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Hormel Foods outpaces goal of food waste reduction
The company recently acheived its waste reduction goals six years earlier than it originally had planned.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 5, 2015 -
Green groups fight FirstEnergy's plan for sending coal ash to old landfill
The coal ash must go somewhere, but a trio of environmental groups want Pennsylvania to block FirstEnergy's plan to transport the waste more than 100 miles upriver to a closed landfill the utility would like to reopen.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 4, 2015 -
Polystyrene ban puts jobs on the line, NY state senators tell NYC mayor
Though a city prohibition on using single-use polystyrene items such as plates, cups, and eggshell to-go cartons will go into effect July 1, two state senators want the mayor to back away from the plan to ban.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 1, 2015 -
Great Lakes plastic unresolved and growing issue, experts warn
Companies are working to handle ocean plastic, though they can't compete with the constant depositing of the material into waterways.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 29, 2015 -
MN Twins work to lower home field waste through biodegradables
The team has turned to biodegradable items as a means to get closer to acheiving a 90% waste diversion rate at its home field.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 29, 2015 -
Mountain of ice and waste lingers in Boston
A formerly 75-foot-tall mountain of snow, ice, dirt, and waste from Boston's snow-clogged winter streets is now a three-story hill of garbage, dirt, and ice.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 29, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Could more IA landfill agreements follow amid bird flu crisis?
Federal officials have inked agreements with two state landfills to accept waste related to the avian flu outbreak.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 28, 2015 -
ME city could allow more landfill dumping despite past leachate, ammonia problems
City officials are hoping to ink a deal with their waste hauler that will provide lower tipping fees and also lowered collection rates for residents.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 28, 2015 -
Whole-log burner could benefit various industries
A new wood waste-to-energy system could help reduce wood waste across the nation, while strengthening the timber industry.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 28, 2015 -
Fort Smith Landfill receiving upgrades
Upgrades coming to Fort Smith Regional Sanitary Landfill will appeal to the public and waste haulers alike.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 27, 2015 -
Buena Vista Landfill readying last cell, signaling site's limited time
Workers for Buena Vista Landfill in California are preparing the last cell on the site to accept waste, meaning the landfill probably has just 20 years or less to continue operations.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 27, 2015 -
Illinois senate sends bill to gov to keep gas plant waste and PCBs from landfill
Waste products used 100 years ago to heat and light Illinois cities have been unearthed and deposited in a landfill which sits over an aquifer.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 26, 2015 -
WISErg making food waste into high-nutrient fertilizer
Two former Microsoft employees have found a way to take such waste and turn it into a product that helps farmers and consumers grow vegetables and other food.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 26, 2015 -
Fotolia
IA county to accept bird flu corpses at landfill, though officials' concerns remain: report
Concerns loom regarding contamination, but officials have a disposal plan that they think will guard against the spreading of the disease.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 21, 2015 -
DEP, Casella see settlement
The settlement also provides in-kind services to the county.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 20, 2015 -
IA city takes recycling approach to fight spread of bird flu
Through a unique recycling approach that saves it money, Des Moines, IA is talking steps to slow the spread of the bird flu.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 20, 2015 -
GA county receives landfill expansion grant
It's an expansion that's necessary to avoid hauling construction waste to a landfill not owned by the county.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 19, 2015 -
Groot building transfer station, construction waste recycling center faces backlash
Lake County, IL soon will have its first waste transfer station, but local residents are still fighting the approval of the transfer site.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 19, 2015 -
MI legislation would ban all reclamation activities at landfills
State legislation proposed by a Michigan representative would prohibit all reclamation activities at landfills in the state, and halt TerRenova Richfield LLC's plans to re-open Richfield Landfill.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 19, 2015 -
Covanta, Onondaga Cty extend pact, plan upgrades for WTE plant
By extending its pact with Covanta, Onondaga County, NY is preparing for an upgrade of its facilities.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 18, 2015 -
CO county government looking to privatize landfill operations
Pitkin County officials in Colorado are working their way toward privatizing their landfill operations, but contractors are feeling like they were strung along.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 18, 2015 -
Lower Saucon officials fear landfill is unsafe for residents, request state study
A DEP inspection found methane levels that were more than 10,000 parts per million in sections of the landfill.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 18, 2015 -
NJ town recieves funding to start school food recycling project
The Sustainable Jersey Small Grants Program is awarding $200,000 this year to municipalities for projects.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 18, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Industry odors easy for neighbors to smell, trickier to solve or prevent
Preventing or mitigating those odors requires a strategy and an understanding of the nature of the business.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 15, 2015 -
Texas A&M looks to take on food waste
Texas A&M academics are brainstorming ways to reduce food waste at the university, across the nation and worldwide.
By Jonathan Barnes • May 15, 2015
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