In 2023, the Virginia Beach City Council signed a resolution, on the recommendation of the Virginia Beach Clean Community Commission (VBCCC), that recognizes the first full week of September as Zero ...

How does reducing waste help the environment? It curbs pollution caused by waste disposal, whether air pollutants from incineration or toxins leaching into soil and water from landfills. Additionally, ...

A novel satellite-based method to track fossil fuel CO2 emissions with greater precision than ever before marks a ...

Down to Earth is a monthly environmental column that explores what it means to live sustainably. Whether it’s a coffee cup, plastic spoon or chip bag, all the trash thrown away on Ohio State’s ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Idaho National Laboratory and E-Cyclers of Idaho are collecting electronic waste to recycle. People can drop off their old electronics at the Idaho Falls Public Library at these ...

Janet Simoneaux, 68, retired to Lake Como in rural Putnam County before a biosolids company announced plans to dump nearby.

Reducing food waste isn’t just preferable, it’s crucial. So what is the industry doing to tackle the mounting problem and what more can be done? Food waste is a major issue for the world. It impacts ...

Finding ways to use leftover Christmas food could help household budgets and the environment, a waste management boss said.

Social media influencers who are passionate about environmental causes can help the tourism industry inspire tourists to engage in pro-environmental behavior to help mitigate waste and pollution, ...

California regulators are recommending the state weaken its hazardous waste disposal rules in a bid to dump contaminated soil at some municipal landfills within the state. State officials say revising ...