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EPA underestimates methane emissions from landfills and urban areas, researchers find

EPA underestimates methane emissions from landfills and urban areas, researchers find Methane emissions for 2019 from 70 individual landfills that report methane emissions of 2.5 Gg a−1 or more to the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) for 2019 and for which the TROPOMI inversion provides site-specific information. Credit: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2024). DOI: 10.5194/acp-24-5069-2024 The Environmental Protection Agency […]

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Staggering Quantities of Valuable Metals Are Winding Up in the Garbage Bin

Staggering Quantities of Valuable Metals Are Winding Up in the Garbage Bin Recycling more of the copper, aluminum, and other minerals in our old electronics could reduce the need for mining. Photo: vladdon (Shutterstock) To build all of the solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicle batteries, and other technologies necessary to fight climate change, we’re going to […]

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From the Recycling Bin to the Landfill: The Major Flaw in Plastic Recycling

From the Recycling Bin to the Landfill: The Major Flaw in Plastic Recycling Reports estimate that less than 6 percent of plastic in the United States is recycled, pointing to the impracticality of recycling on a large scale. People may be putting plastic into recycling bins, but most of it generally ends up in landfills […]

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California went big on rooftop solar. Now that’s a problem for landfills

California went big on rooftop solar. Now that’s a problem for landfills Solar panels purchased for home use under incentive programs many years ago are nearing the end of their life cycle. Many are already winding up in landfills. (Jim Cooke / Los Angeles Times) California has been a pioneer in pushing for rooftop solar power, […]

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US Cities Face “Moment Of Reckoning” As China Halts Trash Imports

US Cities Face “Moment Of Reckoning” As China Halts Trash Imports In the Trump era, the American garbage business is changing in ways that Tony Soprano never could have anticipated. And it’s creating serious problems for American cities, who might soon find themselves with nowhere to turn to export their trash and recyclables (most of […]

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Getting it wrong on recycling

Getting it wrong on recycling Let’s see what those disparaging America’s rate of recycling as “too high” either get completely wrong or fail to understand. You can read recent commentary suggesting that the recycling rate is too high here, here and here. The number one complaint is that it costs more to recycle some categories of waste than to […]

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