Dive Brief:

• If legislation in Wyoming is approved, funds could become available for the cleanup of landfills across the state.
• The measure allocates funding specifically for landfill rehab projects.
• The shuttered Teton County landfill is among the candidates to receive funding. If approved by lawmakers, the landfill could receive $6.2 million of the $8.3 million necessary to complete projects at the site.

Dive Insight:

The plan also calls for capping the former Teton County landfill, transferring five acres of waste for use as a base for the transfer station and building a scale house. The funds would also be used for expanding the county’s waste diversion program, including increasing the amount of organics accepted for composting.