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In contrast, Nevada officials claimed seismic activity in the region made it unsafe for the storage of nuclear waste. [118] On April 1, 2019, the Las Vegas Review-Journal noted that "Nevada Democrats in the House" were seeking to block transfers of plutonium from the DOE into the state by the use of the appropriations process. [119]
Apex Regional Landfill is a landfill located in Clark County, Nevada It is the largest landfill in the world by area and volume. [ 1 ] At its peak, it can accept 13.6 Mg of waste per day. [ 2 ]
ReCommunity operates 26 recycling centers in 14 states, manufacturing reusable items from waste. [39] ReCommunity's plants recover about 1.6 million tons of recyclable commodities annually, which will help Republic Services achieve their "Blue Planet" sustainable initiative of adding at least 150,000 tons of recycling capacity per year by 2018.
The recycling rate for beverage containers of all materials in 2011 was 82%. [10] California imposes sales tax on the CRV if the beverage is taxable. The sales tax is not refunded to consumers upon redeeming the empty containers to a recycling center. Some recycling centers have attracted drug activity and crimes.
In 1978, a toxic fire at Wade Dump, a rubber recycling facility in Chester, Pennsylvania, burned out of control for several days and resulted in 43 injured firefighters and criminal charges for the owner of the site. First responders to the fire suffered long-term health consequences and higher than normal cancer rates.
American Battery Technology Company, formerly American Battery Metals Corporation, is a US-based battery recycling technology startup founded in 2011. [1] It employs a hydrometallurgical process to recycle batteries and a targeted extraction system to extract raw materials from primary resources.
This is a list of Superfund sites in Nevada 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 contaminations. [1]
Tahoe Reno Industrial Center in April 2021. The Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRI Center, or TRIC) is a privately owned 107,000-acre (167 sq mi; 430 km 2) industrial park, located in Storey County, east of Reno, Nevada, and south of Interstate 80.