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H2S Rising on Some Landfills
2021-04-19 13:23:00| Waste Age
Landfill operators keep a keen eye out for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) emissions this volatile compound found in landfill gas is a major driver of odorseven in concentrations as low as single-digit parts per billion they can be recognized and found off
EPA Recognizes Dell Technologies for Reducing Electronic Products from Landfills
2021-04-02 08:00:00| Waste Age
DALLAS The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced Dell Technologies of Round Rock, Texas, as a winner of the 2020 Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Electronics Challenge Awards. The SMM Challenge encourages electronics ma
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Understanding and Improving Biodegradation of Woody and Newspaper Wastes in Landfills
2021-04-02 03:25:00| Waste Age
In landfills, easily degradable matter (e.g. food waste/organics) degrades relatively quickly and contributes to biogas generation (Figure 1, sharp rise and peak). Once the proportion of the easily degradable matter drops below a certain level due to
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Schick Aims to Keep Razors Out of Landfills
2021-03-23 12:05:00| Waste Age
The Environmental Protection Agency once estimated that two billion razors and refill blades get thrown away in the U.S. each year. This is the reason that Schick said it is taking bold action now to mitigate this alarming statistic. This
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Dozens of Minnesota Landfills Leaking PFAS
2021-03-19 12:07:00| Waste Age
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced findings on Thursday that show 59 closed landfills are contaminating groundwater in the state. Fifteen of those landfills had PFAS readings of more than 10 times the state acceptable level
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