Landfill: Page 63
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MN landfill workers file unfair labor accusation; could go on strike
A union representing landfill workers at a site in Montana has fied a complaint against its public agency employer, and voted to strike if the grievance is not satisfactorily addressed.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015 -
12 NC coal ash ponds set for remediation by Duke Energy
A plan by Duke Energy to remediate 12 coal ash ponds in NC would see waste from those ponds placed in lined landfills.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 25, 2015 -
Following repeat problems, Tecumseh, OK landfill is closed by state regulators
Rotting animals, fires ... etc.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 24, 2015 -
Northern Illinois donors fund upgrade so food bank recycling center can accept scraps
Republic, a partner with the food bank, can pick up food scraps at a lower cost than sending them to a landfill.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 22, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Finger Lakes Zero Waste Coalition fights Ontario County, NY landfill expansion
Far-reaching questions regarding a NY landfill and the gas-to-energy plant adjacent to it will be answered by the state's Department of Environmental Conservation and by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 19, 2015 -
Regulators find 5 landfills have no cash to maintain their sites
An audit by South Carolina state regulators recently found five landfill companies have no cash to maintain their landfills; an owner has been charged with violations because of it.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 17, 2015 -
NYC industry leaders, residents learn about RNG, organic waste benefits
A pilot program currently yields up to 40 tons per day of organic waste from about 100,000 residences.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 15, 2015 -
PA officials tired of illegal dumping, searching for solutions at recycling trailers
Ford City and other communities have struggled for many years to deal with people who under cover of night, dump mattresses and computers.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 15, 2015 -
Montana grapples with oilfield waste landfill proposal
A landfill for oilfield waste in Eastern Montana has residents concerned about proximity to their homes.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 15, 2015 -
Odor system and recycling center part of MO landfill settlement
Though there were complaints about odor, the landfill registered one odor level above state regulations since October.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 15, 2015 -
Waste Management must close Tullytown landfill by 2017, PA DEP says
After decades of complaints from residents near a Tullytown, PA landfill about odors coming from it, and millions spent by Waste Management to correct the problem, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ordered the 27-year-old firm to be closed by 2017.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 10, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Landfills, utilities collaborating on coal ash disposal solutions
The recent EPA reclassification of coal ash allows the waste to be placed in MSW landfills and opens up a lot of potential work, but the classification also leaves open the possibility of future challenges and changes to that rule.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 9, 2015 -
Wegmans food waste efforts electrifying New York farms
A dozen of the grocer's stores are working with two New York farms to convert food waste into energy for use by the farms and for use in the grid.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 8, 2015 -
TN firm aims for composting awareness, business expansion
With its recently inked contract to compost food waste from Music City Center, Nashville-based The Compost Company are hoping it can offer the service to firms located downtown in the city.
By Jonathan Barnes • June 8, 2015 -
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
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