October 25, 2016
We take out our trash and feel lighter and cleaner. But at the landfill, the food and yard waste that trash contains is decomposing and releasing […]
June 21, 2017
For more than 100 years, the world has been discarding its unwanted waste in landfill sites. There are at least 500,000 of these sites in Europe […]
July 9, 2017
Landfills create big problems. Toxins in electronic refuse — old cell phones, computers, televisions, etc. — can eventually leach into the soil and groundwater, causing decades […]
October 1, 2019
Landfills can produce objectionable odors and landfill gas can move through soil and collect in nearby buildings. Of the gases produced in landfills, ammonia, sulfides, methane, […]
October 2, 2019
“Landfill gas” is not the same thing as “natural gas” or “methane.” They are three separate terms which mean different things. They should not be used […]
October 22, 2019
In South East Asia, as is the case throughout much of the world, significant tonnages of biodegradable waste are sent to landfill. LANDFILLS CAN HAVE DEVASTATING […]
October 23, 2019
Green house gases (GHG) impact of landfills When organic material such as food scraps and green waste is put in landfill, it is generally compacted down […]
February 11, 2020
We produce over 2 billion tons of waste per year, a number that’s expected to grow by 70% by 2050. We’ve long sought ways to turn […]