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Jun 03 2024
News
Community Composting
What’s next: The nonprofit LA Compost is currently working to expand compost hub options within the city of L.A., as well as across the Southland. They’re doing this through state and federal grants and are in the process of identifying new sites. Why it matters : When you drop off your food waste at a local compost hub, it'll be composted and used locally in parks, community gardens and other
LAistJul 04 2023
News
Human Torso Reportedly Delivered to North Dakota Medical Waste Facility
Monarch Waste Technologies (MWT) is suing Sanford Health and its subsidiary Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) for allegedly delivering a human torso to their facilities in March. In a lawsuit filed by the medical waste facility in Valley City, North Dakota, on Monday, MWT claims that HES performed “surreptitious activities,” as the site reportedly “delivered unauthorized waste, including
PeopleApr 13 2023
News
Body found in waste tank at WVa water treatment plant
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia are investigating the discovery of a body at a water treatment plant Thursday. The city of Martinsburg said in a statement on Facebook that the body was found in a waste tank adjacent to the treatment plant by staff when they arrived at work. The waste tank contains materials and impurities that are removed before the purification and
Associated PressJun 27 2023
News
OIG: US lost over $200 billion in COVID fraud and waste
The OIG’s latest estimate is significantly higher than previous projections that speculated approximately $100 billion. The relief initiatives included the Paycheck Protection and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs, created to provide emergency financial relief to small businesses and those who lost their jobs due to restrictive lockdown measures. The report estimated that at
HotAirMay 31 2024
News
Charleston Co. explain 5-Year plan for Bees Ferry Landfill improvements
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston County is addressing residents’ concerns and needs when it comes to garbage and solid waste management. The Environmental Management Capital Improvement Plan will include a $24 million addition to the Charleston County Landfill on Bees Ferry Road. The Charleston County Finance Committee approved a five-year improvement plan on Thursday to extend the life of
Live 5 WCSCOct 14 2013
Opinion
Obama can't waste this moment
Obama can't waste this political moment.
Washington PostJun 01 2024
News
Tear in wastewater basin in southwest Missouri raises environmental regulators’ concerns
“We are working with Denali to address that issue, and we’re working through a couple of different options potentially on how to address that,” Peters said. “We are prioritizing that basin and having them continue to empty that basin and we also want to address how much liquid was under there, how much liquid, if any, has been released.” Denali uses the two lagoons in Southwest Missouri to
St. Louis Post-DispatchMay 26 2024
News
SRMC welcomes largest class of summer interns
Savannah River Mission Completion, the Liquid Waste contractor at the Savannah River Site, has welcomed the largest class of summer interns in the program’s history. Sixty college students are working within SRMC this summer, supporting the SRS radioactive Liquid Waste cleanup mission, and bringing fresh perspective in the areas of engineering, environmental science, biology, chemistry,
The Post and CourierSep 18 2020
Opinion
Solar Panels Generate Mountains of Waste
The problem of solar panel waste is now becoming evident. As environmental journalist Emily Folk admits in Renewable Energy Magazine, “when talking about renewable energy, the topic of waste does not often appear.” She attributes this to the supposed “pressures of climate change” and alleged “urgency to find alternative energy sources,” saying people may thus be hesitant to discuss “possible
TownhallMay 25 2024
News
Green Park bans the use of plastic bags for curbside trash collection
The Green Park Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance April 15 amending language in the city’s municipal code related to solid waste, outlawing residents from using plastic bags in place of or in addition to traditional waste containers. The ordinance passed by a vote of 4-3, with Mayor Tim Thuston as the tiebreaker. “I don’t think there’s many haulers anymore, a lot of them are moving to the
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