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New process may cut trash volume by 13%-20%
The discovery could cut plastics decomposition time down to three years.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 24, 2013 -
Republic Services opens new landfill to last 100 years
Republic Services is opening a new landfill in Edinburg, Texas.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 23, 2013 -
Oklahoma landfills brace for tornado debris
Area haulers are waiting for the go-ahead to start cleaning up shattered Oklahoma neighborhoods.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 22, 2013 -
Richmond, Ind. officials seek landfill fee exemptions
Richmond has a number of buildings that need to be demolished but the city can’t afford to pay the landfill fees for all of the rubble.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 20, 2013 -
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N.J. landfill's earnings skyrocket due to Hurricane Sandy waste
A New Jersey landfill has already doubled its earning from last year.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 20, 2013 -
Two arrested after years of stealing landfill gasoline
Using company-issued key-codes, the men were able to steal gasoline for the past two years.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 20, 2013 -
New York ‘Cancer Alley’ study could mean prize for high schoolers
Staten Island seniors are up for a $75,000 award after looking at fungal spores.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 17, 2013 -
Highly radioactive material found at Colorado landfill
Radium-226 was found emitting dangerous amounts of radiation at the Colorado landfill but authorities don’t know who left it there.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 16, 2013 -
Hormel Foods slashes waste by 1,700 tons
As a part of a plan to be more environmentally friendly, Hormel reduces its waste and resource consumption.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 16, 2013 -
Rome, N.Y. touts results of waste limit law
By limiting how much residents can throw away, the city saw a dip of 11 tons of waste ending up in landfills in the last year.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 15, 2013 -
Burning St. Louis landfill faces court decision
After burning for over two years, a judge says he will make a decision on how to move forward with the landfill.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 14, 2013 -
New hauling program gets blame for roadside litter in Maine
Maine has switched to a "pay as you throw" system that is pushing some residents to illegally toss their trash.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 14, 2013 -
Saratoga County, N.Y. seeks bids for landfill
After more than ten years of lying dormant, the county is hoping to sell the landfill property.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 13, 2013 -
Mass. adopts zero-waste plan, ends ban on incineration
After being banned for 10 years, incinerators in Massachusetts are starting back up.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 13, 2013 -
London landfill gets new life as rare animals' nature reserve
120-acres of a closed London landfill will now be a home for rare birds and other animals.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 13, 2013 -
Facing $3.5 million in damages, Iowa City landfill fights insurance over fire coverage
A fire caused $3.5 million in damage at an Iowa City landfill last year.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 10, 2013 -
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Child porn stash found at landfill, workers help identify culprit
After workers found boxes of child porn they were able to help authorities find the man who dropped it off.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 10, 2013 -
Human skull found at Calif. recycling facility
The remains showed up this week in the middle of a recycling plant.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 10, 2013 -
Md. county to allow guns at landfill
A gun activist group helped overturn an over 20-year-old law banning firearms on landfill property.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 10, 2013 -
Foul-smelling landfill offers hotel rooms to neighbors in Mo.
During smelly construction, the landfill is willing to pay for people to stay somewhere else.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 9, 2013 -
Rumpke reports 3-acre 'shift in buried waste' at Ky. landfill
A landfill in Pendleton County, Kentucky is facing a waste shift that will take weeks to fix.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 7, 2013 -
Facing zero waste initiatives, haulers follow Waste Management's lead
Waste haulers need to adapt to more recycling and less waste.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 7, 2013 -
New dumping fee creates incredibly long lines at N.D. landfill
A new law requires incoming and exiting cars to be weighed--but there's only one scale at the Bismarck landfill.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 7, 2013 -
N.Y. landfill's solar cover wins American Public Works award
The solar project provides 50% of the electricity to run the ARC Recycling Center.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 6, 2013 -
Boy Scout troop using local landfill as campground
120 Scouts gathered at the local landfill in La Crosse, Wis. to learn about waste and the environment.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 6, 2013
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