A West Virginia landfill has dropped a lawsuit and will allow city officials to conduct tests to see if fracking waste dumped at the city is chemically contaminated. A new study shows that computer e-waste could reach 1 billion PCs by 2020. An environmental group in Ohio is urging the state to cancel temporary authorizations for 23 fracking waste facilities in the state. A pilot program to recycle cigarette butts in Vancouver has been deemed a failure by health officials who say the program has exposed people to second-hand smoke and is also inadvertently promoting smoking. These are all among todays 10 things you need to know from around the waste and recycling industry.
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