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“We Have Enough Clothing”: Our Outreach Director’s Firsthand Account from the United Nations
The following is a firsthand account from Bond4’s Outreach Director, a former U.S. diplomat who served at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York. During her posting, s…
NYC Sanitation Workers Are Getting Stuck More Often, and GLP-1s Are a Big Reason Why
New York City's Department of Sanitation confirmed 49 needle-stick injuries among its workers as of August 10, up from 46 for all of 2025 and just 18 in 2020, according to CBS New…
Federal Court Just Confirmed: PFAS Liability Isn't Going Anywhere for Waste Companies
On August 18, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied every petition challenging the EPA's rule designating PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA. The N…
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Electric loaders are moving from pilots to production — here’s where the math works
Groupe Bellemare isn’t testing the waters — it’s running mid-size electric loaders and an excavator in daily C&D and minerals operations. The lesson for MRFs and transfer yards: duty cycle and site design make or break electrification’s business case.
Stop Running to Failure: Why Shredder Uptime Starts With a Wednesday Shutdown
Operators at Gershow and SA Recycling say the math favors scheduled downtime over heroics. The lesson for recyclers and MRFs is operational, not philosophical: put PM on the calendar and treat it like production.
AI optical sorters are rewriting the capex plan for metal recyclers
A lower-cost AI path to premium metal specs is emerging — and it’s not X-ray. The operational kicker: programmable sort “recipes” mean batch-driven plants, not fixed lines.
AI eyes on the conveyor: Greyparrot’s $27M round turns MRF data into deal leverage
A fresh cash infusion for a leading recycling analytics player signals a quiet power shift: line data is becoming as valuable as tonnage. If you run a MRF or sell collection services into one, this changes how you sort, staff, price and argue your contracts.
AI eyes on the line just got funded — and MRFs without them will fall behind
Greyparrot’s new $27M round isn’t another shiny startup headline. It’s a signal that real-time composition data is becoming table stakes for MRF operations, contracting and pricing — with direct consequences for haulers and processors in the next bid cycle.
New Jersey puts scrap tire haulers on notice: Registration and manifests are here
A new statewide tire program will force chain-of-custody accountability on every scrap tire load. If you haul, collect, or process tires in or through New Jersey, your dispatch, pricing, and paperwork are about to change.
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