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Toxic ‘trash juice’ a problem at four NH landfills, including in Rochester. Gannett. Claire Sullivan. July 20, 2024 at 5:07 AM. Litter in and around the landfill. Waste outside of the ...
This is a list of Superfund sites in New Hampshire designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. . The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contamination
NH will allow Turnkey to move forward with its plan to accept an additional 1.4 million to 1.55 million tons of waste, some of it from out of state. NH approves 60-acre expansion of Turnkey ...
These new garbage and recycling trucks comprise one of the nation's largest fleets of heavy-duty trucks powered exclusively by natural gas. [39] In November 2009, at Waste Management's Altamont Landfill, a new plant began producing 13,000 gallons a day of LNG fuel from methane gas from the landfill that had fueled an electric power plant since ...
However, this number is deceptive. Much of the decrease is due to consolidation of multiple landfills into a single, more efficient facility. Also technology has allowed for each acre of landfill to take 30% more waste. So during this time, the available landfill per person has increased by almost 30%. [27] [28]
Letter writers address air pollution from Turnkey Landfill, the causes of NH mental health care crisis, the perils of plastic bags and more.
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) is a state agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire, headquartered in Concord.The department works to "sustain a high quality of life for all citizens by protecting and restoring the environment and public health" in the state. [1]
Recycling rates by country 2019 Country % recycling % composting % incineration with energy recovery % incineration without energy recovery % other recovery % landfill % other disposal Australia: 24.6 19.8 0.6 0 9.5 55 0 Austria: 26.5 32.6 38.9 0 0 2.1 0 Belgium: 34.1 20.6 42.3 0.5 1.6 0 0 Costa Rica: 3 3.8 0 0 0 86.5 6.7 Czech Republic: 22.8 11.7