Two Baltimore trash haulers plead guilty to $6M bribery scheme

Trash haulers Adam Williams Jr. and Mustafa Sharif will each face up to 15 years in prison on counts of conspiracy and bribery, according to federal prosecutors. 

By Linda Tufano • July 23, 2015

Smell from Kentucky landfill causing residents to 'suffer'

The Boyd County Fiscal Court is asking Kentucky regulators to shut down or severly restrict the Big Run Landfill outside of Ashland because of its terrible smell.

By Linda Tufano • July 23, 2015

Who's responsible for the mess at Missouri's West Lake Landfill?

The state's congressional delegation has sent a letter to the Department of Energy, questioning whether it is responsible for some of the radioactive contamination at West Lake Landfill in Bridgeton, MO.

By Linda Tufano • July 23, 2015

State, feds investigate $4M tire stockpiling violation at Louisiana landfill

The DEQ says it did not approve a stockpile of tires at the Tangipahoa Parish landfill. Now, the parish and Environmental Industries Recyling are facing serious sanctions. 

By Linda Tufano • July 22, 2015

Hawaii landfill plans to operate on 100% renewable energy

By 2017, the 135-acre Leeward Oahu landfill hopes to use a solar energy farm and feedstock to fuel its daily operation. 

By Linda Tufano • July 22, 2015

Lawsuit alleges EPA inaction over AL landfill civil rights complaint

A lawsuit alleges that nothing has been done since the EPA agreed in 2005 to investigate a civil rights complaint surrounding the permitting of a landfill in Tallassee, AL.

By Linda Tufano • July 20, 2015

Waste Management seeks 606-acre expansion of IL landfill

The waste company hopes to expand the Laraway Road landfill site in Joliet, IL, in order to extend its capacity life through 2031. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 17, 2015

Los Angeles County falling short of waste reduction goals: report

The City of Angels must work harder at reducing landfill waste if it wants to reach its 'Zero Waste' goal.

By Isabella Alvarez • July 15, 2015

San Diego accepts proposal to reach 'Zero Waste' goal

One year after Los Angeles implemeted its "zero waste" policy, San Diego devloped its own plan to achieve "zero waste."

By Isabella Alvarez • July 14, 2015

Waste Management Hawaii, employees plead guilty to landfill spill charges

The waste company and two of its top employees will pay a total of $650,000 after pleading guilty to charges from a January 2011 landfill spill. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 13, 2015

Oil boom brings record amounts of trash to North Dakota landfills

The amount of waste being disposed of in North Dakota's Dickinson Landfill has nearly doubled, totaling 49,1000 tons in 2014. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 13, 2015

How waste-to-energy expenses are hurting a Bend, OR landfill project

As Waste to Energy Group Inc. struggles to find the $20 million needed to fund its renewable energy project at Knott Landfill, an Aug. 3 construction deadline looms overhead. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 9, 2015

State-funded project digs for recyclable treasure in MI landfills

A group of researchers is sifting through landfills in Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon counties to find what the DEQ estimates as $435 million worth of recyclable metal, glass, paper and plastics. 

By Jonathan Barnes • July 8, 2015

Thermal drying of biosolid waste creates revenue source in AR

Therma-Flite's Bio-Scru thermal dryer has saved an Arkansas city thounsands when disposing of biosolid waste. 

By Jonathan Barnes • July 8, 2015

Would food waste bans help or hurt our landfills?

While many support food waste bans for the use of diverting the scraps into biofuel, compost or fertilizer, some environmental leaders believe that the bans could have a negative effect on the economy of the industry. 

By Jonathan Barnes • July 8, 2015

Baltimore City landfill staffer pleads guilty to 14-year bribery conspiracy

One Baltimore City DPW employee will face a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy and solicitation of bribes.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 7, 2015

Educational efforts teach students internationally about waste, recycling

From a food compost program in Maple Shade, NJ, to a "Landfill Harmonic" orchestra in Paraguay, students across the globe are learning how to turn trash into valuable, beautiful resources. 

By Jonathan Barnes • July 7, 2015

New IA law removes 24-year ban on yard waste in landfills

The new Iowa state law will allow yard waste into landfills, but only if the landfill has a gas capturing system. While critics say it's not helpful, others say it could save cities millions.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 7, 2015

Lower Saucon Twp., PA officials critical of landfill expansion proposal

Township officials recently sent Pennsylvania's DEP a letter calling for the department to cast a more critical eye on the IESI landfill's application for expansion.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 6, 2015

EPA asks DEC to justify air permit decision at Ontario County Landfill

The U.S. EPA has ordered the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to provide more information on why it considers the landfill and a waste-to-energy plant on-site to be two separate sources of air pollution.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 6, 2015

Wheelabrator wants higher MA landfill, but residents want site closed

The operators of a landfill in Saugus, MA want to increase its height, town leaders want it to be cleaner, and many residents want the site closed.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 2, 2015

NJ Pinelands Commission develops tool to screen landfills for risky contaminated groundwater

After this year, any municipalities with landfills assigned a moderate or high level of concern will be advised for local follow-up.

By Kristin Musulin • June 30, 2015

Dunkin' Donuts ditches foam cups in NYC

The move coincides with the city's ban on single-use polystyrene products, which takes effect July 1.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 30, 2015

Keystone Landfill opponents submit scathing environmental analysis to PA DEP

The Friends of Lackawanna said the negative environmental impact of the landfill's proposed expansion should outweigh possible economic benefits.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 29, 2015

Park City, UT, considers funding offer for space in nearby county landfill

High costs for dumping soils contaminated by the mining process have led officials to seek out new opportunities in Summit County.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 29, 2015