A long-debated step in New Hampshire lawmakers’ efforts to update regulations on solid waste today received final approval from Gov. Kelly Ayotte. House Bill 707, which Ayotte announced she had signed in a press release on Friday afternoon, establishes a seven-member committee to evaluate proposals for new landfills and landfill expansions in the state. The […]
Trash giant Casella Waste Systems has withdrawn an application with the state related to a contested landfill project in the North Country. Some who have fought the Dalton project for years over health, environmental, and economic concerns said the move was a sign that the company has been cowed. But it’s not the first time […]
The thawing waste dumps — known as middens — are revealing their secrets as the Arctic warms up to four times faster than the global average.
An environmental engineer who mapped microplastic pollution in three of Pennsylvania’s watersheds explains what it means for our health.
As more countries ban waste imports, plastic waste generators like the US will need to find better solutions. A few states are putting more responsibility on producers.
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire lawmakers are advancing a bipartisan proposal to create a new statewide battery recycling program that critics have called a "hidden" tax on consumers.
MEREDITH — The Meredith Rotary Club, in cooperation with the Meredith Department of Public Works, will hold a polystyrene (Styrofoam) collecti…
More than $23 million worth of recyclable materials were thrown away in New Hampshire’s disposal sites last year, according to a new study rel…
MEREDITH — The Meredith Rotary Club, with the cooperation of the Meredith Department of Public Works, will host a polystyrene (Styrofoam) coll…
CONCORD — The House Environmental and Agriculture Committee heard testimony on House Bill 707, a scathing indictment of the New Hampshire Depa…