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Cleanup of solid waste at AltEn expected to wrap up in 2025
- Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star
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The people who live in Mead noticed something was changing in their environment. But it would take time and persistence to pinpoint what was wiping out bee colonies, sickening animals and potentially causing health issues for residents.
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The cleanup of millions of pounds of pesticide-contaminated waste stockpiled at a former ethanol plant near Mead should wrap up next year, the environmental contractor leading the cleanup effort said.
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A wet cake pile and lagoon are seen at AltEn on Dec. 7, 2023, near Mead. Some 47,608 tons — or 2,240 truckloads — of wet cake has been removed from AltEn and disposed of as of Sept. 20 this year.
JOHN F. SCHALLES, Courtesy photo
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A wet cake pile and lagoon are seen at AltEn on Dec. 7, 2023, near Mead. Some 47,608 tons — or 2,240 truckloads — of wet cake has been removed from AltEn and disposed of as of Sept. 20 this year.
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