Landfill

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), man-made chemicals in a broad range of consumer products, are on a growing number of regulators’ radars, as they are concerned about their potential environmental impacts. ...

With the ongoing push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, researchers and the solid waste industry are spending time and money developing methods to measure landfill methane emissions—not only to be able to quantify landfills’ contributions to...

In California, Monterey Regional Waste Management District (MRWMD) and its neighbor, wastewater treatment plant Monterey One Water, have entered a somewhat unusual relationship with unique benefits to each. And the relationship has payoffs for its...

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...

When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began mandating that landfill operators install low-permeability bottom liners and final covers, the idea was to mitigate leachate and precipitation and ultimately protect groundwater. These design...

You can’t have real talk about sustainability without acknowledging the effects of some of our waste on the planet. Take a look at some of the environmental impacts of textiles, landfills and food waste. View the infographic here.

Three chemical manufacturers have agreed to phase out the use of a group of substances used for grease-proofing on food packaging and take-out containers, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

MEDORA, INDIANA – August 3, 2020 – Rumpke Waste & Recycling is partnering with Archaea Energy to turn Southern Indiana’s trash into a renewable energy source...