Landfills

City officials had hoped to resume regular recycling this month, but an ongoing labor shortage has thrown a wrench in those plans.

Nearly a third of trash truck driver positions in the city of St. Louis remain open. As homebound residents produce more waste and recycling during the pandemic, workers are scrambling to keep up, often working weekends.

If you recycle at home, chances are you take advantage of a system called “single-stream” recycling: you mix all your bottles, newspapers, cans and…

There’s a new twist in the legal wrangling over Ameren’s plans to build a coal ash landfill in Franklin County.On Tuesday, Ameren and Franklin County…

Updated 7/25/14 with information on a new lawsuit.The Labadie Environmental Organization (LEO) has filed another lawsuit in their long-running campaign to…

The Missouri Public Service Commission has signed off on Ameren Missouri's plan to build a coal ash landfill at its power plant in Franklin County.The…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 26, 2013: For two and a half hours, federal and state officials were bombarded Tuesday night…

The company that owns the Bridgeton Landfill is offering to cover the cost of hotel stays for nearby residents who want to get away from the smell.On…

A small but vocal group of protesters gathered outside Ameren Missouri's headquarters in St. Louis today to voice their opposition to the company's plans…

A local environmental group filed an appeal this morning in an ongoing effort to keep Ameren from building a coal ash landfill next to its power plant in…