If you feel like you're making more trips to the dumpster or recycling bin lately, you're probably right. After all, all those cardboard delivery boxes really add up. Waste Management of Southern ...

A worker sorts cardboard at a recycling center in Newark, N.J. Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images You’ve just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you’re facing a ...

Consumers told that not recycling their batteries 'risked polluting the equivalent of 140 Olympic swimming pools every year' were more likely to participate in an electronic waste recycling scheme, a ...

The EPA awarded Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District a $3.4 million grant. The grant will expand composting capacity and enhance curbside organic services. The project aims to reduce emissions ...

To the editor — Re: The July 25 article reporting the “The case for garbage, yard waste rate hike.” I realize that the total costs for the Solid Waste Division are not represented in this article ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. You’ve just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you’re ...

You’ve just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you’re facing a trash bin, a recycling bin and a compost bin. What’s the most planet-friendly thing to do with your cup? Many of us ...