Sun Sentinel

A salute to Broward’s solid waste master plan | Letters to the editor

One of the first meetings I was asked to attend as a new League of Women Voters of Broward County member was when Arcadis explained its analysis of Broward’s solid waste and recycling problem, in ...
WKRN-TV

Tennessee lawmaker proposes solid waste task force to tackle growing trash problem

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The state’s largest landfill is nearing capacity; one lawmaker wants to form a solid waste task force to tackle Tennessee’s growing trash problem. Rep. Bryan Terry ...
NBC Connecticut

Statewide grants set the stage for composting in several municipalities

Connecticut is facing a solid waste problem. “I hear from municipal leaders all over the state. The cost of shipping trash out of state, the cost of sending it to an incinerator is going up and up,” ...
OPB

Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf

YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP via Getty Images The plastics industry has worked for decades to convince people and policymakers that recycling would keep waste out of landfills and the environment. Consumers ...
WAMC

Albany looks to tackle the state’s solid waste crisis

New York State – like the rest of the nation – is grappling with a growing solid waste crisis. Americans have never really tackled the incredible amount of trash that the nation generates. And until ...