Industry 411 - Waste Management

Juniper Ridge Landfill is meant for in-state waste, however neighboring states Massachusetts and New Hampshire are filing it up.

Russian soldiers who seized the site of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster drove their armored vehicles without radiation protection through a highly toxic zone called the 'Red Forest,' kicking up clouds of radioactive dust, workers at the site said.

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U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff paid a visit to Wilkinson County Monday as work begins on the county’s first-ever public sewer system.

Continuing to explore for and develop new reserves of coal, oil and gas would spell climate catastrophe — that’s not where Americans’ tax dollars should be going.

Members of the executive branch have not yet selected a replacement, said Julie Moore, secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources.

TerraCycle is partnering with Taco Bell and the Mercer County community to divert used hot sauce packets away from landfills.

China presented on Mar. 23 its first long-term plan for hydrogen, targeting production of green hydrogen between 100,000 and 200,000 tonnes per year by 2025, while India and Japan have agreed to expand the scope of their energy collaboration to cover solar power, clean hydrogen, electric vehicles, and battery storage. Furthermore, French gas giant Air Liquide said it want to increase research investments in hydrogen mobility and heavy-duty mobility and German electrolyzer manufacturer Sunfire raised a total of €86 million to expand its manufacturing capacity.

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has advised of the following street and bridge closures in the Bronx from March 25 to April 11.

Guests: Tyrus, Katie Pavlich, Brian Kilmeade, Kat Timpf

On Sunday, March 27, Volodymyr Zelensky gave his first extensive interview with Russian journalists since the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Zelensky spoke over Zoom with Meduza editor-in-chief Ivan Kolpakov, Dozhd editor-in-chief Tikhon Dzyadko, writer and journalist Mikhail Zygar, and Kommersant special correspondent Vladimir Solovyov (not to be confused with the Russian propagandist who shares his name). Read Meduza’s translation below.

Japanese koji mold can turn coffee grounds into delicious bars with no negative impact at low cost. The unique upcycling method invented by scientist Tetusji Ishigaki suggests that koji can be an effective tool to achieve a circular economy.

These are something I have not had to think about for a lot of years, but the numbers are compelling. According to our friends at Earth911, there are about 3.3 million tons of disposable diapers tossed into U.S. landfills each year. Can there possibly be a better way? The answer is yes — possibly. The […]

A recently published investigation finds U.S. chemical recycling facilities are making fuel and chemicals, but not new plastics, while generating air pollution and toxic waste. That ‘green tech’ could soon go global.

Morin also once served as mayor of Cranford