The increasing amounts of municipal solid waste and ineffective waste management systems threaten the environment and contribute to climate warming, yet the waste sector is often neglected in ...

Eighty percent of Americans support recycling. The public understands that recycling is a great way to conserve natural resources and reduce waste. But our current system is not set up to fully ...

File: Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Waste Management Inc. said Thursday that unusually dry and warm weather helped increase waste-disposal volumes in the first quarter, leading to higher-than-expected growth in ...