The Elgin City Council is weighing proposals for a new garbage removal contract, one with its longtime provider and the other with a company that would offer a flat rate for trash removal and do away ...

Bay Area residents, do you really know what belongs in your recycling carts? If you said “yes,” you may very well be right — unless you live in San Jose. Recycling contamination has become a growing ...

The way you’re recycling could actually be causing more waste to go into landfills. Read on to find out how you can prevent this. In the United States, there’s a growing concern about the increase in ...

The increasing demand for efficient waste management systems in our ever-growing urban environments has led to innovative solutions aimed at making recycling more streamlined and effective. One such ...

The Silver Springs, Maryland-based Solid Waste Association of North America’s (SWANA’s) Applied Research Foundation (ARF) has released a new report, “Best Practices for Reducing Curbside Recycling ...

The city of Hobart has joined neighboring Portage in scrapping its curbside recycling program. The city council voted March 20 to end the curbside program at the request of Mayor Josh Huddleston. A ...