers Achieve Organic Designations, Advancing Food System Circularity]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/industry-insights/divert-food-derived-fertilizers-achieve-organic-designations-advancing-food-system-circularity]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[OMRI Listing and CDFA registrations expand commercial scale agricultural applications to certified organic farmland, improving nutrient availability]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Is Upcycling Food Waste for Fashion Truly Better?]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Upcycling food waste into textiles reduces landfill waste and offers biodegradable, vegan alternatives to traditional materials.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fire breaks out at Salt Lake City recycling center for second time in 4 months]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[A large plume of smoke was seen on Tuesday as a building went up in flames for the second time in just months in Salt Lake City.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Massive fire at Venice, Illinois recycling plant; Smoke visible]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Fire crews are responding to a massive fire Tuesday morning at a recycling plant in Venice, Illinois.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Waste360 Staff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sneaker Takeback Is Growing - Can Material Recovery Keep Pace?]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Millions of pairs are moving through collection and resale networks, but only a fraction reaches true recycling. New pilots and 2026 research show that sorting technology, processing costs, and demand for recovered rubber and foam will determine whether the system can scale.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Keith Loria</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Virginia Court Rules in Waste Management Landfill Slip-and-Fall Case]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/labor-force/virginia-court-rules-in-waste-management-landfill-slip-and-fall-case]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[A Virginia federal court ruled in favor of Waste Management in a landfill slip-and-fall lawsuit, finding that a curb and debris were open and obvious hazards and that the plaintiff's contributory negligence barred his claim.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Barry Shanoff</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[From Waste to Wheels: International Study Identifies Biomethane as Key Solution for Transport Decarbonization]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Biomethane has emerged as one of the most immediate, mature, and cost-effective solutions for decarbonizing road transport, particularly in heavy-duty and long-haul freight.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:51:24 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[America’s Wastewater Plants Could Be a Much Bigger Source of Renewable Power]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[According to new data released today from the American Biogas Council, 1,200 wastewater treatment plants across the United States currently capture and use biogas produced from wastewater sludge.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:35:41 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Waking Up to Mattress Recycling: How Old Beds Are Fueling a Circular Economy]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Every day, Americans discard more than 50,000 mattresses. With landfill space rapidly diminishing, waste managers view these bulky items as a major nuisance—they resist compaction and consume critical capacity.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>Robert Arner</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ally Waste Acquires Swift Integrated Services, Expanding Service Capabilities and Market Reach]]></title>
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                        <description><![CDATA[Ally Waste, a nationwide provider of comprehensive waste solutions for multifamily communities, announced today that it has acquired Swift Integrated Services, a Utah-based provider of dumpster management, doorstep trash pickup, and waste brokerage services.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:29:56 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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            <title><![CDATA[Two B.C. Students Awarded Interchange Recycling’s Tomorrow Grant Scholarship]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/two-b-c-students-awarded-interchange-recycling-s-tomorrow-grant-scholarship]]></link>
                        <description><![CDATA[Interchange Recycling has announced the recipients of its annual Tomorrow Grant program, which sees scholarships awarded to two British Columbia post-secondary students pursuing careers in environmental stewardship and skilled trades.]]></description>
                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:25:03 GMT</pubDate>
                                                                <dc:creator>PRESS RELEASE</dc:creator>
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