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In this Waste360 Q&A, Kristin Aldred discusses existing rules around home healthcare waste disposal and gaps in regulation ...

Crustaceans (Crabs, Lobster, Shrimp) are a delicious category of seafood, but their shells can yield a biopolymer with myriad potential uses Overall, our modern food system does a good job of ...

About 98% of lignin created as a forestry by-product from plants is discarded, but a new enzyme could be the key to extracting high-value molecules from this waste using a green chemistry approach. A ...

Once you place your trash, recycling and yard waste at the curb, your job may feel complete, but the journey of your waste is ...

It’s not just food waste from homes and businesses overwhelming landfills in New Hampshire. Pet waste, compostable paper and textiles also make up a large share of what’s being thrown away, a recent ...

In 2021, a New York-based renewable energy company will break ground on Columbus Solar Park. This 50-megawatt facility will be built on the 173-acre site of Franklin County’s closed former landfill ...

Cheery mural-painted dumpsters, trash-themed movie nights, and excavators dressed up as reindeer for the holidays aren’t normally found at an industrial waste management facility. But that’s all ...

Milk cartons may lose the recycling symbol in California, potentially making the material unusable in the state.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 22, 2022. Read more of CT Mirror’s “Best of 2022” stories here. The 10-foot-high pile of what looks like dirt at the back of a lot at the ...

The 10-foot-high pile of what looks like dirt at the back of a lot at the Stonington transfer station doesn’t seem much different from any of the other piles nearby. But it is. And to Dave Aldridge ...