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The PFAS Loop Tightens: Landfills, POTWs and Farmland Are Now One Risk System
Waste360 maps how PFAS cycles from landfills to wastewater plants to farm fields and back again — and why rising fertilizer prices could accelerate the loop. For operators, this isn’t an environmental sidebar; it’s a playbook rewrite for leachate, biosolids, routing and contracts.
Where Does Your State Rank in America’s Waste Management System?
The 3 Tiers of Waste Intelligence in the United States Waste management in the United States is not evenly distributed. Some states are beginning to operate like modern logistics…
Colorado’s EV battery EPR is about to rewrite hazardous hauling playbooks
Colorado is moving to make EV battery producers pay for end-of-life management — and that shifts real work onto collection, transport and processing partners. If you run trucks, transfer floors or MRFs in the Rockies, your fire plan, gate policy and billing stack are all in scope.
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View all →The PFAS Loop Tightens: Landfills, POTWs and Farmland Are Now One Risk System
Waste360 maps how PFAS cycles from landfills to wastewater plants to farm fields and back again — and why rising fertilizer prices could accelerate the loop. For operators, this isn’t an environmental sidebar; it’s a playbook rewrite for leachate, biosolids, routing and contracts.
Colorado’s EV battery EPR is about to rewrite hazardous hauling playbooks
Colorado is moving to make EV battery producers pay for end-of-life management — and that shifts real work onto collection, transport and processing partners. If you run trucks, transfer floors or MRFs in the Rockies, your fire plan, gate policy and billing stack are all in scope.
AI’s $60B Hardware Binge Sets Up a 2029-31 ITAD Traffic Jam
The AI server boom guarantees a reverse‑logistics bulge five years out. Operators that stand up secure, serialized ITAD capacity today will own the most profitable decommissions tomorrow.
Maine’s vape EPR puts lithium fires on notice — and haulers in the driver’s seat
The first-in-the-nation producer responsibility law for vapes isn’t just a policy milestone; it’s an operations mandate in disguise. If you touch MRFs, transfer stations, or municipal routes, there’s both risk to remove and new revenue to claim.
Hiab’s $1.035B grab for Labrie will ripple through truck prices, parts, and electrification plans
This isn’t just another equipment deal — it’s a reshuffle of the refuse body chessboard in North America. Haulers should expect short‑term turbulence and longer‑term integration that could change how you buy, service, and spec your fleets.
California’s new waste bills would change what’s on your trucks — and your contracts
Sacramento’s latest slate isn’t just policy theater. If these bills land, they’ll alter routes, MRF fire risk, food recovery logistics and the fine print in franchise agreements across the country’s bellwether market.
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