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Updated: 4:49 PM EDT June 3, 2021
DUNMORE, Pa. The Keystone Landfill made the expansion request back in 2014 and seven years later it s a done deal.
The expansion is not the addition of more property.
DEP says the landfill can expand vertically by filling the valleys in between current waste mounds.
DEP says Keystone can fill 435 acres of existing permitted property.
A spokesperson with the landfill says they will be able to dispose of 94 million tons of waste.
This has been a controversial issue here since 2014.
Newswatch 16 spoke with Dunmore s mayor Tim Burke who was disappointed with the decision.
Senator Bob Casey issued a statement saying DEP s decision is contrary to the best interests of the people.
Australia Releases National Plastics Plan Friday, May 14, 2021
The Australian Government has released a plan to reduce plastic waste. Currently, 2.5 million metric tons of plastic waste is generated in Australia each year, with 13% of that recovered. The National Plastics Plan establishes benchmarks to increase plastic recycling, in addition to announcing other interventions across the entire life-cycle of plastics.
The Plan notes that Australia is taking responsibility for its plastic waste and that, under the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 2020, the export of unsorted mixed plastics is banned as of July 2021. Additional measures include a phase-out of non-compostable plastic packaging containing additive fragmentable technology that does not meet relevant compostable standards by July 2022, and of polyvinyl chloride packaging labels and expanded polystyrene in consumer food and beverage containers by December 2022.
Australia Transforms Recycling Sector
Industry Segment: Chemical Processing | Word Count: 148 Words
MANILA April 22, 2021 Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) Australia s Recycling and Waste Reduction Act of 2020 aims to reduce the environmental and safety impacts of products and waste material. The bill will ban exports of waste glass, plastics, tires and papers. Australia is committed to improving waste management capabilities and creating high-value recycled materials.