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The landfill in Lebanon, operated by the city, had leachate breakouts in 13 areas, including five releases beyond the facility and into the environment, according to a letter DES sent in April.
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 ...
At the moment, DES is working on air permits to allow more pollution from Turnkey Landfill (in Rochester, NH), now expanding to accept 1.4-1.5 million more tons of waste annually.
Superfund sites are polluted locations in the United States requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. Sites include landfills, mines, manufacturing facilities, processing plants where toxic waste has either been improperly managed or dumped.
This is a list of landfills in the United States. A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment . Historically, landfills have been the most common method of organized waste disposal and remain so in many places around the world.
Grants for schools, nonprofits, government entities and events to offset the cost of recycling efforts [12] Public education to educate consumers about the right ways to recycle [13] Drop-off centers for recycling, household hazardous waste, electronic waste, pharmaceutical waste and other items that should be diverted from the landfill [14] [15]
The landfill receives 2 million tons (2 × 10 6 kg) of household and industrial wastes annually. [2] Mount Rumpke is 1,075 feet (328 m) above sea level and the highest landform in Hamilton County, Ohio, clearly visible from U.S. Route 27. [1] [3] It is the largest landfill in the state of Ohio [3] and the sixth largest in the United States. [4]
Other states dump trash in New Hampshire at a rate of around 900,000 tons per year, largely because those neighbors have stricter landfill rules.