Lara Hussein and Ceylan Uren’s journey into the business of waste management began at their homes. While they recycled ...

In an era where sustainable living is no longer a choice but a necessity, cities around the United States are racing to improve the way they handle waste. With densely populated urban centers ...

Explore effective steps toward a zero waste lifestyle that promote sustainability and reduce environmental impact. Learn how small changes yield big benefits.

The waste crisis is devastating our planet. A lot of the stuff we throw gets dumped in landfills. These massive waste disposal sites are often created by destroying forests or inhabitable lands. For ...

The subject of how people dispose of items they no longer want or need might seem like pure rubbish to some folks. But it’s actually a topic that requires careful planning and consideration. We were ...

Construction waste comes in many forms. From scrap materials such as wood, brick, metal and asphalt during construction to broken glass, concrete and rocks during demolition. Some of these materials ...

You've probably seen it before—leftover food that could have been used, just being thrown away at a restaurant. It happens more often than you think. Every year, restaurants generate millions of tons ...

About 775 tons of trash arrive at Alachua County’s Leveda Brown Environmental Park & Transfer Station every day. Electronic waste, including discarded phones and laptops, is the fastest-growing waste ...

Major changes to air emissions standards helped drastically reduce pollution since the ‘90s, but outdated pre-regulation data ...