New York lawmakers should act and turn those cans and other packaging wastes into cash to make headway on the threat of the ...

It’s up to the states to start reining in the growing problem of plastic pollution, and Staten Island’s state lawmakers can help.

The Bigger Better Bottle Bill would double the nickel deposit for beer, soda and other beverage containers in NY.

Governor Hochul and state lawmakers are reportedly finally moving towards finalizing a state budget. Once that work is complete, the Legislature’s attention will be debating “non-budget” bills between ...

The park’s history is rooted in its past as the Fresh Kills Landfill, which operated from 1948 to 2001. What initially opened ...

The Bigger Better Bottle Bill would double the nickel deposit for beer, soda and other beverage containers in NY.

What was being sold as “clean farm topsoil” in northern Westchester County turned out to be a mix of construction debris and ...

A study released at an Earth Day press conference showed that updating New York’s 40‑year‑old “bottle bill” could save local ...

The landfill, which is located in neighboring Seneca County and the largest in New York, is scheduled to close this year.