Landfill: Page 86
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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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Closed for 20 years, landfill in West, Texas to reopen for fertilizer explosion debris
After a fertilizer plan exploded last month, community members have lots of materials that need to go somewhere.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 3, 2013 -
Landfill search leads to three more arrests in Boston marathon bombing
More evidence is being dug up to find those involved with the bombing.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 2, 2013 -
New York restaurants commit to less food waste
Bloomberg has been on a waste diversion rampage in efforts to clean up New York City, and food waste is his next target.
By Shauna Blackmon • May 1, 2013 -
N.Y. landfill to get $625K for landfill closure costs
The New Lebanon Landfill is expected to be reimbursed for 90% of the costs to monitor the closed landfill.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 29, 2013 -
Brave soul finds $15K wedding ring in 5 tons of trash
A particularly unlucky mistake left an employee of the Drake Hotel searching through a trash compactor for hours.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 29, 2013 -
EPA awards $4M to clean brownfields
In an effort to make the areas usable again, the EPA is handing out a second round of grants.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 29, 2013 -
FBI combs landfill for evidence from Boston bombing
The Federal Bureau of Investigation hopes to find evidence tying Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to the Boston bombing.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 26, 2013 -
Advanced Disposal landfill in Vt. awaits permission to reopen
After a prolonged shutdown, Advanced Disposal is fighting to reopen the Moretown landfill.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 24, 2013 -
Wisconsin finds trash that never made it to the landfill
Residents of Eau Claire County are fed up with the local forest being used as a local dump.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 23, 2013 -
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Maine to run out of landfill space by 2025, state report predicts
A state study reminds residents that if something isn’t done soon, the state will run out of places to stash its trash.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 23, 2013 -
EPA: Landfill emissions have dropped
Less trash and better technology are helping to reduce the amount harmful gases from being released into the atmosphere.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 22, 2013 -
Bad assumptions created $200M contamination problem in Wyoming
For many years, Wyoming landfills went without liners because some through the dry weather would prevent leachate.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 22, 2013 -
NJ landfill deal runs afoul of locals
Neither party is happy and the city is stuck with a smelly landfill and angry residents.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 18, 2013 -
Remains of 9/11 victims found in N.Y. landfill
Workers at the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island have been sifting through tons of trash to try to find the remains of 1,119 missing victims.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 17, 2013 -
Dallas landfill undergoes overhaul after errors cause $1.1M loss
The McCommas Bluff Landfill in Dallas is trying to fix its sloppy habits.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 16, 2013 -
N.C. inmates keep county landfill clean
The program is saving New Hanover County $15,000 per year.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 16, 2013 -
Will 40 gas collection wells end shuttered landfill's $10M odor fiasco?
The landfill has already spent millions to clear up the smell but it is far from enough, Missouri officials say.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 14, 2013 -
Former landfill exec charged with embezzling over $62K in Texas
The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western Division of Texas say Hector Chavez Jr. scammed tens of thousands of dollars from federal funds.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 14, 2013 -
Tampa landfill suing over appraiser over property tax bill
A $43,000 tax bill has landfill owners feeling ripped off.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 12, 2013 -
$10M leachate pipeline planned as part of Wash. landfill purchase
With a new engineering contract, the county is ready to spend big money to dispose of the landfill's leachate.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 10, 2013 -
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Arcadia, N.Y. loses $172K as landfill plans are dead in the water
Government officials are trying to calm taxpayers by saying you have to spend money to make money.
By Shauna Blackmon • April 9, 2013
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