I’m at an electronics recycling center in Janesville, where dozens of old TVs are awaiting disassembly. They’re the boxy kind that you might find collecting dust in your basement. About […]
Tracing the Paths of Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste conjures up images of glowing radioactive blocks and dangerous carcinogens. And it is that, but it is also so much more – hazardous waste and hazardous waste industries […]
Landfill Regulation and the Role of the Wisconsin DNR
If a landfill’s liner springs a leak, harmful chemicals can leach into the groundwater, making it unsafe to drink. Joe Lourigan is a hydrogeologist with the Department of Natural Resources, […]
Waste Lands: Second Battery-Related Fire Hits Recycling Truck
A second Madison recycling truck caught fire last month. The cause, as in a similar case earlier this year, was most likely due to a lithium battery. Madison Mayor Satya […]
An Audio Tour of the Dane County Landfill
Every day in Madison, about 300 trucks and cars drop off a thousand tons of trash at the Dane County landfill, on Route 12 just on the other side of […]
To Fight Food Waste, Madison Studies Anaerobic Digester
Methane gas is a major contributor to global warming, accounting for approximately ten percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. There are many man-made sources of methane gas, including agriculture and […]