Waste Management Inc., Allied Waste Industries Inc. and the trash hauling industry lost a U.S. Supreme Court bid to limit the ability of local governments to steer garbage to their favored facilities.

By showing us what happens to the things we've "disposed of," Royte reminds us that our decisions about consumption and waste have a very real impact -- and that unless we undertake radical change, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Recently, a new class of muckrakers has investigated the hidden infrastructures that ...

Beginning in February, the city will implement a new solid waste and recycling collection system for all city residents and businesses. “The goal is to simplify the system and to reduce the amount of ...

Philadelphia’s City Controller Jonathan Saidel has released a performance review, conducted by his office, of the city’s recycling program. The report concludes that the city’s recycling program was ...

Shirley Manson, the smart, no-nonsense Scottish-born singer in Garbage, nearly lost her voice and her band two years ago. Now she can almost laugh about it. “This stuff we’re talking about, it’s all ...