Jacob Wallace

Commissioners in Miami-Dade County again postponed a decision on building a new combustion facility. Meanwhile, projects in Lee, Palm Beach and Pasco counties are taking steps forward.

The company first announced plans for growth after an outside investment last year. Now, it hopes its Kingsbury Bioenergy Complex can be the first in a series of waste-to-value facilities.

Rubicon’s new CFO Eric Bauer comes from Circulus, where a Rubicon board member serves as CEO. The company also sold $20 million in preferred equity to Rodina Capital, an entity affiliated with Rubicon’s majority shareholder.

A judge recently approved WM’s purchase of a feedstock processing facility adjacent to one of the company’s landfills. Fulcrum’s biorefinery, which sought to convert waste to fuel, went to a different company.

Current or proposed landfills in Arizona, Hawai'i, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia had recent updates on permitting and other projects.

Frank Franciosi announced he will leave his position next year, and will be succeeded by the organization’s deputy director, Linda Norris-Waldt.

The anaerobic digestion company’s former CEO, who held the role since before it was purchased by a division of BlackRock Real Assets, has departed, Vanguard confirmed.

The U.S. EPA announced recipients of a fresh wave of funding through the Community Change Grants Program, several of which plan to expand compost and recycling services.

Reflect on the year through key data points about labor, the economy, M&A, federal and state policy, recycling trends and more.

The move will leave the Trump administration to finalize at least two rules for combustors, including those that process hazardous waste. The EPA separately finalized its rules for commercial and industrial waste incinerators.