Special Report: Landfills

Last week, we examined the ongoing legal issues in regards to the Bridgeton landfill in Missouri. This week, Waste360 takes a look at the operational challenges that have come into play at the site...

California’s Orange County has starting a $60 million landfill gas-to-energy operation near Irvine...

Leachate poses a challenge for landfill owners and operators, but not an insurmountable one. Such a complex solution—fluid containing compounds both inorganic and organic, from arsenic to xylene—prompts the need for management solutions that...

Republic Services Inc. has opened a landfill gas-to-energy project in Argos, Ind...

Waste Management Inc. has opened an expanded landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) facility in Fairmont City, Ill., to convert it to natural gas...

Sunshine Gas Producers has begun generating electricity from landfill gas at a newly constructed facility in Sylmar, Calif...

How tall should a landfill be allowed to grow?