CA county contract decreases landfill fees

Today, Stanislaus County’s board of supervisors could OK an agreement on recycling and garbage removal that would  decrease the fees paid by cities to send waste to the Fink Road Landfill and to the county’s waste-burning facility.

By Jonathan Barnes • May 12, 2015

NH Local Farms Project to plant atop closed landfill

The Keene Energy and Agriculture Project in New Hampshire could be a model of effective, carbon-negative re-use of acreage in a closed landfill.

By Jonathan Barnes • May 11, 2015

Group denied on 2 of 3 concerns with Ontario County Landfill expansion

A New York judge ruled against most of a local group's issues with the Ontario County Landfill, but lingering questions and potential conflicts of interest remain.

By Jonathan Barnes • May 11, 2015

Birds killed due to avian flu cause landfill concern

Millions of dead birds could be transported across Iowa to be buried in a landfill, and officials in the county where the landfill is located are worried.

By Jonathan Barnes • May 8, 2015

Pack to Plate looking to give students food lessons, prevent waste

A Georgia nonprofit is instructing children about healthy food choices by teaching them about produce and attempting to save food from being tossed.

By Jonathan Barnes • May 7, 2015

TerraCycle embraces the challenge of recycling K-Cups

A New Jersey recycling company has tackled the challenge of recycling K-Cups, but will shoppers go along with the effort?

By Jonathan Barnes • May 7, 2015

Consumers Energy aims to remove 1M cubic yards of landfill waste from stream

The target for this is by 2019's close. 

By Jonathan Barnes • May 6, 2015

UPS agreement with Clean Energy taps renewable natural gas

With this move, other shipping industry firms will likely follow its lead.

By Jonathan Barnes • May 6, 2015

California company plans to convert emissions into electricity

Ener-Core’s CEO says his company’s technology makes waste into electricity.

By Jonathan Barnes • May 5, 2015

Republic Services gas-to-energy facility planned near Los Angeles

The company's recently announced initiative focuses on communities and people, safety, materials management, and operations.  

By Jonathan Barnes • May 4, 2015

Rumpke blankets odors at OH landfill, complaints down

The waste and recycling company said complaints are falling due to measures it took to contain the odor. 

By Nicole Wrona • April 28, 2015

Fenimore landfill owners want officials to vacate, restore NJ site

Strategic Environmental Partners requested that state officials abandon the seized landfill and return the site to its original condition. 

By Nicole Wrona • April 28, 2015

FL county allowed to use waste in construction of roads

Pasco County plans to use landfill waste converted into ash in roadways across the area. 

By Nicole Wrona • April 27, 2015

From greenhouse problem to green-energy solution, SWACO methane project generates $1M

Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio and Aria Energy struck a deal two years ago to make a green-energy solution.

By Nicole Wrona • April 22, 2015

NY county bans fracking waste in landfills

Albany County Legislature in New York unanimously passed a law prohibiting fracking waste from being disposed of at any site in the county.

By Nicole Wrona • April 17, 2015

Waste Management seeks to unload residential real estate holdings in IL

The waste and recycling hauler purchased the homes as part of a deal with the builder, and is now seeking to sell the properties.

By Nicole Wrona • April 16, 2015

IA landfill pays $100K for violations, collects $100K in damages

A landfill agency in Sheldon, IA, agreed to pay the state for dumping and environmental violations; the agency took incorrect advice from an engineer, leading to the non-compliance. 

By Nicole Wrona • April 14, 2015

Cargill Hazleton achieves landfill-free status

The meat processing facility in Hazleton, PA, has been verified landfill-free by NSF International. 

By Nicole Wrona • April 14, 2015

Food bank at US-Mexico border diverts millions of pounds of produce annually

Borderlands Food Bank distributes food rejected at the border to families in need.

By Nicole Wrona • April 13, 2015

Chrin Bros. landfill lawsuit against PA township settled

Williams Township will receive a $1.2 million payment in exchange for certain provisions.

By Nicole Wrona • April 10, 2015

USDA app aims to reduce expiration-related food waste

The organization hopes to put a dent in the billions of pounds of food wasted each year.

By Carolyn Heneghan • April 6, 2015

Dallas landfill turned into sports complex hosts international soccer

Visitors to the site have the potential to spend $40 million in 2015.

By Nicole Wrona • March 31, 2015

Officials issue draft permit for TX landfill expansion

The permit does not mark the final approval for the site, and the public opposing the expansion is determined to fight the project. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 31, 2015

Duke Energy in talks for coal ash landfill in NC

The company could transport coal ash from a spill to a new site in Eden, NC.

By Nicole Wrona • March 30, 2015

Study: Additives not effective in breakdown of plastics

The study was conducted by a team from Michigan State University

By Nicole Wrona • March 30, 2015