Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020Grappling with Garbage Amid Coronavirus, Central Maine Towns Modify Waste CollectionAs the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, central Maine municipalities have taken many measures to reduce the number of people coming into contact with each other. At Augusta’s Hatch Hill landfill, which takes rubbish and other materials from city residents as well as from several surrounding towns, the city is hoping to entice people to […] Collection/Transfer — March 30, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 25, 2020Clay County, FL Residents Urged to Wait for Normal Garbage Pickup Instead of Lining Up at LandfillClay County leaders have encouraged residents to use curbside collection services to avoid long waits at the Rosemary Hill Solid Waste Management Facility. Video from a viewer showed dozens of cars and trucks lined up over the weekend to throw their garbage away at the landfill, but officials said that curbside collection services for garbage […] Collection/Transfer — March 25, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 17, 2020Most Lithium Batteries End Up in a Landfill. A New Bill Aims to Change That.A first-of-its-kind bill introduced in the Senate seeks to change lithium-ion batteries disposal process by significantly boosting federal investments in lithium-ion battery recycling. Sponsored by Senator Angus King, an independent from Maine, the “Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling Act of 2020” calls on Congress to dole out $150 million over the next five years to […] Collection/Transfer — March 17, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 17, 2020Department of Energy Announces $25 Million for Plastics Recycling R&D, Launches Upcycling ConsortiumThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $25 million in funding for plastics recycling research and development (R&D). The funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is part of the Department’s Plastics Innovation Challenge, a comprehensive program to accelerate innovations in plastics recycling technologies. “The Trump Administration is committed to advancing plastic recycling technologies and the […] Collection/Transfer — March 17, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 11, 2020Multimillion-Dollar Upgrade Planned at Gregg County Landfill in TexasThe Gregg County Commissioners Court approved a resolution that opens the door for Republic Services Inc. to improve its facilities on Four S Industrial Boulevard near Kilgore through a third-party bond financing technique allowed under a 41-year-old economic development tool. Republic Services wants to use tax-exempt bonds to improve 29 of its solid-waste disposal facilities […] Collection/Transfer — March 11, 2020
Compost/Organic Recycling — March 11, 2020Colorado Moves Forward on Waste Diversion LegislationThe state of Colorado has a goal of diverting 28% of the waste that we generate from the landfill by 2021. However, the current state diversion rate is 17.2%, well behind the national average of 35%. To achieve the statewide goal for diversion, several bills have been introduced this legislative session that could move the […] Compost/Organic Recycling — March 11, 2020
Collection/Transfer — March 11, 2020Bill to Ban Disposal of Wind Turbine Blades in Wyoming Landfills Dies in the SenateHouse Bill 217 aimed to ban the disposal of wind turbine blades in Wyoming landfills. The Senate had been tentatively scheduled to consider the bill on Monday. However, the Senate adjourned the day without taking up the bill on first reading. The Wyoming Legislative Service Office says that that Senate will not consider bills on first […] Collection/Transfer — March 11, 2020
Landfills — March 10, 2020Danone North America Continues its “Zero Waste to Landfill” Journey with Achievement at Minster, OH PlantDanone North America announced the next milestone on its journey to achieve “Zero Waste to Landfill” status across all of its twelve manufacturing locations in the U.S. with the accomplishment at its 58-acre Minster, OH plant. The Minster plant completed the entire complex review and conversion process in under two years and is now the […] Landfills — March 10, 2020
Landfills — March 9, 2020Closed Landfill to Become Massive Milwaukee, WI Green Energy Project with 7,000 Solar PanelsPart of a city-owned closed landfill at near Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport will be dedicated to generating solar power, under a resolution adopted by the Common Council. Aldermen on Tuesday unanimously approved leasing to We Energies about 8 acres, where the company will build and operate a 2.25-megawatt solar array through its Solar Now pilot program. The lease lasts 20 years. […] Landfills — March 9, 2020
Government and Regulations — March 5, 2020Commissioners Eye Ban on Turbine Blades in Logan County, CO LandfillWind turbine blades won’t be buried in the Logan County landfill any longer. Although no vote was taken, the Logan County Commissioners were in agreement that a prohibition of the blades was in order. Matt Chrisp, landfill supervisor, told the commissioner the landfill has accepted three blades in the past eight years, and all of […] Government and Regulations — March 5, 2020
Landfills — March 5, 2020Hefty® Diverts One Million Pounds Of Hard-To-Recycle Plastics From LandfillsReynolds Consumer Products announced a monumental milestone for its groundbreaking Hefty® EnergyBag® program. The innovative program, stemming from the brand’s commitment to helping create end-of-life solutions for plastic waste across the United States, has officially diverted over one million pounds of hard-to-recycle plastics from landfills. National Geographic estimates that as of 2017, 79% of plastic […] Landfills — March 5, 2020
Landfills — March 4, 2020Perdue Farms Becomes U.S. First Poultry to Gain GreenCircle Zero Waste to Landfill CertificationPerdue Farms has announced that its Lewiston, NC operation is now GreenCircle Zero Waste to Landfill certified. This means 100 percent of the waste materials leaving the facility are diverted from landfill via GreenCircle’s acceptable means of diversion such as reuse, recycling, or incineration for energy, also known as waste-to-energy. Perdue Farms has established aggressive […] Landfills — March 4, 2020
