Landfills /tags/landfills Landfills en-US Copyright Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:54:48 GMT New legal agreement aims to stop water pollution at largest NC landfill /environment/2024-09-06/agreement-stop-water-pollution-sampson-county-landfill-pfas The largest landfill in North Carolina is located in Sampson County, next to a small, historically Black community called Snow Hill. The landfill has a well-documented history of air pollution. Recent data also shows nearby water is contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:54:48 GMT /environment/2024-09-06/agreement-stop-water-pollution-sampson-county-landfill-pfas Celeste Gracia Orange County Works With Historic Black Community To Pay For Sewer /race-demographics/2019-07-05/orange-county-works-with-historic-black-community-to-pay-for-sewer Orange County officials are reaching out to residents in the historic Rogers Road community to expedite sewer service. The historically African-American… Fri, 05 Jul 2019 13:25:02 GMT /race-demographics/2019-07-05/orange-county-works-with-historic-black-community-to-pay-for-sewer Leoneda Inge 'When In Doubt, Throw It Out': Recycling Contamination Is Costing NC Communities /environment/2018-06-12/when-in-doubt-throw-it-out-recycling-contamination-is-costing-nc-communities You mean well, and want to help the environment. But have you ever tossed a plastic bag in your blue curbside recycling bin? Or a styrofoam container? You… Tue, 12 Jun 2018 19:20:40 GMT /environment/2018-06-12/when-in-doubt-throw-it-out-recycling-contamination-is-costing-nc-communities Rebecca Martinez Garbage Power: Landfill Generates Enough Energy For 4,000 Homes /business-economy/2014-06-30/garbage-power-landfill-generates-enough-energy-for-4-000-homes The South Wake Landfill in Apex is putting its garbage to work. Wake County recently hosted an open house for its landfill gas power plant.Solid Waste… Mon, 30 Jun 2014 11:46:02 GMT /business-economy/2014-06-30/garbage-power-landfill-generates-enough-energy-for-4-000-homes Rebecca Martinez Got Garbage? Raleigh Might Consider "Pay As You Throw" /business-economy/2014-05-13/got-garbage-raleigh-might-consider-pay-as-you-throw The Raleigh City Council wants to reduce the amount of garbage it sends to a landfill in Southern Wake County.Raleigh pays about $33 for each ton of… Tue, 13 May 2014 09:09:00 GMT /business-economy/2014-05-13/got-garbage-raleigh-might-consider-pay-as-you-throw Rebecca Martinez Manufacturers Brainstorm To Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Packaging Materials /business-economy/2014-03-31/manufacturers-brainstorm-to-reduce-reuse-recycle-packaging-materials A growing contingent of manufacturers is working to make products with packaging that won't end up in a landfill.They'll have a workshop devoted to… Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:31:15 GMT /business-economy/2014-03-31/manufacturers-brainstorm-to-reduce-reuse-recycle-packaging-materials Rebecca Martinez State Senate Approves Bill Loosening Restrictions On Landfills /politics/2013-06-25/state-senate-approves-bill-loosening-restrictions-on-landfills Lawmakers in the state senate have passed a measure that scales back restrictions on landfills.Senate Bill 328 would reduce buffers between wildlife… Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:06:26 GMT /politics/2013-06-25/state-senate-approves-bill-loosening-restrictions-on-landfills Jessica Jones