Morrow Energy steps in to help Texas city get WTE plant

Five years after a contract went nowhere, the city of Edinburg, TX has entered into an agreement to convert landfill gas into energy.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 27, 2015

Enerkem names Robert Shaw as new CFO

The Montreal-based waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer is poised to expand.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 23, 2015

Singapore can be a model for cities with zero-waste goals

The city-state sends only 2% of its solid waste to landfills. 

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 15, 2015

Residents voice concern about Denver Zoo's waste-to-energy plan

A neighborhood group cited air quality as a concern for the program.

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 13, 2015

Enerkem reaches production milestone at Edmonton WTE plant

The clean-tech company raised $156.2 million for expansion of their waste-to-energy facility, which will be able to turn garbage into biofuel.

By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 10, 2015

Connecticut combats food waste with anaerobic digesters, disposal laws

Officials have granted the first permit for a new anaerobic digestion facility to be built in Bridgeport.

By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 9, 2015

Temarry Recycling invests $100K to upgrade WTE site in Mexico

The waste-to-energy operations at Recicladora Temarry help keep the company running on a closed-loop recycling system. 

By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 8, 2015

Scientists develop process to store methane in coffee waste

The grounds from your cup of joe may have a new purpose after being tossed in the trash. 

By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 3, 2015

New York announces $40M anaerobic digester project

Long Island will soon be the home of a 90,000-square-foot facility that will turn organic waste into natural gas. 

By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 3, 2015

Heat from landfill gas-to-energy plant will be used to dry lumber

The Waste Management facility will be an innovative heat source for the New York lumber company. 

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 1, 2015

Hoosier Energy, Randolph Farms to build $12M landfill gas-to-energy plant

Construction of the operation is expected to begin in 2016. 

By Linda Tufano • Sept. 1, 2015

Sevier Solid Waste launches renewable energy project in Tennessee

The solid waste company announced its second project this year aimed at transforming its operation into a zero-waste facility.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 28, 2015

Pelatron Q plans to build WTE plant in Kauai, HI

The Honolulu-based sustainable energy company is focusing its efforts on Kauai due to the island's municipal waste issues.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 20, 2015

Paper manufacturer Domtar reduced waste by 23%

The Canada-based specialty paper company is inching toward its 2020 goal of a 40% reduction from 2013. 

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 14, 2015

WestRock agrees to buy paper recycler, renewable energy company for $289M

WestRock anticipates that the purchase of SP Fiber Holdings Inc. and its 48% interest in Green Power Solutions of Georgia (GPS) will grow its earnings in 2016.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 14, 2015

Green3Power completes deal for Florida waste-to-energy plant

Green3Power Operations Inc. has executed an agreement to build, own, and fund a $175 million renewable energy facility at the existing St. Lucie County Solid Waste Landfill Management Facility site.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 13, 2015

Rilsan pipes help Nebraska landfill turn methane to energy

A piping system using Arkema Inc.'s Rilsan-brand nylon 11 resin began operating in June to draw methane gas from the decommissioned State Street Landfill in Douglas County, NE, near Omaha. 

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 12, 2015

Gasification of MSW may save Mother Earth

Americans produce 250 million tons of municipal solid waste each year. What if, instead of overflowing the landfills, companies turned that waste into clean energy?

By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 5, 2015

New transportation deal drops NYC trash in Delaware before Pennsylvania

A new 20- to 30-year deal sends New York City's trash to Chester, PA, after making a transfer in Delaware.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 3, 2015

Industry changes contribute to recycling decline in Broward County, FL

Recycling in Broward County, FL dropped from 60% of household waste in 2013 to 52% in 2014. 

By Linda Tufano • July 31, 2015

Burning trash creates 'renewable' energy, Arizona court rules

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the Mohave Electric Cooperative could meet part of its renewable-energy mandate by burning trash to generate electricity. 

By Linda Tufano • July 29, 2015

New sensor-based sorting will address recycling challenges

Tomra Sorting has developed an Autosort flake sorter, capable of identifying and sorting materials as small as 2 mm.

By Linda Tufano • July 27, 2015

Hawaii landfill plans to operate on 100% renewable energy

By 2017, the 135-acre Leeward Oahu landfill hopes to use a solar energy farm and feedstock to fuel its daily operation. 

By Linda Tufano • July 22, 2015

Multimillion-dollar facility in KY will turn landfill gas into energy

The new clean energy facility will be built by 2016 at the Big Run Landfill in Ashland, KY. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 15, 2015

Food waste from 'slop buckets' may soon power Western Australian homes

Through an anaerobic digestion process, one company is turning chicken bones and apple cores into energy that can power as many as 3,000 homes. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 13, 2015