Plastic in Antarctica harbors bacteria with antibiotic resistance, raising concerns among scientists about its global spread.

A new study warns retreaded tires could become a growing source of toxic microplastic pollution in waterways worldwide.

SENECA COUNTY, Ohio — The Ohio Environmental Review Appeals Commission has ruled that several conditions imposed by the Seneca County General Health District on WIN Waste Innovations’ landfill ...

A bird-watching tour in a region that had never recorded a hantavirus case is now at the center of an urgent investigation, as Argentine officials examine whether a Dutch couple unknowingly brought ...

SURPRISE, AZ (AZFamily) — A landfill fire continues to burn in the West Valley, and it could be several days before it’s extinguished. The fire broke out around 7 a.m. Friday at WM’s Northwest ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. On March 8, seven sanitation workers were killed at Southeast Asia’s largest landfill, the Bantargebang dump site east of Jakarta, Indonesia’s ...

WE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE CONTROVERSIAL PLAN TO TAKE THOUSANDS OF TONS OF TRASH FROM MIAMI AND DUMP IT IN SMALL TOWN SUMTER COUNTY. BUT THE GARBAGE ISN’T THE ONLY CONCERN. PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE LANDFILL ...

TRASH ROTTING, REEKING. AND IT’S COMING HERE. THAT’S RIGHT. BIG CITY TRASH FROM MIAMI WILL SOON BE LOADED ONTO TRAINS AND DUMPED IN SMALL TOWNS. SUMTER COUNTY WESH 2’S DAVID JONES UNCOVERED THE PLAN ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) —You may not always see it, but you’d notice if the Sioux Falls landfill was gone. “Without us, what would happen? It would pile up in your yard. It pile up in your streets, ...

Volusia County leaders approved earmarking more than $29.2 million toward the first section of a landfill expansion project, which will allow the county to continue disposing its own garbage for years ...

A proposal to double the daily trash intake at an Orange County landfill has triggered backlash from residents, underscoring the county’s challenge in managing the stream of waste while managing the ...

Bacillus sp. are prominent sources of extracellular enzymes, especially proteases, which have been proposed for the eco-friendly recovery of silver from used X-ray films, as the conventional methods ...