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GFLs Construction on Peoria County Landfill 3 in Illinois Delayed 10 Years
2024-09-25 19:26:25| Waste Age
Due to a reworked agreement, construction on the Peoria County Landfill 3 in Illinois, by GFL Environmental (GFL) is being pushed back a decade.
Category:Energy and Environment
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Cherokee Landfill Operators Complete Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization Proceedings
2024-09-25 15:19:14| Waste Age
Atlanta-based CWI Cherokee LF LLC has finished Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings after a shutdown due to high leachate levels. All secured and unsecured creditors have been paid as part of the reorganization plan. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, solidified CWI's Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan on August 15, 2024.
Category: Energy and Environment
Proposed Federal Law Targets Plastic Barrage; Follows Similar National Efforts
2024-09-25 14:42:25| Waste Age
If a newly proposed federal bill passes, companies that make, use, package, or transport plastic pellets will be in violation of the law if they discharge plastic pellets into waterways, storm drains, or sewers. The Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act (HR 7634) leverages the Clean Water Act to establish zero-discharge limits for these microplastics also called nurdles which are the second largest source of ocean microplastics after tire dust (by weight), according to 5 Gyres Institute, researchers into plastic pollution.
Category: Energy and Environment