Latest Waste Management Headlines
All the headlines from our Waste Management Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Montana City, Others Reach $7.5M Settlement in Landfill Suit
May 23 2016 // The city of Bozeman, Mont., a housing developer and an engineering firm have reached a $7.5 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by homeowners who said the city approved a subdivision near a former landfill that...
Montana City, Others Reach $7.5M Settlement in Landfill Suit
May 10 2016 // The city of Bozeman, Mont., a housing developer and an engineering firm have reached a $7.5 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by homeowners who said the city approved a subdivision near a former landfill that...
Former Owners of Wood-Recycling Plant Ordered to Pay $50M in Damages
Dec 3 2015 // A judge has ordered the former owners of a northern Indiana wood-recycling plant to pay $50.6 million in damages to nearby residents people who contended its dust and fumes threatened their health. U.S. District Judge...
EPA: Missouri Landfill Fire Fix to Come by Year’s End
Oct 28 2015 // A plan to make sure an underground St. Louis-area landfill fire doesn’t reach a cache of Cold War-era nuclear waste buried nearby will come before the end of 2015, an Environmental Protection Agency administrator...
Missouri Landfill Burning Near Nuclear Waste Dump
Oct 8 2015 // Beneath the surface of a St. Louis, Mo.-area landfill lurk two things that should never meet: a slow-burning fire and a cache of Cold War-era nuclear waste, separated by no more than 1,200 feet. Government officials have...
Florida Man Crushed to Death in Compactor at Recycling Plant
Jun 17 2015 // Officials say a man was crushed to death inside a machine at a central Florida recycling plant. Winter Garden police Lt. Scott Allen says the man was sorting cardboard with a bailing machine Monday morning when he somehow...
Tennessee Hospital Patient Information Found in Public Recycling Bin
Mar 23 2015 // The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services says its Office of Licensure is investigating after paperwork from a Franklin mental health facility was found in a public recycling bin. The...
AG Caldwell: No Texas Ebola Waste Disposal in Louisiana
Nov 3 2014 // Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced an agreement has been reached with Texas incinerator Veolia Environmental Services and Louisiana hazardous waste landfill Chemical Waste Management to ensure that...
U.S. Hospitals Face Risks in Ebola Virus Waste Disposal
Sep 29 2014 // U.S. hospitals may be unprepared to safely dispose of the infectious waste generated by any Ebola virus disease patient to arrive unannounced in the country, potentially putting the wider community at risk, biosafety...
National Interstate Launches Captive for Waste Haulers
Dec 6 2013 // National Interstate Insurance Co. has formed a new group rental captive for waste haulers to complement its traditional insurance program. The company is now seeking operators with a solid track record in the waste...
Iowa City Settles with Travelers Insurance over Landfill Fire
Sep 6 2013 // Iowa City, Iowa, has reached a $1.85 million insurance settlement over a costly landfill fire last year. The Iowa City Council said during a Sept. 3 meeting that it had come to an agreement with The Travelers Companies for...
Iowa City Negotiating With Insurer over Landfill Fire
Aug 23 2013 // Iowa City officials are negotiating with an insurer about a disputed claim arising from last year’s landfill fire. The Iowa City Press-Citizen says the city council has approved a confidentiality agreement with The...
Vermont Waste Facility Sues Insurer to Recover Payouts
Jul 9 2013 // The Chittenden Solid Waste District that inadvertently sold compost contaminated with herbicides last year is suing its insurance carrier to help recover at least part of the more than $520,000 it has had to pay out. In...
Iowa City in Insurance Dispute over Landfill Fire
May 20 2013 // Iowa City, Iowa, officials say their insurance claim over a costly landfill fire last year remains in dispute, and it may force legal action. The Travelers Companies claims the landfill cell that burned for 15 days last...
Missouri AG Files Suit over Lingering Fire at Landfill
Apr 1 2013 // Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit against the operators of a St. Louis County landfill where two years of underground smoldering is starting to emit a foul smell, alleging violations of state...
Hawaii Landfill Operator Fined $1.1M Under EPA Settlement
Mar 4 2013 // Honolulu and the operator of the city’s only landfill have agreed to make changes that will reduce the risk of a fire breaking out at the Waianae coast site, as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental...
Feds Say 160K Tires At Southern California Recycling Plant Pose Danger
Jul 10 2012 // Federal regulators say a Southern California desert tire recycler’s 160,000 discarded tires are dangerous. The Environmental Protection Agency told Mecca’s Consolidated Tire Recyclers a year ago that the tires...
Experts Question Iowa City Landfill Fire Coverage
Jun 13 2012 // Iowa City’s insurance may not cover the damage done in the landfill fire that’s been burning since May 26. At least two insurance experts told The Gazette that the city could be on the hook for the estimated $4...
Iowa Landfill Blaze Produces Diesel-Like Byproduct
Jun 8 2012 // A days-long fire at the Iowa City Landfill has created a combustible substance that officials are sending to western Nebraska for incineration. The Iowa City Press-Citizen said that the pyrolytic oil is a byproduct of the...
San Francisco Jury Awards $11.4M For Garbage Truck Injury
May 24 2012 // A jury has awarded $11.4 million to a garbage truck driver who was injured when the wheel fell off his truck. The San Francisco Chronicle says a federal jury in San Francisco made the award last Friday in a lawsuit filed...
