Landfill: Page 68
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Controversial solid waste firm faces community backlash in Long Island
Sand Land Corp., a sand and gravel mining company whose assets include a solid waste management facility, is getting resistance to its plan to expand the firm’s operation in Bridgehampton, NY.
By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 19, 2014 -
Infamous 'E.T.' Atari games excavated from NM landfill rake in $37K
The highest bid for one of the 100 available cartridges was for more than $1,500.
By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 18, 2014 -
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Waste Management subsidiary, Texas reach $29.2 million settlement
The litigation centered on a waste pit site.
By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 17, 2014 -
NJ court: DEP had no authority to seize Fenimore landfill
Things are heating up over a controversial landfill in Roxbury.
By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 14, 2014 -
Waste Management unveils new $19M renewable gas project in IL
The renewable gases from the facility will be transported to alternate destinations via pipeline.
By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 13, 2014 -
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Smelly situation: NJ residents eye class action against PA landfill
Foul odors wafting from the Waste Management-owned Pennsylvania site is making nearby Jersey residents angry—and litigious.
By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 12, 2014 -
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Vermont files lawsuit against Moretown landfill
Citing a slew of environmental violations, state officials in Vermont filed a suit against the shuttered landfill and its owners, Advanced Disposal.
By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 7, 2014 -
Infamous Atari 'E.T.' cartridges from NM landfill excavation auctioned online
The Tularosa Basin Historical Society is selling “E.T the Extra Terrestrial” Atari videogame cartridges online. Current bids range from zero to $400.
By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 6, 2014 -
Massive solar project underway at NJ landfill
The state is constructing its largest solar array at the shuttered Kinsley landfill.
By Nicole Wrona • Nov. 3, 2014 -
DTE Biomass to double NC generation capacity with new GTE facility
The new facility is now officially online and will help double the amount of energy DTE Biomass generates in the state.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 28, 2014 -
MI landfill pulls request to hike permissible waste radiation levels
The site operators were seeking to increase the levels ten-fold.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 24, 2014 -
Researchers unveil novel tech that converts waste, old tires into fuel
A group of researchers discovered that it is possible to produce a petroleum alternative from organic waste and old tires.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 24, 2014 -
LA County approves plan to divert 75% of its waste
County supervisors outlined the proposal, which coincides with new laws regulating food waste set to go into effect in 2016.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 23, 2014 -
Forget water into wine: Experimental tech could convert waste into beer
Dane County, WI hopes to achieve zero emissions at its local landfill by incorporating cutting-edge technology capable of using captured CO2 to carbonate beer.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 22, 2014 -
GM on track to achieve its landfill-free goal way ahead of schedule
The automaker moves closer to its sustainability goals as it names 11 more facilities that achieved landfill-free status.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 20, 2014 -
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NJ landfill at center of tax dispute sale
The site is listed at $578,980.05 for the 103-acre property.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 17, 2014 -
3 landslides at CA landfill generate $42.6M in bills -- so far
County officials are determined to keep the site open because it produces revenue needed to repay municipal bonds.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 16, 2014 -
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Landfill gas-to-energy project goes online in CA
The new plant is starting production at the Sunshine Canyon landfill near Los Angeles.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 15, 2014 -
State tells Bridgeton landfill owners to step up firefighting effort
The move is the latest in the ongoing saga surrounding the underground fire.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 14, 2014 -
LA attorney general fights disposal of Ebola waste
He is seeking a restraining order to block the disposal of waste ashes at a hazardous materials landfill.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 13, 2014 -
Environmental Solutions plans new oilfield waste landfill in ND
If approved, the Environmental Solutions site will become the 12th oilfield special waste site in the state.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 10, 2014 -
St. Louis Teamsters assemble nuclear West Lake landfill 'teach-in'
The event is meant to spread awareness of the nuclear waste buried at the landfill and to discuss solutions to lingering health and safety concerns for the community.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 9, 2014 -
Minnesota eyes new regulations in the face of exploding C&D waste
Minnesota regulators want to tackle the amount of construction and demolition waste entering landfills as construction in Minneapolis and St. Paul skyrockets.
By Nicole Wrona • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Republic Services launches two new LGTE projects in CA
Republic Services announces the opening of its 71st and 72nd landfill gas-to-energy projects, both located in California’s Bay Area.
By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 29, 2014 -
From the ashes: Shuttered NJ landfill transforms into solar farm
The companies behind the Parklands landfill project anticipate the installation of 70,000 solar panels across the capped site by 2015.
By Nicole Wrona • Sept. 29, 2014
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