$5.25M El Paso landfill expansion approved

The expansion will enable the Texas landfill to extend its ability to accept trash by 80 years.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 29, 2014

Dept. of Natural Resources launches investigation into Mo. hauler

The Department of Natural Resources is investigating whether Nichols Disposal is violating any solid waste laws by dumping trash onto private property. 

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 24, 2014

Architects propose trash-filled storm barrier for NYC

In an innovative concept introduced as part of a design contest, the architects devised a way to protect Manhattan from a storm surge: shipping containers filled with waste.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 23, 2014

Ohio EPA orders landfill closure in Cuyahoga county

The Brooklyn Sanitary landfill is slated for permanent closure after findings that waste limits had been exceeded.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 22, 2014

Rizzo scraps new landfill plans for Michigan

Changing market conditions have prompted Rizzo Environmental Services to scrap its proposal to build a new landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 21, 2014

Landfill odor sends students to hospital

As a construction crew performed routine work at a landfill in Cortland, Illinois, carbon monoxide was released into the air.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 16, 2014

Hawaii landfill to re-open after ammunition detonated

After an unexploded military-type component prompted officials to close the Moloka’i landfill in Maui, the site has received the “all-clear” to resume its operations.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 15, 2014

Mercury clean-up begins at Rumpke landfill in Ohio

Crews are excavating a small but potentially hazardous amount of the heavy metal, which was accidentally disposed of at the Colerain Township site.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 15, 2014

Shuttered biodiesel plant at Texas landfill to reopen

A food service waste recycler has received approval to enter into a partnership with the city of Denton, Texas, to restart a closed biodiesel plant.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 13, 2014

Mo. Attorney General seeks court order to monitor Bridgeton landfill

As another chapter of the ongoing saga surrounding Bridgeton landfill, the Attorney General is demanding more testing be done for the air quality at the site.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 10, 2014

Smithtown, N.Y. approves plans for state-of-the-art landfill

Board members unanimously voted to accept renovation plans as part of a $1 million update to the St. James landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 10, 2014

Six-year Ga. landfill battle ends with $320K settlement

An agreement has been reached after a couple made allegations that a nearby landfill site was leaking contaminants into well water.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 10, 2014

S.C. running out of funds to monitor toxic landfill

The annual cost of maintenance and monitoring the landfill is around $5 million.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 9, 2014

Bridgeton landfill warns: The smell is back

Cold temperatures caused damage to the gas extraction system at the landfill site in Bridgeton, Missouri.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 8, 2014

Solar-powered landfill to save Lowell, Mass. up to $2.5M

As the energy project gets underway, another unused site has been transformed into a lucrative solar-powered farm.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 7, 2014

Republic Services receives approval for Mass. transfer station

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has given the green light for construction to begin at the waste and recycling company’s landfill site.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 2, 2014

20-year wait for Calif. landfill project may be over

After a series of false starts spanning over two decades, the Gregory Canyon landfill in San Diego County could break ground in Spring 2014.

By Nicole Wrona • Jan. 2, 2014

Documentary to feature landfill excavation of Atari’s E.T. video game

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial- deemed the “worst video game of all time,” finds renewed interest as a film company prepares to excavate the poorly-received game from a New Mexican landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 27, 2013

County landfill in Iowa determined to have contaminants

A consulting firm found that the Plymouth County landfill contained some levels of chemical compounds which exceed recommended levels.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 26, 2013

Land swap provides New Mexico county with new landfill site

Sandoval County, New Mexico was able to broker a deal with the New Mexico Land Office that resulted in a land trade.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 23, 2013

Forest Service saves county $3M in landfill closure costs

Teton County’s landfill was given permission to use old waste as fill to recap a shuttered landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 20, 2013

Ohio Health Board approves Apex landfill license

The agency unanimously granted the site an operating license, while adding some stipulations for the landfill to abide by.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 19, 2013

Dietrichs launch waste acquisition firm

Bill and Billy Dietrich have established Bobcat Disposal Companies in conjunction with Maxim Partners.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 18, 2013

San Diego, Calif. seeks zero waste status

The city council is increasing efforts to find solutions that would eventually eliminate the need to use landfill sites to dispose of trash.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 17, 2013

Study: 40% of active Texas landfills are leaking toxins

The Texas Campaign for the Environment released findings that almost half of the active landfills around the state are leaking contaminants.

By Nicole Wrona • Dec. 17, 2013