By showing us what happens to the things we've "disposed of," Royte reminds us that our decisions about consumption and waste have a very real impact -- and that unless we undertake radical change, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Recently, a new class of muckrakers has investigated the hidden infrastructures that ...

IT IS TIME to trash the directives of our city leaders regarding trash collection. As Peggy Stinnett points out in her April 13 column, “Oaklanders find trash-can upgrade foul and stinky,” the new ...

When the clerks at Village Stationers on California Avenue receive a shipment, they not only get the merchandise but the packing materials. Some packaging can be reused or recycled, such as the ...

The answer to Sonoma County’s garbage woes could be a weedy, dormant rail line along Highway 101 capable of moving trash long distances without putting trucks on congested roads or breaking the bank.

MOVE OVER, OSCAR the Grouch, your “Sesame Street” trash can is history. “Big Belly” is coming to Queens. Fifty high-tech, solar-powered trash compactors will soon appear on curbs throughout the ...

Pacific Rim Recycling, a Benicia, Calif., recycling company, has opened a new processing facility for recyclables from municipal single-stream collections. The new facility began operating March 1.

A group of recycling industry participants has announced the formation of the Southeast Recycling Development Council (SERDC), based in Cantonment, Fla. In a news release, the council refers to itself ...