In the first, Environmental Protection Agency workers pick through the debris mostly by hand to remove toxic waste including electric ... Some 1,500 workers from all over the country are sifting ...

A federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked the cuts from taking effect earlier this month in response to separate ...

An audit in Fredericton suggests more than 60 per cent of the material being put in garbage bags for curbside collection could be diverted from the landfill through things like recycling, donating or ...

One little boy’s backpack bounced as he ran toward the blue ... toxic waste that sickened residents in Lower Manhattan. “I would love nothing more than to be able to send them to their sweet ...

The problem is that it’s all too easy to forget about that stuff once it’s there, and then your basement starts resembling a giant storage closet. Whether finished or unfinished, the lower level of ...

19 per cent could have gone in blue ... waste bags. eight per cent could have gone to a redemption centre. three per cent could have gone to other places, such as e-waste collection, household ...

Opt for non-toxic cleaning supplies and cookware to reduce exposure to harmful chemicals in your home. Cut food waste. Take ...

Some people are up in arms over potentially hazardous wildfire debris being sent to local landfills that typically don't ...

Federal and state officials say the temporary sites for processing hazardous waste pose no threat, but residents are worried ...

Enraged SoCal residents are protesting makeshift toxic waste dumps they say threaten their drinking water and natural environment with chants of “find another place” at furious meetings.

In a heated community meeting, furious residents assailed federal officials for trucking electric vehicle batteries and other ...