Landfills

Cemetery Moved For Landfill?

Elected officials in the Atlanta area decide to relocate a historic cemetery to make room for a landfill. NAACP officials believe the relocation fits a pattern of racial discrimination.
5 December 2008 - 7:00am
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Garbage Day Never Comes for Naples

Corrupt and inconsistent mob-controlled garbage collection in Naples, Italy, has left the city swimming in uncollected trash and with little hope of a resolution.
5 September 2008 - 6:00am
The Los Angeles Times

Turning Garbage into Power

A new technology called plasma gasification may make landfills a thing of the past, and make city garbage collection a profitable service.
4 June 2008 - 9:00am
Popular Science

Sealed Landfill Leaking 'Orange Goo' Into Residential Area

Oshawa, Ontario residents have noticed a suspicious substance leaking into their community. Development next to the former landfill almost didn't happen because city planners worried about this very possibility.
2 June 2008 - 7:00am
durhamregion.com

From Superfund To Super Fun

The City of Saco, Maine is turning land the federal government once labeled a toxic Superfund site into a hub for hiking, fishing, and recreation.
28 May 2008 - 1:00pm
Portland Press Herald

Landfill Gas To Fuel Garbage Trucks

In an incredible recycling operation that reduces global warming, a waste hauler is building a facility to produce Liquefied Natural Gas from methane emitted from its California landfill to fuel its garbage trucks.
7 May 2008 - 8:00am
The Sacramento Bee
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