Local Officials Ask EPA To Update Landfill Rules To Address Food Waste

Dozens of municipal and local officials from across the country are asking EPA to update its landfill methane rules in an effort to better address the potent greenhouse gas emission that is caused by food waste, a step that would dovetail with a new EPA initiative aimed at keeping such waste out of municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The officials sent an Oct. 31 letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan asking the agency to “update its existing landfill standards, with...