Solid Waste Management and Landfills

Waste Sector Emissions: Landfill Gas Recovery Continues to Stabilize U.S Landfill GHG Emissions, but Is the Data Incomplete? April 19, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Waste Sector Emissions: Landfill Gas Recovery Continues to Stabilize U.S Landfill GHG Emissions, but Is the Data Incomplete?

BP-Owned Archaea Energy Deploys First Modular Landfill Gas-To-RNG Plant with Six-Fold RNG Production Increase Planned by 2030: And Some RNG Data and Forecasts. October 18, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: BP-Owned Archaea Energy Deploys First Modular Landfill Gas-To-RNG Plant with Six-Fold RNG Production Increase Planned by 2030: And Some RNG Data and Forecasts

Burning Crop Waste is a Seasonal but Major Source of Air Pollution That is Not Necessary: Better Crop Waste Management is Feasible. November 10, 2023. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Burning Crop Waste is a Seasonal but Major Source of Air Pollution That is Not Necessary: Better Crop Waste Management is Feasible

Single-Use Plastic Bag Bans: Pros, Cons, and Effectiveness (Mostly of Replacing Single-Use Polyethylene with Multiple-Use Polypropylene). January 28, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Single-Use Plastic Bag Bans: Pros, Cons, and Effectiveness (Mostly of Replacing Single-Use Polyethylene with Multiple-Use Polypropylene)

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Overview and Current Issues. August 21, 2024.  Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management: Overview and Current Issues

Biosolids-Derived Fertilizers: Pros, Cons, and Sewage Treatment Biosolids Post-Incineration Ash as Fertilizer: A Successful Project in Northeast Ohio. August 29, 2024. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Biosolids-Derived Fertilizers: Pros, Cons, and Sewage Treatment Biosolids Post-Incineration Ash as Fertilizer: A Successful Project in Northeast Ohio

On-Site Landfill Leachate Treatment Plants for Common Landfill Contaminants, PFAS, and Other Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs). January 26, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: On-Site Landfill Leachate Treatment Plants for Common Landfill Contaminants, PFAS, and Other Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs)

Air Pollution from Landfills, Anaerobic Digesters, and Other Biogas Plants: Biogas Impurities and Processing Improvements. January 29, 2025.  Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Air Pollution from Landfills, Anaerobic Digesters, and Other Biogas Plants: Biogas Impurities and Processing Improvements

Contamination from Waste-to-Energy Facilities (Incinerators): New Studies in Europe Show High Dioxin, PFAS, and Heavy Metals Levels in Soil, Water, Vegetation, and Food. April 5, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Contamination from Waste-to-Energy Facilities (Incinerators): New Studies in Europe Show High Dioxin, PFAS, and Heavy Metals Levels in Soil, Water, Vegetation, and Food

Adopt-a-Highway: Solid Waste Disposal One Piece at a Time: Useful but Hard Work. April 24, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Adopt-a-Highway: Solid Waste Disposal One Piece at a Time: Useful but Hard Work

Ohio University’s In-Vessel Composting System is the Largest Among U.S. Universities. May 14, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Ohio University’s In-Vessel Composting System is the Largest Among U.S. Universities

Steel Slag: A Useful Waste Material for Road Construction, Carbon Sequestration, Acid Mine Drainage and Wastewater Treatment, Agriculture, and Cost Savings. June 3, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Steel Slag: A Useful Waste Material for Road Construction, Carbon Sequestration, Acid Mine Drainage and Wastewater Treatment, Agriculture, and Cost Savings

Micropollutants from Tire Waste: Similar to Microplastics, Prevalent Near Roadways, In Food: EV Tires Wear Faster. June 17, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Micropollutants from Tire Waste: Similar to Microplastics, Prevalent Near Roadways, In Food: EV Tires Wear Faster

From Full to Future-Proof: Extending Landfill Life Through Innovation and Transparency. Webinar by EnviroSuite. July 30, 2025. Summary & Review. July 31, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: From Full to Future-Proof: Extending Landfill Life Through Innovation and Transparency. Webinar by EnviroSuite. July 30, 2025. Summary & Review

