Waste Dive

The company trained a model on a decades' worth of real-time wellhead monitoring data to develop actionable insights for landfill operators.

Waste Pro said at least 33 of its workers were affected by TPS changes after a Supreme Court ruling in June. The waste industry has also been impacted by a CDL rule change affecting some immigrants.

The consumer electronics giant said 29 of its supply chain facilities received TRUE Certification from GBCI.

In other news, the U.S. EPA also proposed to remove one landfill site from its National Priorities List under its Superfund program and partially remove another.

Acme Revival, which connects customers with electronics repair technicians, also sued Owl Labs and Blackmagic Design, saying the companies refused to provide parts and schematics required by law.

This is the first time the group has removed an item from the approximately four-year-old list. A broader review of the materials on the list is underway.

The agency's inspector general found that just 0.5% of hazardous waste shipments were recorded in the tracking system electronically, many of which had errors. EPA is mulling a switch forcing an end to paper manifests.

At issue is the Midwest Premium, which reportedly incorporates the 50% aluminum tariffs on domestic manufacturers - even those that use domestically recycled aluminum.

The decision maintains PFOS and PFOA as hazardous substances under CERCLA. NWRA and others sued the agency in 2024, saying EPA overstepped its authority and created industry liability.

"This is a major, but short-term, accomplishment in California," said BPI Executive Director Rhodes Yepsen. Also this summer, USDA previewed plans to potentially update organics regulations.