Millions of recyclable materials are put into incorrect waste streams every year. The UK startup Greyparrot uses AI to help mitigate environmental harm from improper waste disposal. This article is ...

Seven recycling trucks were destroyed by fire last year when residents made the mistake of putting lithium-ion batteries and other dangerous materials into their curbside recycling containers for ...

EAU CLAIRE (WKOW) -- A Wisconsin waste management company is warning you to be careful what you throw away. Recently, a garbage truck at Earth Bound Environmental Solutions caught fire from what an ...

Waste Harmonics, a Rochester, New York-based waste service provider, has acquired Charlotte, North Carolina–based New Market Waste Solutions, a management and consulting company dedicated to designing ...

January marks International Zero Waste Month, a growing global observance that calls for systemic action from governments, industries, and all sectors to reduce waste at its source and prevent ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. When Stephen Spillers’ eyes trailed up the length of a 25-foot-high pile of waste ...

Geological disposal, optimized materials and greater use of digital tools to enhance communication with stakeholders are among the innovations the nuclear industry is developing to address outstanding ...

Mecklenburg County Solid Waste averages two rechargeable battery fires per week, and Solid Waste Director Jeff Smithberger said that number is on the rise. Last week, the county reported four fires at ...

Everything from computers to power tools now contain lithium batteries and that has created a sometimes explosive situation for waste haulers. Ames Resource Recovery Plant assistant superintendent ...