Waste

It should come as no surprise that the holiday season produces more trash than usual. In fact, according to research from Stanford University ,...

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.

Brewery waste, fed at the right time at the right dosage to a wastewater treatment plant's bacteria, can be used to treat water. One Montana town is doing just that.

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...

GOP lawmakers could stop a Bexley ban on plastic bags if the state legislature passes two bills before the end of the year.These bills, House Bill 242 and…

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…

Some Central Ohio recycling companies blame China’s ban on imported plastic waste for rising costs and lower revenues.Sims Brothers Recycling in Marion…

Kroger Co., the nation's largest grocery chain, has begun to phase out the use of plastic bags as more Americans grow uncomfortable with their impact on…