High levels of radioactive tritium found in Pembroke landfill MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT – ENVIRONMENT REPORTER – December 26, 2007 The Ministry of Environment has found elevated levels of radioactive tritium in ground water at the municipal dump serving Pembroke, Ont., and several other nearby Ottawa River valley communities. The dump, the Alice and Fraser Township Landfill, […]
Inert Waste Review
Defra, WAG and the Environment Agency are undertaking a review of the regulation of inert waste. The review aims to develop a more proportionate and risk based approach to inert waste regulation. Specifically the review looks at inert waste exemptions, creation of a level playing field between different activities involving inert waste, inconsistencies within the […]
Eloquent Speech Against Landfill
Protestor gives Churchillian speech More than 150 angry residents filled a public meeting to protest against controversial plans for a new waste tip on the outskirts of Chorley. A planning application has been submitted to Lancashire County Council by disposal giants Biffa for a new landfill site close to its existing site in Abbey Village. […]
Landfill Gas Utilisation – US Still Waking Up to LFG Profits and LMOP
In 2007, when we first posted this article about Landfill Gas Utilisation for LFG Profits, we said that the US was still waking up to the potential to make money from collecting and selling landfill gas energy. However, it was not until 10 years later in 2017, that the US government instigated the LMOP programme. LMOP […]
