STOCKHOLM — On a chilly autumn morning in the Norra Djurgården district, a woman holding a small garbage bag hustled out of her apartment toward a trio of nondescript metal bins next to her building, ...

Inequities in waste collection and funding are a major global issue, according to an updated report. Upfront investments ...

This story was originally produced by the Concord Monitor. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. It’s not just food waste from homes and businesses ...

The world is struggling to deal with ever-growing quantities of waste. A new World Bank Group report, What a Waste 3.0, shows that more than 2.6 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste (which includes ...

I like to think of myself as a good caretaker of the planet. To that end, I am faithful about placing my recyclable waste items—plastic containers, glass bottles and jars, cans, paper and ...

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 dousing ...

AMP Robotics Corporation has increased the processing capacity of its facility in Portsmouth to 108,000 tons of municipal ...

The Southeastern Public Service Authority, which handles South Hampton Roads cities’ waste disposal, is closing in on a new provider to help improve recycling efforts for member cities, repurpose ...

Life just got simpler for everyone on campus with respect to trash and recycling. Sorting reusable refuse is out at SUNY Cortland. Single stream is in. The policy was adopted by Cortland County on Jan ...

MCC mandates four-stream solid waste segregation at source, aligning with the new Solid Waste Management Rules effective ...

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