Waste Management

On today's show, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion through the IDEAL Institute in the new year. Synagro files for a permit to spread biosolids in western Washington County. Also, one in four U.S. adults experienced loss because of COVID-19, according to a study from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Plus, remembering Sam Cooke's life and music, and more.

The leaking landfill, purchased by Ozark Mountain Solid Waste District in 2005 later was abandoned by the district and had to be cleaned up, sealed and monitored by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality which has cost more than $15 million dollars so far. Now the failed facility could reopen under new ownership. We hear from a concerned city mayor as well as the Friends of the North Fork and White Rivers which has retained an attorney to block the transaction.

In 2017, Fayetteville City Council adopted a new Solid Waste Reduction, Diversion and Recycing Master Plan, which aims to achieve a goal of 40% waste…

A historic regional landfill in southern Tontitown operated by Waste Management is planning to expand to remain operational. Citizens Advocating for a…