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Shingle Mountain is Denver’s Worst Enemy

Alison Neumer Lara, May 4th, 2011

About seven miles north of downtown Denver, a menacing field of broken asphalt shards towers 30 feet over the street, marginally contained by a dilapidated fence less than a third of its height. Welcome to shingle mountain. That’s what area residents in this low-income community call the eyesore of a landmark, a recycling depository for old asphalt shingles that poses a ... read more

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Published in Construction


Recovery Act to Fund $5M N.J. Superfund Cleanup

Amanda Wills, September 1st, 2009

The EPA is allotting $5 million in stimulus funding to Monitor Devices/Intercircuits Inc. to cleanup a superfund site in Wall Township, N.J. Part of the $600 million federal Superfund remedial program, the money will be used to address contaminated groundwater at the site as well as create jobs in Wall Township, according to the EPA. The groundwater remedy includes ... read more

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Published in Hazardous


Recovery Act Provides Cleanup Assistance for Superfund Sites

Lori Brown, April 24th, 2009

The U.S. EPA announced last week that 50 of the nation's most polluted hazardous waste sites will get some much needed cleanup assistance with $600 million in funds allocated from the Recovery Act. The Superfund sites were contaminated years ago by mining waste, lead smelters, landfills and other chemical sources, leading to the contamination of ground water, soil, air and ... read more

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Proper Disposal of Asbestos Containing Materials

Earth911, December 8th, 2008

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that has been linked to a myriad of health complications. While its use can be traced back centuries, it was primarily utilized between the turn of the 20th century through the late 1970s in industrial capacities. According to the U.S. EPA “on July 12, 1989, EPA issued a final rule banning most asbestos-containing products. In ... read more

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Proper Disposal of Asbestos Containing Materials

Raquel Fagan, September 22nd, 2008

History Asbestos is a naturally occurring substance made from silica which is now banned due to its link with myriad health complications. While its use can be traced back centuries, it was primarily used between the turn of the 20th century through the late 1970s in industrial capacities. Asbestos is a fibrous material which lent itself well to construction compounds. It was ... read more

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The Art of Paper Insulation

Libuse Binder, September 8th, 2008

The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. Many of us throw our paper into the ubiquitous blue bins and wonder where it will ultimately end up. Some of this paper may actually help ... read more

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Tagged asbestos, basics, cardboard, ideas, mixedpaper, newspaper, noteworthy, trees

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Facts About Asbestos

Raquel Fagan, September 5th, 2008

Because of its versatility and strength, asbestos was widely used, particularly in construction, from the '40s to the '70s, when asbestos use peaked. However, people also began to recognize the health risks of this nearly indestructible product. Since the type known as chrysotile composes over 90 percent of all asbestos used in the United States, this article will mainly focus ... read more

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Asbestos

Raquel Fagan, August 28th, 2008


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65 Ways to Overprotect Ourselves

Bob Peeples, PE, August 25th, 2008

Power to the Peeples is an exclusive Earth911 series written by Bob Peeples, our resident chemical engineer and Program Manager of Earth911’s sister site Beaches911. Bob combines his extensive knowledge of the environment and how things work with an off-the-cuff sense of humor. When we see an astronaut floating peacefully in space, we don't realize that he should be hanging ... read more

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ISO Develops Stanards to Recycle Ships

Trey Granger, January 22nd, 2008

The International Standards Organization, a worldwide partnership of 157 countries that creates standards for products, materials and processes, has developed the framework for a system to recycle ships. The new standard will be the ISO 30000 series, and will aim to ensure best practice of ship recycling and how to control hazardous materials like asbestos found on many ships. Ships ... read more

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