Covanta agrees to pay $150K for rat extermination

The company's LaSalle, N.Y., waste-to-energy plant is believed to be the source of an area rodent infestation.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 25, 2013

New biotechnology may turn wastewater into energy

The new bio-energy technology converts biosolids into transportation fuel and electricity.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 19, 2013

Covanta renews waste-to-energy contract with Marion County, Ore.

Covanta Energy will continue accepting waste for the county at its waste-to-energy facility.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 13, 2013

Iowa city hopes to transform trash into car fuel

Marion, Iowa is looking to Fiberight, a waste-to-energy firm, to convert waste into fuel for the city's vehicles.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 10, 2013

Covanta plant approved to sell carbon offset credits

A waste-to-energy plant in Tampa, Florida has been given the green light to sell the credits to the voluntary market.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 5, 2013

South Hadley, Mass. considers anaerobic digestion plant

On the heels of a statewide ban on organic waste, slated to go into effect next summer, officials in South Hadley, Massachusetts are looking to the future of waste management.

By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 27, 2013

LCSWMA will pay $126M-$132M for waste-to-energy plant

In an attempt to get out of debt, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania sold its waste-to-energy plant to the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority.

By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 27, 2013

DTE Energy considers expanding landfill gas program

DTE Energy may grow its current program due to increased demand from consumers.

By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 22, 2013

Covanta ups waste-to-energy holdings with $48.6M acquisition

The Morristown, New Jersey-based company now owns four waste-to-energy plants across the state.

By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 20, 2013

As Covanta waste-to-energy plant hemorrhages money, can trash deal help?

A proposal to import trash from nearby Cortland County may help the facility reduce its losses.

By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 15, 2013

Michigan State U. unveils on-campus anaerobic digester

The school has built an organic waste system that will turn waste produced on campus into electricity.

By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 14, 2013

Madison County, N.Y. landfill to slash energy costs with solar panels

Madison County, New York is seizing opportunities to generate savings and tax breaks from its landfill by embracing solar panels and a gas-to-energy project on site.

By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 14, 2013

Recycling firm to open $7M-$10M waste-to-fuel plant in St. Louis

Materials Lifecycle Management, based in Massachusetts, plans to spend millions opening a new facility in St. Louis, Missouri.

By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 7, 2013

Chemical company produces fuel from waste

INEOS Bio developed the first commercial quantities of ethanol from cellulosic feed.

By Nicole Wrona • Aug. 1, 2013

Hearing called for Covanta's $30M expansion in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Covanta Energy's proposed expansion of its waste-to-energy facility is open for public debate.

By Nicole Wrona • July 29, 2013

N.J. agencies grant $12M for biomass projects

New Jersey agencies have created initiatives totaling $12M that are expected to push renewable energy sources into production.

By Nicole Wrona • July 26, 2013

Mass. commercial food waste ban sparks new industry

Waste-to-energy plants are being planned throughout the state as the impending ban on commercial food waste goes into effect next year.

By Nicole Wrona • July 22, 2013

General Electric pilots gas-to-energy project at Lebanon's largest landfill

General Electric launched the gas-to-energy pilot at Naameh landfill to create a solution for the rising demand for electricity in this region.

By Nicole Wrona • July 18, 2013

$7M waste-to-energy project coming to Wis. farm

The biogas facility will produce green energy from livestock manure.

By Nicole Wrona • July 11, 2013

Landfill gas purification system patent issued to Manufactured Methane Corp.

A U.S. patent was assigned to a pair of Knoxville, Tennessee inventors demonstrating a methodology for the separation and purification of landfill gas stream.

By Nicole Wrona • July 10, 2013

General Electric bringing waste-to-energy gasification to the grid in Tenn.

General Electric is partnering with PHG Energy to turn biomass into electricity.

By Davide Savenije • June 27, 2013

India's KMC to turn mountains of waste into energy

As the Kolkata Municipal Corporation landfill in India approached capacity, officials scrambled to find a solution, proposing a new waste-to-energy plan.

By Nicole Wrona • June 17, 2013

NYC mayor proposes mandatory food recycling

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants 10% of the city's residential food waste turned into energy at a new facility.

By Nicole Wrona • June 17, 2013

CRRA plans $11.6M landfill cap and solar install project in Hartford, Conn.

The Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority will cap the Hartford landfill and install solar panels on top of it.

By Davide Savenije • June 10, 2013

N.C. landfill's gas-to-energy project to serve as example for others

A local research analyst called the waste-to-energy program at the Watauga County landfill a good option for smaller landfills.

By Shauna Blackmon • June 7, 2013