Firefighters say rechargeable batteries can ignite trash fires.

Although many people believe that their plastic waste is managed effectively and properly through recycling, a good amount of ...

It was a hot, windy day in Southern California when a trash truck caught fire and the driver dumped the burning garbage on the side of the road. Minutes later, powerful winds blew the flames across a ...

When China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, countries like the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, and Japan didn ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Air Quality is reminding the public that burning trash is illegal. According to the DEQ, burning of ...

Open burning of waste can worsen chronic health conditions such as asthma, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other respiratory diseases, Gifty Ofori-Yeboah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Eco ...

Hillsborough County waste officials are expanding public education programs to prevent dangerous garbage truck fires caused ...