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Water Heater Trash Incinerator – HomemadeTools.net

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Water Heater Trash Incinerator – HomemadeTools.net

Cool project and with a stack like that probably has a lot of good draft. Might want to add a copper coil to the top and recover some of the heat energy from the trash for heating water - free trash disposal and hot water would be sweet - or maybe a blower to better break down some of the plastics with less smoke. But at least with that unit your not likely to smell much yucky smoldering plastic trash.

Landfill operators say cap-and-trade could cost $138M in first year alone if emissions standards not changed | Waste Dive

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Landfill operators say cap-and-trade could cost $138M in first year alone if emissions standards not changed | Waste Dive

Growing scrutiny of landfill emissions is becoming a flashpoint for the waste industry, as shareholders and regulators alike increasingly prioritize sustainability and climate action.

That heightened attention is creating concern in the sector, as operators of all sizes worry about the possibility of regulations — potentially in the form of a cap-and-trade program — along with financial repercussions. Many also argue the U.S. EPA's current approach to measuring greenhouse gas emissions doesn't properly capture the levels coming from landfills, which are notoriously difficult to gauge.

Vermont finds PFAS in 95% of waste samples, as states increase landfill scrutiny | Waste Dive

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Vermont finds PFAS in 95% of waste samples, as states increase landfill scrutiny | Waste Dive

  • Testing from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released recently showed per- and polyfluoroalkyl​ substances (PFAS)​ were in 95% of waste samples from throughout the state. This included the Coventry landfill, owned and operated by Casella Waste Systems, where the toxic "forever chemicals" were found in all samples.
  • Despite the evident contamination, the DEC found "that a small fraction of the PFAS entering the landfill in wastes leave it in leachate." But VTDigger reported high readings for PFAS have been found at two local wastewater treatment plants. One, in Montpelier, took significant levels of leachate from Coventry. The other in Newport no longer accepts the landfill's leachate, but did during the period measured by DEC. 
  • Kasey Kathan, an analyst with DEC, told Waste Dive some of Vermont's PFAS monitoring reports have been completed "in collaboration with Casella" and the state is working with the company on the issue.