The goal is to divert as much of that stuff from the garbage stream as possible, and there is more of it than you might think. About 25% to 30% of all garbage is in the form of organic food waste.

It's one thing to want to live a low-waste lifestyle, but it's another thing to actually take the steps necessary to live it. Frankly, it's hard living a low-waste lifestyle, since so many essential ...

Q: Do you know if Mankato has an ordinance on non-recyclable/non-compostable to-go containers? I see Minneapolis has a “Green ...

The City of Kingston apologizes to citizens following public frustration over the garbage bag tag price increase. At its Dec. 3 meeting, City Council unanimously approved doubling the cost of garbage ...

The compostable and biodegradable refuse bags industry is experiencing rising demand due to increasing environmental awareness and regulatory pressures to reduce plastic waste. Future trends include ...

As part of the 2017 Solid Waste Management Services Budget, Toronto City Council approved a new annual base fee for City of Toronto commercial bag-only (Garbage Tag) customers. The fee was established ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila city government has awarded contracts for garbage collection and disposal worth P842.7 million to two companies, with the expectation that they will perform ...

An old garage for garbage trucks on Staten Island will soon become a new apartment complex for low-income New Yorkers as part of an ongoing effort to turn city-owned properties into needed ...

Please see bottom of article for most recently updated information. After a flurry of controversy and debate online, Kingstonist has confirmed that garbage bag tags issued by the City of Kingston will ...

The cost of putting an extra garbage bag to the curb will increase by 100 per cent in the new year. The City of Kingston passed a bylaw in early December which contained a series of fee ...