In addition to concerns about odor and environmental impacts, many residents believe expanding the landfill is just a temporary solution.

A landfill west of Yakima has reopened under a new name and with a fresh permit, but its return comes as lawmakers consider a ...

For example, a dedicated plant at Honolulu airport could handle airport waste, while the U.S. Navy might establish a plant at ...

House Bill 171 would prohibit the Department of Environmental Services from permitting a new landfill in the state until 2030 ...

A new round of solid waste disposal options is being sought by the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency after officials were disappointed by receiving only one for a ...

The proposal to bond funding for grants to help local sewer districts tackle the statewide sludge-disposal problem needs ...

The landfill used to be owned and operated by a now-defunct paper mill and its new owner has begun planning how to shut it down.

The landfill, owned by Phoenix-based Republic Services, also is in the middle of a controversial process to expand the landfill. DEQ has asked the company to provide a copy of a land use ...

So then we, in effect, have to have made the determination about there being no landfill.” Authorizing an ordinance to be drafted is the first step in the process. Once drafted, the county must ...

After months of ongoing debates, Broward County commissioners on Tuesday held more discussions on a series of contentious ...

A public hearing regarding Coffin Butte Landfill’s air quality permit has been canceled, and the permitting process is on hold. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced the ...