Galloway Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years for Illegal Dumping and Burning
A Galloway man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for open dumping, open burning, and arson. The charges stem from an illegal dumping and burning incident on Roberts Road in Brown Township in August 2011. After an investigation by the Norwich Township Fire Department and the Environmental Crimes Task Force of Central Ohio (ECTF), Dustin LaBarge was arrested and prosecuted.
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Ohio EPA, Local Authorities Get Convictions on Clintonville Dumpers
The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) jointly announce that a case involving an illegal dumping which blighted the Clintonville area Walhalla Ravine four years ago has been solved.
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SWACO, City of Columbus, quasar energy group Anaerobic Digester Selected as Solid Waste Innovator of the Year
The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) in
partnership with the City of Columbus and quasar energy group was
awarded today with the 2012 Kevin M. Bonzo Solid Waste Innovator Award
from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Ohio Chapter
for the quasar energy group anaerobic digester.
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Franklin County’s New Courthouse - One of the Greenest
“Best Government Project” in the Midwest by Engineering News-Record
Magazine in 2011. The building is the first newly-constructed LEED Gold
certified courthouse in the state Ohio.
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SWACO Reappoints Board Members
Two board members of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio were reappointed to new terms.
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SWACO "Goes for the Green" at Muirfield
This is the first year the event’s unused food won’t go down the disposal, as the Memorial
positions itself to be the “greenest stop on the PGA Tour.”
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