The Tajiguas Landfill has about 10 years left in its capacity based on current disposal rates. So the Santa Barbara (Calif.) Board of Supervisors has given its thumbs up to a plan to boost the facility’s resource recovery capabilities...

The pioneers of the zero waste movement were very clear in the mid-90s that “zero waste to landfill” was not the same thing as zero waste. We purposefully aimed high with our definition of zero waste being focused on making the best choices with...

For the past 14 years, officials at a landfill in New York have opened the site to the public annually as way to build relationships and remain transparent, in addition to having a little fun...

Clayton County, Ga., is backtracking on a large fee increase for its landfill in Lovejoy...

Some residents of Uniontown, Ala., are being sued for $30 million by Green Group Holdings LLC, the owner of Arrowhead Landfill, for complaining about noise, rodents and odor, which the company says is libel and slander...

Spurred by unhappiness from residents about the city’s waste management services, Portland, Maine, is considering returning trash collection to the private sector...

Plainville, Mass., is the latest community to look into installing solar panels on a closed landfill...

The Reno County (Nev.) Commission is considering adopting a plan that would raise landfill fees annually and culminating at $100 in 2021—a 41 percent increase over a five-year span...