Icebergs of Fat, Oil, and Grease Are Growing in the Sewers Beneath Our Feet. Here’s Why.
Thanks to wasteful sanitation habits, so-called "fatbergs" have increased in recent years—costing taxpayers in cities around the world a small fortune.
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Waste Management
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How Juneau Handles Its Garbage
Alaska's capital city is surrounded by ocean and glaciers, with no roads in or out. Waste management? It's complicated.
U.S. Pledges to Reform Electronics Recycling
The U.S. announced a new plan for electronics stewardship, with the goal of less waste, voluntary cooperation by industry and less hazardous materials in landfills both here and in developing countries.
You Can’t Paper Over the Plastic
The new documentary ‘Bag It’ reaches from the plastic sacks stuffed under your sink to the malign role disposable plastics play in global life.
The Smoldering Trash Revolt
Recycling is leveling off, trash is piling up and cities are broke. In a throwaway society, who should pay for waste disposal?