Ontario County officials have opened a second public comment period on a draft solid waste management plan. The comment ...

Talking trash is serious business when it comes to planning solid-waste disposal. Yates County legislators held a public hearing March 9 to consider updates to its Solid Waste Management Plan for the ...

Solid waste management in the South Okanagan could be seeing significant upgrades along with management changes in the near-future. Both the Towns of Osoyoos and Oliver recently discussed solid waste ...

Rounds of applause spread throughout the county’s first floor conference room as community members were told that two solid waste sites would not yet being closed by the county.

Around the world, waste generation rates are rising. In 2020, the world was estimated to generate 2.24 billion tonnes of solid waste, amounting to a footprint of 0.79 kilograms per person per day.

Solid waste management is a major issue for cities across the world. According to the World Bank’s recent report, What a Waste 2.0, waste is forecasted to increase by 70% by 2050. Waste generation is ...

The Cebu City Solid Waste Management Board, led by Emma Ramas, has set what is said to be an “ambitious” target: to keep 85 percent of the city’s daily garbage out of landfills within just one year.