Scientists from the University of Portsmouth and the University of Manchester say they have developed a fusion enzyme that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A Wyoming landfill claims to be the first in the nation to divert hazardous e-waste using a process designed ...

Ahmed Ibrahim Yunus receives funding from Georgia Tech's Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI). Joe Frank Bozeman III receives funding from Georgia Tech's Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI). Every ...

For many residents of Rutherford County, the conversation about waste management started with a smell. What those residents discovered is that the challenges facing Rutherford County are not just ...

Since joining the EU in 2007, Romanians might’ve expected the country to have cleaned up its waste management practices by now. Yet it still relies on landfills, ranks last in recycling rates, and is ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A massive avalanche of garbage at Indonesia’s largest landfill killed seven people after heavy overnight rain triggered a rubbish dump collapse, officials said Tuesday. More than ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A massive avalanche of garbage at Indonesia’s largest landfill killed at least five people and left several others missing after heavy overnight rain triggered a rubbish dump ...

A catastrophic dumpsite collapse buried scavengers collecting recyclables at a landfill in the Philippines’ Rizal province on Feb. 20, following a similar incident in Cebu in January that killed 36 ...

The Metro regional government is scrutinizing the work of a prominent Portland disposal company it hired to sustainably manage garbage and recycling from the Oregon Convention Center after determining ...

Residents send 1,600 tons of trash to the South Wake Landfill each day. Credit: Photo by Chloe Courtney Bohl Wake County’s 1.2 million residents collectively produce a staggering 2.3 billion pounds of ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri bill calls for a major overhaul of the state’s solid-waste laws, ending local waste management districts, imposing stricter landfill laws and shifting more oversight ...