An engineer explains landfill science and why landfills are surprisingly a low-impact way of dealing with our garbage.

Black smoke rises from a fire at Rumpke Waste & Recycling on Sept. 14, 2025. Rumpke Waste & Recycling has replaced a portion of the liner beneath the Colerain Township landfill following a fire last ...

Effective containment of leachate and gas emissions at landfill sites relies on barrier systems with low permeability, structural stability and long-term durability. Traditional liners and covers ...

Landfill liners form the primary barrier against leachate migration, combining natural and engineered materials to achieve exceptionally low permeability, mechanical stability and chemical resistance.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Construction on a new portion of the City of Springfield’s landfill has started and the new portion contains a special liner system KOLR 10’s Madison Hever went out to see the liner ...

A Wayne County commissioner is raising concerns about a proposal to use a thinner liner in a 200-acre expansion at the Carleton Farms Landfill in Sumpter Township. Commissioner Tim Killeen, D-Detroit, ...

A tour of the Carleton Farms Landfill helped convince several Wayne County Commissioners to support a thinner landfill liner as part of a $53-million expansion at the site. Commissioners in a Public ...

[V]ermont’s sole operational landfill is one step closer to a 51-acre addition after Casella Waste Systems’ expansion plan received preliminary approval from the state’s Agency of Natural Resources.

Question: What practices occur at our local waste facilities to prevent contamination of water sources (drinking and otherwise)? Answer: Waste facilities are broken down into classes with specific ...