Stories Tagged as
Waste disposal
How do waste plants pick through all our unsorted recyclables?
Aug 14, 2023
Single-stream recycling is convenient for consumers, but difficult for recycling companies. It requires a long and complicated process to make trash valuable.
Wastewater workers wish for a fatberg-free holiday
Dec 26, 2022
Our sewers work overtime at this time of year.
Survey finds consumers are concerned about waste from fast-food containers
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 27, 2021
That concern won't necessarily translate into a change in consumer behavior.
Shanghai chips away at its mountain of trash
by
Jennifer Pak
Oct 25, 2019
After nearly four months of a mandatory waste-sorting plan, the city declares better than expected results.
Is this the end of recycling?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Mar 19, 2019
The Chinese economy could be killing recycling in the U.S.
In New York City, getting rid of joyless junk can be complicated and costly
Feb 14, 2019
It's the urban underbelly of the Marie Kondo effect.
What happens when a landfill runs out of space?
Jan 8, 2019
According to the Waste Business Journal, by 2021 the average landfill will only have 15 years of life left.
For public good, not for profit.
Lebanon copes with garbage crisis and sustainability
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 28, 2015
After a stinking week, disposal resumes in Beirut, but will the solution last?