Washington State works to clean up centuries old industrial waste in landfills

The Pasco Landfill was once one of Washington’s largest landfills; while now closed, officials are starting to worry about items dumped in the past.

By Shauna Blackmon • Aug. 21, 2012

Conflicts continue over rightful place for organic waste

Many states are struggling with the decision of where to put this high-commodity waste.

By Shauna Blackmon • Aug. 20, 2012

Plaque, ceremony to mark troops' remains at Virginia landfill

At least 274 American troops' remains are believed to have been dumped at the landfill.

By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 19, 2012

Town in 'rat-free' Alberta plagued with landfill rat colony

Medicine Hat's landfill rat problem. 

By Shehryar Nabi • Aug. 17, 2012

Totally Green raises $20 million for composting solution

Composting equipment manufacturer, Totally Green, has raised $20 million in financing from York Plains investment to rollout a new leasing service model.  

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 17, 2012

Boeing to Refine Waste Cooking Oil into Biofuel in China

A new technology center is to research the use of waste cooking oil as aviation biofuel in China has been jointly funded by Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). The companies said that the project is a collaborative effort to support commercial aviati...

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 17, 2012

PA landfill operators fight to control tipping fees

The Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association has asked a Monroe County court to declare a recent RFP from the Municipal Waste Management Authority to be illegal and invalid.

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 16, 2012

Progressive Waste appoints new CFO

Progressive Waste has announced that Ian Kidson will replace Thomas Cowee as CFO at the company

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 16, 2012

Officials decline to investigate Casella landfill

The Maine Government Oversight Committee has declined a request for investigation into operating practices at Casella's Juniper Ridge Landfill

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 16, 2012

Biotech Body Backs Renewable Fuel Standard in Face of Drought

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), which represents biotechnology companies and institutions across the U.S., has strongly backed the Renewable Fuel Standard as being a "fundamental foundation driving private investment", following recent requests by two politicians that it b...

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 16, 2012

SMS Completes Deal for All Star Metals, All Star Shredding

Scrap Metal Services, LLC (SMS), a metals recycling company based in Burnham, Ill., has acquired the ship recycling company All Star Metals LLC (ASM) and All Star Shredding LLC (AS), both operating in Brownsville Tex. The ship recycling company ASM was founded by Nikhil Shah in 2003, while...

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 15, 2012

Apple connector dock may cause massive e-waste problem

Think that Apple's rumored redesign of its connector dock is harmless?  Think again.

By Ryan Willumson • Aug. 15, 2012

Biofuel Only Viable from Renewable Waste - But There's Not Enough

The German National Academy of Sciences - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina has published a report claiming that waste is the only viable feedstock for the production of bioenergy, but cautioned as to its availability and optimal use. The report claimed that the expectations s...

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 15, 2012

New UK Veolia Recycling & Reuse Centre Hits 85% Diversion

A new reuse and recycling centre in Southwark, run by Veolia Environmental Services UK - part of Veolia Environnement - 85% of received waste from landfill in May following steady increases since opening in January this year. According to Veolia this is the highest diversion rate it h...

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 15, 2012

Befesa Announces Plan to Develop Recycling Programs in Turkey

Abengoa has announced that its Befesa Industrial Residue Recycling Division is planning on constructing two recycling-related projects in Turkey. Both projects are targeting steel dust recycling efforts and are scheduled to be built in Izmir and Adana, Turkey. Befesa operates in Turkey thr...

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 14, 2012

New business aims to recycle natural gas well liners

WellSpring Environmental and Ultra-Poly Corp. aim to collect and process an 10,000 tons of plastic well liners from drilling sites in the Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale region

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 14, 2012

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By Sean Griffey • Aug. 14, 2012

Major advance made in generating electricity from wastewater

New technology breakthrough could eventually allow waste treatment plants to generate and sell electricity

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 13, 2012

Interstate Waste landfill fined in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has fined Interstate Waste $20,693 for odors coming from its South Hadley landfill.  

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 10, 2012

Republic Services opens "World's Largest" recycling plant

The new facility, located outside of San Jose, California, can process up to 100 tons-per-hour of waste from multiple streams. It is expected to diver 80% of collected waste from landfills.

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 10, 2012

Biffa expected to reject $814 million purchase bid

Hoping to avoid a huge writedown on their books, Biffa's institutional lenders are expected to reject an $814 million offer

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 9, 2012

Arrest made in Alabama recycling plant fire

It is believed that the fire, which burned for weeks, was set to conceal a burglary.  

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 8, 2012

Virginia landfill seeks to raise height restriction 59%

By expanding vertically, Potomac Landfill promises the city that it will close earlier and increase space available for commercial development

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 7, 2012

Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels gets $105 million for new WTE plant

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels a $105 million loan guarantee to build a new waste to energy plant near Reno, Nevada

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 7, 2012

Waste to Energy Canada purchases waste gasification technology

Canadian based WTEC annouces that it has finalized a deal to purchase the intellectual property of Waste2Energy Group Holdings.

By Sean Griffey • Aug. 6, 2012