Due to the incineration of combustible gases from decomposing garbage, landfill flares have caused burn injuries to birds at the Meadowlands facility. A year ago, the state said they would replace the invisible flame that has caused the problem. ...

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will host a series of regional webinars in September to educate the public on the latest investigations of sites contaminated by per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances as well as...

Subaru of America, Inc., the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) and National Park Foundation (NPF) have created an innovative partnership to reduce the amount of waste that the Denali, Grand Teton and Yosemite national parks send to...

The Montmorency-Oscoda-Alpena Solid Waste Authority recently conduct testing at an Atlanta, Mich. landfill and discovered high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

Twenty years ago, the Fresh Kills Landfill in Staten Island was a mess. With four mountains of trash, the dump held 150 million tons of garbage.  ...

Per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS), found in a wide range of consumer and commercial products, do not break down in the environment, and landfilling, wastewater treatment and combustion do not effectively contain or destroy them, concludes...

Schott Design, an Indianapolis-based commercial interior design firm, is taking a lead in tackling the issue of Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste in its industry. Its year-old schottXChange program “facilitates the reuse of items within or...