Search results for

The $7 million new heat evaporation system will process up to 60,000 gallons of leachate per day that formerly went to the Hampton Roads Sanitation District plant.

The Southeastern Public Service Authority, or SPSA, which manages the region’s waste, proposed a new program that would allow residents to safely get rid of e-waste.

The Southeastern Public Service Authority is about to get 1,000 more tons of trash at the landfill each day when a Portsmouth waste-to-energy plant closes – and it’s already running out of space.

A $25 million new facility now captures emissions from the regional landfill and turns them into “renewable natural gas.”

The long-term deal will likely affect how local governments approach curbside recycling programs.

The Southeastern Public Service Authority spent the past year looking for a new way to handle the region's trash as space at the Regional Landfill runs out.

The project is likely to change how local governments choose to recycle.

Local officials gathered at Recycling and Disposal Solutions of Virginia this week for the grand opening of a new facility that extracts recyclables directly from bagged trash.

Portsmouth, Suffolk and Chesapeake have all moved to a “one bin” approach through a new regional initiative.

The Southeastern Public Service Authority is now weighing bids to change how it handles trash disposal moving forward.