All posts tagged "landfills"

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  Hurricane Debris Puts Mammoth Weight on Landfills

  Solid Waste Estimates 6.5 Million Cubic Yards of Waste Produced After Emergency; Priority to Turn Vegetative Material Into Compost

  • Posted July 9, 2018
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  Puerto Rico Landfills on Verge of Being Shut Down

  Almost two third of landfills on the island do not comply with federal regulations

  • Posted December 8, 2016
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  Environmental Group: New EPA Landfill Regulations to Be Ignored

  SAN JUAN – The Environmental Protection Agency issued a new set of landfill regulations to  reduce methane gas emissions that the Puerto Rico Limpio environment group believes will be ignored. The changes are part of President Obama’s...

  • Posted July 19, 2016
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  Group Denounces Lack of EPA Cleanup Resources for Puerto Rico

  Launches online petition

  • Posted May 21, 2016
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  Puerto Rico Limpio Warns of Crisis with Landfills in Letter to Congressman

  Asks Congressman Grijalva to help address waste problem

  • Posted May 10, 2016