Hennepin County’s long-range plan to shut down the facility, known as the HERC, isn’t nearly fast enough for some residents.

Neighbors living around Gopher Resource in Eagan, Minnesota, are the latest group to form after the plant exceeded lead emissions, putting their health at risk.

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency landfill and recycling location announced it will be closed Monday due to extreme winds. Officials with the agency said it’s ...

Fracking’s Forever Problem: Eighth in a series about the gas industry’s radioactive waste. BELLE VERNON, Pa.—Off a back road in the hilly country south of Pittsburgh, a tributary to the Monongahela ...

WILLMAR — Lange Agricultural Systems, of Willmar, was fined $12,511 by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for violations of both its hazardous waste and industrial wastewater permits, according to ...

“Infectious” waste from blood, needles, and possible body parts are showing up at an east metro recycling center. The Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy center had to pause operations on Monday ...

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) - The Solid Waste Agency landfill and recycling center in Marion will temporarily close this week due to poor weather conditions. The landfill, located at 1954 County Home Road, ...

Dear Answer Man: I've read about the future plans for the Olmsted County Waste-to-Energy facility. Can you explain what exactly will get expanded, and who will be serviced with the steam ...

MOORHEAD — Trash left on the curb contains a treasure trove of information about the garbage habits of Moorhead residents. For example, around 14% of the material in Moorhead trash bins is recyclable, ...

Right now, an estimated 130 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year. By 2040, that number will jump to 280 million metric tons—about a garbage ...

A University of Michigan study has found that people in Ghana and across the Global South who recycle electronic waste face a difficult paradox: earning livelihoods to ensure survival comes at the ...

Organizations today are navigating a complex and chaotic software landscape. The scale of the problem is staggering: Our survey found that roughly half of the responding managed service providers ...