The End of the Hartford Trash-to-Energy Plant Nears
Closing the Hartford incinerator has been a long term goal of recyclers and environmental activists in the region. … Read More
Mattresses, Textiles, and Organics Banned from Landfills in Massachusetts
Waste Dive reports on bans that will help preserve the state’s landfill capacity.… Read More
Baltimore Youth Organizer Carlos Sanchez Points Out Pitfalls of City Council Plan
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6 Dec 2021 |
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Carlos Sanchez, a Baltimore high-school student and youth organizer for Free Your Voice and Fair Development Land Trust, responded to the announcement of a new Zero Waste Commission for the City with a thought-provoking op/ed in Baltimore Brew. He notes that a plan already developed by the community – with ambitious goals and revenue sources – will do more to end health-harming air pollution than the entity the City Council is proposing.… Read More
May 18 Hearing is Last Chance for Wisconsin Citizens to Weigh in on Controversial Landfill Proposal
On May 18, citizens in Waukesha County, WI will have one final opportunity to comment on a highly controversial effort to move a hazardous waste landfill at a hearing to be held by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.… Read More
Neil Seldman on the Hidden Costs of Landfills in Waste360
Neil Seldman, Director of ILSR’s Waste to Wealth initiative, wrote about the true costs of landfills in a commentary piece for Waste360. … Read More
Michigan Law Seeks to Bolster Recycling by Making the Landfill More Expensive
The Mining Journal reports that Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has proposed an increase in landfill tipping fees as a way to spur more recycling in the state. Michigan has one of the lowest recycling rates in the US at 14%. The bill is now pending in the state legislature’s House Environmental Committee.… Read More
EPA’s New Rules for Landfills Won’t Cut Greenhouse Gas Pollution
EPA special interest group proposal flies in the face of science, as well as White House mandates for reduced greenhouse gas emissions.… Read More
Houston One-Bin Proposal: The Wrong Choice
Neil Seldman, ILSR Waste to Wealth Program, Washington, DC continues to follow the one bin proposal in Houston, Texas. In his January 7th Letter to the Editor, Seldman underscores the fact that city’s pilot curbside recycling program is working well and is quite popular. Can you imagine how fast the program could spread, increasing the materials recovered and … Read More