You toss them in the blue bin with confidence. A pizza box here, some shredded paper there, maybe that coffee cup from this morning's rush. Feels responsible, right? Here's the thing though: a massive ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denver may soon be able to use revenue from its 10-cent disposable bag fee to help implement other waste initiatives after City Council members backed off ...

When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home. “I think this is the only time I’ve ever remembered to bring one,” she said coming out of Grocery Outlet in ...

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech will debut its first industrial-scale composting machine Thursday as the university works toward its waste-reduction goals. The composter, funded through a 2024 grant from the ...

NOBODY WAS INJURED. WELL, IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. THE CITY OF OMAHA. PICKING UP YOUR YARD WASTE FREE OF CHARGE. SIX WEEKS. NO STICKERS. ALL YOU NEED IS THAT BROWN PAPER YARD WASTE BAG. KETV ...

Kombucha fermentation waste becomes a renewable source of strong, compostable cellulose films that support durable flexible circuits and pressure sensors and safely degrade in soil. (Nanowerk ...

KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Residents now have a new way to reduce household waste and help the environment, thanks to a pilot composting program launched by the Kennebunkport Solid Waste and Recycling ...

Raking leaves might be a necessary yard cleanup chore, but it doesn’t need to be made more challenging by wasting time on cheap leaf bags that fall apart. Enter the reusable yard waste bag. These ...

New York City’s dogs, by some estimates, produce about 27,000 tons of poop every year. Most of it ends up in landfills. But to everyday New Yorkers, it may seem like more and more dog poop is staying ...

At the urging of the plastics industry, the USDA is considering allowing materials such as bioplastic cups, coffee pods and compostable plastic bags into the organic compost waste stream. Farmers and ...