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Aurubis AG, a global provider of nonferrous metals and a large copper recycler, marked the inauguration of a globally unique plant at its Hamburg site today. The new facility will enable the company to process greater volumes of increasingly complex recycling materials and smelter intermediates in the future. The Complex Recycling Hamburg (CRH) facility integrates the capabil...

Veolia marked the official closure of its roughly $3 billion acquisition of Clean Earth with a ribbon cutting celebration at its newly rebranded hazardous waste facility on Allens Avenue in South Providence, signaling a major expansion of treatment capacity in Rhode Island and nationwide.

The acquisition significantly strengthens Veolia’s U.S. footprint, doubling its h...

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) announced that Lynsey Baer has been elected as president of the board of directors. The fiscal year 2027 board began its term on July 1, 2026, using its experience to guide SWANA’s mission to advance from waste management to resource management.

FY2027 SWANA board of directors:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), through its sales agents Amentum and CWS Marketing Group, will conduct the second and final public auction of approximately 12,000 tons of seized aluminum profiles on July 23, 2026, in Riverside, California.

This auction represents the final offering of aluminum profiles seized by CBP in 2017. The first auction successfully sol...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced proposed rules that would make New York the first state in the nation to require treatment of environmental contaminants in leachate at landfills. The proposal would build on New York’s leadership in addressing PFAS and other harmful chemicals, strengthening protections for drinking water and reducing...