Waste Management - Central U.S.

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Thu, 2012-06-14 11:08 — mdmcdonald

This working group is focused on discussions about waste management in the Central U.S.

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about waste management in the Central U.S.

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Landfill Fire Threatens Nuclear Waste Site Outside St. Louis

Thu, 2015-11-05 21:38 — Maeryn Obley

Flares at the Bridgeton Landfill outside St. Louis burn off noxious fumes, including those generated by an underground fire that's been burning since 2010. The "fire" is really a high-temperature chemical reaction that consumes the waste below the landfill's surface. Véronique LaCapra/St. Louis Public Radio

Image: Flares at the Bridgeton Landfill outside St. Louis burn off noxious fumes, including those generated by an underground fire that's been burning since 2010. The "fire" is really a high-temperature chemical reaction that consumes the waste below the landfill's surface. Véronique LaCapra/St. Louis Public Radio

npr.org - November 3rd, 2015 - Veronique Lacapra

Imagine you are a parent, and that out of the blue, you get a letter from your child's school telling you not to worry — that they're ready to evacuate or shelter in place if an underground fire at a nearby landfill reaches radioactive waste on the same property.

That's pretty much what happened recently in suburban St. Louis.

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US - Central

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Pollution

Radiation

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Problem

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A Look at the Sustainable Chicago Restaurant That Recycled and Composted Everything for 2 Years

Sun, 2014-06-08 16:54 — Maeryn Obley

Video: Some restaurants produce eight gallons of waste every hour. Thanks to a sustainability plan, Sandwich Me stretched that time...to two years.

ecowatch.com - Brandon Baker - June 3rd 2014

Quick—how much food, paper and plastic have you thrown in the garbage the past two years?

It’s a question you likely can’t answer, but whatever the amount, it will certainly exceed the output of Justin Vrany and his Chicago café, Sandwich Me In.

Vrany estimates that an average restaurant dumps eight gallons of trash in a dumpster per hour.

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United States

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Waste

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Solutions