In places like Indonesia, plastic refuse is often burned in unregulated low-tech furnaces that pose grave health risks.

Discover the challenges of global waste management as this video explores the dramatic increase in population and its impact on garbage production and sustainability. Delving into recycling statistics ...

Recycling, center, trash, right and green waste bins sit on the side of Margarita Avenue in San Luis Obispo. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com Understanding what to do with your garbage can be ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The Toledo City Council is being asked to switch providers when it comes to its curbside refuse and recycling. The existing contract with Republic Services expires at the end of ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee Department of Public Works crews worked through the night clearing snow as a blizzard continues to impact the city Monday, March 16. Officials say crews will continue ...

The International Labor Organization (ILO) launched a pilot Employment Injury Scheme (EIS) in collaboration with BIMCO to strengthen the protection and rights of workers at ship recycling yards in ...

HUNTERDON COUNTY, N.J. - The Hunterdon County Health Department is highlighting events this year giving residents the opportunity to properly dispose of unwanted and potentially harmful materials. The ...

Over the last few seasons, the long-suffering Nebraska basketball fan base has celebrated wins by flooding the responses of their opponent with memes, GIFs, gags and trolling with surgical precision.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Garbage and compost collections will restart on Tuesday night, the Department of Sanitation posted on its Facebook page. This comes days after a blizzard dumped over two feet of ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Trash, recycling, and compost collections are delayed due to the ongoing cleanup for the winter storm that dumped over a foot of snow across New York City. New Yorkers are being ...

With the Lehigh Valley facing the impacts of a major snowstorm, area municipalities are postponing scheduled trash and recycling pickups. Many of the affected pickups were scheduled during the brunt ...

Trash and recycling schedules changed on Friday across the metro. In Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Papillion, Nebraska, service changes were announced on Friday because of winter ...