Colo. landfill has potential to become garden

A local solid waste center and an agricultural education program may collaborate to bring a growing dome to an Aspen landfill. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 25, 2014

Thieves steal solar panels from Mass. landfill

In a so-far isolated incident, the thieves struck at a landfill in the Cape Cod area. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 25, 2014

Army Corps of Engineers will construct MO landfill barrier

The barrier will be built to stop an underground landfill fire from reaching radioactive waste buried at another nearby landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • March 24, 2014

Search for 'E.T.' video game at NM landfill ends—for now

Two companies searching for buried copies of an unpopular E.T. video game released in the 1980s hit a snag this week when environmental regulators put the excavation on hold. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 21, 2014

New disposal method? Cannon shoots leachate into air

A water cannon is being used to dispose of leachate at a Michigan landfill, saving $200,000 in leachate costs during the past eight months.

By Nicole Wrona • March 19, 2014

Company aims to buy Mich. landfill for mining recyclables, waste-to-energy

TerRenova, a startup specializing in recycling materials at landfills, has offered $1M to buy a closed landfill that would be used for recycling mining. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 19, 2014

Report: Nuclear waste found at Pa. disposal area

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a report outlining the massive amounts of radioactive waste buried at the site, formerly used for manufacturing fuel for power plants and nuclear submarines.

By Nicole Wrona • March 18, 2014

Telephone survey fuels community speculation about West Lake landfill

A group hired by Republic Services has been gathering input from out-of-state residents about the controversial West Lake Landfill in Missouri.

By Nicole Wrona • March 18, 2014

ADEQ inspector fired for hunting on landfill

Gary Meador was fired by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality for hunting on the property he has inspected for the past 25 years.

By Nicole Wrona • March 18, 2014

DEP fines Pa. landfill, waste transport company $1.2M

Violations include improper storage of waste, improper signage and failure to use leak-proof containers.

By Nicole Wrona • March 17, 2014

Gold rush? Metal mining in Maine landfills proves profitable

According to University of Southern Maine professor Travis Wagner, there may be over $114B in precious metals buried in United States landfills. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 17, 2014

ADEQ demands $2.4M returned from landfill owners

The owners of the Ozark Mountain Regional Solid Waste Management District have received notice that the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality wants the funding returned due to a failure to cover landfill maintenance costs.

By Nicole Wrona • March 14, 2014

Waste Management may get its first regional landfill in NC

The company made it through the first round of votes, with a second vote slated to take place in April. If approved, Waste Management will run the regional landfill in Randolph County, North Carolina.

By Nicole Wrona • March 14, 2014

Wis. DNR gives approval to convert landfill into sports complex

This is the first certification statewide issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that guarantees that the licensed site is free from contamination.

By Nicole Wrona • March 13, 2014

New WTE plant announced in Union County, SC

A new landfill-to-power project will begin in June at Republic Service's Upstate Regional landfill in South Carolina. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 13, 2014

Louisville starts new "Wet-Dry Recycling" program

Residents and businesses in Louisville, Kentucky will place wet and dry waste into separate bags, in an effort to increase the city's landfill diversion rate.

By Nicole Wrona • March 12, 2014

Group presents report to improve waste, recycling in Boston

Environmental groups outlined their recommendations to improve the recycling rate and increase the diversion rate in the city.

By Nicole Wrona • March 12, 2014

Bill: WV drill cuttings to be disposed of in solid waste facilities

The landfill bill is one of few regulating horizontal drilling cuttings and passed unanimously in the Senate.

By Nicole Wrona • March 11, 2014

Bill passed will aid with WV landfill closure

House Bill 4339 was passed this weekend, and will release funds from the state EPA to help fund the closure of a landfill in Elkins, West Virginia.

By Nicole Wrona • March 11, 2014

Republic reaches tentative $547M deal over Calif. landfill

The waste company is slated to manage a landfill in California, but unresolved liability issues have drawn out negotiations. 

By Nicole Wrona • March 10, 2014

Woodbine, N.J. to open first CNG station in county

The fueling station is being constructed on the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority Sanitary landfill site.

By Nicole Wrona • March 10, 2014

DEP issues $160K fine for odors at Pa. landfill

The Tervita landfill in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania must comply with directives ordered by the department or face additional fines of $1,000 per day.

By Nicole Wrona • March 10, 2014

NWRA announces new chapter for companies in Maine, NH

The National Waste & Recycling Association is introducing the Northern New England Chapter.

By Nicole Wrona • March 7, 2014

Casella granted permit to accept MSW at Maine landfill

The company received the permit to accept the waste, but has filed an appeal for the dates outlined in the permit, in addition to a higher disposal limit.

By Nicole Wrona • March 7, 2014

Failed inspection leads to suspension at Macon, Ga. landfill

The landfill has repeatedly failed inspections for years, with the latest violations prompting the suspension of the person in charge of the site.

By Nicole Wrona • March 7, 2014