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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.
New York legislature bans expanded polystyrene foam products statewide | Waste Dive
How Big Oil and Big Soda Kept the Plastics Crisis a Secret for Decades – Rolling Stone
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
- 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.
Pennsylvania DEP approves permits for large new landfill on brownfield site | Waste Dive
Pennsylvania is among the more landfill-friendly states and was once described as having the second-most landfills per capita in the country after Nevada. But tensions over Camp Hope Run have been ongoing since 2006, as locals and county officials have questioned the need for a new landfill.
Per DEP data, some of the nearest landfills include the Greentree Landfill operated by Advanced Disposal Services and the Wayne Township Landfill owned by the Clinton County Solid Waste Authority. A new landfill would offer a closer option for waste disposal for neighboring areas like Centre County, which has no landfills of its own.
PA Waste is a limited liability company headed by Robert Rovner, a former state senator, and Ramsey Dilibero, a landfill developer. In 2013, a technical review portion of the application process found 71 deficiencies, ultimately leading to the application's rejection in 2015. For its latest attempt at gaining approval, the company submitted its Phase 1 application in July 2017 and Phase II application in February 2018.
Officials with Boggs Township declined to comment on the landfill to Waste Dive. But during a July 2018 DEP public meeting, more than 30 people objected to the site's construction. They expressed concerns over truck traffic, the possible termination of free recycling services and issues with the area's rattlesnake population. The reptiles live in that area and residents worry a disturbance could send them toward residential properties.