The PRecycling project aims to recover high-quality polymeric materials enabling up to 100% recycled content incorporation in ...

From ancient sewer systems to the rise of modern sanitation departments, the evolution of resource management has been ...

As we kick off a new year, SWACO is reflecting on all we accomplished as a community in 2022. In the past 12 months, we maintained our high diversion rate (51%), expanded recycling to accept cups, ...

How often do you toss out oranges, tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables that rotted before you could eat them? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you're not alone. Americans waste a ...

This study quantitatively investigates the relationship between the implementation of waste-to-resource systems and the ...

Since the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic started in mid-March, our waste stream has reflected what we've experienced. Not surprisingly, as we quarantined at home the first couple of months, we produced ...

To celebrate Earth Month this April, SWACO is highlighting the efforts of several central Ohio communities to prioritize sustainability and their work towards a countywide goal to divert 75 percent of ...

Our recycling and sustainability efforts are getting noticed, but our work is far from done. We are starting the year with a new strategic plan to focus our work, including an evolution of our mission ...

In urban settings, where soil fertility and water access can be limited, urine has gained quiet traction among permaculturists and eco-conscious gardeners. Once seen as taboo, human urine is quietly ...

Do you sometimes make too much food and discard the extra in the garbage disposal? Do you ever buy fruits and vegetables, only to let them rot in the crisper? Do you have expired food items in your ...