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Ellen MacArthur report: More plastic than fish in the sea by 2050
"Growing volumes of end-of-use plastics are generating costs and destroying value to the industry. After-use plastics could, with circular economy thinking, be turned into valuable feedstock,” said report contributor Dr. Martin R Stuchtey.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 20, 2016 -
UPDATE: Baltimore residents to choose bin size in rollout of new trash cans
The City of Baltimore will pay $9 million to purchase the rollout containers from North Carolina-based Schaefer Systems International.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 14, 2016 -
Pennsylvania senator urges feds to increase nuclear waste site funding
U.S. Sen. Robert Casey is calling on the Obama administration to increase funding to $150 million in fiscal year 2017 to clean up nuclear waste sites — 30% above the budget.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 13, 2016 -
Tennessee county approves DEC grant request to protect defunct landfill
The money would support upgrading roads, drainage, coverage, and capping. The project would also include a 10-year monitoring program.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 12, 2016 -
UPDATE: Residents frustrated by EPA's isolation barrier plan for West Lake Landfill
The Agency recently decided to install an underground barrier to prevent Bridgeton Landfill's fire from reaching the radioactive West Lake Landfill, yet some residents say the efforts are not enough.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 11, 2016 -
Waste Management to pay $2M to settle Tullytown, PA landfill case
Waste Management incurred an earlier $500,000 fine for failing to contain odors at the site, and has since been working on solving the problem.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 11, 2016 -
Central Ohio works to boost recycling, prevent landfill expansion
SWACO Executive Director Ty Marsh said he inherited an organization that needed a change in culture and management, which required cleaning house.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 11, 2016 -
Florida county to raise tipping fees in support of landfill expansion
A main recommendation is raising Santa Rosa County's tipping fees to $34 per to $38 per ton, though SCS Engineers submitted four possible scenarios.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 6, 2016 -
Hawaii officials hustle to increase recycling rates as landfill nears capacity
The landfill on the island of Kauai, HI has about 10 years of life left — but only if the island can increase its recycling rate to 70% by 2020.
By Kristin Musulin • Jan. 4, 2016 -
EPA to take charge of Minnesota's Freeway Landfill cleanup
The cost to cleanup Minnesota's largest Superfund site could be more than $60 million.
By Kristin Musulin • Jan. 3, 2016 -
Rumpke Ohio landfill expansion approved after 9-year litigation
Colerain Township Trustee Jeff Ritter, the only remaining board member from the time the case emerged, said this vote was one of the most difficult decisions he has made.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 23, 2015 -
DEC reclassifies New York's Wheatfield landfill as public threat
The landfill contains carcinogenic PCBs, pesticides, hydrocarbons, and "plating tank sludge" among other toxic materials, according to the DEC.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 23, 2015 -
Santa Clara Waste Water CEO gets reduced bail for criminal charges
CEO William Mitzel is tied to allegations that he was aware of more than 5,000 gallons of hazardous materials being stored at a facility near Santa Paula.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 21, 2015 -
CWM required to cap hazardous waste at Niagara County site
"Given the history of failed federal remediation efforts, it is not reasonable to anticipate contamination will be confined to the surface," wrote County Public Health Director Daniel J. Stapleton.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 21, 2015 -
Waste Management landfills in Illinois, Ohio receive expansion approval
The Will County, IL landfill and Mahoning Landfill in New Springfield, OH have each received tentative approval to nearly double their capacities.
By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 18, 2015 -
Los Angeles residents push for landfill lawsuit against Republic
The Los Angeles City Attorney spokesman Rob Wilcox said in an email last week, "We continue to closely monitor the situation and have left all our options open, including litigation."
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 18, 2015 -
Comcast to pay California $26M for illegal e-waste dumping
"This agreement holds Comcast accountable for breaking the law and puts strict measures in place to prevent them from putting Californians and our environment at risk in the future," said California Attorney General Kamala Harris.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 17, 2015 -
Duke Energy to build lined coal ash landfill in South Carolina
The W.S. Lee Steam Station proposal falls under Duke’s plan to close ash ponds in six states.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 17, 2015 -
Florida recyclables headed to landfill while hauler looks for alternative
ECUA is exploring a new way to deal with the recyclables until it can construct its own processing facility at Escambia County’s Perdido Landfill, slated for completion in May.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 17, 2015 -
Arkansas landfill closure to cost more than $18 million
The source of funding for the closure will be a decision made by the ADEQ and the receivership, which determine how bond holders are reimbursed.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 15, 2015 -
San Francisco's plan to redevelop landfill sparks debate
The trash dumped at the Oyster Point landfill was capped prior to building land on top — though some question whether the procedure provided enough protection.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 14, 2015 -
EPA orders rapid fire prevention for West Lake Landfill
Companies associated with Missouri's West Lake Landfill will have three weeks to devise a fire-prevention plan — one that should have been devised years ago, according to some officials.
By Kristin Musulin • Dec. 11, 2015 -
Ohio residents fight back over construction landfill stench
Even if the odor is no more than a nuisance, the levels of gases released at the site are against EPA regulations, according to officials.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 11, 2015 -
General Electric to pay $2.25M for alleged illegal waste incineration
The DOJ claimed that GE overrode the safety controls on at least 1,859 occasions from September 2006 until February 2007.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 11, 2015 -
New York's OCRRA could face steep fines following ash-for-trash rejection
Abandoning the ash-for-trash agreement means OCRRA will not import the trash it needs to meet its trash-burning quota — which could result in a $180,000 penalty.
By Arlene Karidis • Dec. 10, 2015
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