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Waste Management of Virginia landfill to receive 1.5M tons of coal ash from Duke Energy
Virginia’s environmentalists are happy to see the massive volumes of contaminant — which once infiltrated its waters — will be landfilled.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 29, 2016 -
U.S. Army, North Carolina county team to promote foreign solid waste management
The teams will tap into UCPW’s knowledge base in logistics and industry challenges before its deployment to work with overseas governments, security forces, and populations.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 29, 2016 -
Pennsylvania landfill leachate not responsible for foul odor, despite earlier reports
DEP staff went to Keystone Sanitary Landfill looking for the root of the problem, leaving the suspect valve partially open. However, they saw no increased flow in the line.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 28, 2016 -
Tennessee awards $4.8M in recycling, composting, and waste oil grants
These projects will provide opportunities for counties and municipalities across the state to enhance their waste reduction and recycling infrastructure, said TDEC.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 28, 2016 -
Grinding technology to extend life of Alabama landfill
The technology — which can grind six truckloads of debris into one truckload, and pulverize the landfill’s daily 140-ton intake — will add four or five years to Colbert County landfill’s life.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 26, 2016 -
Casella's plan to address water contamination from Massachusetts landfill gets tentative approval
The DEP will consider the response complete once there is no detectable 1,4-dioxane or trichloroethylene in the water for at least six months or two rounds of testing.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 22, 2016 -
DOE looks to implement 'consent-based' approach to hazardous waste disposal
"Proper" disposal of nuclear and radioactive waste has been debated for decades — yet as the nation debates, it slowly becomes deteriorated by the hazardous waste being stored in the ground.
By Kristin Musulin • Jan. 21, 2016 -
University of Texas, city of Denton partner on landfill mining project
The UTA project is attracting attention from stakeholders interested in learning how mining might extend a landfill’s life and serve as an ongoing energy source.
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 21, 2016 -
Waste-to-energy operations still being considered in Rutherford County, TN
Both landfill and waste-to-energy generate revenue through fees, so the question is, which is a more sound investment?
By Arlene Karidis • Jan. 20, 2016 -
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
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