It is created as water — like rain or snow melt — percolates through landfills, picking up harmful chemicals and other pollutants along the way. Essentially, it is industrial-strength garbage ...

‘Friends shouldn’t throw rubbish on the ground’, Charlie says, and her dad agrees: ‘In the future we’ll look at the old style of recycling the way we look at fossil fuels and landfill sites today. It ...

“Why on Earth would we not do the same thing when we are considering whether or not to site a landfill that will impact the community for generations?” argued Rep. Nicholas Germana, a Keene Democrat, ...

A bill proposed by state Rep. Sean Quinlan would bar siting landfills over aquifers but loosen restrictions against placing them near communities. After more than 150 people spoke out last week ...

Unfortunately, living near a landfill site has been normalised, said Ashok, a Ghazipur resident in despair. “This [landfill] has been normalised for us. The governments [Delhi and Central] claim ...

But for the Ada County landfill, where that trash goes next has financial implications — and of late, has come into question. Republic Services, a company that contracts with Boise and other ...

Dozens gathered Wednesday at Wahiawa Elementary School to share concerns about proposed landfills at a town hall meeting. And that site, according to the Board of Water Supply, is also about 800 ...

WAHIAWA (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the first time, Wahiawa area residents got the chance to react to the city’s proposal to build a 15-acre landfill on agricultural land in Central Oahu. Nearly all ...

As environmental concerns continue to rise, one healthcare company is doing its part to keep over 450,000 pounds of harmful waste out of landfills. To address this issue, Bausch + Lomb launched its ...

The Department of Streets and Sanitation sent more than 723,000 tons of residential trash to landfills between January and November of last year, including more than 173,000 tons of food waste. That’s ...

Police are expected to spend a third day searching the Pine Tree Acres landfill for Ashley Elkins. Elkins, 30, disappeared while running errands Jan. 2. Her ex-boyfriend has been charged with ...