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Public Utilities, Waste Management

The State of Waste-to-Energy in the US

May 10, 2023

Via: Waste Management World

It was in 1885 that the first waste incinerator was built in the United States on Governors Island in New York. By the mid-20th century hundreds more were in operation across the country. But when the impacts of the water […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Methane Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Present Ample Opportunities

July 21, 2022

Via: Waste360

The ability of the solid waste sector to curtail methane emissions is a critical part of mitigating the negative impacts of climate change. RMI, Carbon Mapper, and Integrated Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS) have published a report detailing the […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Why Some Landfills are Becoming Privatized, While Others Remain Public

September 18, 2018

Via: Waste360

Increasingly, more municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills are becoming privatized, now controlling the bulk of waste in the U.S. Today, about half of them are privately owned, with industry controlling 85 to 90 percent of permitted capacity, estimates Michael E. […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

WCA Waste Corporation Acquires Freedom Waste, Jones Sanitation

July 11, 2018

Via: Waste360

WCA Waste Corporation, a vertically integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, has announced its entry into the State of Kentucky with the acquisition of the vertically integrated solid waste operations of Freedom Waste Services, LLC (FWS) and Jones Sanitation, LLC. […]