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Using a Mechanically Stabilized Earth Berm to Expand Existing Landfill Space

Creating more disposal capacity while reducing impacts. By Don Hullings, Bodhi Piedmont-Fleischmann and Kirstie Shurie Mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) berms are a practical technique for expanding capacity in existing landfills. Over the past several years, the authors have been involved in designing and permitting several landfill expansion projects incorporating MSE berms. Each facility was unique, […]

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Waste Associations Call for Performance-Based End to PCC

SWANA and NWRA are jointly releasing documents recommending a major shift in the process states use to determine when closed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills are ready to end post-closure care (PCC). “NWRA and SWANA worked hard to develop this document together. We believe that a one-size-fits-all approach to post-closure care is too prescriptive and […]

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More Than 7 Million Pounds of Batteries Diverted from Landfills and Recycled in 2018

U.S. consumers recycled 7.2 million pounds of batteries in 2018 through the Call2Recycle® program, according to the organization. These outcomes underscore the program’s mission to responsibly recycle consumer batteries while increasing consumer focus on battery safety. Since the program’s inception in 1994, more than 115 million pounds of batteries have been collected and recycled in […]

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Controversial Coventry Landfill Expansion Set for Act 250 Hearing

Proponents say a 51-acre expansion of Vermont’s sole remaining open landfill is key to the state’s waste management. Opponents it poses significant environmental and public health risks. After months of heated public meetings, the proposal to expand the Coventry landfill, which has divided locals and sparked backlash across the Canadian border, is set for a […]

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Tri-Community Landfill Merger Results in Recycling, Trash Disposal Changes for PI Region

Residents of Presque Isle, ME and surrounding communities have recently seen changes in recycling and trash disposal guidelines as part of the new tri-community landfill merger between Presque Isle, Fort Fairfield, Caribou and Limestone. In 2018, those communities agreed to combine the Presque Isle Landfill and Tri-Community Landfill into one entity known as Aroostook Waste Solutions. As […]

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Making Connections: A New Trail Will Link Lake Conestee Nature Park to a Former Municipal Landfill

Lake Conestee Nature Park is planning to connect its 12-mile trail network to the nearby site of a former municipal landfill.  Dave Hargett, founder and executive director of the Conestee Foundation, the nonprofit that owns and manages the nature park, said work is well underway to establish a single trail connection between Lake Conestee and several […]

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Virginia’s Governor Northam Proposes Coal Ash Disposal, Coastal Protection Bills

Gov. Ralph Northam has proposed a package of environmental legislation aimed at safely disposing of coal ash, helping coastal communities deal with flooding caused by climate change and continuing the cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay. The legislative agenda unveiled Thursday includes the Coastal Protection Act. The law would allow the state to use an estimated […]

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Eagle Ridge Landfill and Pike County Board of Commissioners Voluntarily Enter Into Host Fee Agreement

Meridian Waste, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, and the Pike County Board of Commissioners jointly announce the adoption and execution of a voluntary 10-year host fee agreement between Meridian Waste’s Eagle Ridge Landfill and Pike County.  Funds generated from the host fee are estimated to be in excess of $80,000 per year and […]

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Rep. Ed Thompson, R-Pearland (TX), Writing Legislation for Tougher Landfill Oversight

State Rep. Ed Thompson, R-Pearland, said he is working on several pieces of legislation to help the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality enforce rules and impose stiffer penalties for noncompliant facilities. “The legislation I’m looking at is more industry-specific, but it gets to the root of some of the problems that have existed at Blue […]

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