Trucks hauling material to the Waste Management landfill site just outside Kettleman City, home to the largest toxic waste dump in the western U.S., in December 2009. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press) A ...

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 ...

Akron’s proposed relocation of the Waste Management (WM) waste transfer station highlights the ugly realities of environmental racism plaguing minority communities for generations. The chosen ...

Ontario County officials have opened a second public comment period on a draft solid waste management plan. The comment ...

“It’s an issue with statewide implications. Not only does Seneca Meadows accept trash from all around New York—30 percent of it comes from New York City—the landfill exports toxic leachate to Buffalo, ...

WHITELAND, Ind. (WISH) — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management on Wednesday had an open house at a Johnson County Public Library branch to discuss its proposed materials management plan.

The Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) is requesting professional services proposals from qualified engineering/design firms to complete a waste transfer feasibility study for ...

MIAMI - It's the age-old saga of not in my backyard. The Miami-Dade Commission discussed the controversial issue of where to build a new waste management site at Wednesday's meeting. In the end, after ...

The Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) owns and operates a permanent Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility. LCSWMA is requesting proposals to provide packaging, ...

A state environmental oversight board voted unanimously to rescind a controversial proposal that would have permitted California municipal landfills to accept contaminated soil that is currently ...