Landfill: Page 45
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Colorado officials seek regulatory changes to address radioactive waste disposal issues
CDPHE’s solid waste program manager explained this is a "forward-looking problem" in which officials will work with landfills to collect data on their waste streams.
By Kristin Musulin • Sept. 22, 2017 -
3 new projects show growing interest in generating value from LFG
Projects by Waste Management, Republic Services and Hamm in three states show the universal appeal of this developing technology.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 21, 2017 -
UPDATE: Officials vote to start expansion of Lancaster County, PA landfill despite opposition
The Frey Farm Landfill's $56 million vertical expansion could begin as soon as next month.
By Cole Rosengren , Cody Boteler • Sept. 18, 2017 -
Updated: EPA to reconsider portions of Obama-era coal ash rule
The agency granted a polluter petition to reconsider the rule, a move environmentalists call "a ploy to scrap the protections entirely."
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 15, 2017 -
Omaha, NE City Council approves plans to modernize old landfill site with new MRF
The project is part of a sale to Lewis Clark Recycling and Disposal, which will spend $2 million to upgrade the site.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 14, 2017 -
UPDATE: Michigan officials to drill holes into Kent County landfill for methane capture
The system is intended to protect nearby buildings from high methane levels.
By Cole Rosengren , Cody Boteler • Sept. 13, 2017 -
California community groups sue over expansion of Chiquita Canyon Landfill
Three groups have teamed up for civil action against Los Angeles County and the Waste Connections subsidiary that owns the site.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 8, 2017 -
Michigan DEQ has 'serious concern' about methane levels at Superfund site
The G&H Industrial Landfill site has methane levels as high as 73% by volume in some spots. The gas is explosive at levels between 5% and 15% by volume.
By Cody Boteler • Sept. 6, 2017 -
EPA shows progress on West Lake cleanup plans, but details still months away
The agency held its first public meeting near the Missouri site in more than a year as community relations remain tense.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 5, 2017 -
UPDATE: EPA offers 'no updates at this time' on NSPS, EG landfill rules
Industry sources remain in the dark and, if the EPA has further information, it isn't sharing.
By Cole Rosengren • Sept. 1, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Report: NYC export infrastructure reducing truck mileage, but not built for 'zero waste' future
New analysis of the city's 20-year waste plan by the Independent Budget Office highlights the ongoing trend of high costs.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 25, 2017 -
Colorado landfill awarded for using latex paint as a daily cover
Using the unconventional daily cover has saved the Mesa County Landfill over $11,000 and diverted 3,800 gallons of paint so far.
By Cody Boteler • Aug. 23, 2017 -
UPDATE: Lincoln, NE approves 3-year cardboard recycling education program
The approved contract, which comes at a slimmed-down cost than originally proposed, is intended to educate residents ahead of a landfill ban on corrugated cardboard.
By Cody Boteler • Aug. 16, 2017 -
UPDATE: OSHA fines Advanced Disposal $12K following landslide fatality
An inspection attributed the February landslide at Pennsylvania's Greentree Landfill to "unstable conditions."
By Kristin Musulin , Cole Rosengren • Aug. 15, 2017 -
UPDATE: Former Iowa landfill manager pleads guilty to second-degree theft
Dusty VanRenan has been sentenced to two years probation after he was arrested for stealing money from Fremont County.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 11, 2017 -
NRDC files motion to vacate EPA's temporary stay on NSPS landfill rules
The motion contends the EPA's rationale for delaying implementation is invalid, especially in light of a recent court decision on a separate methane rule.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 7, 2017 -
Casella confirms Massachusetts landfill closure, but sees opportunity elsewhere
Discussion of the Massachusetts landfill received the most attention during the company's Q2 earnings call, but executives also outlined big acquisition plans.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 4, 2017 -
Pennsylvania borough struggles with post-landfill life as host fees begin to dry up
The closed Tullytown landfill was unpopular, but residents had come to rely on the annual $6,000 rebate checks that came with it.
By Cole Rosengren • Aug. 3, 2017 -
Mittelstaedt more concerned about 'communist' California than China after strong Q2
The Waste Connections CEO described the current economic climate as the most active deal environment in more than 15 years during the Waste Connections earnings call.
By Cole Rosengren • July 27, 2017 -
Rumpke's third landfill gas-to-energy plant now operational in Ohio
The 4.8 MW power plant is replacing a gas flaring system at the company's Brown County Landfill.
By Cole Rosengren • July 14, 2017 -
Environmental reviewers OK Silicon Valley landfill housing development
The 9.2-million-square-foot project would bring up to 1,680 housing units to Santa Clara, CA, and be the largest such housing development in the Bay Area.
By Mary Tyler March • July 12, 2017 -
Courtesy of Casella Waste Systems
Casella receives Massachusetts DEP notice for Southbridge odor issues
Odor issues are the latest in a series of unwelcome news at the site, but Casella affirmed it has no immediate plans to close.
By Cole Rosengren • July 12, 2017 -
Report: Average landfill tip fees up 3.5% so far this year
New analysis from Waste Business Journal puts the average national tip fee at $50.60, with rates remaining highest in the Northeast.
By Cole Rosengren • July 12, 2017 -
Gov. Kasich expected to sign law giving Ohio EPA authority over C&D recycling sites
A recent debris pile-up in East Cleveland, expected to cost the state $6 million, was cited as the "poster child" for the law.
By Cole Rosengren • July 10, 2017 -
Minneapolis landfills sue state environmental agency over incineration push
Landfills owned by Waste Management and Republic Services have filed suit against the MPCA over its enforcement of a 30-year-old law.
By Cody Boteler • July 6, 2017
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