In this Waste360 Q&A, Kristin Aldred discusses existing rules around home healthcare waste disposal and gaps in regulation ...

It’s not just food waste from homes and businesses overwhelming landfills in New Hampshire. Pet waste, compostable paper and textiles also make up a large share of what’s being thrown away, a recent ...

As garbage removal costs continue to skyrocket, Passaic County is trying to think outside the box to further reduce the waste that is hauled off to landfills in trucks. The latest idea is to remove ...

Trash sent for recycling moves along a conveyor belt to be sorted at Waste Management's material recovery facility. New York is hearing feedback from communities that have been disproportionately ...

In 2021, a New York-based renewable energy company will break ground on Columbus Solar Park. This 50-megawatt facility will be built on the 173-acre site of Franklin County’s closed former landfill ...

Steam billows from a tall stack near the power block facility at the MIRA trash-to-energy facility in Hartford’s South Meadows. Credit: Cloe Poisson If there is such a thing as a momentous year in ...

Contamination issues and depressed markets for recyclables have some communities reconsidering the mix of materials they collect for recycling. Other communities are examining the methods they use to ...

The 10-foot-high pile of what looks like dirt at the back of a lot at the Stonington transfer station doesn’t seem much different from any of the other piles nearby. But it is. And to Dave Aldridge ...

This story was originally produced by the Concord Monitor. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. It’s not just food waste from homes and businesses ...