Chemical waste is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It cannot be disposed of in regular trash or in the sewer system.

In an effort to reduce landfill waste, Subaru of America, Inc. and the National Parks Conservation Association partnered on a waste-reduction initiative nearly a decade ago that has made major ...

Purdue University is committed to preserving a balance between protecting the health of people and the environment, while accommodating increasingly sophisticated and productive research operations.

The intense political divisions of the current era hide a hopeful paradox. While citizens are deeply divided on some issues, they agree on many other important matters that have escaped partisan ...

Jen Schenk, the executive director of the High Country Conservation Center, spoke to the Summit County Board of Commissioners during its June 17 work session. She gave updates from the center on the ...

Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) — conglomerated waste often composed of up to 50% plastic — is being burned globally in waste-to-energy incinerators, cement kilns, paper mills, and by other industries.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding businesses, organizations and consumers of the waste reduction law requirements that went into effect Jan. 1.

GAYLORD — Take a look around your basement, garage or outdoor shed. Chances are there may be old paint cans, containers of cleaning products and discarded lightbulbs that are accumulating. Eventually, ...