Lower Saucon Twp., PA officials critical of landfill expansion proposal

Township officials recently sent Pennsylvania's DEP a letter calling for the department to cast a more critical eye on the IESI landfill's application for expansion.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 6, 2015

EPA asks DEC to justify air permit decision at Ontario County Landfill

The U.S. EPA has ordered the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to provide more information on why it considers the landfill and a waste-to-energy plant on-site to be two separate sources of air pollution.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 6, 2015

Wheelabrator wants higher MA landfill, but residents want site closed

The operators of a landfill in Saugus, MA want to increase its height, town leaders want it to be cleaner, and many residents want the site closed.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 2, 2015

NJ Pinelands Commission develops tool to screen landfills for risky contaminated groundwater

After this year, any municipalities with landfills assigned a moderate or high level of concern will be advised for local follow-up.

By Kristin Musulin • June 30, 2015

Dunkin' Donuts ditches foam cups in NYC

The move coincides with the city's ban on single-use polystyrene products, which takes effect July 1.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 30, 2015

Keystone Landfill opponents submit scathing environmental analysis to PA DEP

The Friends of Lackawanna said the negative environmental impact of the landfill's proposed expansion should outweigh possible economic benefits.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 29, 2015

Park City, UT, considers funding offer for space in nearby county landfill

High costs for dumping soils contaminated by the mining process have led officials to seek out new opportunities in Summit County.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 29, 2015

MN landfill workers file unfair labor accusation; could go on strike

A union representing landfill workers at a site in Montana has fied a complaint against its public agency employer, and voted to strike if the grievance is not satisfactorily addressed.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015

12 NC coal ash ponds set for remediation by Duke Energy

A plan by Duke Energy to remediate 12 coal ash ponds in NC would see waste from those ponds placed in lined landfills.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 25, 2015

Following repeat problems, Tecumseh, OK landfill is closed by state regulators

Rotting animals, fires ... etc.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 24, 2015

Northern Illinois donors fund upgrade so food bank recycling center can accept scraps

Republic, a partner with the food bank, can pick up food scraps at a lower cost than sending them to a landfill. 

By Jonathan Barnes • June 22, 2015

Finger Lakes Zero Waste Coalition fights Ontario County, NY landfill expansion

Far-reaching questions regarding a NY landfill and the gas-to-energy plant adjacent to it will be answered by the state's Department of Environmental Conservation and by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 19, 2015

Regulators find 5 landfills have no cash to maintain their sites

An audit by South Carolina state regulators recently found five landfill companies have no cash to maintain their landfills; an owner has been charged with violations because of it.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 17, 2015

NYC industry leaders, residents learn about RNG, organic waste benefits

A pilot program currently yields up to 40 tons per day of organic waste from about 100,000 residences.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 15, 2015

PA officials tired of illegal dumping, searching for solutions at recycling trailers

Ford City and other communities have struggled for many years to deal with people who under cover of night, dump mattresses and computers.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 15, 2015

Montana grapples with oilfield waste landfill proposal

A landfill for oilfield waste in Eastern Montana has residents concerned about proximity to their homes.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 15, 2015

Odor system and recycling center part of MO landfill settlement

Though there were complaints about odor, the landfill registered one odor level above state regulations since October.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 15, 2015

Waste Management must close Tullytown landfill by 2017, PA DEP says

After decades of complaints from residents near a Tullytown, PA landfill about odors coming from it, and millions spent by Waste Management to correct the problem, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ordered the 27-year-old firm to be closed by 2017.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 10, 2015

Landfills, utilities collaborating on coal ash disposal solutions

The recent EPA reclassification of coal ash allows the waste to be placed in MSW landfills and opens up a lot of potential work, but the classification also leaves open the possibility of future challenges and changes to that rule.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 9, 2015

Wegmans food waste efforts electrifying New York farms

A dozen of the grocer's stores are working with two New York farms to convert food waste into energy for use by the farms and for use in the grid.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 8, 2015

TN firm aims for composting awareness, business expansion

With its recently inked contract to compost food waste from Music City Center, Nashville-based The Compost Company are hoping it can offer the service to firms located downtown in the city.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 8, 2015

Hormel Foods outpaces goal of food waste reduction

The company recently acheived its waste reduction goals six years earlier than it originally had planned.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 5, 2015

Green groups fight FirstEnergy's plan for sending coal ash to old landfill

The coal ash must go somewhere, but a trio of environmental groups want Pennsylvania to block FirstEnergy's plan to transport the waste more than 100 miles upriver to a closed landfill the utility would like to reopen.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 4, 2015

Polystyrene ban puts jobs on the line, NY state senators tell NYC mayor

Though a city prohibition on using single-use polystyrene items such as plates, cups, and eggshell to-go cartons will go into effect July 1, two state senators want the mayor to back away from the plan to ban. 

By Jonathan Barnes • June 1, 2015

Great Lakes plastic unresolved and growing issue, experts warn

Companies are working to handle ocean plastic, though they can't compete with the constant depositing of the material into waterways.

By Jonathan Barnes • May 29, 2015