recycling

The state of Ohio has reached a $16.5 million partial settlement in its lawsuit against the operators of an illegal East Cleveland dump — but collecting that money will be a difficult task.

In Cleveland, most of the recycling residents put at the curb is not being recycled. City leaders says it’s a problem many cities are dealing with...

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) says as much as one-third of materials in recycling bins are going into landfills."This is unacceptable and I think most of my…

The impeachment inquiry is drawing a big line between Republicans and Democrats, but lawmakers are still working together on some legislation.Sen. Rob…

Greene County officials are continuing to contend with massive quantities of organic debris left behind by an EF3 tornado that touched down in the area...

China is no longer taking the world's waste. The U.S. recycling industry is overwhelmed — it can't keep up with the plastic being churned out. This doesn't bode well for our plastic waste problem.

Cleanup continues in many neighborhoods hard hit by a series of tornadoes on Memorial Day. Montgomery County officials are striving to recycle as much...

According to the USDA, the U.S. wastes 30 to 40 percent of its food supply each year. And in Franklin County, that amounted to 152,000 tons of food waste.…

Last year, 152,000 tons of food waste was sent to the landfill in Central Ohio. The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) is announcing an action…

Five Central Ohio communities will be handing out 38,000 new recycling bins to their residents, free of cost, over the next month.The new recycling bins…