Collection/Transfer — August 19, 2019Williams County Landfill Could Become First in North Dakota to Accept Radioactive Waste Under New RulesThe North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has proposed a draft solid waste permit and radioactive materials license that would allow 13-Mile Landfill to accept material with a radiation level up to 50 picocuries per gram. The limit went into effect in 2016 after the state adopted new rules raising the previous cap of 5 […] Collection/Transfer — August 19, 2019
Collection/Transfer — August 13, 2019Recycling Startups in Silver City, NM Aim to Keep it LocalSince Silver City terminated its single-stream recycling program July 1, people have been left with no option but to throw nearly all their waste into the garbage, which is then buried in the Grant County landfill. A group of Silver City residents are taking recycling into their own hands, developing plans to repurpose materials like […] Collection/Transfer — August 13, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — August 12, 2019SWACO Offers Tips and Tricks to Help Parents Live Green and Save Green as Kids Go Back to SchoolIn the coming days, students across Franklin County will be heading back into classrooms. Do your back-to-school plans include reusing items and reducing the amount of waste your family generates? If not, consider these tips to help reduce the amount of materials going into the landfill. Reduce Waste: On average, every Franklin County resident sends […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 12, 2019
Landfills — August 11, 2019Stopping the Landfill Apocalypse By Reducing Garden WasteJackie Thompson In Oklahoma City, OK, they are literally running out of landfill space and only have 20 to 30 years before all landfills fill up, according to a Fox25 report. The issue became worse once China banned imports of mixed paper and plastics from the United States. However, residents who garden are also contributing […] Landfills — August 11, 2019
Government and Regulations — August 8, 2019New Castle County, DE to Modify Proposed Landfill LimitsAt a packed New Castle County Planning Board hearing, county land use officials said they intend to add stricter provisions to an ordinance that would limit the height of landfills. It is the only active legislative effort to prevent the controversial Delaware Recyclable Products, Inc. (DRPI) landfill in West Minquadale from expanding vertically from 130 to […] Government and Regulations — August 8, 2019
Landfills — August 6, 2019Babylon, NY Town Wants to Use Ash from Landfill to Boost Capacity at Facility and Save $1.3MWith finite space at its ash landfill in West Babylon, town officials are hoping to use the ash to expand the facility, both increasing capacity and decreasing inventory at the same time. Tom Vetri, deputy commissioner of environmental control for Babylon Town, believes the ash created by incinerating garbage at its Covanta-run landfill can be […] Landfills — August 6, 2019
Collection/Transfer — August 4, 2019EPA Celebrates 20 Years of Superfund RedevelopmentThe U.S. EPA commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative (SRI), launched in 1999 with the goal of returning formerly contaminated lands to long-term sustainable and productive reuse for communities across the country. Returning Superfund sites back to productive use has resulted in dramatic changes in communities by improving the quality of life, […] Collection/Transfer — August 4, 2019
Collection/Transfer — August 2, 2019Turbines Tossed Into Dump Stirs Debate on Wind’s Dirty DownsideFiberglass turbine blades — which in some cases are as long a football field — aren’t easy to recycle. And with BloombergNEF expecting up to 2 gigawatts worth of turbines to be refitted this year and next, there could be heaps more headed for dumps. Cynthia Langston, solid waste division manager for the city of […] Collection/Transfer — August 2, 2019
Compost/Organic Recycling — August 2, 2019Anchorage, AK Curbside Compost Pilot Picked Up By Private Waste Company, Likely to ExpandAlaska Waste has been doing commercial composting for stores like Carrs and Fred Meyer since 2010. Now they want to see how many of their residential customers are interested in something similar and how it would work. They are starting with 200 customers for now at a fee of $10 a month. Alaska Waste’s spokesperson Laurel […] Compost/Organic Recycling — August 2, 2019
Landfills — August 1, 2019Articulated Trucks in the LandfillWith all landfills there are slopes, soft underfoot conditions and weather. Articulated trucks are best suited to work in these challenging conditions. By Clay Layne Landfills are a busy and dangerous environment, and industry equipment manufacturers are always striving to make the machines safer, especially in such environments. Articulated trucks are used extensively in the […] Landfills — August 1, 2019
Landfills — August 1, 2019Oklahoma City Hopes New Recycling Program Cuts Landfill WasteOklahoma City produced close to 300,000 tons of trash last fiscal year, or about 940 pounds for each of the city’s 638,000 residents. That’s roughly four times the weight of the Devon Tower, and 10 percent more trash than the city produced just five years ago. As Oklahoma City’s population increases, so does the amount […] Landfills — August 1, 2019
Collection/Transfer — July 29, 2019EREF to Hold Summit on Management Issues and Policy Related to PFAS in LeachateThe Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) will hold its Summit on PFAS in Leachate August 14 – 15 at the Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest in Ann Arbor, MI. The day and a half of presentations will begin at 1:30 pm ET on Wednesday, August 14, and conclude at 5:00 pm ET on Thursday, […] Collection/Transfer — July 29, 2019
