Many Northeast states are among the nation's leaders in protecting the environment, according to a new study.SmileHub ...

A proposal in the state Legislature that would require a steep drop in non-recyclable packaging faces fierce opposition from ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Department of Sanitation facility on the West Shore has been turning out compost — dubbed “black gold ...

Bergen, Norway, has been building one of the world’s most advanced trash systems in its 955-year-old city center.

Lawmakers in Albany say sewage sludge, or waste collected in homes and factories that's used as a fertilizer alternative, ...

As New York debates competing waste reduction acts, I find myself deeply concerned about choosing the right path forward for ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, community leaders and activists destroyed 3,575 seized illegal guns on April 24, 2025, in an ongoing mission to end gun ...

Trash sent for recycling moves along a conveyor belt to be sorted at Waste Management's material recovery facility. New York is hearing feedback from communities that have been disproportionately ...

“To fully address climate change, we must significantly reduce New York City’s waste in an efficient and ... according to the annual Mayor’s Management Report. The increase represents ...

NEW YORK, July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — GPB Capital has acquired stakes in Joe Morea & Sons Private Sanitation, Inc. and Staten Island Carting, Inc., two waste management companies serving New ...