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GE, EPA Team Up to Keep Appliances Out of Landfills

Advanced refrigeration recycling technology can preserve space in already crowded landfills, as well as reduce greenhouse gasses emitted from the insulating foam.READ»

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Gazelle Boosts Its Bottom Line by Keeping Your Gadgets Out of Landfills

Gazelle, a hot web service benefits its bottom line by keeping your old consumer electronics out of landfills.READ»

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Trash Into Treasure: South Korea Builds First Landfill-Powered Hydrogen Station

Landfills now have a use besides stinking up large areas of land. The South Korean government is working on a project to produce hydrogen from natural biogases (aka methane) produces in landfills. The facility, which is being ...READ»

Tesco Uses Meat Power to Divert Waste From Landfills

British grocery chain Tesco has some good news: it has managed to divert 100% of its waste from landfills. But there's a catch: the chain is using expired meat to do it. Tesco is using over 5,000 tons of out-of-date meat to generate ...READ»

Waste Expo

A hot topic at this meet-up of solid-waste execs will be the booming business of trash to cash. Some 55% of American waste still ends up in landfills, and operators in this $52 billion industry have long been required to collect ...READ»