Recycling continues to hurt Waste Management's bottom line, as low oil prices and low commodity prices have made that a challenging business for at least the past year. The Houston company on Thursday ...

Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...

Following the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) decision to eliminate the need to transport household waste, six residential colonies have emerged as test cases for decentralising waste management.

Yankee Scientific Inc. and CO2 Global claim to have developed a comprehensive market-based business platform for the environmentally responsible management of plastic waste. According to Eric Guyer, ...

As medical waste service providers increasingly insist on hospitals moving to an integrated waste stream pricing model, hospitals should consider implications that can arise from this practice, ...

Trash for one person can become a valuable resource for another — and, increasingly, a profitable business model. That was ...

Modern societies generate a great deal of trash, and even in the developed world the waste-handling system struggles to deal with it. Only a disappointing fraction of plastic waste is in fact recycled ...

The Zero Waste International Alliance defines its goal as “ethical, economical, efficient and visionary,” and also as a way to “guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate ...

Bengaluru: As the city’s waste disposal problem worsens by the day, the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) has taken another significant and progressive step. Moving away from outdated ...

SAMBALPUR: Sambalpur city’s growing volume of waste is gradually being transformed into a source of revenue, employment and ...