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Walmart faces $7.5-million penalty for dumping hazardous and medical waste in California landfills
2 months ago

Walmart faces $7.5-million penalty for dumping hazardous and medical waste in California landfills

LA Times  

Walmart illegally dumped more 1 million batteries, aerosol cans of insect killer and other products, toxic cleaning supplies, electronic waste, latex paints and other hazardous waste into California landfills each year, state prosecutors alleged in a lawsuit filed on Dec. 20, 2021. Walmart will be liable for millions of dollars in civil penalties and costs for allegedly dumping hazardous waste …

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Editorial: Whatever happened to L.A.’s plan to end its reliance on landfills?
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Editorial: Whatever happened to L.A.’s plan to end its reliance on landfills?

LA Times  

The smoldering, stinking mess at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic is a glaring example of the environmental and public health hazards created by burying our trash — and how state and local leaders have allowed this problem to pile up. Nearly two decades ago, the city of Los Angeles adopted a visionary plan to divert 90% of the city’s …

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California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?
10 months ago

California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?

The Independent  

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Uncontrolled chemical reactions fuel crises at L.A. County’s two largest landfills
1 year ago

Uncontrolled chemical reactions fuel crises at L.A. County’s two largest landfills

LA Times  

Hundreds of feet underground, in a long-dormant portion of Chiquita Canyon landfill, tons of garbage have been smoldering for months due to an enigmatic chemical reaction. “If temperatures get to a certain point, there isn’t going to be much that can be done,” said Sarah Olaguez, a Val Verde resident whose family lives less than a mile from Chiquita Canyon. …

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Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills
1 year ago

Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills

Associated Press  

ELMSFORD, N.Y. — When Sean Rafferty got his start in the grocery business, anything that wasn’t sold got tossed out. where we’re helping people with food insecurities.” New York is among a growing number of states targeting food waste over concerns it is taking up diminishing landfill space and contributing to global warming as meat, vegetables and dairy release the …

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Walmart sued for alleged dumping of hazardous waste in California landfills
3 years ago

Walmart sued for alleged dumping of hazardous waste in California landfills

LA Times  

A lawsuit filed by the California attorney general and a dozen district attorneys alleges Walmart has dumped nearly 80 tons of hazardous waste, plus confidential customer information, in California landfills each year over the last five years. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Alameda County Superior Court, accuses the nation’s largest retailer of dumping lithium batteries, insecticide, aerosol cans, cleaning supplies, …

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