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Advanced Recycling Policy Paper
Plastic waste not only affects environmental quality and ecosystem health, but it also has consequences for our communities in both developed and developing economies.1,2,3,4,5 Recent data challenges the once-held assumption that the United States is adequately managing its plastic waste through proper collection, recycling, and permitted ...
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EPA Proposes to Renew US Ecology’s PCB Landfill Permit; Public Comment Period Begins
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting comments on its proposed PCB permit for US Ecology, Inc., a hazardous waste management facility located outside Beatty, Nevada. EPA’s proposed permit will allow US Ecology to continue commercial storage, treatment and disposal of PCB wastes. The company has disposed of PCBs at this location since 1978. The 45-day comment ...
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Work to Begin at Admiral Home Appliances Superfund Alternative Site in Williston, SC
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that work is scheduled to start and finish during December 2012 on a portion of the remedy at the Admiral Home Appliances Superfund Alternative Site in Williston, SC. The work involves excavation and offsite disposal of contaminated soil from the former equalization lagoon located under a small portion of the parking lot at the main ...
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Drums from the Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment Superfund Site in Le Roy, New York To Be Removed by Friday
Drums from the Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment Superfund Site in Le Roy, New York To Be Removed by Friday New York, N.Y. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the removal of 235 drums from the Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment Superfund site in Le Roy, N.Y. will begin today. The EPA reviewed the sampling results for the contents of all the drums and in all cases ...
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EPA to Hold Public Meeting Regarding the Admiral Home Appliances in Williston, South Carolina
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a public meeting for the general public on Monday, August 25, 2014 at Williston Town Hall on Main Street in Williston, SC beginning at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the status of the Admiral Home Appliances site and current cleanup at the former Imhoff wetland area. The site cleanup is underway and will begin mid- July and be completed by October. ...
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Oklahoma City Officials Convicted of Environmental Crimes
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, August 21, 2007 (ENS) - A federal jury Monday found two Oklahoma City officials guilty of negligently allowing the release of asbestos, a hazardous air pollutant. The evidence presented at trial showed that the City Manager of Elk City, Oklahoma, Guy R. Hylton, Jr. and a building superintendent, Chick Arthur Little, used inmates from the Elk City Work Center to remove ...
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Final cleanup plan selected for Lockheed West Superfund site
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Record of Decision for the Lockheed West Superfund Site, outlining the agency’s plan to provide a permanent, long-term remedy for contamination in Elliott Bay near Seattle. “This cleanup plan will protect native wildlife and the health of people who live, work and recreate near Elliott Bay,” said Cami Grandinetti, EPA ...
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New regulations loom for land remediation
Could the remediation industry be facing another steep learning curve as regulators tackle legislation overload by bringing about a variety of new directives? The subject of land remediation has long been cloaked in confusion with contradictory regulations, confusion over permits and most legislation remaining open to interpretation. Recently some issues – such as the definition of waste - ...
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European Commission proposes to improve implementation of environmental law
The Commission has set out plans to improve the implementation of the European Union's 200 or so laws on environmental protection. This fits within a wider Commission strategy for improving implementation of EU law announced in 2007, and coincides with the publication of the new Annual Report of the Commission on monitoring the application of Community Law in general. The Communication stresses ...
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Oklahoma City Officials Found Guilty of Environmental Crimes - City officials used prisoners to remove asbestos without proper protection
(Washington, D.C. - Aug. 21, 2007) Yesterday a federal jury found two Oklahoma City officials guilty of negligently allowing the release of asbestos, a hazardous air pollutant, in a case jointly investigated and prosecuted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice and the State of Oklahoma. The evidence presented at trial showed that the City Manager of Elk ...
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EC calls for better implementation of EU waste law
The EC has published two implementation reports (20 November) on implementation of the community waste legislation for the period 2004-2006 that highlight the need for significant efforts by Member States to ensure that waste management meets the standards set by EU legislation. It is particularly scathing of the implementation of the Waste Framework Directive, the Landfill Directive and the ...
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Great Lakes Legacy Act Ottawa River cleanup has begun
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Ottawa River Group and the state of Ohio have begun dredging 240,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from a 5.5-mile section of the Ottawa River in Toledo, Ohio. The first phase of the project – removing 10,000 cubic yards of sediment from Sibley Creek – was completed in April. The US$49 million cost of the total project will be split ...
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U.S. EPA, Hawaii Department of Health clean up soil in Kilauea neighborhood
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii Department of Health have completed a Superfund Removal Program cleanup removing over 814 tons of contaminated soil from residential and commercial property in Kilauea, Kauai. The site was once a pesticide mixing and storage area at the former Kilauea Sugar Mill. “As a result of this toxic soil cleanup, the local residents are safer ...
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WIH Resource Group Publishes Phoenix - Tucson Arizona Waste Shed Study White Paper
About the Waste Shed Study & White Paper WIH Resource Group, Inc. (WIH) conducted research and developed a Regional Waste Shed Study / White Paper to evaluate the current and future market-place needs for a proposed landfill disposal facility to be located in Pinal County Arizona, central to both the Cities of Phoenix and Tucson Arizona. The Waste Shed Study and resulting White Paper ...
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EPA issues California toxics inventory data for 2010
Toxic chemicals managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in California increased in 2010 when compared to 2009, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The data comes from the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory, commonly referred to as TRI. It’s one of the EPA’s largest publicly available databases, ...
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Waste Connections Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE: WCN) -- Revenue of $390.2 million, up 18.1% -- Internal growth of 5.5% and operating margins above expectations -- GAAP EPS and adjusted EPS* of $0.39, up 21.9% -- YTD net cash provided by operating activities of $190 million -- YTD free cash flow* of $145.5 million, or 20.2% of revenue -- Completes new $1.2 billion unsecured revolving credit facility ...
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Sarpy county, Neb., landfill to perform diesel retrofits, pay $10,080 penalty to resolve issues over proper air permit (NE)
The Sarpy County, Neb., Sanitary Landfill has agreed to pay a $10,080 civil penalty, and will spend an additional $34,218 on heavy equipment improvements designed to reduce harmful diesel engine emissions, to settle allegations that it failed to make a timely application for a proper environmental permit following the landfill’s expansion in 2005. According to an administrative consent ...
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Commission takes Greece to Court over landfill in Peloponnese
The European Commission is concerned that Greece is failing to protect its citizens and the environment from the effects of badly treated waste in the Peloponnese region. Despite earlier warnings, the Kiato landfill is operating in breach of EU waste and landfill legislation and thus represents a serious risk for human health and the environment. In an effort to urge Greece to speed up its ...
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Launch of consultation on UK quarry landfill proposal
Environment Agency Wales has produced a draft permit to operate a landfill site at Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry near Morriston, Swansea. The draft permit is being made available for public consultation between 5 August and 2 September. Copies of the draft permit document can be obtained in the public register situated at our offices at Maes Newydd Lladarcy Neath Port Talbot SA10 6JQ, or going to our ...
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Biowaste challenges and opportunities in the coming decade
Facing up to the challenges of dealing with biowastes over the next decade will need the right balance of controls and incentives to encourage the reuse of waste while protecting the environment and human health, according to the UK Environment Agency. The United Kingdom produces over 100 million tonnes of biodegradable waste every year, enough to fill approximately 25 Wembley stadiums, and most ...
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