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The state Department of Environmental Conservation says more than 260,000 tons of electronic waste has been collected in the first six years of New York's…
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With landfill space become scarcer in Massachusetts, municipalities are looking for ways to reduce the tons of trash carted off to the dumps. The city of…
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Free recycling bins are available for Yonkers residents as part of the city’s new pilot program.Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano says the city is offering the new…
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Vermont's solid waste districts are trying to grapple with a downturn in prices for recycled materials just as they face new demands from the state's law…
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The new book Clean and White offers a history of environmental racism in the U.S., focusing on constructions of race and hygiene. In the wake of the civil…
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Darn Good Yarn, founded in 2008 by Nicole Snow, is a wholesaler and retailer of original recycled yarns, clothing and home goods.Nicole, a US Air Force…
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The words “Don’t Be Trashy, Recycle” have been traveling the roads of the Northeast this month plastered on the side of an RV. It’s an effort to raise…
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The city of Springfield, which pioneered single-stream recycling in Massachusetts, has launched an education and enforcement campaign in an effort to keep…
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The longest serving director of public works in Springfield, Massachusetts is calling it a career. The city’s mayor has announced plans for a smooth…
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Environmentalists are encouraging citizens to make the holiday season a time for recycling. "If you walk down the street you will see plastic bags stuck…