Energy recovery facility in Ohio near completion

The waste-to-energy facility will open as an example of what the technology can do.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 8, 2013

Organic waste-to-biogas plant opens in Calif.

The new facility will cut out 99% of the region's waste.

By Shauna Blackmon • Feb. 4, 2013

Landfill will supply green energy in San Antonio

CPS Energy is working with the city to help increase the local green energy portfolio.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 28, 2013

Plastics-to-oil may be viable 5 years from now

A plastic-to-oil conversion process called pyrolysis is attracting attention from researchers.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 24, 2013

Covanta receives approval for Niagara waste-to-energy plant

The $30.1 million project will help power push renewable electricity into the New York power grid.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 23, 2013

Palo Alto landfill seeks to stay uncapped

City officials want to build a waste-to-energy facility but may run afoul of environmental regulatory agencies.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 22, 2013

Foristar buys CNG fueling station producer

Vocational Energy will still run a portion of their company, but Foristar now has majority interest power.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 15, 2013

Company in New Jersey makes clean fuels with help from Israelis

Primus Green Energy, a blend of American and Israeli talent, is making clean fuel for automobiles and airplanes.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 14, 2013

K.C. turns waste waste into $2.1 million

Kansas City has figured out how to make money on the ultimate waste to energy conversion.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 10, 2013

Anchorage landfill gets gas-to-energy renovation

Landfill gas will be a huge economic boost for Anchorage, Alaska, bringing in $1 million per year.

By Shauna Blackmon • Jan. 3, 2013

JP Morgan and Hines to build largest carbon-neutral building

The 13-story carbon-neutral building will run off biogas and be 100% self sustained.

By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 20, 2012

N.C. airport reduces landfill waste by 70%

The Charlotte Douglas International Airport has taken a serious bite out of its waste problem by adding 1.9 million unusual workers to their staff.

By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 20, 2012

Plasco to build Waste Conversion Facility in Ottawa

Construction is expected to begin in the second half of next year with completion sometime in 2015.

By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 19, 2012

Nation's largest biodigester opens in Sacramento

The biodigester will be prepped to convert 25 tons of food waste per day, and may eventually do 37,000 tons of landfill waste annually.

By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 17, 2012

Global Clean Energy and MicroEnergies pair up for waste-to-energy project

The two companies aim to turn old tires and plastic into useful fuels.

By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 17, 2012

Plan looks to power five plants around Niagara Falls with New York’s trash

Currently, 80,000 tons of trash is brought in to the incinerator annually, but that amount could increase greatly with the new influx.

By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 13, 2012

Apple plant to boost biogas to 10MW

With the new proposed additions, Apple will be the largest user of biogas, beating the previous champion, an Ebay facility in Utah.

By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 7, 2012

New landfill gas-to-energy plant opens in California

City officials gathered for the ribbon cutting ceremony for the plant that is expected to power 1,300 homes in years to come.

By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 6, 2012

Fulcrum BioEnergy receives $175 million to build waste-to-energy plant

The California based biofuel company owns facilities across the U.S. that are capable of producing 700 million gallons of fuel every year.

By Shauna Blackmon • Dec. 3, 2012

Excess heat from UK incinerator to help grow tomatoes

In an effort to encourage locally grown food and better resource management, waste management company SITA is venturing into agriculture.

By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 27, 2012

Hawaii looking for bids for waste-to-energy plant

Maui County wants to raise their recycling rate by at least 50%.

By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 20, 2012

Campbell's plans to fund Ohio's first biogas powerplant

Campbell's Soups will soon do more than please consumers; they could fuel a whole town.

By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 19, 2012

Food waste to energy project in San Jose, Calif., gaining momentum

Organizers said it was a slow start convincing restaurants to separate old food to be recycled, but after the first 55 participants got things going, more and more businesses wanted to join.

By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 13, 2012

Veolia signs 25-year, £460 million plan with Leeds City Council

Veolia has been hired to build a new waste-to-energy facility to cut down on Leeds trash and landfill fees. 

By Shauna Blackmon • Nov. 12, 2012

Waste Management to continue to invest in start-ups

Despite cost-cutting and restructuring plans, Waste Management will continue to invest in clean technology companies

By Sean Griffey • Nov. 7, 2012