HAINES CITY, Fla. — Illegal dumping is becoming a growing problem in Polk County, and now leaders are working to combat it. For more than 20 years, Katie Hayes, executive director of Keep Polk County ...

Molecular docking and laboratory validation show bacterial azoreductases decolorize azo and anthraquinone dyes at up to 2,000 ...

Better decisions often begin with a closer look at the information, materials and systems already shaping waste management operations. Two new EREF ...

They are durable, cheap and everyday life is now hardly imaginable without them: plastics. More then 400 million metric tons ...

Researchers at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro used brewer's spent grain, the brewing industry's most abundant solid waste, as the primary substrate to produce a protease enzyme via ...

Every year, the textile industry discards millions of tons of wool waste, a protein-rich material that most often ends up in landfills. A research team at Xiamen University has now found a strikingly ...

ALBANY — Two area landfills will serve as the final resting places for the Central Warehouse, which began coming down in earnest this week. Advance Albany County Alliance CEO Kevin O’Connor said ...

To break down a plastic bottle, science doesn’t need a hammer, but a microscopic scalpel. Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) found that swapping out a single atom inside a plastic ...

Paul Monroe, an engineer who oversees construction at the Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town and Alton, shows a model for collecting leachate in the proposed expansion area. Leachate is a mix of ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency can now reject large commercial trash loads containing recyclable or banned materials as it works to preserve space in its ...

Some plastics are so hard to break down that most of them get burned or buried instead of reused. Polyurethane and nylon are two of the worst offenders. Scientists searching for an enzyme that can ...

Waste Management may seek to extend its Rochester landfill's operation until 2037, past the original 2034 closure date. The company is the city's largest taxpayer, contributing over $4 million in ...