After receiving numerous air quality violations, a recycling facility in Northwest Portland has agreed to implement new air pollution control systems...

Grant money secured from the Maine DEP is being used by the local Recycling & Sustainability Committee to promote and improve recycling in the town. The money goes towards paying an intern working to create educational material for the public and...

After human tissue was discovered on a conveyor belt at Greer recycling center in South Carolina the South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Agency has been called in for investigation...

Waste Management is facing opposition for a landfill expansion in Northwest Harris County, Texas...

May of this year was the worst on record since I began reporting waste and recycling facility fire incidents in 2016. In May, we incurred 49 reported fire incidents. This was the worst month ever recorded, surpassing April and May of last year...

The second phase of a search for 17-year-old Zion Foster's missing body has begun at Pine Tree Acres landfill in Macomb County...

2022 marks the tenth year a herd of sheep is invited to live on and feed in the grassy inactive areas surrounding the Steuben County Landfill. The sheep are provided area to feed, shade, and water, and are taken care of medically and during...

The Virginia general assembly presented a resolution to commend leaders of the New River Resource Authority or NRRA. The resolution, sponsored by several assembly members in particular, highlighted the role the NRRA has played in the local...

Changes in rules at the Cortland County landfill have led to a number of complaints from residents and waste haulers alike...

Scientists and engineers at the University of Texas recently discovered a useful enzyme that can break down plastics.  ...