Modern societies generate a great deal of trash, and even in the developed world the waste-handling system struggles to deal with it. Only a disappointing fraction of plastic waste is in fact recycled ...

The city’s only landfill is likely to max out in about 10 years, decades sooner than expected as Tarrant County area grows.

Did you know methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide? Uncaptured methane is 84 times more harmful than carbon dioxide, making it a significant driver of climate change. Landfills ...

Although they said it would be named in November, Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration now says the future site for Oahu’s next municipal landfill will be made public in December. That action, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The city is seeking a two-year extension to a state Land Use Commission order that it select a new site for a 90-acre municipal landfill by the end of 2022. City officials ...

Joni Land / OPB Deschutes County commissioners voted Wednesday to wait at least two more weeks and accept more public input before making a decision on where to put a new landfill in central Oregon.