Connecticut
Despite recycling mandate, food waste-to-energy struggles to grow in Connecticut
A leader at the state’s only biogas plant says lax enforcement of the law has limited the potential for energy production.
Opinion
Commentary: Don’t look to the energy sector to solve our waste problem
Whether waste-to-energy is “renewable” is debatable. It’s also irrelevant, writes Roger Ballentine, president of Green Strategies, Inc.
activism
In Gary, Indiana, students lament revival of controversial ‘energy’ facility
The waste-sorting operation would produce material that could be turned into an energy feedstock by customers.
environmental justice
Charter school and waste facility each promise new hope for Gary, but can they co-exist?
Students, staff and parents say a waste-to-energy facility doesn’t belong across the street from a Gary, Indiana, charter school.
News
In Minnesota, waste-to-energy debate firing up once again
Three prominent Minnesota environmental and community action organizations recently announced they are joining forces in an effort to close a solid waste incinerator on the edge of downtown Minneapolis.