ELLERY – In light of the recent fire at Chautauqua County’s landfill, officials are reminding the public of what is and isn’t accepted. The County Landfill is a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill.

The DEP said it is recommending an additional four quarters of sampling and analysis to provide a larger data set.

Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into something productive. Across the United States, about 97 million metric tons of ...

By feeding plants with energy and CO₂ from decomposing trash, the dome turns a landfill into an unlikely food source.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s method of detecting methane leaks at landfills is flawed, and emissions of this powerful heat-trapping gas are likely much higher than what is being reported ...

Wayne Disposal Inc., one of the largest hazardous waste landfills in the country, is seeking to further expand its facility in Wayne County's Van Buren Township. The landfill's acceptance of toxic ...