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Tag: landfills
Organic Waste Diversion: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
If a landfill operator has invested in a landfill gas operation, that might be the most economically feasible place to send organic waste.
The Waste Biz: The Costs – And Opportunities – Of E-Waste
The e-waste stream is growing: what are the costs and opportunities created by the increasing amount of electronic waste we create?
The Waste Biz: Those Old Electronics Can Create A Liability For Your Company
What does it cost you to dispose of your company’s old electronics irresponsibly? More than you might think… This week’s Waste Biz.
The Waste Biz: New Player In The Insulated Concrete Forms Business
A new company in Portland, OR, is getting into the insulated concrete forms business, which means more Styrofoam kept out of the landfill.
The Waste Biz: How To Boost The Production Of Methane Gas From Landfills… Really
Why would you want a landfill to produce more methane gas? To make waste-to-energy systems profitable. This week’s edition of The Waste Biz.
Compost… or Else! Mandatory Composting in Massachusetts & Seattle
Massachusetts & Seattle will join the handful of municipalities & states requiring composting to save landfill space & reduce methane emissions.
Disposable Diaper Solution: Feed ’em to Mushrooms?
A team of Mexican scientist has created a novel solution to disposable diaper waste: feed them to mushrooms, which break them down in months, not centuries.
Europe's Best Recycling and Waste Prevention Program
Flanders, a region of Belgium, boasts the highest waste diversion rate in Europe. Decades of planning and policy making have made a huge difference in the region’s ability to approach zero waste.
Door-to-Door Collection Reduces Waste in Hernani, Spain
After rejecting new incinerators, residents of Spain’s Gipuzkoa Province undertook an experiment in waste collection and disposal: door-to-door pick up of separated wastes.
Freecycling: Get a Great Green Look for Next to Nothing
Is Freecycling right for you and your family? For young couples just starting out and for those who are experiencing a temporary crisis in the family budget, Freecycling can be [ … ]
Grass to Gas: Landfills Want Yard Waste
A landfill gas-to-energy plant in Conestoga, Pennsylvania. When it comes to corporations fighting climate change, landfill owners don’t necessarily leap to mind. But in Michigan, the landfill industry is working [ … ]
Throwing Out the Throwaway Economy
[social_buttons] The stresses in our early twenty-first century civilization take many forms—social, economic, environmental, and political. One distinctly unhealthy and visible illustration of all four is the swelling flow of [ … ]