Landfill: Page 97


  • Six Advantage Metals Recycling Facilities Receive 2012 Safety Award

    The Safety Council of the Ozarks, a regional branch of the National Safety Council (NSC), has awarded its 2012 Corporate Safety Award to six scrap metal recycling facilities owned by Kansas City, Mo.-based Advantage Metals Recycling (AMR). 

    By Sean Griffey • May 7, 2012
  • E-Z Pack Purchased by Navistar

    Truck body manufacturer, E-Z Pack, expects to continue building, marketing and supporting refuse truck bodies for integration with other OEM chassis.

    By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012
  • 3,000 Ton per Day Waste-to-Energy Plant Approved in Florida

    The plant is scheduled to begin commercial operation in spring 2015

    By Sean Griffey • May 3, 2012
  • New York's Largest Farm & Food Waste Biogas Facility Opened

    Facility will generate 1.4 MW of electricity and will reduce greenhouse emissions by 8500 tons annually

    By Sean Griffey • May 2, 2012
  • BHS acquires National Recovery Technologies

    Terms of the deal were not disclosed

    By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012
  • Landfill Gas Project Delivering Power to Nissan in Mexico

    Project is the first in Mexico to be registered with U.N. under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol

    By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012
  • Group Seeks Conservation Restriction on Capped Landfill Near Walden Pond

    Landfill is capped and only used for compost and snow disposal.

    By Sean Griffey • April 29, 2012
  • Republic Down Sharply After Earnings Miss, Lower Guidance

    Stock down sharply based on earnings report.  By Friday afternoon, stock was down ~13%.

    By Sean Griffey • April 27, 2012
  • 25 Year Digestate Recycling Contract for 4R Recycling

    Under this contract it is expected that the company will handle up to 25,000 tons of material per year. 

    By Sean Griffey • April 26, 2012
  • Wind pushes plastics deeper into oceans, driving trash estimates up

    Decades of research into how much plastic litters the ocean, conducted by skimming only the surface, may in some cases vastly underestimate the true amount of plastic debris, according to an oceanographer.

    By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012
  • Stars align for NASA's corporate sustainability initiative

    Launch, a collaboration between NASA, the United States Agency of International Development (USAID), Nike and the U.S. State Department, has examined sustainability issues such as water, health and energy. Next up for Launch? Waste. "The average person just doesn't think about waste,&...

    By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012
  • EPA Report Landfill Greenhouse Emissions Down 27% since 1990

    Landfills still the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States

    By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012
  • Covanta to Commercialize its Gasification Technology

    Pilot commercial demonstration proves viability of new 300-ton-per-day modular system

    By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012
  • Massachusetts Seeks Zero Discharge Area for Bay

    EPA is evaluating the proposal and accepting public comments

    By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012
  • ProSelect Unveils New Carbon Capture Technology

    The GC6 Carbon Capture System is able to harness carbon dioxide (CO2) from biomass combustion emissions and convert it into fertilizer to grow climate friendly greenhouse crops. 

    By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012
  • Man nabbed on scrap-stealing charges twice in same day

    ManRobert caught stealing rain gutters and downspouts from local houses

    By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012
  • Electronic Waste Management Market to Grow at 17.8 Percent per year Between 2011-2015

    The existence of valuable materials in the e-waste is said to drive the growth.  

    By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012
  • BHS Begins Installation of World's Largest Recycling Facility in California

    System will process 110 tons per hour of commercial material

    By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012
  • Kellogg Co. sees waste-to-landfill numbers rise

    Landfill waste increased approximately 9% in the past year.

    By Sean Griffey • April 20, 2012
  • Advanced Disposal Completes Landfill Gas to Energy Plant

    Georgia facility cost $4.5 million and will generate enough electricity to power 1,650 homes.

    By Sean Griffey • April 20, 2012
  • Oil Exploration Waste Treatment Permit for R360 in North Dakota

    Permit will allow the use of a mobile treatment unit from a centralized location

    By Sean Griffey • April 20, 2012
  • New technology uses less water and produces energy and fertilizer at the same time

    Water is a valuable resource. New technologies are making it easier to handle drinking water responsibly, purify wastewater effectively and even recover biogas and fertilizer.

    By Sean Griffey • April 19, 2012
  • Investment Firm Buys Paper Recycling Company

    Manistique Papers purchased for an undisclosed amount of money.

    By Sean Griffey • April 18, 2012
  • SuperValu Announces Goal of 300 Food Stores Diverting 90% of Waste from Landfills

    Last year, chain reduced landfill waste by 28,000 tons

    By Sean Griffey • April 18, 2012
  • Kneiss hiring signals a new era for EIA

    Sharon H. Kneiss brings an important background of experience in both environmental issues and association management

    By Sean Griffey • April 18, 2012