Landfills: The good, the bad, and the trashy

When it comes to landfills, there’s the good and the bad — but can residents and industry leaders see both sides?

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 12, 2015

South Carolina fines Sonoco $230K over unpermitted landfill

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has fined Sonoco for violating the state's Solid Waste Policy and Management Act.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 12, 2015

Researchers test aeration of landfill leachate to remove SSRIs

Aeration treatment might be effective in removing serotonin reuptake inhibitors from landfill leachate before they reach the environment.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 11, 2015

Sen. Casey: 'Pennsylvania shouldn't be a dumping ground'

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-PA, introduced the TRASH Act to restrict the flow of out-of state trash into Pennsylvania and let states impose higher fees on out-of-state waste. 

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 10, 2015

Curbside glass recycling spreads across Utah neighborhoods

Curbside glass recycling is now available, for an $8 monthly fee and $45 startup fee, to the Emigration Canyon, Canyon Rim, and Olympus Cove neighborhoods outside of Salt Lake City, UT.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 10, 2015

'Zero waste' efforts extend life of San Diego landfill by 8 years

Mayor Kevin Faulconer said the Miramar landfill, the city's only active dump, is projected to remain viable through 2030, eight years beyond the projected 2022 date. 

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 7, 2015

Another Alabama landfill battling civil rights issues

The state's biggest municipal waste site, the Arrowhead Landfill in Uniontown, has been struggling with civil rights complaints that have been unaddressed by the EPA. 

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 6, 2015

$3M deal may allow Virginia landfill to expand, despite DEQ opposition

Despite an order to reduce its height, the Potomac Landfill in Dumfries, VA wants to increase it 30 feet, while paying a $3 million host fee to the town over the course of 20 years.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 5, 2015

Pennsylvania DEP fines Waste Management $500K over landfill odors

Waste Management has failed to control odors and treat wastewater at the Tullytown Landfill in Bucks County, PA. 

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 4, 2015

Wheelabrator to expand ash landfill in Putnam, CT

Voters in Putnam, CT authorized expansion of an ash landfill and will allow Wheelabrator to build a permanent metal reclamation facility at the site.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 4, 2015

Residents weigh in on $56M landfill expansion in Pennsylvania

Lancaster County, PA residents spoke at a public hearing about a $56 million plan to raise the height of the Frey Farm Landfill in Manor Township by 50 feet.

By Linda Tufano • July 30, 2015

Controversy continues over expanding a Virginia landfill into a quarry

Residents have opposed a plan to expand Virginia's Chesterfield County landfill into a nearby quarry, despite a push by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.

By Linda Tufano • July 29, 2015

DEP awards new 10-year permit for Pennsylvania landfill

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has awarded J.P. Mascaro & Sons a 10-year permit for the White Pines residual waste landfill. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 28, 2015

Financial management would allow for capital improvements at Georgia landfill

A member of a citizen solid waste panel in Newton County, GA has determined that the landfill should be bringing in enough money to pay for improvements.

By Linda Tufano • July 28, 2015

Clear trash bags to be enforced in parts of Nova Scotia

As Seattle fights trash-snooping, the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia is switching to clear trash bags to assure that residents are complying with recycling and composting rules.

By Linda Tufano • July 27, 2015

Rumpke still clashing with Ohio township over landfill expansion

Rumpke and Colerain Township trustees are back in Ohio's Hamilton County Common Pleas Court over the company's request to expand its sanitary landfill by 206 acres. 

By Linda Tufano • July 27, 2015

Who's responsible for the mess at Missouri's West Lake Landfill?

The state's congressional delegation has sent a letter to the Department of Energy, questioning whether it is responsible for some of the radioactive contamination at West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, MO.

By Linda Tufano • July 23, 2015

Smell from Kentucky landfill causing residents to 'suffer'

The Boyd County Fiscal Court is asking Kentucky regulators to shut down or severly restrict the Big Run Landfill outside of Ashland because of its terrible smell.

By Linda Tufano • July 23, 2015

Two Baltimore trash haulers plead guilty to $6M bribery scheme

Trash haulers Adam Williams Jr. and Mustafa Sharif will each face up to 15 years in prison on counts of conspiracy and bribery, according to federal prosecutors. 

By Linda Tufano • July 23, 2015

State, feds investigate $4M tire stockpiling violation at Louisiana landfill

The DEQ says it did not approve a stockpile of tires at the Tangipahoa Parish landfill. Now, the parish and Environmental Industries Recyling are facing serious sanctions. 

By Linda Tufano • July 22, 2015

Hawaii landfill plans to operate on 100% renewable energy

By 2017, the 135-acre Leeward Oahu landfill hopes to use a solar energy farm and feedstock to fuel its daily operation. 

By Linda Tufano • July 22, 2015

Lawsuit alleges EPA inaction over AL landfill civil rights complaint

A lawsuit alleges that nothing has been done since the EPA agreed in 2005 to investigate a civil rights complaint surrounding the permitting of a landfill in Tallassee, AL.

By Linda Tufano • July 20, 2015

Waste Management seeks 606-acre expansion of IL landfill

The waste company hopes to expand the Laraway Road landfill site in Joliet, IL, in order to extend its capacity life through 2031. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 17, 2015

Los Angeles County falling short of waste reduction goals: report

The City of Angels must work harder at reducing landfill waste if it wants to reach its 'Zero Waste' goal.

By Isabella Alvarez • July 15, 2015

San Diego accepts proposal to reach 'Zero Waste' goal

One year after Los Angeles implemeted its "zero waste" policy, San Diego devloped its own plan to achieve "zero waste."

By Isabella Alvarez • July 14, 2015