Migration of Toxins from Landfill Sites

There’s more than a bunch of rubbish to be concerned about at landfill sites, and a whole lot more than methane to be contained. Consider what trash, some of it dating back decades, is made of. In many cases, the breakdown components of the furniture polish, hair spray and pesticides that people threw [...]

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Are We Really Running Out of Landfill Space?

Since the most massive shut down of sanitary landfill spaces in US history in 1993, there have been very few new landfills created to take on an ever-increasing total volume of waste. Though rates of recycling have gone up considerably since then, the total rate of waste generation has also increased, to make the [...]

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Federal Regulation of Landfills

Federal Regulation of Landfills

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The Connection Between Recycling and Alternative Energy

The Connection Between Recycling and Alternative Energy

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Why It’s Not a Good Idea to Use Landfill Leachate to Fertilize Bio-fuel Crops

Recently, it has been suggested that the organic sludge that is found at the bottom of landfills would be best used as a fertilizer for bio-fuel crops such as corn (aka maize), soybeans and canola. There are several reasons why this would not be a very good idea, despite the desire to do something [...]

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The Life Cycle of the North American Tire

There are nearly half a billion cars on the road in North America. This staggering figure has one thing in common – with rare exception, they all have four tires, each. Given that they are “consumable” materials, it is estimated that about 350 million tires are disposed of each year. As such, [...]

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