Landfills

Methane gas is one of the major local sources of alternative energy. Landfills are principal sources of this gas for many local uses such as power for vehicles and buildings along with carbon credits.

With an expensive failure in local memory, the Glendale police department is proceeding cautiously in deciding whether to search the landfill where they believe Jhessye Shockley's body is located.

The $20 million Potrero Hills project is one of the latest landfill gas-to-energy projects in the United States.

Landfills are a highly engineered environment, designed to safely contain decomposing waste and methane while keeping out the elements. Energy and waste-disposal companies recognize that landfills are not just burial sites for garbage.. Read more..

Miami-Dade County, Florida is using methane gas sequestered from a landfill to cogenerate electricity at a nearby wastewater treatment plant. In addition to its environmental benefits, the project is saving money and creating jobs.

Initially, Livingston County Landfill was only visible when driving past it on SR-23. Now, it towers over the tree tops and can be seen from most directions within a five mile area. Local residents sardonically refer to it as "Mount Wastemore."

In 1999, a proposed 58-acre rubble dump was proposed for a pristine area of Northern Queen Annes County on Marylands Eastern Shore. This is the story of the fight to keep the project from happening and the problems that such a project can cause.

Earth Day is April 22. Celebrate Mother Earth by engaging in sustainability, recycling and limiting waste. With these crafts, from creating your own compost bin to visiting a landfill, you will learn about caring for the environment while having fun!

Benefits of using a compost bin.

The search for missing 10-year-old Zahra Clare Baker entered its third week Saturday with Hickory Police still keeping quiet council about the investigation. Although most developments in the Zahra Baker case have been kept close to the vest...

The desperate hunt for missing 2-year-old Sylar Newton continued in Arizona Saturday. Besides continued search efforts at the campground, Yavapai County authorities also began a systematic search through roughly 200 tons of landfill debris...

Understanding landfills, biodegradable products and recycling: three of the most common methods of waste disposal.

The mining of our landfills for untapped resources could prove to be beneficial for the environment and the American economic system. This process is known as landfill mining and reclamation or LFMR.

These waste-free activities will not only reduce the amount of trash generated by your school and reduce waste-collection costs, they will also teach students real-life concepts of environmental stewardship by finding ways to reduce and reuse.

A lot of waste would escape the landfills every year, if every school student packed a waste-free lunch.

San Antonio police revealed Friday that, after a month of sifting through tons of trash at the Tessman Landfill, they are no closer to finding missing Baby Gabriel Johnson than they were when they began. Although the search had to be suspended several...

In the search for Baby Gabriel Johnson, there is one thing that San Antonio investigators will be on the lookout for as they sift through tons of garbage at the Tessman Landfill. When Elizabeth Johnson left her room at the Homegate Inn & Suites...

San Antonio authorities have begun the task of sifting through tons of garbage in a local landfill in search for missing baby Gabriel Johnson, the 8-month-old that investigators went missing in San Antonio when his mother, Elizabeth Johnson, attempted...

The day after missing baby Gabriel Johnson was last seen by anyone, Elizabeth Johnson boarded a bus in San Antonio, Texas, headed to Florida. She traveled without the child. That same day she texted Gabriel Johnson's father, Logan McQueary and told...

Landfill methane can be turned into a power source

Most U.S. garbage is deposited in landfills. Landfill pollution is a contentious issue among legislators and lobbyist groups in today's politics. This article describes the basic methods landfills use to reduce pollution.

A list of places to recycle a Christmas tree in Charleston, South Carolina

A discussion regarding the disposal of trash, the environmental effects of landfill and how to make a difference without impacting your life

Authorities believe they have found the body of Somer Thompson, the 7-year-old girl who disappeared Monday while walking home from school in Orange Park, Florida. The body was found in a landfill in neighboring Georgia, and the tentative positive...

The unidentified body of a little girl found in a Georgia landfill Wednesday has been tentatively identified as that of the missing Florida girl, Somer Thompson. Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said Thursday that they had identified the body...

Exploring methane as a greenhouse gas and its quantitative effects on our environment.

The dangers of trashing old batteries has become a concern, not only to some consumers, but politicians as well.

I have been working with the Michigan Government with little or no help. This program of landfill mining can be taken to a global scale.

Information about the hazardous content of e-waste to promote recycling and reduce the landfill volume.