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Circularity, and Other Trends in Sustainable Waste Management. August 5, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Circularity, and Other Trends in Sustainable Waste Management

Plastic Recycling Via Pyrolysis: Significant Environmental, Health, and Safety Concerns and Limited Economic and Environmental Benefits. October 13, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Plastic Recycling Via Pyrolysis: Significant Environmental, Health, and Safety Concerns and Limited Economic and Environmental Benefits

Newly Discovered Ammonia-Tolerant Bacterium Found to Convert High-Protein Waste into Methane: May Explain Why Some Anaerobic Digesters Stop When Others Don’t. October 25, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Newly Discovered Ammonia-Tolerant Bacterium Found to Convert High-Protein Waste into Methane: May Explain Why Some Anaerobic Digesters Stop When Others Don’t

E-Waste and Open-Air Landfills: An Ongoing Environmental Health Concern in Developing Countries. November 12, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: E-Waste and Open-Air Landfills: An Ongoing Environmental Health Concern in Developing Countries

California Adopts Stringent Landfill Methane Rule: Updated to Require Faster Leak Response Times, More Monitoring of All Sites, and Third-Party Technology Verification. November 25, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: California Adopts Stringent Landfill Methane Rule: Updated to Require Faster Leak Response Times, More Monitoring of All Sites, and Third-Party Technology Verification

Sewage Sludge Biosolids Disposal Solution Via Pyrolysis: Biosolids-to-Biochar: Orbital Biocarbon Gets Key Investment to Expand Pilot Projects. December 12, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Sewage Sludge Biosolids Disposal Solution Via Pyrolysis: Biosolids-to-Biochar: Orbital Biocarbon Gets Key Investment to Expand Pilot Projects

Better Tracking and Accounting Needed for Landfilled Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Waste: It Seems Doable, and There Seem to Be No Compelling Environmental Issues with the Waste. December 21, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Better Tracking and Accounting Needed for Landfilled Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Waste: It Seems Doable, and There Seem to Be No Compelling Environmental Issues with the Waste

AI and Automation in Recycling: Better Sorting, Higher Efficiency, Optimization, Improved Materials Recovery, Better Black Plastic Detection, and of Reclaiming PET Plastic Contamination. December 30, 2025. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: AI and Automation in Recycling: Better Sorting, Higher Efficiency, Optimization, Improved Materials Recovery, Better Black Plastic Detection, and of Reclaiming PET Plastic Contamination

Deep Rock Disposal Solutions is Drilling a Class I UIC Disposal Well for Landfill Leachate Near Marietta, Ohio. January 1, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Deep Rock Disposal Solutions is Drilling a Class I UIC Disposal Well for Landfill Leachate Near Marietta, Ohio

Food Waste Management is a Key to Better Solid Waste Management: Diverting It from Landfills Requires Funding, Personnel, and Storage Capacity. February 19, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Food Waste Management is a Key to Better Solid Waste Management: Diverting It from Landfills Requires Funding, Personnel, and Storage Capacity

Nurdle Patrols Lead to Nurdle Pollution Containment in Pennsylvania, the Shell Ethane Cracker’s Air Pollution Exceedances and Possible Sale: The Appalachian Petrochemical Hub Has Not Manifested as Predicted. March 2, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Nurdle Patrols Lead to Nurdle Pollution Containment in Pennsylvania, the Shell Ethane Cracker’s Air Pollution Exceedances and Possible Sale: The Appalachian Petrochemical Hub Has Not Manifested as Predicted

High Payment Delinquency Rate for Anaerobic Digestor Loans for Farmers Leads to USDA Pause. March 24, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: High Payment Delinquency Rate for Anaerobic Digestor Loans for Farmers Leads to USDA Pause

Pennsylvania DEP Study Indicates Radioactivity from Shale Drilling Waste Landfill Leachate is Not Dangerous. March 28, 2026. Blue Dragon Energy & Environmental Blog 2.0: Pennsylvania DEP Study Indicates Radioactivity from Shale Drilling Waste Landfill Leachate is Not Dangerous

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