When you toss a soda can, a banana peel or a pizza box in your residential recycling or compost bins, where does it actually go? It could end up in a foundry in Oregon, or a local farm, or, if placed ...

Did you know that nearly 30% of the waste thrown into household bins is organic material that could be composted This ...

The Lansing Food Scraps Drop-Off program began as a pilot last year. Residents can bring their compostable waste to one of ...

"This is our busiest time of year." Expert details what actually happens after you toss food scraps and yard waste: 'After a ...

Whether it’s your empty soda bottle, food waste from the Cougareat or lawn and bush clippings, it all ends up at BYU’s Material Handling Area.

In the first 10 days after the law went into effect, the Sanitation Department slammed property owners with nearly 2,500 ...

State officials have reported some progress getting people to divert things out of the waste stream, but CT’s trash problem ...

New York City is pausing most fines for residents who are not composting to give them more time to learn how to sort waste properly.

This year’s theme, “Tackling Overconsumption for a Better World,” emphasised the importance of mindful consumption and its impact on health and the environment. While the official observance is past, ...

Walsall Council’s cabinet members will decide this week on the delivery of the food waste collections that will come into ...

Editor’s note: We are now offering an audio version of our Sunday features. To access, click on the player above. Connecticut produces more trash than it can handle. Nearly three years after ...