Largest U.S. landfill closes today

After 53 years in operation, L.A. County's Puente Hills landfill will no longer accept trash.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 31, 2013

Landfill contract could yield $400K payment to Texas county

A problematic Waste Management landfill contract may still generate a profit for the county.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 30, 2013

Busted: Russia caught side-stepping Olympic 'Zero Waste' pledge

Russia touted a '"Zero Waste" policy in its bid to host the Winter Olympics, but hasn't followed through with the proposal.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 30, 2013

Minn. agency dives into landfill to detail its contents

Crews in Minnesota surveyed waste at the Western Superior Sanitary District landfill to discern what residents were discarding.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 24, 2013

Green Group announces landfill projects in three states

The company will develop three landfills.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 22, 2013

Energy Dept. proposes new $817M landfill

The department is exploring different solutions for a hazardous and radioactive waste landfill that is quickly reaching capacity.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 21, 2013

Ky. landfill looks to plug leachate leak

The city is devising a solution to control a leachate leak at its Butler County landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 18, 2013

Pa. township to collect $32M in back taxes from landfill

Williams Township has decided to will pursue back taxes accumulating since 1989 from Chrin Brothers Sanitary Landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 14, 2013

Auburn, N.Y. wants to increase landfill rates

A majority of the council members agreed that rates should be raised for outside users.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 11, 2013

Government shutdown prevents action on landfill fire

The underground fire is getting dangerously close to buried nuclear waste.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 9, 2013

Dispute over landfill gas profits heats up in Alaska

Eklutna has filed a suit demanding payments from an Anchorage landfill which they say is violating the terms of an agreement.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 7, 2013

Judge ends 4-year court battle over planned Waste Management landfill

The ruling will put an end to a dispute between environmentalists and the Army Corp of Engineers.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 7, 2013

Two N.Y. counties in talks to form landfill partnership

Cortland and Onondaga counties are forced to find a creative solution to their landfill problems.

By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 2, 2013

Iowa landfill seeks $6M after giving away reserves

The Solid Waste Commission in Waterloo, Iowa is hoping to borrow money from the county in order to complete landfill construction projects.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 30, 2013

Iowa sues landfill for illegal dumping

A landfill in Orange City, Iowa is in hot water following alleged illegal activity.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 27, 2013

Waste overwhelms Colo. landfills in flood aftermath

The rain left behind debris and destruction, but the cleanup efforts have greatly increased the volume arriving at area landfills.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 26, 2013

Stockton, Calif. landfill expansion vetoed

The decision closes the door on a solution for where to dispose of waste as the site approaches capacity.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 25, 2013

N.J. files two lawsuits against Fenimore landfill

The civil complaints are the latest charges brought against the landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 25, 2013

Republic Services voluntarily builds firebreak at Bridgeton landfill

The company has been hit with complaints about the continuous fire smoldering underground on site and is hoping to quell fears of the public and reduce the burden on firefighters who have been dealing with the fire when it intensifies. 

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 24, 2013

Mass. haulers violate state waste ban laws

Two different companies were fined for repeatedly disposing of recyclables illegally into a landfill.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 20, 2013

Advanced Disposal's Vt. landfill fails to win appeal

The landfill will have to remain closed as an investigation into chemical and sludge issues continues.

By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 19, 2013

Chemical scare at Phoenix, Ariz. waste facility

Employees at a waste and recycling plant were evacuated from the site and treated for potentially being exposed to chemicals while working at the Phoenix, Arizona facility.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 18, 2013

BYU students invent plastic-degrading spray for landfills

A company started by college students, Invironment, has created a non-toxic spray that will reduce the volume of plastics on site.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 11, 2013

Lawsuit over foul-smelling R.I. landfill ends in $5M settlement

Two companies responsible for the Central landfill will pay the city of Johnston a total of $5 million.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 11, 2013

800,000-ton landslide under investigation at Ky. landfill

The landslide occurred in a part the landfill that hasn't been used for active disposal in 10 years.

By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 10, 2013