Republic Services reported Q1 2026 net income of $525 million, up from $495 million the same period last year. Recycled commodity prices averaged $120 per ton in the first quarter, a $35-per-ton decline from the prior year. The Phoenix-based hauler told investors that increased volumes across its polymer center network offset the revenue impact. Q1 2026 highlights (year over year):...

NRDC and Californians Against Waste are suing CalRecycle over finalized EPR regulations they say unlawfully allow chemical recycling and other objectionable technologies to count toward recycling targets.

Circular Action Alliance is now accepting public comment for its draft Responsible End Markets certification standard.

Allied-backed Liberty Waste has acquired Randolph County Garbage Services, further positioning the hauler in the North Carolina Triad market.

Casella Waste Systems raised full-year revenue guidance to $2.06 billion–$2.08 billion after closing four acquisitions in 2026 totaling roughly $150 million in annualized revenue.

While packaging EPR fights injunctions, battery EPR has achieved a mostly harmonized legal framework across nearly every state that has passed a law.

Most battery EPR frameworks don't cover what's actually igniting in collection trucks.

CalRecycle approved permanent regulations under SB 54, the state's landmark packaging EPR law. The rules took effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State. They also published updated producer guidance that same day.

State lawmakers backing New York's Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act introduced nearly 150 amendments, aligning the bill's definitions and compliance timelines with EPR frameworks in Minnesota and California as legislators push for passage before landfill capacity runs out.

The hauler also raised full-year guidance by CA$90m as it eyes an H2 close on its acquisition of SECURE Waste Infrastructure.